Adding styling to a flowing text layout

holdit · 05-02-2013, 01:44 PM

I have to do an epub which the source file is an InDesign .indd

I know how to style certain tags but I see this particular document has images with wrapped around text. I would think I would need to use css here but a little worried how much work this will take.

A pic of one of the pages is in the attached.

Any help?

Toxaris · 05-02-2013, 01:53 PM

In itself the wrapping is not really a problem. A float right can help you there. I see more potential issues with the lists. The image you attached is doable, but I do not know how the rest would be.

townsend · 05-02-2013, 02:16 PM

In order to wrap text around pictures, I think you need to get into the HTML.

Attached is a good example of an EPUB book where this is done extensively. You can look at the code there.

exaltedwombat · 05-03-2013, 08:12 PM

If you obsess on achieving an exact facsimile of the source, portable between different readers, you'll go mad. If you'll settle for the spirit of the layout, it's quite possible. See attachment.

I wouldn't even think of "conversion". Get in there and do some coding.

exaltedwombat · 05-08-2013, 08:04 AM

So, holdit, did you manage the job?

05-02-2013, 01:44 PM	#1
holdit Connoisseur Posts: 86 Karma: 470352 Join Date: Dec 2012 Device: Kindle Fire, IPad	Adding styling to a flowing text layout I have to do an epub which the source file is an InDesign .indd I know how to style certain tags but I see this particular document has images with wrapped around text. I would think I would need to use css here but a little worried how much work this will take. A pic of one of the pages is in the attached. Any help? Attached Thumbnails

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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	In itself the wrapping is not really a problem. A float right can help you there. I see more potential issues with the lists. The image you attached is doable, but I do not know how the rest would be.

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exaltedwombat Guru Posts: 878 Karma: 2457540 Join Date: Nov 2011 Device: none	So, holdit, did you manage the job?

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