adding Audio

WRB · 08-24-2011, 11:06 PM

I am using Elizabeth Castro's method of adding audio to my epub files in Sigil but, when I go to save, the code with the audio tag simply disapears!! Still present in the manifest.
Can somebody tell me how to stop this from happening?

thanks

Warren

cuthbert19 · 08-25-2011, 03:39 AM

Currently, you can't, not with Sigil

<audio> and <video> tag are Apple's proprietary ... and, as they are not part of the standard, Sigil cuts them out.

It's already planned for a change of behaviour ... see Issue 917 on Sigil's tracker

EDIT: ok, my mistake, they are not Apple's, they are part of HTML5, but obviously still not part of current EPUB specs.

st_albert · 08-25-2011, 01:42 PM

A workaround is to insert "fake" tags, in the form of comments where the <audio> and/or <video> tags should go. Then when finished, and outside of sigil, expand the epub, edit the appropriate files to replace the fake tags with real ones, and re-zip the epub.

charleski · 08-25-2011, 11:06 PM

Sigil already makes numerous concessions to Apple's failure to meet ePub standards, and these are being expanded (such as retaining the displayoptions xml and supporting code injection for working around the bugs in iBooks). But HTML5 tags will have to wait until Sigil is transitioned to support ePub3. If you really need to add audio and video, inject the tags with javascript.

WRB · 08-26-2011, 12:59 AM

Thanks all,

Fully understand and have edited files outside of Sigil....

cheers

Warren

08-24-2011, 11:06 PM	#1
WRB Junior Member Posts: 7 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2011 Device: many (proff. conversions)	adding Audio I am using Elizabeth Castro's method of adding audio to my epub files in Sigil but, when I go to save, the code with the audio tag simply disapears!! Still present in the manifest. Can somebody tell me how to stop this from happening? thanks Warren

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08-25-2011, 03:39 AM	#2
cuthbert19 Enthusiast Posts: 48 Karma: 1916 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: Cybook Opus	Currently, you can't, not with Sigil <audio> and <video> tag are Apple's proprietary ... and, as they are not part of the standard, Sigil cuts them out. It's already planned for a change of behaviour ... see Issue 917 on Sigil's tracker EDIT: ok, my mistake, they are not Apple's, they are part of HTML5, but obviously still not part of current EPUB specs.

08-25-2011, 01:42 PM	#3
st_albert Guru Posts: 697 Karma: 150000 Join Date: Feb 2010 Device: none	A workaround is to insert "fake" tags, in the form of comments where the <audio> and/or <video> tags should go. Then when finished, and outside of sigil, expand the epub, edit the appropriate files to replace the fake tags with real ones, and re-zip the epub.

08-25-2011, 11:06 PM	#4
charleski Wizard Posts: 1,196 Karma: 1281258 Join Date: Sep 2009 Device: PRS-505	Sigil already makes numerous concessions to Apple's failure to meet ePub standards, and these are being expanded (such as retaining the displayoptions xml and supporting code injection for working around the bugs in iBooks). But HTML5 tags will have to wait until Sigil is transitioned to support ePub3. If you really need to add audio and video, inject the tags with javascript.

08-26-2011, 12:59 AM	#5
WRB Junior Member Posts: 7 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2011 Device: many (proff. conversions)	Thanks all, Fully understand and have edited files outside of Sigil.... cheers Warren

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