Does any device support multi-level TOC's?

AnemicOak · 10-07-2009, 01:01 AM

I'm currently reading a book on my Opus that has a multi-level TOC. It works fine in ADE on a PC, but on the Opus you only get the top level. Just wondering if any other other readers that do ePub support multi-level TOC's or if maybe that's a limitation of the ADE SDK or something.

Jellby · 10-07-2009, 04:35 AM

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Originally Posted by AnemicOak

I'm currently reading a book on my Opus that has a multi-level TOC. It works fine in ADE on a PC, but on the Opus you only get the top level.

It doesn't work on the Opus? My, that's atrocious!

Sweetpea · 10-07-2009, 05:35 AM

The BeBook Mini supports it without problem.

wallcraft · 10-07-2009, 10:22 AM

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Originally Posted by AnemicOak

I'm currently reading a book on my Opus that has a multi-level TOC.

What is the book?

In the alternative, can anyone recommend an ebook from the ePub download section with a multi-level TOC? That way we would have a consistent test case for multi-level TOCs on different devices.

AnemicOak · 10-07-2009, 10:33 AM

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Originally Posted by wallcraft

What is the book?

It's Flashforward, this months bookclub book. However it's an ePub I made myself, from a Mobi file, using Calibre and Sigil. Maybe I made it wrong somehow? I'm still pretty new to doing ePubs.

The book is set up into 3 'Books' and then those Books have chapters so the Book number is the first level and the chapters are the second level.

It shows up in ADE (Windows) as the 3 books with little plus signs you click on to expand to show the chapters. (see pics)

AJ Starr · 10-07-2009, 10:38 AM

My Astak Pocket Pro will do multilevel headings. It's from a file I prepared myself. I just loaded pictures up in the Astak Thread.

AJ

Jellby · 10-07-2009, 10:46 AM

Gulliver's Travels has a multilevel TOC.

AnemicOak · 10-07-2009, 10:49 AM

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Originally Posted by AJ Starr

My Astak Pocket Pro will do multilevel headings. It's from a file I prepared myself. I just loaded pictures up in the Astak Thread.

AJ

That's a PDF right?

AnemicOak · 10-07-2009, 10:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Jellby

Gulliver's Travels has a multilevel TOC.

Just tried it. That one doesn't work on the Opus either. Unless there's some trick I don't know about.

AJ Starr · 10-07-2009, 11:11 AM

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Originally Posted by AnemicOak

That's a PDF right?

Yes, a pdf I'm preparing in my Word Perfect wordprocessor.

AJ

DaleDe · 10-07-2009, 12:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Sweetpea

The BeBook Mini supports it without problem.

All of the Jinke devices and clones for the V3 and V5 support this.

Dale

JSWolf · 10-07-2009, 12:28 PM

Sony Readers (except the 500) support multi-level ToC with ePub.

AnemicOak · 10-07-2009, 12:35 PM

So it looks like the Opus is the only one not supporting them unless it's operator error on my end (I started a thread in the device area to see if others with the Opus have the same issue or I'm just doing something wrong). Hmm...

Jellby · 10-07-2009, 12:39 PM

I think I've read some devices cannot access an element in the TOC if it has children, they can open the tree and access the children, but not the link referenced by the element itself. Maybe the Opus is the opposite case: it can acces the element but not open its tree.

gwynevans · 10-07-2009, 01:08 PM

Here's a test case you could try...

There should be the following linkable items in the TOC (although the book text is just "Dummy"!)
- Prologue
- Hayden
- - Chapter 1
- - Chapter 2
...
- - Chapter 17
- Coleman
- - Chapter 18/19/20
- Genesis Dawn
- - Chapter 21/22
- Oasis
- - Chapter 23/24
- Afterword

Where the "- " items are level 1 & the "- - " items are level 2

10-07-2009, 01:01 AM	#1
AnemicOak Bookaholic Posts: 14,391 Karma: 54969924 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Minnesota Device: iPad Mini 4, AuraHD, iPhone XR +	Does any device support multi-level TOC's? I'm currently reading a book on my Opus that has a multi-level TOC. It works fine in ADE on a PC, but on the Opus you only get the top level. Just wondering if any other other readers that do ePub support multi-level TOC's or if maybe that's a limitation of the ADE SDK or something.

10-07-2009, 10:38 AM	#6
AJ Starr Guru Posts: 815 Karma: 1029784 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Nebraska, USA Device: PEZ, Color Libre, 2@Sony T1, Onyx i62HD	Multi Level Headers My Astak Pocket Pro will do multilevel headings. It's from a file I prepared myself. I just loaded pictures up in the Astak Thread. AJ

10-07-2009, 12:35 PM	#13
AnemicOak Bookaholic Posts: 14,391 Karma: 54969924 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Minnesota Device: iPad Mini 4, AuraHD, iPhone XR +	So it looks like the Opus is the only one not supporting them unless it's operator error on my end (I started a thread in the device area to see if others with the Opus have the same issue or I'm just doing something wrong). Hmm... Last edited by AnemicOak; 10-07-2009 at 12:43 PM.

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10-07-2009, 05:35 AM	#3
Sweetpea Grand Sorcerer Posts: 9,707 Karma: 32763414 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Krewerd Device: Pocketbook Inkpad 4 Color; Samsung Galaxy Tab S6	The BeBook Mini supports it without problem.

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10-07-2009, 12:39 PM	#14
Jellby frumious Bandersnatch Posts: 7,542 Karma: 19001583 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Spaniard in Sweden Device: Cybook Orizon, Kobo Aura	I think I've read some devices cannot access an element in the TOC if it has children, they can open the tree and access the children, but not the link referenced by the element itself. Maybe the Opus is the opposite case: it can acces the element but not open its tree.

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