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troymc2 · 01-19-2012, 02:43 AM

Because EPUB 3 is just a bunch of text files packaged into one file using zip, all text editor programs can be used to edit ePub 3. There are dozens of good text editors out there, including many which are smart about XHTML, CSS, and so on: Emacs, TextMate, Coda, Espresso, Notepad++, etc.

The complete EPUB 3.0 spec is available for all to read online at the IDPF website.

A Foreign Resource is defined here: http://idpf.org/epub/30/spec/epub30-...source-foreign

Foreign Resource = "A Publication Resource that is not a Core Media Type, ..."

The Core Media Types are listed in a table (link).

You'll notice that video files are not listed, so they're Foreign Resources.

Therefore an example of using a Foreign Resource would be embedding a video of a cow walking up a hill in the sunshine.

01-19-2012, 02:43 AM	#4
troymc2 Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 100 Join Date: Jan 2012 Device: iPad	Here's a start Because EPUB 3 is just a bunch of text files packaged into one file using zip, all text editor programs can be used to edit ePub 3. There are dozens of good text editors out there, including many which are smart about XHTML, CSS, and so on: Emacs, TextMate, Coda, Espresso, Notepad++, etc. The complete EPUB 3.0 spec is available for all to read online at the IDPF website. A Foreign Resource is defined here: http://idpf.org/epub/30/spec/epub30-...source-foreign Foreign Resource = "A Publication Resource that is not a Core Media Type, ..." The Core Media Types are listed in a table (link). You'll notice that video files are not listed, so they're Foreign Resources. Therefore an example of using a Foreign Resource would be embedding a video of a cow walking up a hill in the sunshine.