Italics in Epub text

Jamestoo · 11-07-2011, 05:00 PM

The text in my epub has a large number of scientific names that are normally italiczed.

I can italicize a paragraph with no problem, but can't figure out how to style just one word in a paragraph—without breaking the paragraph.

Can anyone help me with way to do this?

(The epub will eventually be converted to mobi for Kindle, if that makes any difference.)

Thanks

Serpentine · 11-07-2011, 05:38 PM

Using the i tag:

Code:

<i>word</i>

or using a span and css:

Code:

<p>some other text <span class="italic">in</span> this paragraph.</p>

with the css:

Code:

.italic {
    font-style: italic
    }

I prefer the simple tag, as it's nicer to work with distinct elements when using regex and the rest - you never know what things will look like later on.

Jamestoo · 11-07-2011, 09:44 PM

I appreciate your feedback. I tried the tag and when I went to Book View in Sigil I saw nothing.

So I coded the other span & css and, although a little more coding is needed, it worked fine: problem solved.

Curious as to why the tag did't work I redid it on another word, saved the new epub and then converted the file to a mobi file for Kindle.

Both the italicized words showed up in Kindle.

I'll use the short version; but do you know why it didn't show up in the Sigil Book View?

Thanks for your help!

bobcdy · 11-07-2011, 11:54 PM

Occasionally with Sigil, I've had trouble with the tags if Sigil's Tidy is turned on; if it is turned off I never have had any problems.

Jellby · 11-08-2011, 04:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jamestoo

I tried the tag and when I went to Book View in Sigil I saw nothing.

It could be that there is somewhere something like this:

i { font-style: normal; }

Perkin · 11-08-2011, 05:06 AM

try instead of 

This is emphasized text - which appears as italics

cuthbert19 · 11-08-2011, 07:05 AM

... or it could be that the epub was correctly working with the tag but it was not correctly rendered by Sigil: the old QTWebKit bug

Hitch · 11-09-2011, 03:16 AM

I recently had some weirdness with this--italics would NOT render, not matter what I tried, within Sigil, in some endnotes. Showed up fine in the ePUB--but in Sigil, not a thing.

Don't know if that helps at all...but sometimes, it's the little things that turn on the lightbulbs.

Hitch

11-07-2011, 05:00 PM	#1
Jamestoo Enthusiast Posts: 25 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2011 Device: Kindle	Italics in Epub text The text in my epub has a large number of scientific names that are normally italiczed. I can italicize a paragraph with no problem, but can't figure out how to style just one word in a paragraph—without breaking the paragraph. Can anyone help me with way to do this? (The epub will eventually be converted to mobi for Kindle, if that makes any difference.) Thanks

11-07-2011, 05:38 PM	#2
Serpentine Evangelist Posts: 416 Karma: 1045911 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Cape Town, South Africa Device: Kindle 3	Using the i tag: Code: <i>word</i> or using a span and css: Code: <p>some other text <span class="italic">in</span> this paragraph.</p> with the css: Code: .italic { font-style: italic } I prefer the simple tag, as it's nicer to work with distinct elements when using regex and the rest - you never know what things will look like later on.

11-07-2011, 09:44 PM	#3
Jamestoo Enthusiast Posts: 25 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2011 Device: Kindle	Thanks! I appreciate your feedback. I tried the <i> tag and when I went to Book View in Sigil I saw nothing. So I coded the other span & css and, although a little more coding is needed, it worked fine: problem solved. Curious as to why the <i> tag did't work I redid it on another word, saved the new epub and then converted the file to a mobi file for Kindle. Both the italicized words showed up in Kindle. I'll use the short version; but do you know why it didn't show up in the Sigil Book View? Thanks for your help!

11-07-2011, 11:54 PM	#4
bobcdy Fanatic Posts: 527 Karma: 1048576 Join Date: May 2009 Device: bebook; prs-950; nook simple touch; HTC Jetstream tablet	Occasionally with Sigil, I've had trouble with the <i></i> tags if Sigil's Tidy is turned on; if it is turned off I never have had any problems. Last edited by bobcdy; 11-09-2011 at 05:07 PM.

11-08-2011, 05:06 AM	#6
Perkin Guru Posts: 657 Karma: 64171 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Kent, England, Sol 3, ZZ9 plural Z Alpha Device: Sony PRS-300, Kobo Aura HD, iPad (Marvin)	try <em> instead of <i> <em>This is emphasized text - which appears as italics</em>

11-08-2011, 07:05 AM	#7
cuthbert19 Enthusiast Posts: 48 Karma: 1916 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: Cybook Opus	... or it could be that the epub was correctly working with the <i> tag but it was not correctly rendered by Sigil: the old QTWebKit bug

11-09-2011, 03:16 AM	#8
Hitch Bookmaker & Cat Slave Posts: 11,503 Karma: 158448243 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Phoenix, AZ Device: K2, iPad, KFire, PPW, Voyage, NookColor. 2 Droid, Oasis, Boox Note2	I recently had some weirdness with this--italics would NOT render, not matter what I tried, within Sigil, in some endnotes. Showed up fine in the ePUB--but in Sigil, not a thing. Don't know if that helps at all...but sometimes, it's the little things that turn on the lightbulbs. Hitch

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