Validation issues: spine and manifest

Daaf · 06-05-2012, 01:53 PM

I would appreciate help with how to fix a particular Sigil ePub validation problem.

The validation results say about "OEBPS/Text/Introduction.xhtml":
* "This document is reachable but not present in the OPF <spine>", as well as that
* "This resource is reachable but not in present in the OPOF <manifest>".

But Introduction.xhtml does occur in both places:

<manifest>
<item href="Text/Introduction.xhtml" id="Introduction.xhtml" media-type="application/xhtml+xml" />
</manifest>

<spine toc="ncx">
<itemref idref="Introduction.xhtml" />
</spine>

I have checked the toc.ncx file, but Introduction.xhtml is correctly spelled there.

What is causing this file to show up as invalid?

Thank you.

Daaf · 06-05-2012, 02:11 PM

Ah, the problem was in the index file I had created, where the following malformed link lurked (note period after .xhtml):

<a href="../Text/Introduction.xhtml.#link32">

Once the period (or full stop) had been removed, this validation issue disappeared.

Daaf · 06-06-2012, 03:58 PM

When I ran Sigil's validation tool on the manuscript I was working on, the results suddenly showed an entry that had been absent until now:

Quote:

"OEBPS/Text/..Text/EndNotes.xhtml: This OPS document is reachable but not present in the OPF <spine>."

and

Quote:

"OEBPS/Text/..Text/EndNotes.xhtml: This resource is reachable but not present in the OPF <manifest>.

Yet both are present in the content.opf:

<manifest>

</manifest>

and

<spine toc="ncx">

</spine>

I am baffled as to why this result would suddenly appear when it was absent the previous time I opened the file.

I have gone through every section looking for errors such as "...xhtml.#" but have not found anything.

Any suggestions, please, as to what the problem is and how I can fix it?

Toxaris · 06-06-2012, 04:18 PM

There is a wrong reference to EndNotes.xhtml. Look at the error, it says "OEBPS/Text/..Text/Endnotes.xhtml". The ..Text is not correct.

theducks · 06-06-2012, 08:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Daaf

When I ran Sigil's validation tool on the manuscript I was working on, the results suddenly showed an entry that had been absent until now:

and

Yet both are present in the content.opf:

<manifest>

</manifest>

and

<spine toc="ncx">

</spine>

I am baffled as to why this result would suddenly appear when it was absent the previous time I opened the file.

I have gone through every section looking for errors such as "...xhtml.#" but have not found anything.

Any suggestions, please, as to what the problem is and how I can fix it?

Sigil files are relative (folders) to the container. see RED

Daaf · 06-07-2012, 03:27 PM

Thanks, TheDucks and Toxaris.

I presumed the problem was in the ePub somewhere, but have hunted through all sections (in Code View) for both "Text/..Text" and "EndNotes" without finding it.

How do I fix the error?

theducks · 06-07-2012, 05:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Daaf

Thanks, TheDucks and Toxaris.

I presumed the problem was in the ePub somewhere, but have hunted through all sections (in Code View) for both "Text/..Text" and "EndNotes" without finding it.

How do I fix the error?

right where I showed you the corrections
in the Manifest and NCX files

Daaf · 06-07-2012, 06:16 PM

@ TheDucks:

Inserting "../Text/" where you suggest multiplies the errors:

In the manifest:

Quote:

OEBPS/..Text/EndNotes.xhtml

Quote:

OEBPS/Text/..Text/EndNotes.xhtml

Quote:

OEBPS/Text/EndNotes.xhtml

In the spine:

Quote:

OEBPS/Text/..Text/EndNotes.xhtml

Quote:

OEBPS/Text/EndNotes.xhtml

Toxaris · 06-08-2012, 02:47 AM

Could you please post your ncx and opf file?

Daaf · 06-08-2012, 12:41 PM

I have sold all my validation errors apart from these two:

Quote:

OEBPS/Text/..Text/EndNotes.xhtml: This OPS document is reachable but not present in the OPF <spine>. "Reachable" means that a reference of some kind that points to this resource exists in the epub.

and

Quote:

OEBPS/Text/..Text/EndNotes.xhtml: This resource is reachable but not present in the OPF <manifest>. "Reachable" means that a reference of some kind that points to this resource exists in the epub.

I would really appreciate your help in resolving these issues. Thank you!

