MobileRead Forums - View Single Post

alecE · 07-20-2009, 02:17 AM

I expect this is an elementary noob question, but I've seen different opinions voiced on this:

When preparing html text prior to creating an epub, should I use named entities (“ æ eg) or am I OK to use the 'real' symbols? My first reaction was that I should use the named entities, then I saw a suggestion that, provided everything was utf-8, all would be well.

My context is that I'm slowly learning how to convert .txt format text into .epub files for reading on my 505 and I'm working towards a consistent editing process. At the moment I'm not expecting to produce any other format.

Thanks in advance

07-20-2009, 02:17 AM	#1
alecE Evangelist Posts: 412 Karma: 546196 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: UK canal boat Device: sony prs505, prs650, kobo Glo HD liseuses	Named entities or not? I expect this is an elementary noob question, but I've seen different opinions voiced on this: When preparing html text prior to creating an epub, should I use named entities (“ æ eg) or am I OK to use the 'real' symbols? My first reaction was that I should use the named entities, then I saw a suggestion that, provided everything was utf-8, all would be well. My context is that I'm slowly learning how to convert .txt format text into .epub files for reading on my 505 and I'm working towards a consistent editing process. At the moment I'm not expecting to produce any other format. Thanks in advance