Create a horizontal rule - in Indesign - that will export to epub

[michaela_sue]

I'm making a reflowable epub in indesign that will be used for kindle devices. Can anyone tell me if it is possible to make a horizontal rule (Just a simple <hr> that will span the width of whatever screen it viewed) in my indesign document that will export? I attached an example of what I want—and I only got that to work by placing it as an above line object.

[Sandee Cohen]

I'm interested in the answer. I think the only way to do it is with customized CSS that are defined outside of InDesign.

[michaela_sue]

Do you think an HTML snippet might work? I can get a small line to appear when adding an HTML - but I can't seem to change any of it's attributes (ie width, size, align)

[Kai Rübsamen]

Hi,

two things are needed:

1.

two paragraph styles, if this are two paragraphs! Otherwise the two paragraphs could be exported as one para and separated with a shift return.

2. Search the two styles in the css and add.

.myStyleAbove {

  1px solid red;

}

.myStyleBelow {

  1px solid red;

}

[Marvest · Accepted solution]

Hi Kai,

The ideal situation would be to include Additional CSS using Add Style Sheet while exporting to ePub. That way you don't have to crack open it after the fact. I tried your code but it didn't work. This is what works for me assuming two paragraphs named Rule-above and Rule-below respectively:

p.Rule-above{

border-top: 1px solid red;

padding-top: 5px;

}

p.Rule-below{

border-bottom: 1px solid red;

padding-bottom: 5px;

}

This is the result:

[Kai Rübsamen]

Haha, if there is no property, a value alone cannot work. Shouldn’t write something before go to bed 😉

So, Ellis code ist right! The additional padding-property is working like "textframe inset" and put the line away from the paragraph.

To the ideal situation:

Either InDesign should honor a paragraph-rule in the output or someone should write his one CSS. I would never include a second CSS-file in the document. Instead I vote for a complete own CSS and don’t use the InDesign generated CSS, cause 90% of InDesigns generated Code is either superfluous or wrong.

Kai

[michaela_sue]

Kai and Ellis!

You guys are awesome. HUGE time-saver - I don't like breaking open the file afterward if I don't have to.

[smonrad]

Are you saying that an Indesign Paragraph Style Rule will not export?

[BobLevine]

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