Cleaning MSo in Sigil

KingAuthor · 01-21-2016, 12:45 PM

Hi All,

I've been formatting a book in Sigil (and learning Sigil, as well as CSS, as I go), and I have a bunch of these statements in all of my blank spaces:

 

I know they're holdovers from the Word Doc I dropped in Sigil, but can I wipe them out if they have no content? Do I need to have anything in my stylesheets to replace them for the blank areas of my document? Any help would be appreciated.

eschwartz · 01-21-2016, 02:11 PM

It looks like that is just being used for e.g. scenebreaks.

I use the following generic scenebreak code:

CSS:

Code:

.scenebreak {
  text-align: center;
  text-indent: 0%;
  margin: 1em;
}

HTML:

Code:

<p class="scenebreak">* * *</p>

You can add it as a saved clip, S&R it in place of the current code, etc.

I prefer my scenebreaks to be semantic elements for future-proofing and during conversions.

DiapDealer · 01-21-2016, 02:20 PM

I would take the same basic approach eschwartz described.

theducks · 01-21-2016, 02:29 PM

eschwartz stole my (code) clips

KingAuthor · 01-21-2016, 02:30 PM

Thanks. Actually, this is the code defining scene breaks in the main document:

#

Of course, this is the original code from the htm converted document. The code I described above:

 

...is mostly at the end of chapters, or fills out the rest of the page in the front and back sections. I've removed some of them with no noticeable effect to the body, but I wondered if I needed anything after the final line in a section? I'm still developing and testing my stylesheets, but noticed some of the carryover code was taking precedence so I was trying to clean it down a bit before I linked all my CSS to the appropriate sections.

eschwartz · 01-21-2016, 02:35 PM

If all it is doing is leaving a blank line at the end of an HTML file, you can delete it even without replacing it.

@theducks -- parallel evolution.

KingAuthor · 01-21-2016, 02:48 PM

:Thanks, eschwartz!

That's good to hear...

Toxaris · 01-21-2016, 03:29 PM

You could give my Word add-in a run. It will give you clean HTML code (instead of the Word nightmare) to work from.

01-21-2016, 12:45 PM	#1
KingAuthor Member Posts: 11 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2016 Device: none	Cleaning MSo in Sigil Hi All, I've been formatting a book in Sigil (and learning Sigil, as well as CSS, as I go), and I have a bunch of these statements in all of my blank spaces: <p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;line-height:200%"> </p> I know they're holdovers from the Word Doc I dropped in Sigil, but can I wipe them out if they have no content? Do I need to have anything in my stylesheets to replace them for the blank areas of my document? Any help would be appreciated.

01-21-2016, 02:11 PM	#2
eschwartz Ex-Helpdesk Junkie Posts: 19,422 Karma: 85397180 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Beaten Path, USA, Roundworld, This Side of Infinity Device: Kindle Touch fw5.3.7 (Wifi only)	It looks like that is just being used for e.g. scenebreaks. I use the following generic scenebreak code: CSS: Code: .scenebreak { text-align: center; text-indent: 0%; margin: 1em; } HTML: Code: <p class="scenebreak">* * *</p> You can add it as a saved clip, S&R it in place of the current code, etc. I prefer my scenebreaks to be semantic elements for future-proofing and during conversions.

01-21-2016, 02:30 PM	#5
KingAuthor Member Posts: 11 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2016 Device: none	Thanks. Actually, this is the code defining scene breaks in the main document: <p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;line-height:200%">#</p> Of course, this is the original code from the htm converted document. The code I described above: <p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;line-height:200%"> </p> ...is mostly at the end of chapters, or fills out the rest of the page in the front and back sections. I've removed some of them with no noticeable effect to the body, but I wondered if I needed anything after the final line in a section? I'm still developing and testing my stylesheets, but noticed some of the carryover code was taking precedence so I was trying to clean it down a bit before I linked all my CSS to the appropriate sections.

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DiapDealer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 27,549 Karma: 193191846 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Nexus 7, Kindle Fire HD	I would take the same basic approach eschwartz described.

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eschwartz Ex-Helpdesk Junkie Posts: 19,422 Karma: 85397180 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Beaten Path, USA, Roundworld, This Side of Infinity Device: Kindle Touch fw5.3.7 (Wifi only)	If all it is doing is leaving a blank line at the end of an HTML file, you can delete it even without replacing it. @theducks -- parallel evolution.

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KingAuthor Member Posts: 11 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2016 Device: none	:Thanks, eschwartz! That's good to hear...

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Toxaris Wizard Posts: 4,520 Karma: 121692313 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Heemskerk, NL Device: PRS-T1, Kobo Touch, Kobo Aura	You could give my Word add-in a run. It will give you clean HTML code (instead of the Word nightmare) to work from.