ePub + CSS -> PDF = in xhtml splits

[cozylummox]

Hi all, trying to make my epub/PDF conversions look a bit nicer and have taken to using a feature I hadn't before. In conversion box, Look & feel > Expand CSS (checked) > Styling > Extra CSS. Note I'm also using search and replace (as I always have).

Once I add the CSS, during the conversion from epub to PDF, Calibre takes the maybe 3 - 5 xhtml pages I had and splits them up, seemingly after my page break code (

<div style="page-break-before:always;"></div>

)-- typically there could be 10-20 different 'pages' that are split this way.

To make the ePub evergreen we want the epub as manageable as possible... 4 longish xhtml files are better than 50...Any ideas?

[theducks]

Originally Posted by cozylummox

Hi all, trying to make my epub/PDF conversions look a bit nicer and have taken to using a feature I hadn't before. In conversion box, Look & feel > Expand CSS (checked) > Styling > Extra CSS. Note I'm also using search and replace (as I always have).

Once I add the CSS, during the conversion from epub to PDF, Calibre takes the maybe 3 - 5 xhtml pages I had and splits them up, seemingly after my page break code (

<div style="page-break-before:always;"></div>

)-- typically there could be 10-20 different 'pages' that are split this way.

To make the ePub evergreen we want the epub as manageable as possible... 4 longish xhtml files are better than 50...Any ideas?

Editing with a EPUB editor like in Calibre or Sigil makes editing 1 or 100+ files just as simple. F&R has a selector Current, All HTML, Marked

IMHO Working on BIG files is slower, allows for more damage quickly

KISS. Touch only what needs touching, and leave the rest alone

[kovidgoyal]

if you dont want conversion to split on page breaks use the option for it in the epub output section of the conversion dialog