Here are the complete content.opf and toc.ncx files:

content.opf:

Quote:

Spoiler:

toc.ncx:

Quote:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no" ?><!DOCTYPE ncx PUBLIC "-//NISO//DTD ncx 2005-1//EN" "http://www.daisy.org/z3986/2005/ncx-2005-1.dtd"><ncx xmlns="http://www.daisy.org/z3986/2005/ncx/" version="2005-1">
<head>
<meta content="2fc683ea-fcde-4b74-a7ba-1a9d1e6cb972" name="dtb:uid"/>
<meta content="3" name="dtb:depth"/>
<meta content="0" name="dtb:totalPageCount"/>
<meta content="0" name="dtb:maxPageNumber"/>
</head>
<docTitle>
<text>Unknown</text>
</docTitle>
<navMap>
<navPoint id="navPoint-1" playOrder="1">
<navLabel>
<text>Figures and Tables</text>
</navLabel>
<content src="Text/FiguresTables.xhtml"/>
</navPoint>
<navPoint id="navPoint-2" playOrder="2">
<navLabel>
<text>Foreword</text>
</navLabel>
<content src="Text/Foreword.xhtml"/>
</navPoint>
<navPoint id="navPoint-3" playOrder="3">
<navLabel>
<text>XXXXXXX</text>
</navLabel>
<content src="Text/Introduction.xhtml"/>
<navPoint id="navPoint-4" playOrder="4">
<navLabel>
<text>XXXXXXX</text>
</navLabel>
<content src="Text/Introduction.xhtml#link25"/>
</navPoint>
<navPoint id="navPoint-5" playOrder="5">
<navLabel>
<text>XXXXXXXXX</text>
</navLabel>
<content src="Text/Introduction.xhtml#heading_id_3"/>
</navPoint>
<navPoint id="navPoint-6" playOrder="6">
<navLabel>
<text>XXXXXXX</text>
</navLabel>
<content src="Text/Introduction.xhtml#heading_id_4"/>
</navPoint>
<navPoint id="navPoint-7" playOrder="7">
<navLabel>
<text>XXXXXXX</text>
</navLabel>
<content src="Text/Introduction.xhtml#heading_id_5"/>
</navPoint>
<navPoint id="navPoint-8" playOrder="8">
<navLabel>
<text>XXXXXXX</text>
</navLabel>
<content src="Text/Introduction.xhtml#heading_id_6"/>
</navPoint>
</navPoint>
<navPoint id="navPoint-9" playOrder="9">
<navLabel>
<text>XXXXXXX</text>
</navLabel>
<content src="Text/ChapterOne.xhtml#heading_id_5"/>
<navPoint id="navPoint-10" playOrder="10">
<navLabel>
<text>XXXXXXX</text>
</navLabel>
<content src="Text/ChapterOne.xhtml#heading_id_6"/>
</navPoint>
<navPoint id="navPoint-11" playOrder="11">
<navLabel>
<text>XXXXXXX</text>
</navLabel>
<content src="Text/ChapterOne.xhtml#heading_id_7"/>
<navPoint id="navPoint-12" playOrder="12">
<navLabel>
<text>XXXXXXX</text>
</navLabel>
<content src="Text/ChapterOne.xhtml#heading_id_8"/>
</navPoint>
<navPoint id="navPoint-13" playOrder="13">
<navLabel>
<text>XXXXXXX</text>
</navLabel>
<content src="Text/ChapterOne.xhtml#heading_id_11"/>
</navPoint>
<navPoint id="navPoint-14" playOrder="14">
<navLabel>
<text>XXXXXXX</text>
</navLabel>
<content src="Text/ChapterOne.xhtml#heading_id_12"/>
</navPoint>
<navPoint id="navPoint-15" playOrder="15">
<navLabel>
<text>XXXXXXX</text>
</navLabel>
<content src="Text/ChapterOne.xhtml#heading_id_13"/>
</navPoint>
</navPoint>
<navPoint id="navPoint-16" playOrder="16">
<navLabel>
<text>XXXXXXX</text>
</navLabel>
<content src="Text/ChapterOne.xhtml#heading_id_14"/>
</navPoint>
</navPoint>
<navPoint id="navPoint-17" playOrder="17">
<navLabel>
<text>XXXXXXX</text>
</navLabel>
<content src="Text/ChapterTwo.xhtml#heading_id_24"/>
<navPoint id="navPoint-18" playOrder="18">
<navLabel>
<text>XXXXXXX</text>
</navLabel>
<content src="Text/ChapterTwo.xhtml#heading_id_14"/>
