Update stylesheet in multiple books

daldred · 01-25-2015, 03:40 PM

Sorry if this has been asked before and I can't find it, but..

Is there any way of updating a stylesheet in a number of books at once?

I have a couple of series of books which I'm working on; part way through the series I find that there's a better way of doing something in CSS. It would be nice to be able to say 'make that change in all these books', without having to change each one individually.

theducks · 01-25-2015, 05:28 PM

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Originally Posted by daldred

Sorry if this has been asked before and I can't find it, but..

Is there any way of updating a stylesheet in a number of books at once?

I have a couple of series of books which I'm working on; part way through the series I find that there's a better way of doing something in CSS. It would be nice to be able to say 'make that change in all these books', without having to change each one individually.

I read a number of series.
All from the same publisher.
Books within a single series do not always use the same stylesheet. (there was a time, that they did, albeit a very simple 3

sheets)

The books do not even use the same style classes. In the case of Omnibus, not even for the different parts (books)

Blanket stylesheet replacement is not advised without very close examination.

I prefer to reverse engineer and apply a common set (snippets) of attributes to the currently used class.

eschwartz · 01-25-2015, 05:42 PM

Modify Epub plugin can embed extra CSS if I remember correctly.

daldred · 01-30-2015, 03:43 AM

Thanks for the replies - so basically, no!

(Just to clarify: I'm working from text files here, so it's not a case of avoiding conflict with existing CSS or just adding the odd rule).

theducks · 01-30-2015, 06:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by daldred

Thanks for the replies - so basically, no!

(Just to clarify: I'm working from text files here, so it's not a case of avoiding conflict with existing CSS or just adding the odd rule).

basic TXT, not HTML?

styling would be very limited <p> and <body>

Calibre's conversion Heuristicsoptions might help parse into basic HTML

kovidgoyal · 01-30-2015, 06:54 AM

Sure there is, use the extra css setting (under look and feel) in the bulk conversion dialog.

I assume you mean you are converting from txt to epub (or whatever) in calibre.

01-25-2015, 03:40 PM	#1
daldred Enthusiast Posts: 30 Karma: 11514 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: Elonex eb511	Update stylesheet in multiple books Sorry if this has been asked before and I can't find it, but.. Is there any way of updating a stylesheet in a number of books at once? I have a couple of series of books which I'm working on; part way through the series I find that there's a better way of doing something in CSS. It would be nice to be able to say 'make that change in all these books', without having to change each one individually.

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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)	Modify Epub plugin can embed extra CSS if I remember correctly.

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daldred Enthusiast Posts: 30 Karma: 11514 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: Elonex eb511	Thanks for the replies - so basically, no! (Just to clarify: I'm working from text files here, so it's not a case of avoiding conflict with existing CSS or just adding the odd rule).

01-30-2015, 06:54 AM	#6
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,345 Karma: 27182818 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Sure there is, use the extra css setting (under look and feel) in the bulk conversion dialog. I assume you mean you are converting from txt to epub (or whatever) in calibre.