Is <i> and <b> inside metadata possible?

Adjust · 03-01-2011, 10:03 PM

Lets say I'm inserting a Book Blurb into the metadata in the content.OPF file

Code:

<dc:description>This is the Blurb for my book,

It's a really really nice looking blurb, which has some quote and stuff in it, which
I want to make <i>italic</i> and maybe have some <b>Bold</b> in there as well...
</dc:description>

epubcheck throws up an error:

content.opf(15): unknown element "i" from namespace "http://www.idpf.org/2007/opf"

So does anybody know of a way to get the result I'm after???

Thanks

ATDrake · 03-01-2011, 10:56 PM

In order to get it to pass validation, you'd have to add an html namespace declaration somewhere and write the tags as <html:i>.

I'm not sure it would display in any meaningful manner, and there's always the possibility that a reader app might balk at opening the ePub if it thinks the metadata's wonky.

Adjust · 03-02-2011, 04:03 PM

Thanks, Mate, I'll just leave it out...

Coop42 · 03-02-2011, 10:11 PM

That's the best option.

The metadata is specifically designed to be machine, not human readable. Don't add complexity where it's not useful (and might mess things up)!

03-01-2011, 10:03 PM	#1
Adjust Addict Posts: 351 Karma: 70000 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Australia Device: ADE, iPad	Is <i> and <b> inside metadata possible? Lets say I'm inserting a Book Blurb into the metadata in the content.OPF file Code: <dc:description>This is the Blurb for my book, It's a really really nice looking blurb, which has some quote and stuff in it, which I want to make <i>italic</i> and maybe have some <b>Bold</b> in there as well... </dc:description> epubcheck throws up an error: content.opf(15): unknown element "i" from namespace "http://www.idpf.org/2007/opf" So does anybody know of a way to get the result I'm after??? Thanks

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03-01-2011, 10:56 PM	#2
ATDrake Wizzard Posts: 11,517 Karma: 33048258 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Roundworld Device: Kindle 2 International, Sony PRS-T1, BlackBerry PlayBook, Acer Iconia	In order to get it to pass validation, you'd have to add an html namespace declaration somewhere and write the tags as <html:i>. I'm not sure it would display in any meaningful manner, and there's always the possibility that a reader app might balk at opening the ePub if it thinks the metadata's wonky.

03-02-2011, 04:03 PM	#3
Adjust Addict Posts: 351 Karma: 70000 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Australia Device: ADE, iPad	Thanks, Mate, I'll just leave it out...

03-02-2011, 10:11 PM	#4
Coop42 Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2010 Device: Kobo, iPad, Kindle App, others!	That's the best option. The metadata is specifically designed to be machine, not human readable. Don't add complexity where it's not useful (and might mess things up)!

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