</navPoint>
<navPoint id="navPoint-19" playOrder="19">
<navLabel>
<text>XXXXXXXl</text>
</navLabel>
<content src="Text/ChapterTwo.xhtml#heading_id_15"/>
</navPoint>
<navPoint id="navPoint-20" playOrder="20">
<navLabel>
<text>XXXXXXX</text>
</navLabel>
<content src="Text/ChapterTwo.xhtml#heading_id_16"/>
</navPoint>
<navPoint id="navPoint-21" playOrder="21">
<navLabel>
<text>XXXXXXX</text>
</navLabel>
<content src="Text/ChapterTwo.xhtml#heading_id_17"/>
</navPoint>
<navPoint id="navPoint-22" playOrder="22">
<navLabel>
<text>XXXXXXX</text>
</navLabel>
<content src="Text/ChapterTwo.xhtml#heading_id_18"/>
</navPoint>
<navPoint id="navPoint-23" playOrder="23">
<navLabel>
<text>XXXXXXX</text>
</navLabel>
<content src="Text/ChapterTwo.xhtml#heading_id_22"/>
</navPoint>
<navPoint id="navPoint-24" playOrder="24">
<navLabel>
<text>XXXXXXX</text>
</navLabel>
<content src="Text/ChapterTwo.xhtml#heading_id_23"/>
</navPoint>
</navPoint>
<navPoint id="navPoint-25" playOrder="25">
<navLabel>
<text>XXXXXXX</text>
</navLabel>
<content src="Text/ChapterThree.xhtml"/>
<navPoint id="navPoint-26" playOrder="26">
<navLabel>
<text>XXXXXXX</text>
</navLabel>
<content src="Text/ChapterThree.xhtml#heading_id_9"/>
</navPoint>
<navPoint id="navPoint-27" playOrder="27">
<navLabel>
<text>XXXXXXX</text>
</navLabel>
<content src="Text/ChapterThree.xhtml#heading_id_10"/>
</navPoint>
<navPoint id="navPoint-28" playOrder="28">
<navLabel>
<text>XXXXXXX</text>
</navLabel>
<content src="Text/ChapterThree.xhtml#heading_id_11"/>
</navPoint>
<navPoint id="navPoint-29" playOrder="29">
<navLabel>
<text>XXXXXXX</text>
</navLabel>
<content src="Text/ChapterThree.xhtml#heading_id_12"/>
</navPoint>
<navPoint id="navPoint-30" playOrder="30">
<navLabel>
<text>XXXXXXX</text>
</navLabel>
<content src="Text/ChapterThree.xhtml#heading_id_13"/>
</navPoint>
<navPoint id="navPoint-31" playOrder="31">
<navLabel>
<text>XXXXXXX</text>
</navLabel>
<content src="Text/ChapterThree.xhtml#heading_id_14"/>
</navPoint>
<navPoint id="navPoint-32" playOrder="32">
<navLabel>
<text>XXXXXXX</text>
</navLabel>
<content src="Text/ChapterThree.xhtml#heading_id_15"/>
</navPoint>
</navPoint>
<navPoint id="navPoint-33" playOrder="33">
<navLabel>
<text>XXXXXXX</text>
</navLabel>
<content src="Text/ChapterFour.xhtml"/>
<navPoint id="navPoint-34" playOrder="34">
<navLabel>
<text>XXXXXXX</text>
</navLabel>
<content src="Text/ChapterFour.xhtml#heading_id_13"/>
</navPoint>
<navPoint id="navPoint-35" playOrder="35">
<navLabel>
<text>XXXXXXX</text>
</navLabel>
<content src="Text/ChapterFour.xhtml#heading_id_14"/>
</navPoint>
<navPoint id="navPoint-36" playOrder="36">
<navLabel>
<text>XXXXXXX</text>
</navLabel>
<content src="Text/ChapterFour.xhtml#heading_id_15"/>
</navPoint>
<navPoint id="navPoint-37" playOrder="37">
<navLabel>
<text>XXXXXXX</text>
</navLabel>
<content src="Text/ChapterFour.xhtml#heading_id_16"/>
</navPoint>
<navPoint id="navPoint-38" playOrder="38">
<navLabel>
<text>XXXXXXX</text>
</navLabel>
<content src="Text/ChapterFour.xhtml#heading_id_17"/>
</navPoint>
<navPoint id="navPoint-39" playOrder="39">
<navLabel>
<text>XXXXXXX</text>
</navLabel>
<content src="Text/ChapterFour.xhtml#heading_id_18"/>
</navPoint>
</navPoint>
<navPoint id="navPoint-40" playOrder="40">
<navLabel>
