07-27-2009, 04:03 AM | #1 |
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Hello Mr Calibre-Man
1) Sorry for my bad english 2) I want to make a suggestions for a little Add-On for Calibre. I couldn't do it myself because I'm not included in this program-coding thing but perhaps someone can do this without much effort... I was trying this page-template xpgt thing in ePub but it won't work like i want it to... But I think it's not as dificult as it seems. So i thought about including a page-template-feature for calibre. e.g. for creating a footer and header section for running headlines or so... Hope it's not a totally wasteful suggestion Greetz |
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I'd rather not add a Adobe specific feature. There is a recommended way to do headers and footers (oeb-page-header/footer). Once EPUB viewers start supporting that, I will add support for it to calibre.
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ah ok
seems pretty obvious.. but perhaps u have an answer to another question... perhaps not the right thread...?! if I use oeb-page-header it is only viewed once at the "beginning of a file" but then there's no header on the other pages... any suggestions? PLEASE HELP ME |
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07-27-2009, 10:06 AM | #6 |
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Like I said, at the moment, no ebook viewers support oeb-page-header, some ignore it, some render it only on the first page
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You know, you don't have to implement headers and footers in the standard paper book way. Headers and footers are just pieces of information. They could be displayed in switchable boxes, or the header could be in the window title, and the footer in a status bar, or in a pop-up that appears when needed (headers and footers are not necessarily always active)... Be creative.
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07-27-2009, 10:38 AM | #8 |
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Actually if I did implement them they would definitely not be part of the page but in a separate UI like a text field or a popup.
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I kind of disagree. It is information that is always there when you are reading so you always see it. That is for me important since that is the way I learn the title of the book and the authors name if it is a new author. For me it is very important to have the title and author displayed all the time.
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07-27-2009, 12:06 PM | #10 |
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IMO havin header AND footers is totally useless in an ebook. You should have just one, let's call it a header.
I think the header would be most useful with a combination of content: for example: The title and author and the current chapter/section I don't think headers as specified by the book creator are particularly useful. They serve a more useful purpose as navigation/memory aids. |
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A head or foot element should only be visible/active if its container element is visibe in the (let's call it) main screen. If you put a footnote with the "display: oeb-page-foot" inside the paragraph it applies to, the footnote will be active only when the paragraph is displayed, and the footnote could be delivered as a pop-up, or through a "click here for footer" button, or whatever. Quote:
Also, the header could have navigational information that is not actually the title of anything, just the topic of the current text passage. I've just read a paper book that has this information in the margin, an author may want to add this to an ebook too, and the oeb-page-head is an obvious mechanism, if it worked. |
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i like headers and i wish they worked. i like jellby's suggestions.
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As you probably already know, I've succinctly used footers as quick access indices into my .imp conversion of many dictionaries including the Webster's Dictionary 1913. And, of course, not to mention your own classy use of headers (Title - Author) in your conversion of HarryT's Jane Austen collection to .imp format, like Pride and Prejudice!! Last edited by nrapallo; 07-27-2009 at 11:27 PM. Reason: typo |
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