Setting the location of the Table of Contents

Jorge24 · 10-02-2014, 02:37 PM

I'm using the Kindle Keyboard.

I made my own table of contents on a html document so when I converted the html to MOBI I checked the option "do not add table of contents to book" to avoid creating a duplicate TOC.

My problem is that when I go to my Kindle, press the Menu button and then select "Go to" the option to go to the table of contents is greyed out.

I guess this is happening because Calibre never made the necessary adjustments to make the Kindle detect that there is a table of contents.

Is there any way to manually set the location of the table of contents when converting to MOBI?

eschwartz · 10-02-2014, 02:46 PM

Open the ebook in the calibre editor, and use the "Set semantics" tool to confirm that a ToC is defined in the <guide>.

IOW, if you are starting from HTML instead of EPUB, you have no OPF <guide> and will have to manually set it from the EPUB.

Jorge24 · 10-02-2014, 02:54 PM

I tried editing the MOBI but it seems like Calibre doesn't support editing MOBI files. I then converted the html to AZW3 but after I opened it in the editor it said that semantics are not supported in AZW3 files. Is there a way to do this without the editor?

eschwartz · 10-02-2014, 02:55 PM

Why don't you just convert the HTML to EPUB and use that as the master ebook, before converting to MOBI or AZW3 as you wish?

Jorge24 · 10-02-2014, 03:14 PM

Thanks, that worked! This method was simple enough but do you know of a way to do so without converting to EPUB and then converting to MOBI? In case there is no way, do you think that converting to EPUB first might unexpectedly affect the formatting or something else?

eschwartz · 10-02-2014, 03:37 PM

I know of no way to set a semantic element in the HTML format, however the conversion should maintain your formatting. Note that conversion settings will usually default to performing certain procedures such as rescaling fonts, normalizing paragraphs to indent instead of using blank paragraph separators, etc... so you may want to open the editor from the Start Menu using the standalone Edit Book launcher.

Then go to:
File ==> Import an HTML or DOCX file as a new book

Jorge24 · 10-02-2014, 03:54 PM

Thanks again, that worked out perfectly!

10-02-2014, 02:37 PM	#1
Jorge24 Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2014 Device: Kindle Keyboard	Setting the location of the Table of Contents I'm using the Kindle Keyboard. I made my own table of contents on a html document so when I converted the html to MOBI I checked the option "do not add table of contents to book" to avoid creating a duplicate TOC. My problem is that when I go to my Kindle, press the Menu button and then select "Go to" the option to go to the table of contents is greyed out. I guess this is happening because Calibre never made the necessary adjustments to make the Kindle detect that there is a table of contents. Is there any way to manually set the location of the table of contents when converting to MOBI?

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10-02-2014, 02:46 PM	#2
eschwartz Ex-Helpdesk Junkie Posts: 19,421 Karma: 85400180 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Beaten Path, USA, Roundworld, This Side of Infinity Device: Kindle Touch fw5.3.7 (Wifi only)	Open the ebook in the calibre editor, and use the "Set semantics" tool to confirm that a ToC is defined in the <guide>. IOW, if you are starting from HTML instead of EPUB, you have no OPF <guide> and will have to manually set it from the EPUB.

10-02-2014, 02:54 PM	#3
Jorge24 Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2014 Device: Kindle Keyboard	I tried editing the MOBI but it seems like Calibre doesn't support editing MOBI files. I then converted the html to AZW3 but after I opened it in the editor it said that semantics are not supported in AZW3 files. Is there a way to do this without the editor?

10-02-2014, 02:55 PM	#4
eschwartz Ex-Helpdesk Junkie Posts: 19,421 Karma: 85400180 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Beaten Path, USA, Roundworld, This Side of Infinity Device: Kindle Touch fw5.3.7 (Wifi only)	Why don't you just convert the HTML to EPUB and use that as the master ebook, before converting to MOBI or AZW3 as you wish?

10-02-2014, 03:14 PM	#5
Jorge24 Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2014 Device: Kindle Keyboard	Thanks, that worked! This method was simple enough but do you know of a way to do so without converting to EPUB and then converting to MOBI? In case there is no way, do you think that converting to EPUB first might unexpectedly affect the formatting or something else?

10-02-2014, 03:37 PM	#6
eschwartz Ex-Helpdesk Junkie Posts: 19,421 Karma: 85400180 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Beaten Path, USA, Roundworld, This Side of Infinity Device: Kindle Touch fw5.3.7 (Wifi only)	I know of no way to set a semantic element in the HTML format, however the conversion should maintain your formatting. Note that conversion settings will usually default to performing certain procedures such as rescaling fonts, normalizing paragraphs to indent instead of using blank paragraph separators, etc... so you may want to open the editor from the Start Menu using the standalone Edit Book launcher. Then go to: File ==> Import an HTML or DOCX file as a new book

10-02-2014, 03:54 PM	#7
Jorge24 Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2014 Device: Kindle Keyboard	Thanks again, that worked out perfectly!

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