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Old 06-14-2015, 02:22 AM   #17
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The font size errors appear to be caused by invalid stylesheets in the original epub file. If you open the original ePub file with Calibre Editor and run the validator by pressing F7 you'll get a lot of CSS error messages.
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ERROR: CSS: Property: Invalid value for "CSS Level 2.1" property: small [201:2: font-variant]****[OEBPS/css/bt_15.css]
ERROR: CSS: CSSStyleRule: No start { of style declaration found: u'}\r\ndiv.north_left { width: 50% !important;\r\n           float: right;\r\n           margin: 0 0 2em 0 !important;\r\n           line-height: 1.20em !important;\r\n           display: inline-block;\r\n}' [232:1: }]****[OEBPS/css/bt_16.css]
ERROR: CSS: Selector: Unexpected CHAR. [226:1: }]****[OEBPS/css/bt_16.css]
ERROR: CSS: Selector: Unexpected CHAR. [227:16: {]****[OEBPS/css/bt_16.css]
ERROR: CSS: Selector: Unexpected CHAR. [227:23: :]****[OEBPS/css/bt_16.css]
ERROR: CSS: Unexpected token (PERCENTAGE, 50%, 227, 25)****[OEBPS/css/bt_16.css]
ERROR: CSS: Selector: Unexpected CHAR. [227:29: !]****[OEBPS/css/bt_16.css]
ERROR: CSS: Selector: Unexpected CHAR. [227:39: ;]****[OEBPS/css/bt_16.css]
ERROR: CSS: Selector: Unexpected CHAR. [228:17: :]****[OEBPS/css/bt_16.css]
ERROR: CSS: Selector: Unexpected CHAR. [228:24: ;]****[OEBPS/css/bt_16.css]
ERROR: CSS: Selector: Unexpected CHAR. [229:18: :]****[OEBPS/css/bt_16.css]
ERROR: CSS: Selector: Unexpected NUMBER. [229:20: 0]****[OEBPS/css/bt_16.css]
ERROR: CSS: Selector: Unexpected NUMBER. [229:22: 0]****[OEBPS/css/bt_16.css]
ERROR: CSS: Selector: Unexpected DIMENSION. [229:24: 2em]****[OEBPS/css/bt_16.css]
ERROR: CSS: Selector: Unexpected NUMBER. [229:28: 0]****[OEBPS/css/bt_16.css]
ERROR: CSS: Selector: Unexpected CHAR. [229:30: !]****[OEBPS/css/bt_16.css]
ERROR: CSS: Selector: Unexpected CHAR. [229:40: ;]****[OEBPS/css/bt_16.css]
ERROR: CSS: Selector: Unexpected CHAR. [230:23: :]****[OEBPS/css/bt_16.css]
ERROR: CSS: Selector: Unexpected DIMENSION. [230:25: 1.20em]****[OEBPS/css/bt_16.css]
ERROR: CSS: Selector: Unexpected CHAR. [230:32: !]****[OEBPS/css/bt_16.css]
ERROR: CSS: Selector: Unexpected CHAR. [230:42: ;]****[OEBPS/css/bt_16.css]
ERROR: CSS: Selector: Unexpected CHAR. [231:19: :]****[OEBPS/css/bt_16.css]
ERROR: CSS: Selector: Unexpected CHAR. [231:33: ;]****[OEBPS/css/bt_16.css]
ERROR: CSS: Property: Invalid value for "CSS Level 2.1" property: small [308:2: font-variant]****[OEBPS/css/bt_16.css]
ERROR: CSS: CSSStyleRule: No start { of style declaration found: u'}\r\ndiv.north_left { width: 50% !important;\r\n           float: right;\r\n           margin: 0 0 2em 0 !important;\r\n           line-height: 1.20em !important;\r\n           display: inline-block;\r\n}' [237:1: }]****[OEBPS/css/bt_18.css]
