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abeonis · 05-31-2013, 12:02 PM

When I "add a blank HTML file", this file contains the following code:

Code:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.1//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml11/DTD/xhtml11.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<head>
<title></title>
</head>

I want to create an ePub to run kindlegen on it. In KDP Guidelines 3.1.4. "Amazon recommends specifying the encoding of the HTML files in the HTML itself by using the <meta> tag in the <head> section".

As I am a good boy, I add the meta to the head section:

Code:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.1//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml11/DTD/xhtml11.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8" />
<title></title>
</head>

When I save this file, the added meta is removed unless I uncheck the "Automatically clean and format HTML source code" in preferences. However when I check the epub with FlightCrew it is OK.

So, is it removed because it is redundant with the first line?

Code:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>

Any other explanation?

Thanks.

05-31-2013, 12:02 PM	#1
abeonis eBook DIYer Posts: 111 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Europe Device: K4, KF HD 8.9, Readium	Meta charset removed by Sigil When I "add a blank HTML file", this file contains the following code: Code: <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.1//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml11/DTD/xhtml11.dtd"> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <head> <title></title> </head> I want to create an ePub to run kindlegen on it. In KDP Guidelines 3.1.4. "Amazon recommends specifying the encoding of the HTML files in the HTML itself by using the <meta> tag in the <head> section". As I am a good boy, I add the meta to the head section: Code: <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.1//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml11/DTD/xhtml11.dtd"> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8" /> <title></title> </head> When I save this file, the added meta is removed unless I uncheck the "Automatically clean and format HTML source code" in preferences. However when I check the epub with FlightCrew it is OK. So, is it removed because it is redundant with the first line? Code: <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> Any other explanation? Thanks.