MobileRead Forums - View Single Post - Remove the non-indexed elements?!

un_pogaz · 03-18-2019, 04:21 AM

When opening an ePub, Sigil only loads the indexed files into the <manifest>, and will delete any non-indexed files.
I understand this behavior which aims to remove parasitic files added by other unscrupulous and indelicate software.

However, more than once I have opened an ePub and I have only HTML pages and no images or CSS sheets.
However, its files are present in the ePub, simply they are not indexed in the <manifest> (probably because of unscrupulous software that confuses <manifest> and <spine>)

What I reproach Sigil for is the unilateral decision to delete non-indexed files, without warning or consultation of the user, because the risk of completely breaking an ePub is important.
It would be nice if, when opening, Sigil checked the correspondence <manifest>/ "content of the ZIP archive" and asked the user if he wanted to add them to the <manifest> in case of an non-indexed file as found.
The must would be that we are a check-list of files that we want to keep or not.

03-18-2019, 04:21 AM	#1
un_pogaz Chalut o/ Posts: 441 Karma: 145424 Join Date: Dec 2017 Device: Kobo	Remove the non-indexed elements?! When opening an ePub, Sigil only loads the indexed files into the <manifest>, and will delete any non-indexed files. I understand this behavior which aims to remove parasitic files added by other unscrupulous and indelicate software. However, more than once I have opened an ePub and I have only HTML pages and no images or CSS sheets. However, its files are present in the ePub, simply they are not indexed in the <manifest> (probably because of unscrupulous software that confuses <manifest> and <spine>) What I reproach Sigil for is the unilateral decision to delete non-indexed files, without warning or consultation of the user, because the risk of completely breaking an ePub is important. It would be nice if, when opening, Sigil checked the correspondence <manifest>/ "content of the ZIP archive" and asked the user if he wanted to add them to the <manifest> in case of an non-indexed file as found. The must would be that we are a check-list of files that we want to keep or not.