MultiLevel TOC Sigil

HopelessManu · 01-01-2011, 10:50 AM

Hi everybody!
Let's say I've created quite a good epub from InDesign, fixing things with Dreamweaver. Now: the TOC on the left is not as I expected. I'm just too bad to manually change the TOC in, e.g., TextEditor, but luckily enough I've just discovered Sigil!
It allows me to change the voices, eliminate some of them... BUT WHAT ABOUT TRANSFORMING A 1st LEVEL VOICE INTO A 2nd LEVEL ONE?

Please help soon!

theducks · 01-01-2011, 11:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HopelessManu

Hi everybody!
Let's say I've created quite a good epub from InDesign, fixing things with Dreamweaver. Now: the TOC on the left is not as I expected. I'm just too bad to manually change the TOC in, e.g., TextEditor, but luckily enough I've just discovered Sigil!
It allows me to change the voices, eliminate some of them... BUT WHAT ABOUT TRANSFORMING A 1st LEVEL VOICE INTO A 2nd LEVEL ONE?

Please help soon!

Voice? Translates as "Heading"?

In Sigil. Place the cursor on the line with the heading (Notice the Style box switched from 'Normal' to 'Heading1' )
Simply change(pull down) that to 'Heading 2'

Do NOT highlight text,
Just place the cursor on the same line.
These styles and Justification apply to entire 'paragraphs' that terminate with a non-visible end-of-line character (in CV)

huebi · 01-01-2011, 11:27 AM

<h1> is for first level, <h2> for second level down to level 6.

If you want to change <h2> into <h3> use the following regex:

search:

Code:

<h2(.*>)(.*)</h2>

replace:

Code:

<h3\1>\2</h3>

options: minimal matching, search in all html files

but be careful: if you want to change now all old h3 to h4 you cant cause you have now new h3 which will be converted to. So you have to start at the bottom going to the top when changing the levels in more then one hierarchy.

HopelessManu · 01-01-2011, 12:07 PM

yes, "heading", sorry!
Mmm... Let me give you an example: I have a cover (an image) and an abstract (without the title "Abstract", just plain text). COVER must be level 1 in the TOC, ABSTRACT level 2.
If I put the cursor on the abstract and give it "heading 2", it changes format! But I don't want that!

theducks · 01-01-2011, 12:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HopelessManu

yes, "heading", sorry!
Mmm... Let me give you an example: I have a cover (an image) and an abstract (without the title "Abstract", just plain text). COVER must be level 1 in the TOC, ABSTRACT level 2.
If I put the cursor on the abstract and give it "heading 2", it changes format! But I don't want that!

It chnges size

OK, time to hit the stylesheet and overide the size

Add/paste at the top (outside any other selectors)

Code:

 h2 { font-size: 150%}

Adjust percentage to suite. Affects ALL h2 tags

HopelessManu · 01-01-2011, 01:04 PM

I see... Correct me if I'm wrong: I could make my TOC with sigil, then go back to the CSS and change the size.
Would it be difficult to open ONLY the TOC with Sigil and changing it manually?

huebi · 01-01-2011, 01:47 PM

No, the TOC is derived from the <hx> elements.

theducks · 01-01-2011, 04:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HopelessManu

I see... Correct me if I'm wrong: I could make my TOC with sigil, then go back to the CSS and change the size.
Would it be difficult to open ONLY the TOC with Sigil and changing it manually?

Huebi has it.
You can modify the CSS at any time, it does not change the document other than appeaence.
Bigger,Smaller, Bold, Underline can all be (and should be if it affects more than 1 page. Now you change in one place) done via the CSS.
No, I am not saying that you MUST, just that it is a neat and elegant solution.

DaleDe · 01-02-2011, 12:35 PM

Well, CSS can change only the appearance but that includes making the text invisible.

theducks · 01-02-2011, 02:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DaleDe

... includes making the text invisible.

Nasty

01-01-2011, 10:50 AM	#1
HopelessManu Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2011 Device: none	MultiLevel TOC Sigil Hi everybody! Let's say I've created quite a good epub from InDesign, fixing things with Dreamweaver. Now: the TOC on the left is not as I expected. I'm just too bad to manually change the TOC in, e.g., TextEditor, but luckily enough I've just discovered Sigil! It allows me to change the voices, eliminate some of them... BUT WHAT ABOUT TRANSFORMING A 1st LEVEL VOICE INTO A 2nd LEVEL ONE? Please help soon!

01-01-2011, 11:27 AM	#3
huebi Zealot Posts: 121 Karma: 5070 Join Date: Dec 2010 Device: none	<h1> is for first level, <h2> for second level down to level 6. If you want to change <h2> into <h3> use the following regex: search: Code: <h2(.>)(.)</h2> replace: Code: <h3\1>\2</h3> options: minimal matching, search in all html files but be careful: if you want to change now all old h3 to h4 you cant cause you have now new h3 which will be converted to. So you have to start at the bottom going to the top when changing the levels in more then one hierarchy.

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01-01-2011, 12:07 PM	#4
HopelessManu Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2011 Device: none	yes, "heading", sorry! Mmm... Let me give you an example: I have a cover (an image) and an abstract (without the title "Abstract", just plain text). COVER must be level 1 in the TOC, ABSTRACT level 2. If I put the cursor on the abstract and give it "heading 2", it changes format! But I don't want that!

01-01-2011, 01:04 PM	#6
HopelessManu Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2011 Device: none	I see... Correct me if I'm wrong: I could make my TOC with sigil, then go back to the CSS and change the size. Would it be difficult to open ONLY the TOC with Sigil and changing it manually?

01-01-2011, 01:47 PM	#7
huebi Zealot Posts: 121 Karma: 5070 Join Date: Dec 2010 Device: none	No, the TOC is derived from the <hx> elements.

01-02-2011, 12:35 PM	#9
DaleDe Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,470 Karma: 13095790 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Grass Valley, CA Device: EB 1150, EZ Reader, Literati, iPad 2 & Air 2, iPhone 7	Well, CSS can change only the appearance but that includes making the text invisible.

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