Questions tagged [gitbook]

GitBook is a command line tool (and Node.js library) for building books and exercises using GitHub/Git and Markdown.

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Two column layout with markdown

I am working on a side-by-side text. I have to prepare this with two column layout. For example one column contains English text and other column/right column contains translation of preceding (English) text. Markdown does not support table marking…
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Gitbook-cli install error TypeError: cb.apply is not a function inside graceful-fs

When executing any gitbook command in the terminal, the following error is thrown: /home/travis/.nvm/versions/node/v12.18.3/lib/node_modules/gitbook-cli/node_modules/npm/node_modules/graceful-fs/polyfills.js:287 if (cb) cb.apply(this,…
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Custom Gitbook Themes

Does anyone know how to modify the look of a git book? I've seen 2 books that have a different look from the default: http://codac.co/ http://coalman.github.io/tott-gulpjs/book/ But can someone point me in the right direction of how to customize the…
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How to change TOC depth in R Bookdown (GitBook)?

I use GitBook format through R bookdown. I need to use at least four levels in the table of contents (TOC). The default is three. How can I change the depth of TOC? UPDATE Now the toc-related contents of my _output.yml file look like…
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R Bookdown The GitBook toolbar not visibile in IE11 in Minimal Book Example

A strange thing is happening browsing a A Minimal Book Example with Chrome and Edge shows the GitBook toolbar. However when using internet Explorer 11 with windows 10 the toolbar doesn't show but is working. Versie: 11.98.16299.0 Updateversies:…
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How to create a only one row table using markdown

I use gitbook legacy editor to create a single row table It looks fine on visual editor but looks really weird when it is on the server. On visual editor, it is just a one-row table. On the server, it is a one-row table + an empty table body cell…
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How to publish Gitbook in Dark mode

Is it possible to publish Gitbook in Dark mode. Gitbook provides option to set dark mode in user settings. But I would like to set dark mode by default for everyone.
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Is there a way to use latex expression of chemarr for `gitbook` format of bookdown package?

I would like to use latex expression of chemarr for gitbook format of bookdown package. \begin{equation} [C] + [R] \xrightleftharpoons[k_{-1}]{k_1} [CR] + [C] \xrightleftharpoons[k_{-2}]{k_2} …
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How to justify whole text in Rmd with bookdown::gitbook as output

I would like to justify all the text in my gitbook, but I couldn't find a solution. So far I've tried: Set the text-align as justified in the style/body, right after the YAML Header: It doesn't…
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R Bookdown - Customize width of TOC/Sidebar

Although I can change the width and position of different elements in the body of an r bookdown doc by modifying the page wrapper in the .css, is there a way to change the width of the sidebar by modifying the styles sheet? I'm not looking to…
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Can you download GitBook Files and Directories?

GitBook allow content transfers into different formats but is there an option to download files & directories as they are edited (as text)? By example, GitHub code is stored on servers and locally on contributor's PCs too.
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Produce single page of HTML?

Is there a way to have gitbook produce a single page of HTML from a document? I've seen smatterings of conversations about an older option in the Issues, but don't see any documentation about it with the current version. Was this option removed? …
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Create a gitbook plugin locally without publishing it

I want to learn writing plugins for gitbook (because I want to use it and will need custom plugins). However, I feel documentation is a bit sparse on the matter, and reading code from existing plugins doesn't help me very much in this question: How…
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gitbook init Error: TypeError [ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE]: The "data" argument must be

node: v14.0.0 CLI version: 2.3.2 GitBook version: 3.2.3 Windows10 When execute gitbook init in an empty folder, it pops up: $ gitbook init warn: no summary file in this book info: create SUMMARY.md TypeError [ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE]: The "data"…
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Changing styles of TOC of Bookdown, Gitbook style

I like to tweak the styles (e.g. background-color, font) of the TOC of the Bookdown, Gitbook style HTML document. Is this possible? If so, can someone be kind enough to point me to where I can start to do this? Thank you.
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