MobileRead Forums - View Single Post - Sigil changes markup of empty elements when the document is saved

exaltedwombat · 08-12-2013, 11:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ibu

I used an empty element like

Code:

<div class="pause" />

Sigil changes the markup automatically into

Code:

<div class="pause"></div>

when the document is saved.

Can I prevent that?

Note:
Sigil does not replace

Code:

<hr />

Thanks.

You can prevent the automatic cleanup when opening and closing a file. But if you DO run cleanup, you're going to get the closing tag added.

What does the element do for you? Could it do it just as well with a closing tag?