ERROR: CSS: Selector: Unexpected CHAR. [231:1: }]****[OEBPS/css/bt_18.css]
ERROR: CSS: Selector: Unexpected CHAR. [232:16: {]****[OEBPS/css/bt_18.css]
ERROR: CSS: Selector: Unexpected CHAR. [232:23: :]****[OEBPS/css/bt_18.css]
ERROR: CSS: Unexpected token (PERCENTAGE, 50%, 232, 25)****[OEBPS/css/bt_18.css]
ERROR: CSS: Selector: Unexpected CHAR. [232:29: !]****[OEBPS/css/bt_18.css]
ERROR: CSS: Selector: Unexpected CHAR. [232:39: ;]****[OEBPS/css/bt_18.css]
ERROR: CSS: Selector: Unexpected CHAR. [233:17: :]****[OEBPS/css/bt_18.css]
ERROR: CSS: Selector: Unexpected CHAR. [233:24: ;]****[OEBPS/css/bt_18.css]
ERROR: CSS: Selector: Unexpected CHAR. [234:18: :]****[OEBPS/css/bt_18.css]
ERROR: CSS: Selector: Unexpected NUMBER. [234:20: 0]****[OEBPS/css/bt_18.css]
ERROR: CSS: Selector: Unexpected NUMBER. [234:22: 0]****[OEBPS/css/bt_18.css]
ERROR: CSS: Selector: Unexpected DIMENSION. [234:24: 2em]****[OEBPS/css/bt_18.css]
ERROR: CSS: Selector: Unexpected NUMBER. [234:28: 0]****[OEBPS/css/bt_18.css]
ERROR: CSS: Selector: Unexpected CHAR. [234:30: !]****[OEBPS/css/bt_18.css]
ERROR: CSS: Selector: Unexpected CHAR. [234:40: ;]****[OEBPS/css/bt_18.css]
ERROR: CSS: Selector: Unexpected CHAR. [235:23: :]****[OEBPS/css/bt_18.css]
ERROR: CSS: Selector: Unexpected DIMENSION. [235:25: 1.20em]****[OEBPS/css/bt_18.css]
ERROR: CSS: Selector: Unexpected CHAR. [235:32: !]****[OEBPS/css/bt_18.css]
ERROR: CSS: Selector: Unexpected CHAR. [235:42: ;]****[OEBPS/css/bt_18.css]
ERROR: CSS: Selector: Unexpected CHAR. [236:19: :]****[OEBPS/css/bt_18.css]
ERROR: CSS: Selector: Unexpected CHAR. [236:33: ;]****[OEBPS/css/bt_18.css]
ERROR: CSS: Property: Invalid value for "CSS Level 2.1" property: small [313:2: font-variant]****[OEBPS/css/bt_18.css]
ERROR: CSS: CSSStyleRule: No start { of style declaration found: u'}\r\ndiv.north_left { width: 50% !important;\r\n           float: right;\r\n           margin: 0 0 2em 0 !important;\r\n           line-height: 1.20em !important;\r\n           display: inline-block;\r\n}' [257:1: }]****[OEBPS/css/bt_19.css]
ERROR: CSS: Selector: Unexpected CHAR. [251:1: }]****[OEBPS/css/bt_19.css]
ERROR: CSS: Selector: Unexpected CHAR. [252:16: {]****[OEBPS/css/bt_19.css]
ERROR: CSS: Selector: Unexpected CHAR. [252:23: :]****[OEBPS/css/bt_19.css]
ERROR: CSS: Unexpected token (PERCENTAGE, 50%, 252, 25)****[OEBPS/css/bt_19.css]
ERROR: CSS: Selector: Unexpected CHAR. [252:29: !]****[OEBPS/css/bt_19.css]
ERROR: CSS: Selector: Unexpected CHAR. [252:39: ;]****[OEBPS/css/bt_19.css]
ERROR: CSS: Selector: Unexpected CHAR. [253:17: :]****[OEBPS/css/bt_19.css]
ERROR: CSS: Selector: Unexpected CHAR. [253:24: ;]****[OEBPS/css/bt_19.css]
ERROR: CSS: Selector: Unexpected CHAR. [254:18: :]****[OEBPS/css/bt_19.css]
ERROR: CSS: Selector: Unexpected NUMBER. [254:20: 0]****[OEBPS/css/bt_19.css]
ERROR: CSS: Selector: Unexpected NUMBER. [254:22: 0]****[OEBPS/css/bt_19.css]
