From Sigil to Kindle Previewer Conversion Problems!

oiver55 · 03-03-2015, 02:32 AM

Why isn't the kindle version appearing the same way as seen in the Sigil version? The kindle version is aligning the text to the left.

http://s5.postimg.org/m05zp661z/edited_screenshot.jpg

BetterRed · 03-03-2015, 06:15 AM

Sorry I can't answer your query, but if you don't post that image as a thumbnail it'll get deleted - limit is 600x600 pixies.

Suggest you use the manage attachment feature, see Attachments and Images

BR

Notjohn · 03-03-2015, 06:54 AM

I have never tried to open an epub in Kindle Previewer, though I would have thought the result would be the same. (I upload to the KDP and let it convert there.)

You can center an image in Sigil. Have you tried it there?

DiapDealer · 03-03-2015, 07:47 AM

This is not a Sigil question. This is a "how do I make an epub that will convert to the Kindle book I want it to using Kindle publishing tools" question.

Besides ... without the relevant html and css, nobody can really offer anything other than guesses.

exaltedwombat · 03-03-2015, 07:52 AM

Anyone preparing eBooks for anything beyond personal use will want to distribute both on EPUB based systems and on Amazon. So how to prepare compatible code in Sigil is very much on-topic.

DiapDealer · 03-03-2015, 08:13 AM

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Originally Posted by exaltedwombat

Anyone preparing eBooks for anything beyond personal use will want to distribute both on EPUB based systems and on Amazon. So how to prepare compatible code in Sigil is very much on-topic.

No. For a Sigil discussion... it's simply not on topic at all. There are no Sigil-specific options for creating epubs-that-convert-well-to-kindlebooks that need to be discussed here. All questions of that nature are best handled in the generic ePub/Kindle Formats/Workshop forums (or by studying the Kindle Publishing Guidelines).

Once you have a "I need to do this to my epub—can Sigil do it and how do I make it do it?" question ... then this is the place.

On topic:

Quote:

How do I do make/edit epubs with Sigil?

Off topic:

Quote:

What do I need to do to my epub in Sigil to make it look like X on a Kindle?

It's not really rocket science.
There's always going to be a bit of crossover here or there, but this particular question is very much representative of the latter example.

theducks · 03-03-2015, 10:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by exaltedwombat

Anyone preparing eBooks for anything beyond personal use will want to distribute both on EPUB based systems and on Amazon. So how to prepare compatible code in Sigil is very much on-topic.

I disagree>
Sigil is an EDITOR, A tool only. One of many EPUB Editing ones available.

How to make an EPUB or one to work with 'X' is an EPUB question.

oiver55 · 03-03-2015, 09:43 PM

Didn't realize how low res the image was, I have attached the image to this post. Here is the code that's in the sigil window. The problem is when it is converted into kdp the text is aligned to the left and I don't understand why.
Thank you for your time.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="no"?>
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.1//EN"
"http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml11/DTD/xhtml11.dtd">

<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<head>
<title>How to kill your loved ones with Food and get away with it</title>
<link href="../Styles/epub.css" rel=" stylesheet" type=" text/ css" />
</head>

<body>
<p class=" large">Notjohn’ s Guide to Kindle Publishing</p>

<p class=" medium">Ten Steps To Formatting Your E-Book for Sale on Amazon (Or Anywhere Else)</p>

<p class=" small">N.J. Notjohn</p>

<h2 id="start"></h2>

<div class=" image" id="coverPage"><img alt="How to kill your loved ones with food and get away with it" src="../Images/cover.jpg" width="50%" /></div>
</body>
</html>

theducks · 03-03-2015, 10:42 PM

1) class=" name" <there is a incorrect leading space

oiver55 · 03-03-2015, 10:56 PM

I'm sorry, could you elaborate a bit more on that please. What is leading space? What is the correct leading space.

theducks · 03-03-2015, 11:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by oiver55

I'm sorry, could you elaborate a bit more on that please. What is leading space? What is the correct leading space.

look at my example
look at your sample. 3 out of 4 are wrong (just like my example)
There is no correct use of a leading space in a class selector

exaltedwombat · 03-04-2015, 08:11 AM

See? Once you gave them a bit of code to look at, they stopped worrying that the destination was going to be a Kindle and got interested :-)

DiapDealer · 03-04-2015, 10:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by exaltedwombat

See? Once you gave them a bit of code to look at, they stopped worrying that the destination was going to be a Kindle and got interested :-)

Exactly the way it should be. The first post/question was off topic AND unanswerable.

Now, once we get the leading space in the class-name taken care of, perhaps we can see the other half of the equation (namely the applicable css).

And to be fair ... I don't really care that the destination was a Kindle--namely because as far as I'm concerned, a correctly formatted epub IS the destination. There is no other "destination" as far as Sigil is concerned.

The question should have been "what is the 'correct' way (or current best practice) for centering images in epubs?"

Still not really Sigil territory, per se, but at least it's firmly on middle ground.

exaltedwombat · 03-04-2015, 12:51 PM

Of course, there's no such thing as a "correctly formatted" ePub. There's one which displays well on ADE, one Lulu will accept (and Lulu can be PICKY), one that suits Aldiko on an Andriod tablet etc. etc. "One that transcribes well to Kindle" is only a small further step.

