.docx --> epub - Heading styles not translating to <h1> <h2>

Gary Friedman · 06-19-2018, 02:42 PM

Help! I'm converting a docx file to epub. Usually I specify

• Level 1 ToC (Xpath expression): //h:h1
• Level 2 ToC (Xpath expression): //h:div[@id]

and it works great. Suddenly it's not doing that - <h1> and <h2> are no longer marking chapter headings and subheadings. Lulu requires all chapters and subheadings to be in <h2> <h3> format. Did anything change recently?

Source file: http://friedmanarchives.com/~downloa..._for_epub.docx

Output file: http://friedmanarchives.com/~downloa...III_v1.05.epub

Thanks! GF

kovidgoyal · 06-19-2018, 09:31 PM

You dont need to use structure detection, calibre will automatically create a ToC based on the ToC in the docx file. As for the headings, it's likely because they are formatted using tables in the docx file. Format them as normal paragrpahs and it should work.

Gary Friedman · 06-20-2018, 01:30 AM

Thanks, Kovid. But as you'll note in the source file the headings are not inside tables. So I'm not sure what I should do next (other than "no need to use structure detection" next time. :-) ).

As mentioned earlier, I've done six other similarly-formatted books this way, all successfully. GF

kovidgoyal · 06-20-2018, 01:43 AM

Sorry, typo, I meant to say list, not table. The headings are formatted as lists.

Gary Friedman · 06-20-2018, 02:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

Sorry, typo, I meant to say list, not table. The headings are formatted as lists.

True, they are numbered lists. They are section numbers which are referred to throughout. All previous ebooks were done this way. Why does this suddenly not work now? GF

kovidgoyal · 06-20-2018, 03:44 AM

Because the list you are using in this book uses index formatting that cannot be represented except as a table in HTML, which means your headings cannot be represented using <h> tags

Gary Friedman · 06-20-2018, 07:27 PM

I found the problem. Normally I go into VBA immediate mode and type

ActiveDocument.Range.ListFormat.ConvertNumbersToTe xt

which converts the numbered list with just numbers. For some reason it didn't take. Just did it again and all is well.

Thank you for taking the time to respond! GF

06-19-2018, 02:42 PM	#1
Gary Friedman Member Posts: 12 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2014 Device: none	.docx --> epub - Heading styles not translating to <h1> <h2> Help! I'm converting a docx file to epub. Usually I specify • Level 1 ToC (Xpath expression): //h:h1 • Level 2 ToC (Xpath expression): //h:div[@id] and it works great. Suddenly it's not doing that - <h1> and <h2> are no longer marking chapter headings and subheadings. Lulu requires all chapters and subheadings to be in <h2> <h3> format. Did anything change recently? Source file: http://friedmanarchives.com/~downloa..._for_epub.docx Output file: http://friedmanarchives.com/~downloa...III_v1.05.epub Thanks! GF

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06-19-2018, 09:31 PM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,858 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	You dont need to use structure detection, calibre will automatically create a ToC based on the ToC in the docx file. As for the headings, it's likely because they are formatted using tables in the docx file. Format them as normal paragrpahs and it should work.

06-20-2018, 01:30 AM	#3
Gary Friedman Member Posts: 12 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2014 Device: none	Thanks, Kovid. But as you'll note in the source file the headings are not inside tables. So I'm not sure what I should do next (other than "no need to use structure detection" next time. :-) ). As mentioned earlier, I've done six other similarly-formatted books this way, all successfully. GF

06-20-2018, 01:43 AM	#4
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,858 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Sorry, typo, I meant to say list, not table. The headings are formatted as lists.

06-20-2018, 03:44 AM	#6
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,858 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Because the list you are using in this book uses index formatting that cannot be represented except as a table in HTML, which means your headings cannot be represented using <h> tags

06-20-2018, 07:27 PM	#7
Gary Friedman Member Posts: 12 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2014 Device: none	I found the problem. Normally I go into VBA immediate mode and type ActiveDocument.Range.ListFormat.ConvertNumbersToTe xt which converts the numbered list with just numbers. For some reason it didn't take. Just did it again and all is well. Thank you for taking the time to respond! GF