How to Add a Link to TOC in Mobipocket-Built File?

BSquared18 · 05-15-2011, 12:16 PM

Hi,

I've successfully built my image-laden Kindle project using Mobipocket Creator. The project was built from scratch using html.

A nice-to-have but not need-to-have feature would be a link on the last page that would allow the reader to easily go back to the table of contents without having to use Kindle's menu system.

I experimented by implanting the following code in my html file:

<center><a href="#toc">Table of Contents</a></center>

I used "toc" because I saw that notation in the .prc code and thought the tag might point to that. But it didn't work; the link wasn't recognized.

Any suggestions? FYI, I don't want to add html tags to manually create the entire TOC. MPC does a great job of that, and, as I say above, the extra internal link would be nice but not essential. If it cannot be done, so be it.

Bill

DreamWriter · 05-23-2011, 07:32 PM

I see that your post is over a week old and it hadn't received any responses. Sorry, but I just saw it. You may have already found the answer, but here's what I do:

In the place where you want the link to appear (the last page, in your case), the HTML looks like this:

Code:

<a href="#toc">Table of Contents</a>

Then, right before the actual Table of Contents, insert this code:

Code:

<a name="toc" />

I hope that helps!

Hitch · 05-24-2011, 06:33 PM

Actually, that won't work, DreamWriter, and I responded to this poster on another thread in this forum with the answer.

Best regards,

05-15-2011, 12:16 PM	#1
BSquared18 Member Posts: 12 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2011 Device: Kindle	How to Add a Link to TOC in Mobipocket-Built File? Hi, I've successfully built my image-laden Kindle project using Mobipocket Creator. The project was built from scratch using html. A nice-to-have but not need-to-have feature would be a link on the last page that would allow the reader to easily go back to the table of contents without having to use Kindle's menu system. I experimented by implanting the following code in my html file: <center><a href="#toc">Table of Contents</a></center> I used "toc" because I saw that notation in the .prc code and thought the tag might point to that. But it didn't work; the link wasn't recognized. Any suggestions? FYI, I don't want to add html tags to manually create the entire TOC. MPC does a great job of that, and, as I say above, the extra internal link would be nice but not essential. If it cannot be done, so be it. Bill

05-23-2011, 07:32 PM	#2
DreamWriter Books are brain food. Posts: 2,950 Karma: 4836916 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: U.S. Device: Paperwhite · Fire HD6/HD8/HD10 · Galaxy Tab A7	I see that your post is over a week old and it hadn't received any responses. Sorry, but I just saw it. You may have already found the answer, but here's what I do: In the place where you want the link to appear (the last page, in your case), the HTML looks like this: Code: <a href="#toc">Table of Contents</a> Then, right before the actual Table of Contents, insert this code: Code: <a name="toc" /> I hope that helps!

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Hitch Bookmaker & Cat Slave Posts: 11,460 Karma: 158448243 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Phoenix, AZ Device: K2, iPad, KFire, PPW, Voyage, NookColor. 2 Droid, Oasis, Boox Note2	Actually, that won't work, DreamWriter, and I responded to this poster on another thread in this forum with the answer. Best regards,

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