Xpath hierarchical structure

[mtravellerh]

Okay, I need help on this one. I am making this ePUB book with 4 hierarchical levels: Main Book, books, parts, chapters. I can do hierarchical TOCS (in ePUB) via the GUI, but that goes only two levels deep. How do I separate hierarchical levels now in the command line (//H1 //H2 //H3 //H4 enumerates them all but on the same hierarchical level). Please help as I do not find this info in Kovids Xpath help page.

[kovidgoyal]

You can't in an automated way. You'd have to unzip the epub file and edit the ncx file within it by hand. Alternatively (though I haven't tried this to see how well it works) You can create hierarchical HTML table of contents.

So

toc1.html - list of books linksto toc2.html in each book

In each book,

toc2.html - list of parts links to toc3.html in each part

and so on

then run

any2epub on toc1.html with the options

--max-toc-links=1000 --no-chapters-in-toc

This will likely have all the links in your TOC files, but there will be some extra links. Just unzip the epub file (or use --extract-to) and edit the NCX file, simple deleting unwanted links.

[mtravellerh]

Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

You can't in an automated way. You'd have to unzip the epub file and edit the ncx file within it by hand. Alternatively (though I haven't tried this to see how well it works) You can create hierarchical HTML table of contents.

So

toc1.html - list of books linksto toc2.html in each book

In each book,

toc2.html - list of parts links to toc3.html in each part

and so on

then run

any2epub on toc1.html with the options

--max-toc-links=1000 --no-chapters-in-toc

This will likely have all the links in your TOC files, but there will be some extra links. Just unzip the epub file (or use --extract-to) and edit the NCX file, simple deleting unwanted links.

Thanks

Wouldn't the easiest way be to make the third and fourth level flat and then edit the NCX file by hand like you suggested? Good idea btw.

[kovidgoyal]

Originally Posted by mtravellerh

Thanks

Wouldn't the easiest way be to make the third and fourth level flat and then edit the NCX file by hand like you suggested? Good idea btw.

Sure, depends on what kind of editing you find easier. Try it and see.

[mtravellerh]

Her is a sample of simple hierarchical structure, btw. I would like to know how that works in a Sony Reader https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?p=319150 Could someone with a Sony please tell me?