Chapter Headings

Paxman53 · 10-08-2011, 12:45 PM

Hi,

I'm new to posting on this forum and I was wondering if anyone can help me.

I use calibre to convert various formats to E-Pub and use Structure Detection to get it to split on Chapters (//*[re:test(., "Chapter", "i")]).

My problem is that if the input doc has a table of contents it also splits these individually as well.

This is OK if there are only a few chapters as I can then use Sigil to re-merge, however some books have upwards of 100 chapters and this gets tedious.

Is there any way to allow Calibre to split on Chapters but leave the TOC intact?

DoctorOhh · 10-08-2011, 08:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Paxman53

My problem is that if the input doc has a table of contents it also splits these individually as well.

You may not want to hear this, but delete the inline TOC, ePub books store their TOC in the toc.ncx file.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Paxman53

Is there any way to allow Calibre to split on Chapters but leave the TOC intact?

Chapters and the inline TOC you're referring to are both plain xhtml so I don't think there is a way to protect it.

Maybe someone will describe a work flow that does what you want.

kovidgoyal · 10-08-2011, 11:12 PM

There are conversion options that tell calibre not to create splits on chapter titles and another to specify exactly where the splits should be made.

Paxman53 · 10-12-2011, 01:31 PM

Thanks for the replies guys.

Kovid can you be more specific (sorry I'm still virtually a novice as far as Calibre is concerned - learning as I go - Best conversion tool by the way).

What would I need to input to achieve what I require.

Your help is greatly appreciated

10-08-2011, 12:45 PM	#1
Paxman53 Connoisseur Posts: 55 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2011 Device: 7" Tablet - Aldiko Reader Premium	Chapter Headings Hi, I'm new to posting on this forum and I was wondering if anyone can help me. I use calibre to convert various formats to E-Pub and use Structure Detection to get it to split on Chapters (//*[re:test(., "Chapter", "i")]). My problem is that if the input doc has a table of contents it also splits these individually as well. This is OK if there are only a few chapters as I can then use Sigil to re-merge, however some books have upwards of 100 chapters and this gets tedious. Is there any way to allow Calibre to split on Chapters but leave the TOC intact?

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10-08-2011, 11:12 PM	#3
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,609 Karma: 28549044 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	There are conversion options that tell calibre not to create splits on chapter titles and another to specify exactly where the splits should be made.

10-12-2011, 01:31 PM	#4
Paxman53 Connoisseur Posts: 55 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2011 Device: 7" Tablet - Aldiko Reader Premium	Thanks for the replies guys. Kovid can you be more specific (sorry I'm still virtually a novice as far as Calibre is concerned - learning as I go - Best conversion tool by the way). What would I need to input to achieve what I require. Your help is greatly appreciated

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