How to create TOC at the start of PDF using ebook-convert

mdw123456 · 09-03-2023, 01:33 AM

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I am converting from md to pdf

--pdf-add-toc
Add a Table of Contents at the end of the PDF that lists page numbers.

is there a way I can add this TOC at the start of the pdf. Also with links to the chapter

j.p.s · 09-03-2023, 02:55 PM

You might try using pandoc to do the PDF conversion. I don't know where it would put the TOC or whether there is some option to control the location.

Another possibility is using pandoc to convert to asciidoc format, then use either asciidoc or asciidoctor to make the PDF.

It has been a long time since I have used pandoc, asciidoc, or asciidoctor. All of these have had a lot of development since then. The last time I generated a PDF with asciidoc, the in document TOC was near the front with a link to each entry and a TOC which PDF viewers with TOC support can use.

Quoth · 09-03-2023, 04:00 PM

Export to docx or rtf.
Read and edit in MS Word or LO Writer.
Add page numbers, headers, footers, TOC, indexes, front & rear matter style etc as desired. Export a PDF.

09-03-2023, 01:33 AM	#1
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09-03-2023, 02:55 PM	#2
j.p.s Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,536 Karma: 100606001 Join Date: Apr 2011 Device: pb360	You might try using pandoc to do the PDF conversion. I don't know where it would put the TOC or whether there is some option to control the location. Another possibility is using pandoc to convert to asciidoc format, then use either asciidoc or asciidoctor to make the PDF. It has been a long time since I have used pandoc, asciidoc, or asciidoctor. All of these have had a lot of development since then. The last time I generated a PDF with asciidoc, the in document TOC was near the front with a link to each entry and a TOC which PDF viewers with TOC support can use.

09-03-2023, 04:00 PM	#3
Quoth the rook, bossing Never. Posts: 12,386 Karma: 92073397 Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Ireland Device: All 4 Kinds: epub eink, Kindle, android eink, NxtPaper11	Export to docx or rtf. Read and edit in MS Word or LO Writer. Add page numbers, headers, footers, TOC, indexes, front & rear matter style etc as desired. Export a PDF.