More inline ToC grief

Phssthpok · 11-09-2014, 11:31 AM

I have a book with two levels of headings and the inline ToC appears like this:

<ul class="level1">
<li><a href="index_split_002.html">Part One</a>
<ul class="level2">
<li><a href="index_split_003.html">Chapter One</a></li>

I want the level 1 headings to be in bold with 1em space above, so I modified the CSS in the ToC header to look like this:

ul.level1 {
list-style-type: none;
padding-left: 2em;
margin: 0;
}
ul.level1>li {
margin-top: 1em;
font-weight: bold;
}
ul.level2 {
list-style-type: none;
font-weight: normal;
padding-left: 2em;
margin: 0;
}

The ul.level1>li style is ignored. I checked it with Firefox and it displays as expected, but not in Calibre. Does anyone know what might be going on here?

Phssthpok · 11-09-2014, 11:35 AM

I just checked the book with Adobe Digital Editions as a sanity check and the ToC displays as expected -- so this seems to be Calibre limitation/bug/feature.

kovidgoyal · 11-09-2014, 11:40 AM

calibre uses webkit to render html, I highly doubt that that css will not display in webkit.

Phssthpok · 11-09-2014, 12:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

calibre uses webkit to render html, I highly doubt that that css will not display in webkit.

Apologies; it shows up OK in the viewer, it only fails to display properly in the editor (the Live CSS and Inspector views don't pick up the LI styling either, BTW). Thought it was in the viewer too, but I must have confused myself somehow, oops.

kovidgoyal · 11-09-2014, 09:26 PM

The editor also uses webkit to display html, indeed the very same component as the viewer (QWebView)

Phssthpok · 11-10-2014, 06:02 AM

So here's the code for an inline ToC:

Code:

<?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en">

<head>
  <title>Table of Contents</title>
  <style type="text/css">
  ul.level1 {
    list-style-type: none;
    padding-left: 2em;
    margin: 0;
  }
  ul.level1>li {
    margin-top: 1em;
    font-weight: bold;
  }
  ul.level2 {
    list-style-type: none;
    font-weight: normal;
    padding-left: 2em;
    margin: 0;
  }
  a {
    text-decoration: none;
  }
  a:hover {
    color: red;
  }
  </style>
</head>

<body id="calibre_generated_inline_toc">

  <h2>Table of Contents</h2>

  <ul class="level1">

    <li><a href="index_split_002.html">Part One</a>

      <ul class="level2">
        <li><a href="index_split_004.html">Chapter One</a></li>
        <li><a href="index_split_005.html">Chapter Two</a></li>
        <li><a href="index_split_006.html">Chapter Three</a></li>
        <li><a href="index_split_007.html">Chapter Four</a></li>
        <li><a href="index_split_008.html">Chapter Five</a></li>
      </ul>

    </li>

    <li><a href="index_split_009.html">Part Two</a>

      <ul class="level2">
        <li><a href="index_split_010.html">Chapter Six</a></li>
        <li><a href="index_split_011.html">Chapter Seven</a></li>
        <li><a href="index_split_012.html">Chapter Eight</a></li>
      </ul>

    </li>

  </ul>

</body>

</html>

and here's a screenshot showing the file open in the editor:

The same file in the book viewer:

As you can see, the viewer gets it right but the editor doesn't.

kovidgoyal · 11-10-2014, 09:41 AM

Can you attach an actual file, I dont want to spend time building one for myself.

Phssthpok · 11-10-2014, 09:50 AM

The code I posted is a complete copy of "toc.xthml" -- you can just cut & paste directly into the editor.

kovidgoyal · 11-10-2014, 10:33 AM

https://github.com/kovidgoyal/calibr...c9e4f1e767cc9c

Phssthpok · 11-10-2014, 11:31 AM

The speed at which you deal with things amazes me. Colour me impressed.

11-09-2014, 11:31 AM	#1
Phssthpok Age improves with wine. Posts: 576 Karma: 95229 Join Date: Nov 2014 Device: Kindle Oasis, Kobo Libra II	More inline ToC grief I have a book with two levels of headings and the inline ToC appears like this: <ul class="level1"> <li><a href="index_split_002.html">Part One</a> <ul class="level2"> <li><a href="index_split_003.html">Chapter One</a></li> I want the level 1 headings to be in bold with 1em space above, so I modified the CSS in the ToC header to look like this: ul.level1 { list-style-type: none; padding-left: 2em; margin: 0; } ul.level1>li { margin-top: 1em; font-weight: bold; } ul.level2 { list-style-type: none; font-weight: normal; padding-left: 2em; margin: 0; } The ul.level1>li style is ignored. I checked it with Firefox and it displays as expected, but not in Calibre. Does anyone know what might be going on here?

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11-09-2014, 11:35 AM	#2
Phssthpok Age improves with wine. Posts: 576 Karma: 95229 Join Date: Nov 2014 Device: Kindle Oasis, Kobo Libra II	I just checked the book with Adobe Digital Editions as a sanity check and the ToC displays as expected -- so this seems to be Calibre limitation/bug/feature.

11-09-2014, 11:40 AM	#3
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,345 Karma: 27182818 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	calibre uses webkit to render html, I highly doubt that that css will not display in webkit.

11-09-2014, 09:26 PM	#5
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,345 Karma: 27182818 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	The editor also uses webkit to display html, indeed the very same component as the viewer (QWebView)

11-10-2014, 09:41 AM	#7
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,345 Karma: 27182818 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Can you attach an actual file, I dont want to spend time building one for myself.

11-10-2014, 09:50 AM	#8
Phssthpok Age improves with wine. Posts: 576 Karma: 95229 Join Date: Nov 2014 Device: Kindle Oasis, Kobo Libra II	The code I posted is a complete copy of "toc.xthml" -- you can just cut & paste directly into the editor.

11-10-2014, 10:33 AM	#9
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,345 Karma: 27182818 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	https://github.com/kovidgoyal/calibr...c9e4f1e767cc9c

11-10-2014, 11:31 AM	#10
Phssthpok Age improves with wine. Posts: 576 Karma: 95229 Join Date: Nov 2014 Device: Kindle Oasis, Kobo Libra II	The speed at which you deal with things amazes me. Colour me impressed.

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