Why no ToC?

Shohreh · Today, 01:42 PM

Hello,

After using Pandoc to turn a web page into an EPUB…

Code:

pandoc -f html -t epub3 --toc --epub-title-page=false --metadata=title="My Title" --metadata=author="My Author" -o output.epub https://www.acme.com

… I tried Sigil to add a ToC since Pandoc was unable to.

While the ToC is displayed in Sigil after using Tools > Table Of Contents > Generate Table Of Contents, it doesn't in either SumatraPDF or my Kobo.

What am I doing wrong?

Thank you.

KevinH · Today, 01:46 PM

You have created an Epub2 whose TOC is stored in the ncx xml file. The reader normally has a toc tool or menu that reads it.

If you want, you can use Sigil to create an HTML Toc as well.

Or create an epub 3 whose TOC is stored in a nav xhtml document which is user viewable by default.

Shohreh · Today, 01:55 PM

Thanks for the info.

It worked by telling Pandoc to save it as epub2, and then adding the ToC in Sigil. I don't know if the problem lies in the Kobo Clara or my wrongly using Sigil.

Code:

pandoc -f html -t epub2 --toc --epub-title-page=false --metadata=title="My Title" --metadata=author="My Author" -o output.epub https://www.acme.com

DiapDealer · Today, 01:58 PM

If you're testing on devices/apps that don't officially support epub3, you may need to use Sigil to manually create an ncx from the nav document for backward compatibility with epub2 readers. For conversion/creation purposes, the "Toc" in an epub3 is the NAV document. In epub2, it's the NCX.

Shohreh · Today, 02:00 PM

Thank you

Today, 01:42 PM	#1
Shohreh Addict Posts: 269 Karma: 356710 Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: France Device: none	[SOLVED] Why no ToC? Hello, After using Pandoc to turn a web page into an EPUB… Code: pandoc -f html -t epub3 --toc --epub-title-page=false --metadata=title="My Title" --metadata=author="My Author" -o output.epub https://www.acme.com … I tried Sigil to add a ToC since Pandoc was unable to. While the ToC is displayed in Sigil after using Tools > Table Of Contents > Generate Table Of Contents, it doesn't in either SumatraPDF or my Kobo. What am I doing wrong? Thank you. Attached Thumbnails Last edited by Shohreh; Today at 01:55 PM.

Today, 01:55 PM	#3
Shohreh Addict Posts: 269 Karma: 356710 Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: France Device: none	Thanks for the info. It worked by telling Pandoc to save it as epub2, and then adding the ToC in Sigil. I don't know if the problem lies in the Kobo Clara or my wrongly using Sigil. Code: pandoc -f html -t epub2 --toc --epub-title-page=false --metadata=title="My Title" --metadata=author="My Author" -o output.epub https://www.acme.com

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KevinH Sigil Developer Posts: 10,182 Karma: 7640000 Join Date: Nov 2009 Device: many	You have created an Epub2 whose TOC is stored in the ncx xml file. The reader normally has a toc tool or menu that reads it. If you want, you can use Sigil to create an HTML Toc as well. Or create an epub 3 whose TOC is stored in a nav xhtml document which is user viewable by default.

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DiapDealer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 29,902 Karma: 212736631 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Nexus 7, Kindle Fire HD	If you're testing on devices/apps that don't officially support epub3, you may need to use Sigil to manually create an ncx from the nav document for backward compatibility with epub2 readers. For conversion/creation purposes, the "Toc" in an epub3 is the NAV document. In epub2, it's the NCX.

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Shohreh Addict Posts: 269 Karma: 356710 Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: France Device: none	Thank you

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