1,000% a newbie

LordP · 05-06-2025, 05:47 PM

It's my first time trying this, and I'm stuck at one spot.

I am following instructions to creat a CSS, where I inserted this:
img {width: 100%;}
h1 {page-break-before: always;}

Next, I'm supposed to insert it in the <head>

And this is where I'm kinda lost because it's not working. Is it supposed to look like this:

<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xmlns:epub="http://www.idpf.org/2007/ops">
<head>
<link href="../Styles/Style0001.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/>

<title></title>
</head>

I'm thinking not since the damn thing doesn't work.

I just want each chapter to start on a fresh page.

Can someone help?

Thanks

I am following this instruction:

Otherwise you can right-click on the Styles folder in the Book Browser pane and Add Blank Stylesheet. In the CSS file I put the following:

img {width: 100%;}
h1 {page-break-before: always;}

DNSB · 05-06-2025, 06:13 PM

The best way to have each chapter to start on a new page is to put each chapter in it's own file (chapter01.xhtml, chapter02.xhtml, ...).

As for linking the stylesheet to the html files? Select the html files, right click, click on Link stylesheets, check the box(es) beside the stylesheet(s) you want to link and click okay. Much easier than manual and error prone typing.

ElMiko · 05-06-2025, 07:14 PM

@LordP, speaking to @DNSB's point about dedicating a new html/htm/xhtml file to each chapter, earlier versions of Sigil allowed the user to insert a kind of bookmark (<hr class="sigil_split_marker" />) into the html files and then Sigil would split all the files at the marker when you asked it to (by selecting "Split at Marker" from the Edit dropdown menu, or via keyboard shortcut).

I usually organize all the heading hierarchies first, and then split them using a regex search/replace that recognizes where to insert the split marker.

it looks like this:

Code:

Search:
(?<=</p>|</h[1-9]>)\s*<h([12])

Replace:
<hr class="sigil_split_marker" /><h\1

[It is looking for closing <p> or <h#> elements that are followed by either an <h1> or <h2> element, and inserting a split marker between them. Depending on how/where you like to creat pagebreaks, you may want to tweak this a bit for your needs.]

Can someone confirm that the "Insert Split Marker" functionality still exists in Sigil 2.xx?

DNSB · 05-06-2025, 08:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ElMiko

Can someone confirm that the "Insert Split Marker" functionality still exists in Sigil 2.xx?

Yes, Split at Markers/F6 functionality still exists. Insert Split Marker does as well but I've never used it since using regex to insert the split marker is a lot easier than scrolling through the epub looking for places to split.

LordP · 05-06-2025, 08:13 PM

Oh Dear.

So much.

It will take me a day or two to get through this.

You guys know what you are saying, whereas I have to do searches to understand what you are saying.

My bad, I thought it was a simple enough question.

For example: As for linking the stylesheet to the html files? Select the html files, right click, click

I only have one HTML file.

Maybe if I had posted this link it would have been a better explanation of what I was trying to do:

https://robcubbon.com/create-kindle-...d-using-sigil/

Thanks for the tips. I will research this.

DNSB · 05-06-2025, 08:34 PM

For one thing, any guide that mentions Book View is referring to older versions of Sigil (just looked at your link and it's from 2014). I seem to remember that Book View was removed 6 years ago and replaced by Page Edit after Sigil 0.9.14.

If you only have one HTML file, just right click on it and follow Link Stylesheets.

Perhaps I should ask what version of Sigil you are using? Hopefully, 2.4.2 at least.

LordP · 05-07-2025, 06:38 AM

Yes, I'm using v2.4.2

I tried what you said about following Link Stylesheets, and that worked great.

Now I have to figure out why everything is double spaced. ***Never mind, I forgot to remove all the " & # 160; ", the epub looks OK now.***

How does one actually make the epub? I have been using "Save As" but I'm not sure if it's the correct way to do it.

Thanks for the help.

One more thing. Can you suggest a different guide? Something a bit more recent?

