Converting Epub3 to mobi - TOC becomes numbered list

readerwriter · 10-20-2021, 02:55 AM

When converting EPUB3 to MOBI, my Table of Contents is now a numbered list. I've been using this for years and never seen that happen. Is there a new setting I've missed, or why might this be happening?

Cheers

kovidgoyal · 10-20-2021, 07:10 AM

Convert to azw3 for much greater fidelity. Or if you want help with figuring out the issue, see https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=186697

DNSB · 10-20-2021, 02:09 PM

An epub3 navigation document is a list. See EPUB Navigation Document Definition though it is not defined as a numbered list.

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readerwriter · 10-21-2021, 02:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

Convert to azw3 for much greater fidelity.

Thanks for your prompt reply.
Do you mean convert to azw3 THEN to mobi? I need to upload a mobi file to BookFunnel.

theducks · 10-21-2021, 02:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DNSB

An epub3 navigation document is a list. See EPUB Navigation Document Definition though it is not defined as a numbered list.

Code:

<body>
  <nav epub:type="landmarks" hidden="" id="landmarks"><h2>Guide</h2>

  <ol>
    <li><a epub:type="bodymatter" href="part0005.xhtml">Beginning</a></li>

    <li><a epub:type="toc" href="part0002.xhtml">Contents</a></li>

    <li><a epub:type="cover" href="cover.xhtml">Cover</a></li>
  </ol></nav>

  <nav epub:type="toc"><h1>Table of contents</h1>

  <ol>
    <li><a href="part0000.xhtml">Title Page</a></li>

...

An OL (ordered List) is a numbered list.
It would be a UL if there just was a mark

Both have options as to what type to use (other than default)

readerwriter · 10-21-2021, 07:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by theducks

An OL (ordered List) is a numbered list.
It would be a UL if there just was a mark

Both have options as to what type to use (other than default)

Yes, they get compiled into an <ol> when making the EPUB3 file (I believe this is for EPUB3's document structure), but they're not visible as numbered in the final document.

I knew that, but somehow it didn't occur to me.

I guess I was thinking the conversion would act in a WYSIWYG kind of way. Is there anyway to convert the <ol> to <ul> in the TOC?

kovidgoyal · 10-21-2021, 10:27 AM

In azw3 they will appear just as in the epub. in MOBI they will not as MOBI has no way to do that. If you need to generate mobi files generate a joint mobi (set the mobi file type to "new") in the mobi output section of the conversion dialog.

DNSB · 10-21-2021, 12:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by theducks

An OL (ordered List) is a numbered list.
It would be a UL if there just was a mark

Both have options as to what type to use (other than default)

I tend to think of ol when the order of items in the list matters while ul is for when the order does not matter. Given that either of them can display numbers, bullets, etc. depending on the CSS styles associated with them, the differences are pretty negligible now.

10-20-2021, 02:55 AM	#1
readerwriter Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2021 Device: Kindle Voyage (7th Gen)	Converting Epub3 to mobi - TOC becomes numbered list When converting EPUB3 to MOBI, my Table of Contents is now a numbered list. I've been using this for years and never seen that happen. Is there a new setting I've missed, or why might this be happening? Cheers

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10-20-2021, 07:10 AM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,858 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Convert to azw3 for much greater fidelity. Or if you want help with figuring out the issue, see https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=186697

10-21-2021, 10:27 AM	#7
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,858 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	In azw3 they will appear just as in the epub. in MOBI they will not as MOBI has no way to do that. If you need to generate mobi files generate a joint mobi (set the mobi file type to "new") in the mobi output section of the conversion dialog.