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Old 04-30-2015, 12:19 AM   #1
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calibre's inserted cover file, titlepage.xhtml
I was wondering if there is a reason that the file calibre inserts as a cover file is named "titlepage.xhtml." This seems confusing, considering it isn't a title page and most retail epubs contain an actual title page file. Is there a reason it isn't named "cover.xhtml"?
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Old 04-30-2015, 12:29 AM   #2
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I have no idea, but the filename used doesn't actually make a difference. "ad66sfl4haef231l2asdfv3e412dasdx.xhtml" would work just as well.
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Old 04-30-2015, 12:44 AM   #3
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Historical reasons, but feel free to rename the file to whatever floats your boat, using the calibre editor.
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I have no idea, but the filename used doesn't actually make a difference.
Actually it does make a difference. Many books use a file named titlepage.xhtml for the actual Title Page. If you "Add a Cover" it overwrites that file and you lose the Title Page.

Now, I know to make sure I rename the current file before adding a cover. If I forget, I have to go back to the original file and export/import the Title Page.
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Sigil has a feature that I always liked -- a template page with placeholders to insert a 'customized' cover

http://web.sigil.googlecode.com/git/...add_cover.html

by creating a cover.xhtml file in your preferences folder

Maybe [Add Cover] could check for the existence of such a file and use it as a template to create a cover.xhtml file in the edited ebook.
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Actually it does make a difference. Many books use a file named titlepage.xhtml for the actual Title Page. If you "Add a Cover" it overwrites that file and you lose the Title Page.

Now, I know to make sure I rename the current file before adding a cover. If I forget, I have to go back to the original file and export/import the Title Page.
That would be a feature of the editor, the EPUB structure still doesn't care.

(And anyway, as pointed out below, that happened because of the semantics, not filename, so it is a moot point.)
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Actually it does make a difference. Many books use a file named titlepage.xhtml for the actual Title Page. If you "Add a Cover" it overwrites that file and you lose the Title Page.
That hasn't been my experience. When I've added a cover (which is rare) and a file named titlepage.xhtml already exists, calibre has changed the name of the added cover html file, e.g. to titlepage_1.xhtml
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Actually it does make a difference. Many books use a file named titlepage.xhtml for the actual Title Page. If you "Add a Cover" it overwrites that file and you lose the Title Page.

Now, I know to make sure I rename the current file before adding a cover. If I forget, I have to go back to the original file and export/import the Title Page.
Declare Semantics also come into play (the guide section entries)
I believe calibre is smart enough to deal with name only overlap
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