06-16-2008, 04:05 PM | #1 |
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Epub formatting
Does anyone know how to make indentions for paragraphs when converting to ePub??? I know that for html documents, you simply put ^t^p, but that doesn't seem to work for ePub format. I've been trying to figure it out for hours! If anyone has ANY ideas please let me know.
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Change the properties for p in your CSS file.
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p { margin: 0px; text-indent: 1em; } This is proper way to do it in HTML as well, BTW. |
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06-17-2008, 12:19 PM | #4 |
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Still having trouble
First off thanks for the replies however, i am still having trouble. i am amble to put that piece of code into my xhtml document, however i cannot figure out how get the new xhtml document back into epub format. that only program that i have that can convert files to epub format is indesign and i cannot figure out how to get an xhtml file back into indesign
i have tried to just put the "text" of the xhtml file into indesign like i would a word document but all that does is create an epub file of the code, and not formatted text. any help is appreciated -kurt_da_nerd |
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06-17-2008, 12:59 PM | #6 |
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thanks. However, I am very new to this whole eBook making extravaganza, and I do not know what a CSS style sheet is, or how to access it. could you please give me some tips? Possibly some examples of good programs to use as well?
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Although most mobile readers refer to your CSS stylesheet, they ignore paragraph tags in favor of their own settings. I don't know why, and it's maddening.
If you want to force your style choices, use span tags, which are generally respected. For titles and headlines, use heading tags. Here's a FAQ on ePub formatting. |
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ePub readers recognise <p> and <div> tags just like any renderer and they default to block-level elements, whereas <span> tags default to inline elements (a behaviour which can, of course, be changed). Maybe you should give an example of the code that's been causing you problems. |
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