Removing Indents In Custom ToC For epubs

[Biks]

My final compile is for epub. I know how to create an auto Table Of Contents. I only have a series of folders it needs to index, no sub folders. It’s indenting everything after the first chapter.

I want everything lined up. Where do I edit for that? The previous version of Scrivener had a menu showing level 1, level 2 stuff, etc. I can’t find that menu.

Now, I have a custom version that I created that DOES line up and works fine. I had to use SECTION in the SECTION TYPE menu:

I suspect I’m missing some “secret sauce” when I do this. The manual says this:

Properly Formatting an Ebook ToC Page
The guidelines for creating a valid ePub book are strict, and as such one
needs to follow these rules when constructing a custom ToC page within
Scrivener: b the section must have a heading that is styled using one of
the numbered heading styles, such as “Heading 2” (either in the text itself,
or generated by the Layout the section uses in compile), [/b]and (b) the rest
of the content must consist exclusively of links pointing to other sections
of the ebook, one link per line. Indent levels for each line will be scanned,
and produce a “folder” style navigation in some devices, where one can
drill down from “Part I” to “Chapter 23” to “Section 23.8”. Deviating from
these guidelines may result in a book that does not validate.

I want this validate. What am I missing? When I use the Table Of Contents choice, the indents come back. I want those damn indents to go away.

[KB]

First, the auto ToC should line up, so it’s a good idea to work out what’s going wrong there. A quick fix might be just ticking “Use flat table of contents” in the ToC options in Compile. I’m interested in why you aren’t getting a flat ToC to start with though. What is the structure in your binder?

As for the custom ToC, it’s probably a better idea to create use the Table of Contents Section Type and then choose an appropriate Section Layout for that type in Compile, You want to have only a title that users a header HTML level (set either via Format > Paragraph > HTML Header Level) or via the Compile Section Layouts setup) and, directly after it, the list of links to your chapters.

If you could post a sample project showing the issue, that might allow me to see the problem quickly.

All the best,
Keith

[Biks]

Yea, that was it - “use flat table of contents” check box. (along with the Toc section type)

The default also lines up when checked. I needed a custom one because I added something to each chapter number.

[Biks]

=== 1 day later ====

The epub compiled perfectly, no indents. Now the dreaded ToC indents are back when I compile a Kindle/Mobi via KindleGen.

I still have USE FLAT TABLE OF CONTENTS checked.

I got the dreaded KindleGen compile error at first. Did some snooping around here, found that I had to change PAGE TITLE STYLE to NONE in HTML elements.

Does this have anything to do with it?

Or am I just pushing my luck with this? Expecting everything to compile correctly?

[KB]

I think it would definitely be a good idea to let us have a look at your project at this point. Could you please either create a sample project showing the issue and attach it to this thread (zipped up) or zip up and send the actual project to mac.support@literatureandlatte.com?

Thanks and all the best,
Keith