ERROR: CSS: Selector: Unexpected DIMENSION. [254:24: 2em]****[OEBPS/css/bt_19.css]
ERROR: CSS: Selector: Unexpected NUMBER. [254:28: 0]****[OEBPS/css/bt_19.css]
ERROR: CSS: Selector: Unexpected CHAR. [254:30: !]****[OEBPS/css/bt_19.css]
ERROR: CSS: Selector: Unexpected CHAR. [254:40: ;]****[OEBPS/css/bt_19.css]
ERROR: CSS: Selector: Unexpected CHAR. [255:23: :]****[OEBPS/css/bt_19.css]
ERROR: CSS: Selector: Unexpected DIMENSION. [255:25: 1.20em]****[OEBPS/css/bt_19.css]
ERROR: CSS: Selector: Unexpected CHAR. [255:32: !]****[OEBPS/css/bt_19.css]
ERROR: CSS: Selector: Unexpected CHAR. [255:42: ;]****[OEBPS/css/bt_19.css]
ERROR: CSS: Selector: Unexpected CHAR. [256:19: :]****[OEBPS/css/bt_19.css]
ERROR: CSS: Selector: Unexpected CHAR. [256:33: ;]****[OEBPS/css/bt_19.css]
ERROR: CSS: Property: Invalid value for "CSS Level 2.1" property: small [333:2: font-variant]****[OEBPS/css/bt_19.css]
ERROR: CSS: CSSStyleRule: No start { of style declaration found: u'}\r\ndiv.north_left { width: 50% !important;\r\n           float: right;\r\n           margin: 0 0 2em 0 !important;\r\n           line-height: 1.20em !important;\r\n           display: inline-block;\r\n}' [242:1: }]****[OEBPS/css/bt_3.css]
ERROR: CSS: Selector: Unexpected CHAR. [236:1: }]****[OEBPS/css/bt_3.css]
ERROR: CSS: Selector: Unexpected CHAR. [237:16: {]****[OEBPS/css/bt_3.css]
ERROR: CSS: Selector: Unexpected CHAR. [237:23: :]****[OEBPS/css/bt_3.css]
ERROR: CSS: Unexpected token (PERCENTAGE, 50%, 237, 25)****[OEBPS/css/bt_3.css]
ERROR: CSS: Selector: Unexpected CHAR. [237:29: !]****[OEBPS/css/bt_3.css]
ERROR: CSS: Selector: Unexpected CHAR. [237:39: ;]****[OEBPS/css/bt_3.css]
ERROR: CSS: Selector: Unexpected CHAR. [238:17: :]****[OEBPS/css/bt_3.css]
ERROR: CSS: Selector: Unexpected CHAR. [238:24: ;]****[OEBPS/css/bt_3.css]
ERROR: CSS: Selector: Unexpected CHAR. [239:18: :]****[OEBPS/css/bt_3.css]
ERROR: CSS: Selector: Unexpected NUMBER. [239:20: 0]****[OEBPS/css/bt_3.css]
ERROR: CSS: Selector: Unexpected NUMBER. [239:22: 0]****[OEBPS/css/bt_3.css]
ERROR: CSS: Selector: Unexpected DIMENSION. [239:24: 2em]****[OEBPS/css/bt_3.css]
ERROR: CSS: Selector: Unexpected NUMBER. [239:28: 0]****[OEBPS/css/bt_3.css]
ERROR: CSS: Selector: Unexpected CHAR. [239:30: !]****[OEBPS/css/bt_3.css]
ERROR: CSS: Selector: Unexpected CHAR. [239:40: ;]****[OEBPS/css/bt_3.css]
ERROR: CSS: Selector: Unexpected CHAR. [240:23: :]****[OEBPS/css/bt_3.css]
ERROR: CSS: Selector: Unexpected DIMENSION. [240:25: 1.20em]****[OEBPS/css/bt_3.css]
ERROR: CSS: Selector: Unexpected CHAR. [240:32: !]****[OEBPS/css/bt_3.css]
ERROR: CSS: Selector: Unexpected CHAR. [240:42: ;]****[OEBPS/css/bt_3.css]
ERROR: CSS: Selector: Unexpected CHAR. [241:19: :]****[OEBPS/css/bt_3.css]
ERROR: CSS: Selector: Unexpected CHAR. [241:33: ;]****[OEBPS/css/bt_3.css]
ERROR: CSS: Property: Invalid value for "CSS Level 2.1" property: small [318:2: font-variant]****[OEBPS/css/bt_3.css]
