.epub editing hints?

[johnelle]

I don't normally edit books except to compress the images. I am trying to help a friend with a textbook that has some kind of font issue so that the text is jumbled in the reader(s).

I am seeing "missing generic font issues" and the code seems to be completely bogus:

@font-face{font-family:ff1;src:url(f1.ttf)format("truetype");}.ff1{font-family:ff1;line-height:1.146000;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;visibility:visible;}
@font-face{font-family:ff2;src:url(f2.ttf)format("truetype");}.ff2{font-family:ff2;line-height:0.960000;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;visibility:visible;}
@font-face{font-family:ff3;src:url(f3.ttf)format("truetype");}.ff3{font-family:ff3;line-height:1.192000;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;visibility:visible;}
etc.

I tried just deleting them but that doesn't work. Do you just pick a font and hand code it?

2nd question. Is there some kind of a reference for fixing epub format errors? Don't really want to be an expert. Just do what needs to be done.

[fogice]

My first attempt would be to use Convert Books, and check the box for Look & Feel > Styling > Select what style information you want completely removed > Fonts.

[Karellen]

Originally Posted by johnelle

I am seeing "missing generic font issues" and the code seems to be completely bogus:

The Generic Font is a fallback font.
See... https://www.w3schools.com/css/css_font.asp

Originally Posted by johnelle

I tried just deleting them but that doesn't work. Do you just pick a font and hand code it?

Do you have any font files embedded in the epub?

Originally Posted by johnelle

2nd question. Is there some kind of a reference for fixing epub format errors?

Not one that I have ever seen. The more you read and understand about epub inner workings, the easier it becomes to make sense of the error messages and where to find the answers if you can't figure out the fix.
This is also another useful site... https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/...CSS/Properties