I need help!

ayranism · 03-19-2021, 08:38 PM

Hey, newbie here

So I have been trying to edit this epub on sigil but I'm having trouble with one thing...

So basically I have my "style" setteled down but on each paragraph so that's not a problem but i gotta do this " ... " by hand everytime and if you consider that there is over 5000 paragraphs its quite the hussle to do each one of them by hand

Can I automize this whole process?

theducks · 03-20-2021, 04:57 AM

It is called a (linked) 'stylesheet'

p{ your style stuff here }

What that says is apply that to ALL 'p' tags

Now this is real basic and you will probably want more, but get OUT of the habit of inline style="blahblah' coding.
You will end up with a nightmare if you want to change, whereas there is ONE place to make a change with a stylesheet.
Take a ebook you like and look at the stylesheet

click once on the tag for a paragraph, then right click: Go to link or style.
Sigil will normally take you right there

DiapDealer · 03-20-2021, 06:09 AM

Sigil itself is not really the tool to help you take plain text and turn it into html (though there might be some plugins to help in that regard). Sigil is most commonly used to take html exported from another source and use it to create an epub (though I understand some have some success pasting small amounts of rich text into Sigil's Code View). But if I understand you correctly, Sigil's not really the right tool to help you wrap 5000 paragraphs of plain text with individual p tags.

Doitsu · 03-20-2021, 08:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ayranism

but i gotta do this " ... " by hand everytime and if you consider that there is over 5000 paragraphs its quite the hussle to do each one of them by hand

You can convert your txt files with Calibre to epub files. You might have to experiment with the conversion settings, though.

BTW, Calibre will automatically convert:

Spoiler:

to:

Spoiler:

(To customize the epub output select, Preferences > Input options > TXT input.)

KevinH · 03-20-2021, 02:37 PM

On import of text files, Sigil will use double newlines to mark paragraph boundaries and wrap them in p tags when imported.

odamizu · 03-20-2021, 11:38 PM

I feel like I may be totally misunderstanding things here, but just in case this is useful ...

Quote:

Originally Posted by ayranism

... but i gotta do this " ... " by hand everytime and if you consider that there is over 5000 paragraphs its quite the hussle to do each one of them by hand

Doitsu's nifty MarkdownImport plugin will import plain text files with or without markdown and wrap tags around each paragraph.

(Again, I may be misunderstanding the goal here since Doitsu recommended Calibre instead of mentioning his plugin

)

Quote:

Originally Posted by KevinH

On import of text files, Sigil will use double newlines to mark paragraph boundaries and wrap them in p tags when imported.

I'm sure I'm doing or thinking something stupid, but when I use Add Existing to import a text file, I don't get any p tags ...

BeckyEbook · 03-21-2021, 04:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by odamizu

I'm sure I'm doing or thinking something stupid, but when I use Add Existing to import a text file, I don't get any p tags ...

Use File>Open directly

Remember about the spacing between paragraphs in the text file.

odamizu · 03-21-2021, 12:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BeckyEbook

Use File>Open directly

Ha! I knew I was doing something wrong. This is so cool (and very useful)! Thanks!

03-19-2021, 08:38 PM	#1
ayranism Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2021 Device: sigil, calibre, erareader	I need help! Hey, newbie here So I have been trying to edit this epub on sigil but I'm having trouble with one thing... So basically I have my "style" setteled down but on each paragraph so that's not a problem but i gotta do this "<p> ... </p>" by hand everytime and if you consider that there is over 5000 paragraphs its quite the hussle to do each one of them by hand Can I automize this whole process?

03-20-2021, 04:57 AM	#2
theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 29,812 Karma: 54830978 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	It is called a (linked) 'stylesheet' p{ your style stuff here } What that says is apply that to ALL 'p' tags Now this is real basic and you will probably want more, but get OUT of the habit of inline style="blahblah' coding. You will end up with a nightmare if you want to change, whereas there is ONE place to make a change with a stylesheet. Take a ebook you like and look at the stylesheet click once on the tag for a paragraph, then right click: Go to link or style. Sigil will normally take you right there

03-20-2021, 06:09 AM	#3
DiapDealer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 27,552 Karma: 193191846 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Nexus 7, Kindle Fire HD	Sigil itself is not really the tool to help you take plain text and turn it into html (though there might be some plugins to help in that regard). Sigil is most commonly used to take html exported from another source and use it to create an epub (though I understand some have some success pasting small amounts of rich text into Sigil's Code View). But if I understand you correctly, Sigil's not really the right tool to help you wrap 5000 paragraphs of plain text with individual p tags.

03-20-2021, 02:37 PM	#5
KevinH Sigil Developer Posts: 7,651 Karma: 5433388 Join Date: Nov 2009 Device: many	On import of text files, Sigil will use double newlines to mark paragraph boundaries and wrap them in p tags when imported.

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