how to import folders in hierachy and css file altogether

Jundle · 03-25-2010, 05:06 AM

Hi, I'm a newbie in all respect - my new kindle dx and new to html, css and calibre.

I am trying to make kindle version of bible for myself.

There are 66 books (Genesis to Revealation) and each books, several chapters to 150 chapter for the book of psalm. In other words, many many htmls.

There is one css file controlling all the style.
There is TOC with links to 66 books, but it goes to the 1st chapter of the book.

My questions are 1.) how to add these files to calibre? What other files are necessary for it to work? Is it better to combine all the chapters within each book? For example, Psalm has 150 chapters (150 htmls). Should I combine 150 htmls to one html and by doing append a particular named book tag like Psalm in front of each chapters? So the existing tag reads like <Ch1>, then change like <PSCh>?

I figure that there will be other questions along the way, but, this is the first step I want to do to test and get these books into Kindle DX.

Your help, very much appreciated.
J.T.

theducks · 03-25-2010, 07:10 AM

You might wander down 1 forum to to the Sigil group.
Inside EPUB is (x)html and the other stuff you need.
Sigil .2 (now in Beta) looks as easy as a 150 clicks to get the files into a row
A couple of more hundred clicks if the files don't have H(1,2,3) tags already, that will be used for the TOC.

The results (EPUB) can be brought into Calibre

Jundle · 03-25-2010, 08:16 AM

Thanks for showing the direction. I'll give a try.
J.T.

itimpi · 03-25-2010, 09:37 AM

When you import an HTML file, Calibre will follow links to other related files. It then puts all the files it has collected into a ZIP file stored in Calibre. Therefore you may find that adding the TOC file pulls all the other files in. Easy enough to try it and see?

Jundle · 03-29-2010, 11:26 PM

Thank you itimpi. Yes. i did a test with and it did pull the contents, even as far as sub directories.

03-25-2010, 05:06 AM	#1
Jundle Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2010 Device: Kindle DX International	how to import folders in hierachy and css file altogether Hi, I'm a newbie in all respect - my new kindle dx and new to html, css and calibre. I am trying to make kindle version of bible for myself. There are 66 books (Genesis to Revealation) and each books, several chapters to 150 chapter for the book of psalm. In other words, many many htmls. There is one css file controlling all the style. There is TOC with links to 66 books, but it goes to the 1st chapter of the book. My questions are 1.) how to add these files to calibre? What other files are necessary for it to work? Is it better to combine all the chapters within each book? For example, Psalm has 150 chapters (150 htmls). Should I combine 150 htmls to one html and by doing append a particular named book tag like Psalm in front of each chapters? So the existing tag reads like <Ch1>, then change like <PSCh>? I figure that there will be other questions along the way, but, this is the first step I want to do to test and get these books into Kindle DX. Your help, very much appreciated. J.T.

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03-25-2010, 07:10 AM	#2
theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 30,891 Karma: 60358908 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	You might wander down 1 forum to to the Sigil group. Inside EPUB is (x)html and the other stuff you need. Sigil .2 (now in Beta) looks as easy as a 150 clicks to get the files into a row A couple of more hundred clicks if the files don't have H(1,2,3) tags already, that will be used for the TOC. The results (EPUB) can be brought into Calibre

03-25-2010, 08:16 AM	#3
Jundle Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2010 Device: Kindle DX International	Thanks for showing the direction. I'll give a try. J.T.

03-25-2010, 09:37 AM	#4
itimpi Wizard Posts: 4,553 Karma: 950151 Join Date: Nov 2008 Device: Sony PRS-950, iphone/ipad (Marvin/iBooks/QuickReader)	When you import an HTML file, Calibre will follow links to other related files. It then puts all the files it has collected into a ZIP file stored in Calibre. Therefore you may find that adding the TOC file pulls all the other files in. Easy enough to try it and see?

03-29-2010, 11:26 PM	#5
Jundle Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2010 Device: Kindle DX International	Thank you itimpi. Yes. i did a test with and it did pull the contents, even as far as sub directories.

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