PeterT · 05-07-2025, 07:32 AM

I'd suggest "Quick and dirty ePub tutorial (version 3) by Pablo" but it too suffers from the drawback of beibng based on an older Sigil version,

See either https://wiki.mobileread.com/wiki/Pablo or https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=130390

LordP · 05-07-2025, 07:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PeterT

I'd suggest "Quick and dirty ePub tutorial (version 3) by Pablo" but it too suffers from the drawback of beibng based on an older Sigil version,

See either https://wiki.mobileread.com/wiki/Pablo or https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=130390

Thank you. I'll try those.

DiapDealer · 05-07-2025, 08:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LordP

How does one actually make the epub? I have been using "Save As" but I'm not sure if it's the correct way to do it.

You are always making the epub. Saving is the way you name/keep it. It will automatically use "Save As" the first time so you can name it. After that, you'd only need to use Save As if you want to keep different versions of the same epub.

DiapDealer · 05-07-2025, 08:37 AM

I'm also disappointed that no one has mentioned the obvious Sigil User Guide.

LordP · 05-07-2025, 11:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DiapDealer

You are always making the epub. Saving is the way you name/keep it. It will automatically use "Save As" the first time so you can name it. After that, you'd only need to use Save As if you want to keep different versions of the same epub.

I have tried this so many ways that I was a bit lost.

I'm importing a DOCX document and it works just as you have said. I don't remember what else I tried - I think I tried an online conversion to HTML...maybe.

I like the Sigil manual you indicated, is it downloadable as a PDF?

DiapDealer · 05-07-2025, 02:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LordP

I like the Sigil manual you indicated, is it downloadable as a PDF?

Why is it that everybody's first question about a manual for an EPUB editor, is if there's a PDF version.

But no. It's not currently available in PDF. It IS available as a an EPUB, though. You can probably find a trivial way to convert it to PDF.

There's a big green button to download the latest User Guide in EPUB at the following location: https://sigil-ebook.com/sigil/guide/

LordP · 05-07-2025, 05:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DiapDealer

Why is it that everybody's first question about a manual for an EPUB editor, is if there's a PDF version.

But no. It's not currently available in PDF. It IS available as a an EPUB, though. You can probably find a trivial way to convert it to PDF.

There's a big green button to download the latest User Guide in EPUB at the following location: https://sigil-ebook.com/sigil/guide/

I have a huge 32" 4K HDR Monitor, and I can switch programs with the greatest of easy (because I built my own PC) - PDFs are a snooze for my system while running all sorts of other programs like MS Word & Sigil &&&&.

And yes, I can convert it, but the download was not apparent from the first link.

Frankly, I'm 75, retired, and bored. I was inspired by this place: https://bbebooksthailand.com/samples.html

The site has downloadable samples & CSS samples.

I honestly didn't realize how beautiful ebooks could look!!

I'm the guy who wrote a technical manual of over 600 pages for the company where I worked as tech support manager --- ALL in MS Word. In one document. Most of the content was not mine, but, man, it was a huge struggle, and I was very proud when I got it done, and it looked great.

I want to do the same for ebooks.

I have almost all the time in the world.

Thank you to everyone.

05-06-2025, 05:47 PM	#1
LordP Groupie Posts: 191 Karma: 1341124 Join Date: Aug 2010 Device: Kindle 3	1,000% a newbie It's my first time trying this, and I'm stuck at one spot. I am following instructions to creat a CSS, where I inserted this: img {width: 100%;} h1 {page-break-before: always;} Next, I'm supposed to insert it in the <head> And this is where I'm kinda lost because it's not working. Is it supposed to look like this: <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xmlns:epub="http://www.idpf.org/2007/ops"> <head> <link href="../Styles/Style0001.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/> <title></title> </head> I'm thinking not since the damn thing doesn't work. I just want each chapter to start on a fresh page. Can someone help? Thanks I am following this instruction: Otherwise you can right-click on the Styles folder in the Book Browser pane and Add Blank Stylesheet. In the CSS file I put the following: img {width: 100%;} h1 {page-break-before: always;}