<text>XXXXXXX</text>
</navLabel>
<content src="Text/ChapterFive.xhtml"/>
<navPoint id="navPoint-41" playOrder="41">
<navLabel>
<text>XXXXXXX</text>
</navLabel>
<content src="Text/ChapterFive.xhtml#heading_id_14"/>
</navPoint>
<navPoint id="navPoint-42" playOrder="42">
<navLabel>
<text>XXXXXXX</text>
</navLabel>
<content src="Text/ChapterFive.xhtml#heading_id_15"/>
</navPoint>
<navPoint id="navPoint-43" playOrder="43">
<navLabel>
<text>XXXXXXX</text>
</navLabel>
<content src="Text/ChapterFive.xhtml#heading_id_16"/>
<navPoint id="navPoint-44" playOrder="44">
<navLabel>
<text>XXXXXXX</text>
</navLabel>
<content src="Text/ChapterFive.xhtml#heading_id_17"/>
</navPoint>
<navPoint id="navPoint-45" playOrder="45">
<navLabel>
<text>XXXXXXX</text>
</navLabel>
<content src="Text/ChapterFive.xhtml#heading_id_18"/>
</navPoint>
</navPoint>
<navPoint id="navPoint-46" playOrder="46">
<navLabel>
<text>XXXXXXX</text>
</navLabel>
<content src="Text/ChapterFive.xhtml#heading_id_19"/>
</navPoint>
<navPoint id="navPoint-47" playOrder="47">
<navLabel>
<text>XXXXXXX</text>
</navLabel>
<content src="Text/ChapterFive.xhtml#heading_id_20"/>
</navPoint>
<navPoint id="navPoint-48" playOrder="48">
<navLabel>
<text>XXXXXXX</text>
</navLabel>
<content src="Text/ChapterFive.xhtml#heading_id_21"/>
<navPoint id="navPoint-49" playOrder="49">
<navLabel>
<text>XXXXXXX</text>
</navLabel>
<content src="Text/ChapterFive.xhtml#heading_id_22"/>
</navPoint>
<navPoint id="navPoint-50" playOrder="50">
<navLabel>
<text>XXXXXXX</text>
</navLabel>
<content src="Text/ChapterFive.xhtml#heading_id_23"/>
</navPoint>
<navPoint id="navPoint-51" playOrder="51">
<navLabel>
<text>XXXXXXX</text>
</navLabel>
<content src="Text/ChapterFive.xhtml#heading_id_24"/>
</navPoint>
<navPoint id="navPoint-52" playOrder="52">
<navLabel>
<text>XXXXXXX</text>
</navLabel>
<content src="Text/ChapterFive.xhtml#heading_id_25"/>
</navPoint>
</navPoint>
<navPoint id="navPoint-53" playOrder="53">
<navLabel>
<text>XXXXXXX</text>
</navLabel>
<content src="Text/ChapterFive.xhtml#heading_id_26"/>
</navPoint>
<navPoint id="navPoint-54" playOrder="54">
<navLabel>
<text>XXXXXXX</text>
</navLabel>
<content src="Text/ChapterFive.xhtml#heading_id_27"/>
</navPoint>
<navPoint id="navPoint-55" playOrder="55">
<navLabel>
<text>XXXXXXX</text>
</navLabel>
<content src="Text/ChapterFive.xhtml#heading_id_28"/>
<navPoint id="navPoint-56" playOrder="56">
<navLabel>
<text>XXXXXXX</text>
</navLabel>
<content src="Text/ChapterFive.xhtml#heading_id_29"/>
</navPoint>
<navPoint id="navPoint-57" playOrder="57">
<navLabel>
<text>XXXXXXX</text>
</navLabel>
<content src="Text/ChapterFive.xhtml#heading_id_30"/>
</navPoint>
</navPoint>
</navPoint>
<navPoint id="navPoint-58" playOrder="58">
<navLabel>
<text>ENDNOTES</text>
</navLabel>
<content src="Text/EndNotes.xhtml"/>
</navPoint>
<navPoint id="navPoint-59" playOrder="59">
<navLabel>
<text>LIST OF WORKS CITED</text>
</navLabel>
<content src="Text/WorksCited.xhtml"/>
<navPoint id="navPoint-60" playOrder="60">
<navLabel>
<text/>
</navLabel>
<content src="Text/Index.xhtml"/>
</navPoint>
</navPoint>
<navPoint id="navPoint-61" playOrder="61">
<navLabel>
<text>INDEX</text>
</navLabel>
<content src="Text/Index.xhtml#heading_id_3"/>
</navPoint>
</navMap>
</ncx>

