Epub to Mobi Chapter Detection

ice2097 · 12-28-2010, 11:22 PM

Hey everyone,
I have an epub document that already has chapter marks (if I view it in calibre's viewer the ToC button shows all of the chapters just fine) but when I convert to MOBI there are no chapters shown.
I'm assuming I have to change the chapter detection somehow, but I'm not sure what it should be. The chapter headings are images in the file, but there are additional (non-chapter breaking) images as well.
Thanks!

wallcraft · 12-29-2010, 12:32 AM

This should not happen, unless you have set Preferences -> Conversion / Common Options -> TOC -> Force auto-generated TOC. If this is set, try unsetting it.

If an ePub has a TOC, there is usually no need to auto detect chapters (they are already in the TOC). Unfortunately, quite a few ePubs don't have a TOC (in a crime against ePubs) - so auto-detecting is necessary. You would not normally force the use of the auto-generated TOC unless the ePub's original TOC was not good enough.

ice2097 · 12-29-2010, 01:04 AM

No, I made sure to have the "Force TOC" off. I left the detection xpath as the default as well, as I assumed it would just use the already-present ToC, and thus the xpath would be irrelevant.

DoctorOhh · 12-29-2010, 02:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ice2097

No, I made sure to have the "Force TOC" off. I left the detection xpath as the default as well, as I assumed it would just use the already-present ToC, and thus the xpath would be irrelevant.

Then try checking that option and see what happens. I don't use Mobi, how do you know the TOC is blank?

ice2097 · 12-29-2010, 02:14 AM

Tried checking it, still nothing...
I know that there isn't a ToC because when I open the MOBI in calibre's built-in viewer, the ToC button is just greyed out (can't even click on it).

12-28-2010, 11:22 PM	#1
ice2097 Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2010 Device: Kindle 3	Epub to Mobi Chapter Detection Hey everyone, I have an epub document that already has chapter marks (if I view it in calibre's viewer the ToC button shows all of the chapters just fine) but when I convert to MOBI there are no chapters shown. I'm assuming I have to change the chapter detection somehow, but I'm not sure what it should be. The chapter headings are images in the file, but there are additional (non-chapter breaking) images as well. Thanks!

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12-29-2010, 12:32 AM	#2
wallcraft reader Posts: 6,977 Karma: 5183568 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Mississippi, USA Device: Kindle 3, Kobo Glo HD	This should not happen, unless you have set Preferences -> Conversion / Common Options -> TOC -> Force auto-generated TOC. If this is set, try unsetting it. If an ePub has a TOC, there is usually no need to auto detect chapters (they are already in the TOC). Unfortunately, quite a few ePubs don't have a TOC (in a crime against ePubs) - so auto-detecting is necessary. You would not normally force the use of the auto-generated TOC unless the ePub's original TOC was not good enough.

12-29-2010, 01:04 AM	#3
ice2097 Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2010 Device: Kindle 3	No, I made sure to have the "Force TOC" off. I left the detection xpath as the default as well, as I assumed it would just use the already-present ToC, and thus the xpath would be irrelevant.

12-29-2010, 02:14 AM	#5
ice2097 Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2010 Device: Kindle 3	Tried checking it, still nothing... I know that there isn't a ToC because when I open the MOBI in calibre's built-in viewer, the ToC button is just greyed out (can't even click on it).

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