Sigil automatic splitting of document

perkin5 · Today, 10:27 AM

In the past, when I have loaded an epub into Sigil, all the chapters or sections have been automatically split into separate files. I have just loaded an epub generated in Indesign and the whole book is in one file despite the fact that Kindle Previewer shows separate pages. I can see instances of:

Code:

<div id="page2" role="doc-pagebreak" aria-label="2" epub:type="pagebreak" />

but they have not split the file. I know I can do this manually by splitting at the cursor Ctrl+Enter but I want to do it automatically. There are several promising looking tools in the menu but I don't want to accidentally wreck the document. Can anyone advise?

theducks · Today, 11:16 AM

Search&Replace those with the Sigil split marker: (it is on the tools menu)

<hr class="sigil_split_marker" />

Once done: F6 (executes the split)

KevinH · Today, 11:52 AM

You probably do not want to split on every page break. Especially if this is not a fixed layout epub. Try looking for heading tags.

perkin5 · Today, 12:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by theducks

Search&Replace those with the Sigil split marker: (it is on the tools menu)

<hr class="sigil_split_marker" />

Once done: F6 (executes the split)

The split marker is not on the tools menu in 2.0.0 but on the Insert menu, which foxed me for a bit! OK that works and many thanks. May I ask a supplementary - can I select text and then comment it out? There appears to be no toolbar button to do this in 2.0.0

perkin5 · Today, 01:03 PM

Yes, maybe you are right - I do want some page breaks in the front matter of my book but the manual job is then much less.

Turtle91 · Today, 03:12 PM

To comment in HTML, place a  tag after the comment text. In Sigil you can create a clip like this:

Quote:

So all you need to do is highlight the section you want commented out and click on the clip.

theducks · Today, 03:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by perkin5

The split marker is not on the tools menu in 2.0.0 but on the Insert menu, which foxed me for a bit! OK that works and many thanks. May I ask a supplementary - can I select text and then comment it out? There appears to be no toolbar button to do this in 2.0.0

My bad. I slipped menus.

You can just paste that string into the Replace.
You are not limited to that original pattern. Any Search can me used. Just be careful when using Replace All. I sometime use Replace-Next and skip (click find) if needed.

Today, 10:27 AM	#1
perkin5 Member Posts: 18 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2014 Device: Kindle	Sigil automatic splitting of document In the past, when I have loaded an epub into Sigil, all the chapters or sections have been automatically split into separate files. I have just loaded an epub generated in Indesign and the whole book is in one file despite the fact that Kindle Previewer shows separate pages. I can see instances of: Code: <div id="page2" role="doc-pagebreak" aria-label="2" epub:type="pagebreak" /> but they have not split the file. I know I can do this manually by splitting at the cursor Ctrl+Enter but I want to do it automatically. There are several promising looking tools in the menu but I don't want to accidentally wreck the document. Can anyone advise?

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Today, 11:16 AM	#2
theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 30,407 Karma: 58055234 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	Search&Replace those with the Sigil split marker: (it is on the tools menu) <hr class="sigil_split_marker" /> Once done: F6 (executes the split)

Today, 11:52 AM	#3
KevinH Sigil Developer Posts: 8,110 Karma: 5450184 Join Date: Nov 2009 Device: many	You probably do not want to split on every page break. Especially if this is not a fixed layout epub. Try looking for heading tags.

Today, 01:03 PM	#5
perkin5 Member Posts: 18 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2014 Device: Kindle	Yes, maybe you are right - I do want some page breaks in the front matter of my book but the manual job is then much less.

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