ERROR: CSS: CSSStyleRule: No start { of style declaration found: u'}\r\ndiv.north_left { width: 50% !important;\r\n           float: right;\r\n           margin: 0 0 2em 0 !important;\r\n           line-height: 1.20em !important;\r\n           display: inline-block;\r\n}' [240:1: }]****[OEBPS/css/bt_39.css]
ERROR: CSS: Selector: Unexpected CHAR. [234:1: }]****[OEBPS/css/bt_39.css]
ERROR: CSS: Selector: Unexpected CHAR. [235:16: {]****[OEBPS/css/bt_39.css]
ERROR: CSS: Selector: Unexpected CHAR. [235:23: :]****[OEBPS/css/bt_39.css]
ERROR: CSS: Unexpected token (PERCENTAGE, 50%, 235, 25)****[OEBPS/css/bt_39.css]
ERROR: CSS: Selector: Unexpected CHAR. [235:29: !]****[OEBPS/css/bt_39.css]
ERROR: CSS: Selector: Unexpected CHAR. [235:39: ;]****[OEBPS/css/bt_39.css]
ERROR: CSS: Selector: Unexpected CHAR. [236:17: :]****[OEBPS/css/bt_39.css]
ERROR: CSS: Selector: Unexpected CHAR. [236:24: ;]****[OEBPS/css/bt_39.css]
ERROR: CSS: Selector: Unexpected CHAR. [237:18: :]****[OEBPS/css/bt_39.css]
ERROR: CSS: Selector: Unexpected NUMBER. [237:20: 0]****[OEBPS/css/bt_39.css]
ERROR: CSS: Selector: Unexpected NUMBER. [237:22: 0]****[OEBPS/css/bt_39.css]
ERROR: CSS: Selector: Unexpected DIMENSION. [237:24: 2em]****[OEBPS/css/bt_39.css]
ERROR: CSS: Selector: Unexpected NUMBER. [237:28: 0]****[OEBPS/css/bt_39.css]
ERROR: CSS: Selector: Unexpected CHAR. [237:30: !]****[OEBPS/css/bt_39.css]
ERROR: CSS: Selector: Unexpected CHAR. [237:40: ;]****[OEBPS/css/bt_39.css]
ERROR: CSS: Selector: Unexpected CHAR. [238:23: :]****[OEBPS/css/bt_39.css]
ERROR: CSS: Selector: Unexpected DIMENSION. [238:25: 1.20em]****[OEBPS/css/bt_39.css]
ERROR: CSS: Selector: Unexpected CHAR. [238:32: !]****[OEBPS/css/bt_39.css]
ERROR: CSS: Selector: Unexpected CHAR. [238:42: ;]****[OEBPS/css/bt_39.css]
ERROR: CSS: Selector: Unexpected CHAR. [239:19: :]****[OEBPS/css/bt_39.css]
ERROR: CSS: Selector: Unexpected CHAR. [239:33: ;]****[OEBPS/css/bt_39.css]
ERROR: CSS: CSSStyleDeclaration: Unexpected token, ignoring upto u'!important;'. [56:18: !]****[OEBPS/css/default.css]
WARNING: Non-linear items in the spine****[OEBPS/content.opf]
WARNING: CSS: Property: Unknown Property name. [146:2: -webkit-hyphens]****[OEBPS/css/bt_11.css]
WARNING: CSS: Property: Unknown Property name. [271:7: verticle-align]****[OEBPS/css/bt_11.css]
WARNING: CSS: Property: Unknown Property name. [8:13: -webkit-hyphens]****[OEBPS/css/bt_13.css]
WARNING: CSS: Property: Unknown Property name. [95:2: -webkit-hyphens]****[OEBPS/css/bt_13.css]
WARNING: CSS: Property: Unknown Property name. [171:2: -webkit-hyphens]****[OEBPS/css/bt_13.css]
WARNING: CSS: Property: Unknown Property name. [318:2: -webkit-hyphens]****[OEBPS/css/bt_13.css]
WARNING: CSS: Property: Unknown Property name. [347:2: -webkit-column-break-inside]****[OEBPS/css/bt_13.css]
WARNING: CSS: Property: Unknown Property name. [356:2: -webkit-column-break-inside]****[OEBPS/css/bt_13.css]
