editing problem with "toc" (changes not applied)

Jacques Q. · 06-20-2024, 06:38 AM

Hello.
My (admittedly slight) problem is this :
I want to rectify two small mistakes that appear in the "table des matières" of an EPub - one bad spelling mistake and one chapter showing as "x" instead of "Chapitre X" (both being already successfully corrected in the main text of the book).
I go to the "toc" part, rectify the mistakes, the text shows correctly on the WYSIWYG on the right.
I save the file, but when I open the EPub, the original mistakes are still there.
How come ? Is there a specific procedure to apply in the "toc" bit of an e-book ?
Thanks a lot in advance for any help.

lomkiri · 06-20-2024, 07:23 AM

You probably try to edit the *.ncx of an epub3, but for this format the ToC is in a nav document (xhtml format). The ncx is there (and facultative) only for backward compatibility.

The best and more secure way to edit a ToC is to use the dedicated tool of calibre: menu tools / ToC / edit ToC, or the icon "Modify ToC" in the toolbar.

thiago.eec · 06-22-2024, 10:24 AM

I think he edited a content html file with the inline ToC. He said the file showed fine in the preview pane, but ncx does not show there.

Anyway, like @lomkiri said, use the Edit ToC tool.

06-20-2024, 06:38 AM	#1
Jacques Q. Zealot Posts: 106 Karma: 1544 Join Date: Jul 2020 Location: Paris Device: quite a few Kindles...	editing problem with "toc" (changes not applied) Hello. My (admittedly slight) problem is this : I want to rectify two small mistakes that appear in the "table des matières" of an EPub - one bad spelling mistake and one chapter showing as "x" instead of "Chapitre X" (both being already successfully corrected in the main text of the book). I go to the "toc" part, rectify the mistakes, the text shows correctly on the WYSIWYG on the right. I save the file, but when I open the EPub, the original mistakes are still there. How come ? Is there a specific procedure to apply in the "toc" bit of an e-book ? Thanks a lot in advance for any help.

06-20-2024, 07:23 AM	#2
lomkiri Zealot Posts: 148 Karma: 1451628 Join Date: Jul 2021 Device: N/A	You probably try to edit the .ncx of an epub3, but for this format the ToC is in a nav document (xhtml format). The ncx is there (and facultative) only for backward compatibility. The best and more secure way to edit a ToC is to use the dedicated tool of calibre: menu tools / ToC / edit ToC, or the icon "Modify ToC" in the toolbar. Last edited by lomkiri; 06-20-2024 at 01:30 PM.*

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06-22-2024, 10:24 AM	#3
thiago.eec Wizard Posts: 1,082 Karma: 1221485 Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: Goiânia - Brazil Device: iPad, Kindle Paperwhite	I think he edited a content html file with the inline ToC. He said the file showed fine in the preview pane, but ncx does not show there. Anyway, like @lomkiri said, use the Edit ToC tool.