05-06-2025, 07:14 PM	#3
ElMiko Evangelist Posts: 455 Karma: 65460 Join Date: Jun 2011 Device: Kindle	@LordP, speaking to @DNSB's point about dedicating a new html/htm/xhtml file to each chapter, earlier versions of Sigil allowed the user to insert a kind of bookmark (<hr class="sigil_split_marker" />) into the html files and then Sigil would split all the files at the marker when you asked it to (by selecting "Split at Marker" from the Edit dropdown menu, or via keyboard shortcut). I usually organize all the heading hierarchies first, and then split them using a regex search/replace that recognizes where to insert the split marker. it looks like this: Code: Search: (?<=</p>\|</h[1-9]>)\s*<h([12]) Replace: <hr class="sigil_split_marker" /><h\1 [It is looking for closing <p> or <h#> elements that are followed by either an <h1> or <h2> element, and inserting a split marker between them. Depending on how/where you like to creat pagebreaks, you may want to tweak this a bit for your needs.] Can someone confirm that the "Insert Split Marker" functionality still exists in Sigil 2.xx?

05-07-2025, 06:38 AM	#7
LordP Groupie Posts: 191 Karma: 1341124 Join Date: Aug 2010 Device: Kindle 3	Yes, I'm using v2.4.2 I tried what you said about following Link Stylesheets, and that worked great. Now I have to figure out why everything is double spaced. *Never mind, I forgot to remove all the " & # 160; ", the epub looks OK now.* How does one actually make the epub? I have been using "Save As" but I'm not sure if it's the correct way to do it. Thanks for the help. One more thing. Can you suggest a different guide? Something a bit more recent? Last edited by LordP; 05-07-2025 at 06:43 AM.

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05-06-2025, 06:13 PM	#2
DNSB Bibliophagist Posts: 46,417 Karma: 169098492 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Vancouver Device: Kobo Sage, Libra Colour, Lenovo M8 FHD, Paperwhite 4, Tolino epos	The best way to have each chapter to start on a new page is to put each chapter in it's own file (chapter01.xhtml, chapter02.xhtml, ...). As for linking the stylesheet to the html files? Select the html files, right click, click on Link stylesheets, check the box(es) beside the stylesheet(s) you want to link and click okay. Much easier than manual and error prone typing.

05-06-2025, 08:13 PM	#5
LordP Groupie Posts: 191 Karma: 1341124 Join Date: Aug 2010 Device: Kindle 3	Oh Dear. So much. It will take me a day or two to get through this. You guys know what you are saying, whereas I have to do searches to understand what you are saying. My bad, I thought it was a simple enough question. For example: As for linking the stylesheet to the html files? Select the html files, right click, click I only have one HTML file. Maybe if I had posted this link it would have been a better explanation of what I was trying to do: https://robcubbon.com/create-kindle-...d-using-sigil/ Thanks for the tips. I will research this.

05-06-2025, 08:34 PM	#6
DNSB Bibliophagist Posts: 46,417 Karma: 169098492 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Vancouver Device: Kobo Sage, Libra Colour, Lenovo M8 FHD, Paperwhite 4, Tolino epos	For one thing, any guide that mentions Book View is referring to older versions of Sigil (just looked at your link and it's from 2014). I seem to remember that Book View was removed 6 years ago and replaced by Page Edit after Sigil 0.9.14. If you only have one HTML file, just right click on it and follow Link Stylesheets. Perhaps I should ask what version of Sigil you are using? Hopefully, 2.4.2 at least.

05-07-2025, 07:32 AM	#8
PeterT Grand Sorcerer Posts: 13,540 Karma: 78910202 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Toronto Device: Libra H2O, Libra Colour	I'd suggest "Quick and dirty ePub tutorial (version 3) by Pablo" but it too suffers from the drawback of beibng based on an older Sigil version, See either https://wiki.mobileread.com/wiki/Pablo or https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=130390

05-07-2025, 08:37 AM	#11
DiapDealer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 28,617 Karma: 204624552 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Nexus 7, Kindle Fire HD	I'm also disappointed that no one has mentioned the obvious Sigil User Guide.

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