How to add a header/footer

Arkadian · 09-24-2014, 12:58 PM

I apologise in advance, but couldn't find what I am looking for anywhere (including the manual).

I have an Epub/awf3 and I need to add a header/footer. Is there an easy way? The only one I know is to carry out an epub->epub conversion, but I wonder if that is the best way.

Thanks

eschwartz · 09-24-2014, 01:03 PM

Header for what? ebooks don't have headers. They are reflowable, so where would you put them?

The ereader engine may use headers derived from the ebook metadata, but that is not part of the book.

A PDF can and maybe should have a header, but that will be generated by the conversion, not placed in dynamically changing locations throughout the ebook.

Arkadian · 09-24-2014, 01:05 PM

Oh... I thought you could define something so that at the top of the page you would have some set text, even if the page moves dynamically.

I take it you can't and that's why I couldn't find a way to do it (and yes, i was thinking along the same lines of the headers/footers you can add in a pdf)

eschwartz · 09-24-2014, 01:16 PM

The headers and footers in a PDF are merely a part of the text, which a conversion will insert right before/after every pagebreak. And PDF is a fixed-position format, so it works there.

Kobo does headers and footers for their store-bought KEPUB format, and it irritates at least as many people as it pleases. Personally, I fall in the "irritated" category -- I want my ereader to just show the book (and location/progress/pagenumbers in a sliver of the bottom).

Arkadian · 09-24-2014, 01:22 PM

OK, forget that then...

What about instead if I want to add a page at the beginning... Do I just go about creating a docx, converting it, exporting it and importing it where I want?
I don't think I could write it from scratch in HTML...

eschwartz · 09-24-2014, 01:30 PM

All it takes is basic CSS. You can create a blank file, move it to where you need it, and just fill stuff in in the body tag.

You can also liberally copy-paste from the other files.

Most likely all you will be doing is inserting some
<p>paragraph text</p>
sections, maybe with a style you liked from elsewhere in the book.

Alternatively, if your master copy was a DOCX, you can update that and regenerate the EPUB.

Arkadian · 09-24-2014, 02:23 PM

Actually you are quite right. It was way easier than I envisaged.

Thanks for the support

theducks · 09-24-2014, 02:28 PM

The file <head> block contains:
<title>stuff</title>

may get used by Some (I guess very few

) ) devices for the top line/window frame title.

I would not count on it

09-24-2014, 12:58 PM	#1
Arkadian Connoisseur Posts: 96 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2014 Device: none	How to add a header/footer I apologise in advance, but couldn't find what I am looking for anywhere (including the manual). I have an Epub/awf3 and I need to add a header/footer. Is there an easy way? The only one I know is to carry out an epub->epub conversion, but I wonder if that is the best way. Thanks

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09-24-2014, 01:03 PM	#2
eschwartz Ex-Helpdesk Junkie Posts: 19,421 Karma: 85400180 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Beaten Path, USA, Roundworld, This Side of Infinity Device: Kindle Touch fw5.3.7 (Wifi only)	Header for what? ebooks don't have headers. They are reflowable, so where would you put them? The ereader engine may use headers derived from the ebook metadata, but that is not part of the book. A PDF can and maybe should have a header, but that will be generated by the conversion, not placed in dynamically changing locations throughout the ebook.

09-24-2014, 01:05 PM	#3
Arkadian Connoisseur Posts: 96 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2014 Device: none	Oh... I thought you could define something so that at the top of the page you would have some set text, even if the page moves dynamically. I take it you can't and that's why I couldn't find a way to do it (and yes, i was thinking along the same lines of the headers/footers you can add in a pdf)

09-24-2014, 01:16 PM	#4
eschwartz Ex-Helpdesk Junkie Posts: 19,421 Karma: 85400180 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Beaten Path, USA, Roundworld, This Side of Infinity Device: Kindle Touch fw5.3.7 (Wifi only)	The headers and footers in a PDF are merely a part of the text, which a conversion will insert right before/after every pagebreak. And PDF is a fixed-position format, so it works there. Kobo does headers and footers for their store-bought KEPUB format, and it irritates at least as many people as it pleases. Personally, I fall in the "irritated" category -- I want my ereader to just show the book (and location/progress/pagenumbers in a sliver of the bottom).

09-24-2014, 01:22 PM	#5
Arkadian Connoisseur Posts: 96 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2014 Device: none	OK, forget that then... What about instead if I want to add a page at the beginning... Do I just go about creating a docx, converting it, exporting it and importing it where I want? I don't think I could write it from scratch in HTML...

09-24-2014, 01:30 PM	#6
eschwartz Ex-Helpdesk Junkie Posts: 19,421 Karma: 85400180 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Beaten Path, USA, Roundworld, This Side of Infinity Device: Kindle Touch fw5.3.7 (Wifi only)	All it takes is basic CSS. You can create a blank file, move it to where you need it, and just fill stuff in in the body tag. You can also liberally copy-paste from the other files. Most likely all you will be doing is inserting some <p>paragraph text</p> sections, maybe with a style you liked from elsewhere in the book. Alternatively, if your master copy was a DOCX, you can update that and regenerate the EPUB.

09-24-2014, 02:23 PM	#7
Arkadian Connoisseur Posts: 96 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2014 Device: none	Actually you are quite right. It was way easier than I envisaged. Thanks for the support

09-24-2014, 02:28 PM	#8
theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 30,884 Karma: 59840450 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	The file <head> block contains: <title>stuff</title> may get used by Some (I guess very few ) ) devices for the top line/window frame title. I would not count on it

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