Epub display issue in iBooks

dortilolma · 12-03-2015, 06:11 AM

I have an epub 2.0 exported from InDesign CS5. It displays fine on all reading software except for iBooks.

In iBooks the cover is on the right and you have to turn pages left to right (as opposed to right to left).

The only suggested solution I can find for this is https://discussions.apple.com/thread...art=0&tstart=0 but can't go back to the word doc as a lot of work has been done in InDesign.

Does anyone know of any other fixes for this?

pdurrant · 12-03-2015, 06:33 AM

There must be some attribute in the ePub that's causing it. You could unzip it and look manually, or edit it in Sigil, or edit it in calibre or do an ePub->ePub conversion in calibre.

Re-importing to InDesign seems like a very poor idea.

Doitsu · 12-03-2015, 06:48 AM

If you've using the Middle East version of InDesign or an OS with RTL support, unzip the .ePub and check whether the following line is present in the .opf file:

Code:

<spine page-progression-direction="rtl" toc="ncx">

If so, delete the attribute or change the value to ltr or default.

dortilolma · 12-03-2015, 07:20 AM

Thank you both pdurrant and Doitsu!
I fixed the issue. While neither of the fixes were quite right they certainly pointed me in the right direction!

I found that <dc:language> was set to af-SA and I changed it to en-US and that fixed it!

HarryT · 12-03-2015, 08:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dortilolma

I found that <dc:language> was set to af-SA and I changed it to en-US and that fixed it!

I suspect you mean ar-SA, rather than "af-SA". "ar" is the language code for Arabic (and "SA" is "Saudi Arabia") which would result in right-to-left page turn. "af" is "Afrikaans".

Notjohn · 12-04-2015, 06:35 AM

How do you guys know all this stuff?

Whenever I start thinking highly of myself, I visit MobileRead and get a humility injection.

HarryT · 12-04-2015, 07:40 AM

I'm very familiar with ISO language and country codes simply because I work with them all day. In my "day job" I work for a company that develops and supports extremely multi-lingual IT systems.

12-03-2015, 06:11 AM	#1
dortilolma Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2015 Device: none	Epub display issue in iBooks I have an epub 2.0 exported from InDesign CS5. It displays fine on all reading software except for iBooks. In iBooks the cover is on the right and you have to turn pages left to right (as opposed to right to left). The only suggested solution I can find for this is https://discussions.apple.com/thread...art=0&tstart=0 but can't go back to the word doc as a lot of work has been done in InDesign. Does anyone know of any other fixes for this?

12-03-2015, 06:48 AM	#3
Doitsu Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,584 Karma: 22735033 Join Date: Dec 2010 Device: Kindle PW2	If you've using the Middle East version of InDesign or an OS with RTL support, unzip the .ePub and check whether the following line is present in the .opf file: Code: <spine page-progression-direction="rtl" toc="ncx"> If so, delete the attribute or change the value to ltr or default.

12-03-2015, 07:20 AM	#4
dortilolma Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2015 Device: none	Thank you both pdurrant and Doitsu! I fixed the issue. While neither of the fixes were quite right they certainly pointed me in the right direction! I found that <dc:language> was set to af-SA and I changed it to en-US and that fixed it! Last edited by dortilolma; 12-03-2015 at 07:31 AM.

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pdurrant The Grand Mouse 高貴的老鼠 Posts: 71,506 Karma: 306214458 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Norfolk, England Device: Kindle Voyage	There must be some attribute in the ePub that's causing it. You could unzip it and look manually, or edit it in Sigil, or edit it in calibre or do an ePub->ePub conversion in calibre. Re-importing to InDesign seems like a very poor idea.

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Notjohn mostly an observer Posts: 1,515 Karma: 987654 Join Date: Dec 2012 Device: Kindle	How do you guys know all this stuff? Whenever I start thinking highly of myself, I visit MobileRead and get a humility injection.

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