Semantics Issues in Apple

Protagitron · 01-13-2011, 03:43 PM

So, my understanding of certain place's requirements for EPUB is that they need a <guide> in the .OPF with all the sections tagged (ie "text", "toc", "title-page", etc.)

So, I go back and make sure all my sections are semantically tagged, but now when I check those same books out in iBooks, iBooks will ignore the table of contents, title page and cover and go straight to the dedication or first page of text. It's definitely an issue with adding in the semantics and not my <spine>, because when I change those same sections back to text, iBooks will start with them.

I guess I'm asking two questions, in my long-winded way:
1. Has anyone encountered this issue before with iBooks? How did you get around it?
2. Does anyone know if iBooks requires the <guide>? It would be nice if they made their standards open.
Thanks!

Protagitron · 02-25-2011, 02:59 PM

Ha, well, I'll answer my own question in case anyone else is having this problem. iBooks will jump over anything marked as "cover" or "toc" in the guide, instead going to the first "text", "dedication," etc. entry. If you want iBooks to open to a particular file, just call the <reference> “other.reader-start-page” in the <guide> instead.

01-13-2011, 03:43 PM	#1
Protagitron Junior Member Posts: 7 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2011 Device: iPod touch	Semantics Issues in Apple So, my understanding of certain place's requirements for EPUB is that they need a <guide> in the .OPF with all the sections tagged (ie "text", "toc", "title-page", etc.) So, I go back and make sure all my sections are semantically tagged, but now when I check those same books out in iBooks, iBooks will ignore the table of contents, title page and cover and go straight to the dedication or first page of text. It's definitely an issue with adding in the semantics and not my <spine>, because when I change those same sections back to text, iBooks will start with them. I guess I'm asking two questions, in my long-winded way: 1. Has anyone encountered this issue before with iBooks? How did you get around it? 2. Does anyone know if iBooks requires the <guide>? It would be nice if they made their standards open. Thanks! Last edited by Protagitron; 01-13-2011 at 06:15 PM.

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02-25-2011, 02:59 PM	#2
Protagitron Junior Member Posts: 7 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2011 Device: iPod touch	Ha, well, I'll answer my own question in case anyone else is having this problem. iBooks will jump over anything marked as "cover" or "toc" in the guide, instead going to the first "text", "dedication," etc. entry. If you want iBooks to open to a particular file, just call the <reference> “other.reader-start-page” in the <guide> instead.

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