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TdeV1
TdeV1
Inspiring
June 3, 2014
Question

What's required to get small caps to an epub? (Frame 12)

  • June 3, 2014
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In Frame 12, I started with the standard template for the User Guide and have put all chapters in the one file. Then I successfully published to epub and HTML5.

  • Both files show the blue chapter number across the top of the chapter.
  • Both files show the different paragraph style for the first paragraph following each new chapter (now temporarily identified with Heading1)
  • Neither file shows the running headers or footers. Can I change this?
  • Only the HTML5  shows the small caps Character Tag with which the first words of each new chapter are tagged.

Advice for correcting the last two points?

Thanks in advance.

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Arnis Gubins
Arnis Gubins
Inspiring
June 4, 2014

Typically running headers/footers (navigation aids) aren't used in ePubs and HTML5 as the concept of a "page" depends upon the user's device and/or output specifications and there are different navigation aids available. You can create custom templates (HTML Page Template on the Outputs > General tab) , however, and import one of those to provide background content, images, etc.

For the small caps, it might be a function of the device or epub viewer that you're using. Here's a dummy file where the first two words of every paragraph are tagged with a small cap attribute. The first paragraph also has a Bold/Heavy attribute applied to the first two words. The left version is from Sigil and he right one is using Calibre for the same ePub file.

Welcome to the world of ePub (un)certainy. Much like the browser wars, you won't know how something will display in a particular eReader or ePub reading application until you try it.

TdeV1
TdeV1Author
Inspiring
June 4, 2014

Arnis, I don't suppose there is one location to look up all the discrepancies?

I do know that I've read ebooks on my Nook which have a background header. Any idea where I'd go look this up?

Thanks,

Theresa

Arnis Gubins
Arnis Gubins
Inspiring
June 4, 2014

You could contact Scott Prentice at Leximation about what various eReaders support. He's given many presentations at STC meetings on the topic of ePubs.

For info about background stuff, search on RoboHelp master pages and HTML page templates.

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