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GrannyGrump · 03-06-2012, 05:09 AM

google found for me the possibility of using backslash escape character in CSS, but Sigil v 4.2 is throwing "not well-formed document" error. (on XP SP3 if that affects things)

Specifically, I'm using <h3> tags for chapter headings. I want to enter text in titles that will be picked up by the TOC generator. Some have a double-quote, and Calibre reader TOC cannot parse the unicode curly quotes - it displays black boxes. So I want to use straight quote marks.

Here's an example of what I'm trying to do:

Code:

<h3 title="IV. He shouts "NO" loudly" id="ch04">IV</h3>

If I use smart / curly quotes around NO, it is fine.
If I try to use straight quotes (alone or with backslash) I get "whitespace expected" error.

Is there such a thing as an escape character in epub tags, or is that wishful thinking?

03-06-2012, 05:09 AM	#1
GrannyGrump Obsessively Dedicated... Posts: 3,221 Karma: 35037583 Join Date: May 2011 Location: PA {back in the usa!} Device: Sony PRS-T2, ADE on PC	Possible to escape characters in CSS tags in Sigil? google found for me the possibility of using backslash escape character in CSS, but Sigil v 4.2 is throwing "not well-formed document" error. (on XP SP3 if that affects things) Specifically, I'm using <h3> tags for chapter headings. I want to enter text in titles that will be picked up by the TOC generator. Some have a double-quote, and Calibre reader TOC cannot parse the unicode curly quotes - it displays black boxes. So I want to use straight quote marks. Here's an example of what I'm trying to do: Code: <h3 title="IV. He shouts "NO" loudly" id="ch04">IV</h3> If I use smart / curly quotes around NO, it is fine. If I try to use straight quotes (alone or with backslash) I get "whitespace expected" error. Is there such a thing as an escape character in epub tags, or is that wishful thinking?