A leatherworking forum IS going to get questions about shoes. And boots. And the other kinds of footware that WE'D never wear...

DiapDealer · 03-04-2015, 01:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by exaltedwombat

Of course, there's no such thing as a "correctly formatted" ePub.

Hence the scare quotes around "correct" and the "(or current best practice)" parenthetical.

Quote:

Originally Posted by exaltedwombat

A leatherworking forum IS going to get questions about shoes. And boots. And the other kinds of footware that WE'D never wear...

I completely agree. Except that the leatherworking forum in your delightful little analogy would actually be better represented by the EPUB forum. This (Sigil) is the "How to use an Acme Leather Punch" forum.

And by the way ... I make and wear ALL kinds of footwear. I don't discriminate. But neither do I ask the company that makes my leather-working tools why the shoes I made with them are raising blisters on someones feet.

03-03-2015, 02:32 AM	#1
oiver55 Enthusiast Posts: 43 Karma: 120648 Join Date: Feb 2015 Device: kindle	From Sigil to Kindle Previewer Conversion Problems! Why isn't the kindle version appearing the same way as seen in the Sigil version? The kindle version is aligning the text to the left. http://s5.postimg.org/m05zp661z/edited_screenshot.jpg Last edited by Jellby; 03-03-2015 at 02:56 PM. Reason: oversized image

03-03-2015, 09:43 PM	#8
oiver55 Enthusiast Posts: 43 Karma: 120648 Join Date: Feb 2015 Device: kindle	Screenshot Attached Didn't realize how low res the image was, I have attached the image to this post. Here is the code that's in the sigil window. The problem is when it is converted into kdp the text is aligned to the left and I don't understand why. Thank you for your time. <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="no"?> <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.1//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml11/DTD/xhtml11.dtd"> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <head> <title>How to kill your loved ones with Food and get away with it</title> <link href="../Styles/epub.css" rel=" stylesheet" type=" text/ css" /> </head> <body> <p class=" large">Notjohn’ s Guide to Kindle Publishing</p> <p class=" medium">Ten Steps To Formatting Your E-Book for Sale on Amazon (Or Anywhere Else)</p> <p class=" small">N.J. Notjohn</p> <h2 id="start"></h2> <div class=" image" id="coverPage"><img alt="How to kill your loved ones with food and get away with it" src="../Images/cover.jpg" width="50%" /></div> </body> </html> Attached Thumbnails

03-04-2015, 12:51 PM	#14
exaltedwombat Guru Posts: 878 Karma: 2457540 Join Date: Nov 2011 Device: none	Of course, there's no such thing as a "correctly formatted" ePub. There's one which displays well on ADE, one Lulu will accept (and Lulu can be PICKY), one that suits Aldiko on an Andriod tablet etc. etc. "One that transcribes well to Kindle" is only a small further step. A leatherworking forum IS going to get questions about shoes. And boots. And the other kinds of footware that WE'D never wear... Last edited by exaltedwombat; 03-04-2015 at 12:54 PM.

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03-03-2015, 06:15 AM	#2
BetterRed null operator (he/him) Posts: 22,018 Karma: 30277294 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Sydney Australia Device: none	Sorry I can't answer your query, but if you don't post that image as a thumbnail it'll get deleted - limit is 600x600 pixies. Suggest you use the manage attachment feature, see Attachments and Images BR

03-03-2015, 06:54 AM	#3
Notjohn mostly an observer Posts: 1,519 Karma: 996810 Join Date: Dec 2012 Device: Kindle	I have never tried to open an epub in Kindle Previewer, though I would have thought the result would be the same. (I upload to the KDP and let it convert there.) You can center an image in Sigil. Have you tried it there?

03-03-2015, 07:47 AM	#4
DiapDealer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 28,892 Karma: 207182180 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Nexus 7, Kindle Fire HD	This is not a Sigil question. This is a "how do I make an epub that will convert to the Kindle book I want it to using Kindle publishing tools" question. Besides ... without the relevant html and css, nobody can really offer anything other than guesses.

03-03-2015, 07:52 AM	#5
exaltedwombat Guru Posts: 878 Karma: 2457540 Join Date: Nov 2011 Device: none	Anyone preparing eBooks for anything beyond personal use will want to distribute both on EPUB based systems and on Amazon. So how to prepare compatible code in Sigil is very much on-topic.

03-03-2015, 10:42 PM	#9
theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 31,267 Karma: 61916422 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	1) class=" name" <there is a incorrect leading space

03-03-2015, 10:56 PM	#10
oiver55 Enthusiast Posts: 43 Karma: 120648 Join Date: Feb 2015 Device: kindle	I'm sorry, could you elaborate a bit more on that please. What is leading space? What is the correct leading space.

03-04-2015, 08:11 AM	#12
exaltedwombat Guru Posts: 878 Karma: 2457540 Join Date: Nov 2011 Device: none	See? Once you gave them a bit of code to look at, they stopped worrying that the destination was going to be a Kindle and got interested :-)