Where's the book?

Jane A · 11-21-2011, 11:08 PM

I know I've run across the fix for this problem, but unfortunately I didn't save the info. Can someone remind me or direct me to the thread that discusses how to bring up the text of the book when all that shows is the cover/titlepage? IOW, I can read the book as an epub, but when I open it in Sigil the body of the book does not appear.

Thanks for any help!

Keroberos · 11-21-2011, 11:22 PM

There should be a panel on the left hand side titled Book Browser showing multiple xhtml/html files, those are the different sections of the epub. You double click on them to open them in the main space. If the Book browser is not visible you can bring it up by selecting "View/Book Browser" from the menu bar, or type ALT+F1 on your keyboard.

Jane A · 11-21-2011, 11:35 PM

Hmm, no, it's not there, that's the problem!

I'm trying to remember, I think I converted it to some other format and then converted it back to an epub. At that point the body of the book appears. I'll try fussing around with different formats and see if I can figure it out.

cybmole · 11-22-2011, 12:37 AM

look in misc. if this there, you can't edit it so convert epub to something else e.g. mobi & back again in calibre - that should sort it

Keroberos · 11-22-2011, 01:20 AM

So only the cover page shows? Anything in the Misc folder? You'll get that behaviour if the xhtml files don't have an extension (ie "chapter_01" instead of "chapter_01.xhtml").

Jane A · 11-22-2011, 12:50 PM

I converted it to mobi and then back and now I have my text. I did this before I saw your message, Keroberos, so I didn't look at the misc file. But it's fixed now so all is well, and I'll keep make a note for when this happens again.

Thanks to both of you!

11-21-2011, 11:08 PM	#1
Jane A Addict Posts: 241 Karma: 129881 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: SoCal Device: Kindle Paperwhite	Where's the book? I know I've run across the fix for this problem, but unfortunately I didn't save the info. Can someone remind me or direct me to the thread that discusses how to bring up the text of the book when all that shows is the cover/titlepage? IOW, I can read the book as an epub, but when I open it in Sigil the body of the book does not appear. Thanks for any help!

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11-21-2011, 11:22 PM	#2
Keroberos Zealot Posts: 128 Karma: 238654 Join Date: Aug 2009 Device: Kobo Mini (4GB), Nook Classic wi-fi, iPod Touch (Bluefire Reader)	There should be a panel on the left hand side titled Book Browser showing multiple xhtml/html files, those are the different sections of the epub. You double click on them to open them in the main space. If the Book browser is not visible you can bring it up by selecting "View/Book Browser" from the menu bar, or type ALT+F1 on your keyboard.

11-21-2011, 11:35 PM	#3
Jane A Addict Posts: 241 Karma: 129881 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: SoCal Device: Kindle Paperwhite	Hmm, no, it's not there, that's the problem! I'm trying to remember, I think I converted it to some other format and then converted it back to an epub. At that point the body of the book appears. I'll try fussing around with different formats and see if I can figure it out.

11-22-2011, 12:37 AM	#4
cybmole Wizard Posts: 3,720 Karma: 1759970 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: none	look in misc. if this there, you can't edit it so convert epub to something else e.g. mobi & back again in calibre - that should sort it

11-22-2011, 01:20 AM	#5
Keroberos Zealot Posts: 128 Karma: 238654 Join Date: Aug 2009 Device: Kobo Mini (4GB), Nook Classic wi-fi, iPod Touch (Bluefire Reader)	So only the cover page shows? Anything in the Misc folder? You'll get that behaviour if the xhtml files don't have an extension (ie "chapter_01" instead of "chapter_01.xhtml").

11-22-2011, 12:50 PM	#6
Jane A Addict Posts: 241 Karma: 129881 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: SoCal Device: Kindle Paperwhite	I converted it to mobi and then back and now I have my text. I did this before I saw your message, Keroberos, so I didn't look at the misc file. But it's fixed now so all is well, and I'll keep make a note for when this happens again. Thanks to both of you!