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Old 01-12-2019, 11:37 PM   #3
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Originally Posted by Gregg Bell View Post
I took a short Word .doc, turned it into an .odt in LO then turned that into an .html and opened that in Sigil. When I ran the Epub check I got this:
<image deleted for repetition>
I couldn't figure out what it wanted. Thanks.
It wants reference items between the <guide> and </guide>. They may be useful if you are uploading to Kindlegen where you can define the cover, TOC and start of reading location. Most epub reading systems disregard them.

Sample from content.opf in a book I was recently editing:
Code:
  <guide>
    <reference type="toc" title="Table of Contents" href="Text/part0001.xhtml"/>
    <reference type="text" title="Beginning" href="Text/part0004.xhtml"/>
    <reference type="cover" title="Cover" href="Text/titlepage.xhtml"/>
  </guide>
Personally, the few times that error has come up, I've simply copied/pasted the above lines and then edited the hrefs. It's easier for me than right-clicking on multiple files and adding the appropriate semantic.

Edit: If you are feeling really bored, here's the link to the Epub 2.0.1 spec item: Section 2.6: Guide

Last edited by DNSB; 01-13-2019 at 02:52 PM. Reason: Added link to EPUB 2.0.1 Guide entry
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