Possible to escape characters in CSS tags in Sigil?

GrannyGrump · 03-06-2012, 05:09 AM

google found for me the possibility of using backslash escape character in CSS, but Sigil v 4.2 is throwing "not well-formed document" error. (on XP SP3 if that affects things)

Specifically, I'm using <h3> tags for chapter headings. I want to enter text in titles that will be picked up by the TOC generator. Some have a double-quote, and Calibre reader TOC cannot parse the unicode curly quotes - it displays black boxes. So I want to use straight quote marks.

Here's an example of what I'm trying to do:

Code:

<h3 title="IV. He shouts "NO" loudly" id="ch04">IV</h3>

If I use smart / curly quotes around NO, it is fine.
If I try to use straight quotes (alone or with backslash) I get "whitespace expected" error.

Is there such a thing as an escape character in epub tags, or is that wishful thinking?

Doitsu · 03-06-2012, 06:29 AM

This should work:

Code:

<h3 id="ch04" title="IV. He shouts &quot;NO&quot; loudly">IV</h3>

Rob Lister · 03-06-2012, 07:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by grannyGrumpy

I want to enter text in titles that will be picked up by the TOC generator.

Off topic question: When you say 'picked up', what exactly does the Sigil TOC generator do with the title attribute in a header?

Timur · 03-06-2012, 08:34 AM

You can also type it like this:

Code:

<h3 title='IV. He shouts "NO" loudly' id="ch04">IV</h3>

When saving the file Sigil will convert it to the form given by Doitsu in a previous post.

DiapDealer · 03-06-2012, 08:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rob Lister

Off topic question: When you say 'picked up', what exactly does the Sigil TOC generator do with the title attribute in a header?

It uses the title attribute for display purposes in the sigil-generated toc.ncx. There are times when the text contained between the 'h' tags may not be exactly what you want to see in the ncx ToC.

Rob Lister · 03-07-2012, 08:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DiapDealer

It uses the title attribute for display purposes in the sigil-generated toc.ncx. There are times when the text contained between the 'h' tags may not be exactly what you want to see in the ncx ToC.

That's what I figured but when I first 'figured' it, it didn't make as much sense as your explanation. I can now see that being a bonus. tx

GrannyGrump · 03-13-2012, 05:32 AM

Apologies for very belated thanks!
I knew you guys would have answers for me. I'm using the entity as suggested by Doitsu, working great. Timur, your solution works well for me if quotes are not mixed, but if I have double and single quotes in the text string, can't get it to work out.

Many thanks to all who responded!

Timur · 03-13-2012, 06:56 AM

Yes, you have to use entity representations, either " or ', if attribute value contains both string delimiter characters.

From Extensible Markup Language (XML) 1.0 (Fifth Edition):

Quote:

To allow attribute values to contain both single and double quotes, the apostrophe or single-quote character (') may be represented as " ' ", and the double-quote character (") as " " ".

03-06-2012, 05:09 AM	#1
GrannyGrump Obsessively Dedicated... Posts: 3,213 Karma: 34984928 Join Date: May 2011 Location: JAPAN (US expatriate) Device: Sony PRS-T2, ADE on PC	Possible to escape characters in CSS tags in Sigil? google found for me the possibility of using backslash escape character in CSS, but Sigil v 4.2 is throwing "not well-formed document" error. (on XP SP3 if that affects things) Specifically, I'm using <h3> tags for chapter headings. I want to enter text in titles that will be picked up by the TOC generator. Some have a double-quote, and Calibre reader TOC cannot parse the unicode curly quotes - it displays black boxes. So I want to use straight quote marks. Here's an example of what I'm trying to do: Code: <h3 title="IV. He shouts "NO" loudly" id="ch04">IV</h3> If I use smart / curly quotes around NO, it is fine. If I try to use straight quotes (alone or with backslash) I get "whitespace expected" error. Is there such a thing as an escape character in epub tags, or is that wishful thinking?

03-06-2012, 06:29 AM	#2
Doitsu Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,724 Karma: 24031401 Join Date: Dec 2010 Device: Kindle PW2	Use the " entity This should work: Code: <h3 id="ch04" title="IV. He shouts "NO" loudly">IV</h3>

03-06-2012, 08:34 AM	#4
Timur Connoisseur Posts: 54 Karma: 37363 Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Istanbul Device: EBW1150, Nook STR	You can also type it like this: Code: <h3 title='IV. He shouts "NO" loudly' id="ch04">IV</h3> When saving the file Sigil will convert it to the form given by Doitsu in a previous post.

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GrannyGrump Obsessively Dedicated... Posts: 3,213 Karma: 34984928 Join Date: May 2011 Location: JAPAN (US expatriate) Device: Sony PRS-T2, ADE on PC	Apologies for very belated thanks! I knew you guys would have answers for me. I'm using the entity as suggested by Doitsu, working great. Timur, your solution works well for me if quotes are not mixed, but if I have double and single quotes in the text string, can't get it to work out. Many thanks to all who responded!

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