Editing epub3 landmarks

democrite · 07-14-2023, 06:40 PM

I was looking at the calibre editor and it has something different for I think it was semantics.

Got me thinking. Maybe set semantics could be some dialog that shows all files and current setting? There one could then see all in one place and edit all at once, perhaps with options such has multiple select and choosing frontmatter, content or other. I forget the terms and maybe I am mixing it up. I just think some way to mass edit the landmarks and keep it in sync with the ncx guide would be great.

KevinH · 07-14-2023, 06:53 PM

They are in sync with the guide for epub2. What you set as a semantic gets reflected in the nav landmarks in epub3, and the opf guide under epub2?

Mass editing them when only a single primary semantic is typically used per file with very few semantics ever duplicated would result in the same keystrokes as selecting a file in BookBrowser and setting its semantic from a list.

Doitsu · 07-15-2023, 01:37 AM

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Originally Posted by democrite

Got me thinking. Maybe set semantics could be some dialog that shows all files and current setting?

Shameless plug: you might find my ShowSemantics plugin helpful. It has no editing options, but it allows you to automatically generate missing landmarks from guide items and vice versa.

democrite · 07-15-2023, 06:48 PM

Thanks for the plugin link.

A dialog similar to the plugin I think would be easier as one can see them all at once. Similar amount of keystrokes but I think less mental effort as identifying the set semantics menu item is more work than some drop-down for each file with merely the options.

How much I would use it who knows but I think such is a better UI.

07-14-2023, 06:40 PM	#1
democrite Evangelist Posts: 425 Karma: 77256 Join Date: Sep 2011 Device: none	Editing epub3 landmarks I was looking at the calibre editor and it has something different for I think it was semantics. Got me thinking. Maybe set semantics could be some dialog that shows all files and current setting? There one could then see all in one place and edit all at once, perhaps with options such has multiple select and choosing frontmatter, content or other. I forget the terms and maybe I am mixing it up. I just think some way to mass edit the landmarks and keep it in sync with the ncx guide would be great.

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07-14-2023, 06:53 PM	#2
KevinH Sigil Developer Posts: 7,647 Karma: 5433388 Join Date: Nov 2009 Device: many	They are in sync with the guide for epub2. What you set as a semantic gets reflected in the nav landmarks in epub3, and the opf guide under epub2? Mass editing them when only a single primary semantic is typically used per file with very few semantics ever duplicated would result in the same keystrokes as selecting a file in BookBrowser and setting its semantic from a list.

07-15-2023, 06:48 PM	#4
democrite Evangelist Posts: 425 Karma: 77256 Join Date: Sep 2011 Device: none	Thanks for the plugin link. A dialog similar to the plugin I think would be easier as one can see them all at once. Similar amount of keystrokes but I think less mental effort as identifying the set semantics menu item is more work than some drop-down for each file with merely the options. How much I would use it who knows but I think such is a better UI.

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