Should there be any empty lines or paragraphs

fructal · 07-12-2012, 03:58 PM

In the Sigil epub document we are formatting should there be any blank lines as code or blank paragraphs as code between the end of a chapter and the start of the next one?
Thank you.

theducks · 07-12-2012, 04:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fructal

In the Sigil epub document we are formatting should there be any blank lines as code or blank paragraphs as code between the end of a chapter and the start of the next one?
Thank you.

Are we talking individual file per chapter? IMHO No, this can cause annoying blank screens on many reader devices.
OTOH If you are doing this in a larger, many chapter file, I would create a 'chapterbreak' style (similar to a scene break) and set the treatment to taste

Code:

<p class='chapterbreak'>&nbsp;</p>
.chapterbreak {display: block; margin: 2em; text-indent: 0; }

You could use a HR ( I would still use a dedicated style so seasoning could be adjusted)

Serpentine · 07-12-2012, 05:22 PM

The type imply that each chapter starts at the top of a new page:
Single chapter per file - No
Multiple chapters per file with page breaks - No

Chapters follow one after the other unbroken:
Multiple chapters per file without CSS to break the page - Depends on how you want to style things - an empty paragraph to pad between the tail paragraph and new header is likely a good idea.

Jellby · 07-13-2012, 05:07 AM

But better that use <div>. It's not a paragraph after all, it's just some vertical spacin. Or use margin-top/margin-bottom.

07-12-2012, 03:58 PM	#1
fructal Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2012 Device: none	Should there be any empty lines or paragraphs In the Sigil epub document we are formatting should there be any blank lines as <br> code or blank paragraphs as <p> code between the end of a chapter and the start of the next one? Thank you.

07-13-2012, 05:07 AM	#4
Jellby frumious Bandersnatch Posts: 7,571 Karma: 20150435 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Spaniard in Sweden Device: Cybook Orizon, Kobo Aura	But better that <p> use <div>. It's not a paragraph after all, it's just some vertical spacin. Or use margin-top/margin-bottom.

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07-12-2012, 05:22 PM	#3
Serpentine Evangelist Posts: 416 Karma: 1045911 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Cape Town, South Africa Device: Kindle 3	The type imply that each chapter starts at the top of a new page: Single chapter per file - No Multiple chapters per file with page breaks - No Chapters follow one after the other unbroken: Multiple chapters per file without CSS to break the page - Depends on how you want to style things - an empty paragraph to pad between the tail paragraph and new header is likely a good idea.