Title page conversion problems in Calibre

EbookNoob · 05-08-2013, 04:31 PM

I am using sigil to edit my epubs and then using calibre to convert them to mobi files for the Kindle. I can't understand why every time I convert the files to mobi the first line of my title page is separated from the rest of the title page. My cover shows up on the first page, the next page is only the first line of my title page and the 3rd page consists of the rest of the title page that should be on page 2. This is the case in both of my books I am trying to convert. All 4 lines of my title page are <h1> and they are in their own file called TitlePage.htm. There is no additional code that should cause a page break after the first line of the title. The epub versions do not do this on any reader. The code is as follows:

<title>Berger's 7mm VLD Bullets Part1</title>
<link href="../Styles/Style0001.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" />
</head>

<body>
<h1 id="sigil_toc_id_1" title="Title Page">Berger's 7mm VLD Bullets</h1>

<p> </p>

<h1 class="sigil_not_in_toc">Part 1: Properties and Test Results</h1>

<p> </p>

<h1 class="sigil_not_in_toc">Bryan Litz</h1>

<p> </p>

<h1 class="sigil_not_in_toc"><a href="http://www.appliedballisticsllc.com/">www.appliedballictsllc.com</a></h1>
</body>
</html>

JSWolf · 05-08-2013, 05:49 PM

Don't use H tags. The default in Calibre split there. Use <p> with classes.

theducks · 05-08-2013, 06:30 PM

You have your conversion (common options) set to INSERT blank lines

Gunnerp245 · 05-09-2013, 06:34 AM

Could use the ePubsplit plugin for calibre instead.

Agama · 05-09-2013, 07:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JSWolf

Don't use H tags.

Agreed. H tags can be triggers for special treatment, such as page breaks. Check your XPath expressions on the Structure Detection tab of the conversion dialogue.

I generally use: Insert page breaks before: //*[name()='h1' or name()='h2'] to ensure that I do get breaks on every H1 and H2.

Alternatively you may be able to use something like:

Code:

<h1 id="sigil_toc_id_1" title="Title Page">Berger's 7mm VLD Bullets
<br/>&nbsp;
<br/>Part 1: Properties and Test Results
<br/>&nbsp;
<br/>Bryan Litz</h1>

but this feels a bit clunky.

So I would go with:

Code:

<h1 id="sigil_toc_id_1" title="Title Page">Berger's 7mm VLD Bullets</h1>
<p class="hdr1">Part 1: Properties and Test Results</p>
<p class="hdr1">Bryan Litz</p>

where .hdr1 is something like:

Code:

.hdr1 { font-size:2em; margin-top:0.5em; margin-bottom:0.5em }

or whatever sizes you need to match your h1 tags.

EbookNoob · 05-09-2013, 05:39 PM

I created a new p class that had similar attributes to h1 and it seemed to work. Thanks for the help everyone!

05-08-2013, 04:31 PM	#1
EbookNoob Junior Member Posts: 9 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2013 Device: all	Title page conversion problems in Calibre I am using sigil to edit my epubs and then using calibre to convert them to mobi files for the Kindle. I can't understand why every time I convert the files to mobi the first line of my title page is separated from the rest of the title page. My cover shows up on the first page, the next page is only the first line of my title page and the 3rd page consists of the rest of the title page that should be on page 2. This is the case in both of my books I am trying to convert. All 4 lines of my title page are <h1> and they are in their own file called TitlePage.htm. There is no additional code that should cause a page break after the first line of the title. The epub versions do not do this on any reader. The code is as follows: <title>Berger's 7mm VLD Bullets Part1</title> <link href="../Styles/Style0001.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" /> </head> <body> <h1 id="sigil_toc_id_1" title="Title Page">Berger's 7mm VLD Bullets</h1> <p> </p> <h1 class="sigil_not_in_toc">Part 1: Properties and Test Results</h1> <p> </p> <h1 class="sigil_not_in_toc">Bryan Litz</h1> <p> </p> <h1 class="sigil_not_in_toc"><a href="http://www.appliedballisticsllc.com/">www.appliedballictsllc.com</a></h1> </body> </html>

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05-08-2013, 05:49 PM	#2
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 79,448 Karma: 145491800 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	Don't use H tags. The default in Calibre split there. Use <p> with classes.

05-08-2013, 06:30 PM	#3
theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 30,946 Karma: 60358908 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	You have your conversion (common options) set to INSERT blank lines

05-09-2013, 06:34 AM	#4
Gunnerp245 Gadget Freak Posts: 1,169 Karma: 1043832 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: US Device: EE, Note 8	Could use the ePubsplit plugin for calibre instead.

05-09-2013, 05:39 PM	#6
EbookNoob Junior Member Posts: 9 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2013 Device: all	I created a new p class that had similar attributes to h1 and it seemed to work. Thanks for the help everyone!

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