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Old 07-20-2014, 09:48 PM   #741
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Originally Posted by JSWolf View Post
I think it's just a case of a misunderstanding. I'm glad that's been cleared up.
See, the problem is that this:

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So are the files changing or not?
...is a "yes" or "no" question, to which you responded:

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The output says it's stripped spans. The ePub has no spans to be stripped. So the output is incorrect.
...which merely repeated what you'd already said, and is neither a "yes" nor a "no." Compare with this exchange, which is precisely as useful:

A: My computer won't turn on.
B: Is it plugged in?
A: It won't turn on.

When a programmer or diagnostician asks a strictly binary question, nonbinary answers do not help. They may frustrate, obscure, and confuse, but the one thing they do not do is help.
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