WARNING: CSS: Property: Unknown Property name. [365:2: -webkit-column-break-inside]****[OEBPS/css/bt_13.css]
WARNING: CSS: Property: Unknown Property name. [374:2: -webkit-column-break-inside]****[OEBPS/css/bt_13.css]
WARNING: CSS: Property: Unknown Property name. [381:2: verticle-align]****[OEBPS/css/bt_13.css]
WARNING: CSS: Property: Unknown Property name. [91:2: -webkit-hyphens]****[OEBPS/css/bt_15.css]
WARNING: CSS: Property: Unknown Property name. [232:2: -webkit-hyphens]****[OEBPS/css/bt_15.css]
WARNING: CSS: Property: Unknown Property name. [208:2: -webkit-column-break-inside]****[OEBPS/css/bt_16.css]
WARNING: CSS: Property: Unknown Property name. [300:7: verticle-align]****[OEBPS/css/bt_16.css]
WARNING: CSS: Property: Unknown Property name. [140:2: -webkit-hyphens]****[OEBPS/css/bt_18.css]
WARNING: CSS: Property: Unknown Property name. [213:2: -webkit-column-break-inside]****[OEBPS/css/bt_18.css]
WARNING: CSS: Property: Unknown Property name. [305:7: verticle-align]****[OEBPS/css/bt_18.css]
WARNING: CSS: Property: Unknown Property name. [233:2: -webkit-column-break-inside]****[OEBPS/css/bt_19.css]
WARNING: CSS: Property: Unknown Property name. [325:7: verticle-align]****[OEBPS/css/bt_19.css]
WARNING: CSS: Property: Unknown Property name. [138:2: -webkit-hyphens]****[OEBPS/css/bt_3.css]
WARNING: CSS: Property: Unknown Property name. [218:2: -webkit-column-break-inside]****[OEBPS/css/bt_3.css]
WARNING: CSS: Property: Unknown Property name. [310:7: verticle-align]****[OEBPS/css/bt_3.css]
WARNING: CSS: Property: Unknown Property name. [216:2: -webkit-column-break-inside]****[OEBPS/css/bt_39.css]
WARNING: CSS: Property: Unknown Property name. [317:7: verticle-align]****[OEBPS/css/bt_39.css]
WARNING: CSS: Property: Unknown Property name. [10:2: windows]****[OEBPS/css/default.css]
WARNING: CSS: Property: Unknown Property name. [194:2: -webkit-hyphens]****[OEBPS/css/default.css]
WARNING: CSS: Property: Unknown Property name. [323:7: verticle-align]****[OEBPS/css/default.css]

One particular error that occurs in several stylesheets is two }} characters at the end of a CSS rule, which most likely confuses the Calibre CSS parser. Calibre reports these errors as:

Code:
ERROR: CSS: Selector: Unexpected CHAR. [226:1: }]****[OEBPS/css/bt_16.css]
Quote:
Originally Posted by maurices5000 View Post
So do I just wait at this point?
You may want to contact the publisher and let them know that at least some of their ePubs contain invalid stylesheets. They should re-check all their ePubs with EPUB Validator and fix all stylesheet errors.

In the meantime you may want to open all ePubs released by this particular publisher with Calibre Editor, run "Check Book" (F7), select "Try to correct all fixable errors automatically" and save the book before converting it to AZW3.

Last edited by Doitsu; 06-14-2015 at 02:37 AM.
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