Toxaris · 06-08-2012, 02:09 PM

Please try to recreate the opf and ncx by pressing the 'Generate ToC' button bottom right. I think that will help in this case.

Daaf · 06-08-2012, 05:27 PM

@ Toxaris:

The above post was copied directly from the opf and ncx files, which I opened with <alt> f1, clicking on content.opf, and looking at the file in Code View. Ditto for the toc.ncx.

If you can tell me what it is that you are looking for in the above files, I can copy and insert it for you.

By the "Generate TOC" button, do you mean the one at the bottom of the Table of Contents menu that appears after keying <alt> f3? As far as I can tell, the files generated then look exactly like those above.

Daaf · 06-12-2012, 12:57 PM

Please see post # 10, above, for unresolved errors. All help will be appreciated.

DiapDealer · 06-12-2012, 02:30 PM

You need to search all of your (x)html for links that look like

Code:

<a href="OEBPS/Text/..Text/EndNotes.xhtml">

Somewhere there's a malformed link in your (x)html pointing to something that's not there. It's not in the NCX file you posted, and your OPF file looks fine, so it must be in one of your xhtml files. Use Find and Replace to step through the entire ePub and verify each and every occurrence of "EndNotes.xhtml". One of those occurrences contains something like that first link code I posted.

Daaf · 06-12-2012, 05:43 PM

@ DiapDealer:

Thanks for the suggestion. I have already done exactly that and found nothing, but I will try it again - maybe this time...

06-05-2012, 01:53 PM	#1
Daaf Member Posts: 11 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2012 Device: None	Validation issues: spine and manifest I would appreciate help with how to fix a particular Sigil ePub validation problem. The validation results say about "OEBPS/Text/Introduction.xhtml": * "This document is reachable but not present in the OPF <spine>", as well as that * "This resource is reachable but not in present in the OPOF <manifest>". But Introduction.xhtml does occur in both places: <manifest> <item href="Text/Introduction.xhtml" id="Introduction.xhtml" media-type="application/xhtml+xml" /> </manifest> <spine toc="ncx"> <itemref idref="Introduction.xhtml" /> </spine> I have checked the toc.ncx file, but Introduction.xhtml is correctly spelled there. What is causing this file to show up as invalid? Thank you.

06-05-2012, 02:11 PM	#2
Daaf Member Posts: 11 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2012 Device: None	Validation issues: spine and manifest Ah, the problem was in the index file I had created, where the following malformed link lurked (note period after .xhtml): <a href="../Text/Introduction.xhtml.#link32"> Once the period (or full stop) had been removed, this validation issue disappeared. Last edited by Daaf; 06-06-2012 at 03:58 PM. Reason: Problem recurred

06-07-2012, 03:27 PM	#6
Daaf Member Posts: 11 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2012 Device: None	How do I fix the error? Thanks, TheDucks and Toxaris. I presumed the problem was in the ePub somewhere, but have hunted through all sections (in Code View) for both "Text/..Text" and "EndNotes" without finding it. How do I fix the error?

06-12-2012, 02:30 PM	#14
DiapDealer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 27,549 Karma: 193191846 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Nexus 7, Kindle Fire HD	You need to search all of your (x)html for links that look like Code: <a href="OEBPS/Text/..Text/EndNotes.xhtml"> Somewhere there's a malformed link in your (x)html pointing to something that's not there. It's not in the NCX file you posted, and your OPF file looks fine, so it must be in one of your xhtml files. Use Find and Replace to step through the entire ePub and verify each and every occurrence of "EndNotes.xhtml". One of those occurrences contains something like that first link code I posted.

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Toxaris Wizard Posts: 4,520 Karma: 121692313 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Heemskerk, NL Device: PRS-T1, Kobo Touch, Kobo Aura	There is a wrong reference to EndNotes.xhtml. Look at the error, it says "OEBPS/Text/..Text/Endnotes.xhtml". The ..Text is not correct.

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Toxaris Wizard Posts: 4,520 Karma: 121692313 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Heemskerk, NL Device: PRS-T1, Kobo Touch, Kobo Aura	Please try to recreate the opf and ncx by pressing the 'Generate ToC' button bottom right. I think that will help in this case.

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Daaf Member Posts: 11 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2012 Device: None	@ Toxaris: The above post was copied directly from the opf and ncx files, which I opened with <alt> f1, clicking on content.opf, and looking at the file in Code View. Ditto for the toc.ncx. If you can tell me what it is that you are looking for in the above files, I can copy and insert it for you. By the "Generate TOC" button, do you mean the one at the bottom of the Table of Contents menu that appears after keying <alt> f3? As far as I can tell, the files generated then look exactly like those above.

06-12-2012, 12:57 PM	#13
Daaf Member Posts: 11 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2012 Device: None	Please see post # 10, above, for unresolved errors. All help will be appreciated.

06-12-2012, 05:43 PM	#15
Daaf Member Posts: 11 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2012 Device: None	@ DiapDealer: Thanks for the suggestion. I have already done exactly that and found nothing, but I will try it again - maybe this time...

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