Epub to Mobi & TOC

Nate the great · 09-30-2009, 09:32 PM

Does anyone know how I can tell calibre to incorporate the table of contents that's in the Epub into the Mobipocket file? It does not do it by default.

GRiker · 10-01-2009, 07:00 AM

In the .opf file, add this section:

Code:

<guide><reference type="toc" title="Table of Contents" href="TOC.html" />
</guide>

where 'TOC.html' points to your Table of Contents.

G

Nate the great · 10-01-2009, 08:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GRiker

In the .opf file, add this section:

Code:

<guide><reference type="toc" title="Table of Contents" href="TOC.html" />
</guide>

where 'TOC.html' points to your Table of Contents.

G

Yeah, no. I'm not going to do that for 500 books. Besides, the Epub toc isn't a html file; it's the toc.ncx file. What you suggest isn't going to help.

Jellby · 10-01-2009, 08:55 AM

Shouldn't it include the TOC by default?

--no-inline-toc Don't add Table of Contents to end of book. Useful if the book has its own table of contents.

There doesn't seem to be a reverse option, maybe you have --no-inline-toc in your default settings somewhere?

GRiker · 10-01-2009, 09:11 AM

Sorry if I misunderstood your objective. Adding the <guide> section makes an existing TOC accessible in a MOBI file. For example, with the Kindle, it enables the 'Table of Contents' feature when you press 'Menu' in a book. Calibre uses the TOC.NCX file to specify where the chapter breaks will occur on the Kindle.

Generating the actual TOC content is a different matter. Your question suggested that you wanted to use an existing TOC.

G

Nate the great · 10-01-2009, 09:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jellby

Shouldn't it include the TOC by default?

--no-inline-toc Don't add Table of Contents to end of book. Useful if the book has its own table of contents.

There doesn't seem to be a reverse option, maybe you have --no-inline-toc in your default settings somewhere?

I'm using the GUI. The only thing I had checkboxed was "don't add detected chapters to the toc". I left that unchecked when I converted several titles last night and it had no effect. And just to be clear, I know that the Epubs had a toc. I looked.

JSWolf · 10-01-2009, 09:19 AM

Are any of the ePubs in question able to be posted here so we can take a look?

GRiker · 10-01-2009, 10:19 AM

One other thing to check ...

Is the toc.html file listed in the manifest and spine sections of the OPF file?

G

Nate the great · 10-01-2009, 10:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GRiker

One other thing to check ...

Is the toc.html file listed in the manifest and spine sections of the OPF file?

G

I'm not talking about a html file, or an inline toc. But if I were, I said that I knew the TOC was in the Epub. That means I saw it. If the inline toc is in the Epub, then it is obviously named in the OPF file.

Jellby · 10-01-2009, 12:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nate the great

I'm using the GUI. The only thing I had checkboxed was "don't add detected chapters to the toc".

So, you don't have "Do not add Table of Contents to book" checked in the "MOBI output" section?

Quote:

And just to be clear, I know that the Epubs had a toc. I looked.

It works when opening the ePUB in ebook-viewer, then?

Nate the great · 10-01-2009, 12:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jellby

So, you don't have "Do not add Table of Contents to book" checked in the "MOBI output" section?

Correct.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jellby

It works when opening the ePUB in ebook-viewer, then?

Correct.

I guess I need to file a bug report.

Nate the great · 10-01-2009, 03:04 PM

I filed a bug report. Kovid said not to use "Kindle" as an output setting, which didn't help because I wasn't using it. I tried other settings like "Cybook G3" and "Mobipocket Books". Neither Mobi had a toc.

JSWolf · 10-01-2009, 04:33 PM

I just converted the following two ePubs to Mobi and they both came out fine.

The Secret Adversary
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=53913

The Mysterious Affair at Styles
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=54721

The only thing that didn't convert well was the SVG cover used in The Mysterious Affair at Styles.

09-30-2009, 09:32 PM	#1
Nate the great Sir Penguin of Edinburgh Posts: 12,375 Karma: 23555235 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: DC Metro area Device: Shake a stick plus 1	Epub to Mobi & TOC Does anyone know how I can tell calibre to incorporate the table of contents that's in the Epub into the Mobipocket file? It does not do it by default.

10-01-2009, 07:00 AM	#2
GRiker Comparer of the Ephemeris Posts: 1,496 Karma: 424697 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: iPad	In the .opf file, add this section: Code: <guide> <reference type="toc" title="Table of Contents" href="TOC.html" /> </guide> where 'TOC.html' points to your Table of Contents. G

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Jellby frumious Bandersnatch Posts: 7,570 Karma: 20150435 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Spaniard in Sweden Device: Cybook Orizon, Kobo Aura	Shouldn't it include the TOC by default? --no-inline-toc Don't add Table of Contents to end of book. Useful if the book has its own table of contents. There doesn't seem to be a reverse option, maybe you have --no-inline-toc in your default settings somewhere?

10-01-2009, 09:11 AM	#5
GRiker Comparer of the Ephemeris Posts: 1,496 Karma: 424697 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: iPad	Sorry if I misunderstood your objective. Adding the <guide> section makes an existing TOC accessible in a MOBI file. For example, with the Kindle, it enables the 'Table of Contents' feature when you press 'Menu' in a book. Calibre uses the TOC.NCX file to specify where the chapter breaks will occur on the Kindle. Generating the actual TOC content is a different matter. Your question suggested that you wanted to use an existing TOC. G

10-01-2009, 09:19 AM	#7
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 80,782 Karma: 150249619 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	Are any of the ePubs in question able to be posted here so we can take a look?

10-01-2009, 10:19 AM	#8
GRiker Comparer of the Ephemeris Posts: 1,496 Karma: 424697 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: iPad	One other thing to check ... Is the toc.html file listed in the manifest and spine sections of the OPF file? G

10-01-2009, 03:04 PM	#12
Nate the great Sir Penguin of Edinburgh Posts: 12,375 Karma: 23555235 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: DC Metro area Device: Shake a stick plus 1	I filed a bug report. Kovid said not to use "Kindle" as an output setting, which didn't help because I wasn't using it. I tried other settings like "Cybook G3" and "Mobipocket Books". Neither Mobi had a toc.

10-01-2009, 04:33 PM	#13
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 80,782 Karma: 150249619 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	I just converted the following two ePubs to Mobi and they both came out fine. The Secret Adversary https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=53913 The Mysterious Affair at Styles https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=54721 The only thing that didn't convert well was the SVG cover used in The Mysterious Affair at Styles.