epub not properly referencing stylesheet?

topquark · 04-11-2013, 07:10 AM

Hi. I have ran into several epubs that don't reflect the stylesheet.css when converted to azw3 using calibre. I am a total noob at this so I couldn't figure out what is going on. I have, however, noticed that all these epubs have a page-template.xpgt file apart from the stylesheet.css.

In the current file I am working on, this is the information at the top of each page. I couldn't figure out what is wrong:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="no"?>
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.1//EN"
"http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml11/DTD/xhtml11.dtd">

<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en-gb">
<head>
<title>The Misleading Mind</title>
<link href="../Styles/stylesheet.css" rel="stylesheet" type="xhtml/css" />
<link href="../Misc/page-template.xpgt" rel="stylesheet" type="application/page-template+xml" />
<meta content="urn:uuid:68e57379-d4ba-4560-a6f9-fbca461346a5" name="Adept.expected.resource" />
</head>

What should I change? I have tried deleting the page-template.xpgt and all references to it on each page, but the problem persists. When viewed with Kindle Previewer, the resulting AZW3 file has zero formatting. Help please.

kovidgoyal · 04-11-2013, 09:38 AM

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=186697

topquark · 04-11-2013, 06:19 PM

Thanks, Kovid. I have reported the problem as a Calibre bug even though I am not sure if it is that.

topquark · 04-12-2013, 04:27 AM

You gave me the following advice:

That EPUB file is using an incorrect type="xhtml/css" in its <link>
tags. It has to either not have the type attribute or set
type="text/css"

However, after replacing all instances of "xhtml/css" with "text/css", the formatting is still not showing. Is there no hope of fixing this type of epub?

topquark · 04-12-2013, 05:15 AM

When I open up the epub using tweak book, I find that only a few of the css codes are listed in the stylesheet. If I copy and paste the stylesheet from sigil, some of the codes get implemented, but the rest stay the same. I really don't get what I need to do.

topquark · 04-12-2013, 05:15 AM

Oops sorry. I meant when I open up the resulting AZW3.

topquark · 04-12-2013, 05:17 AM

When I explode the original epub, it has an xhtml folder instead of a "text" folder. What do I do with this xhtml folder? Why was this epub formatted in this way? How can it be converted? Is there any way to properly convert it?

Sorry for being a pest. Thanks in advance.

topquark · 04-13-2013, 04:46 AM

Just FYI, for others who may be having the same problem, the only solution that works that I've found is the one mentioned in this thread:

http://https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=100625

That is:

Thanks, I forgot to do that. So, in the end, I deleted the stylesheet, the page-template.pgxt, removed the reference in the opf file, and then converted in calibre with my css override. Annoying, not the cleanest file/workflow, but it worked.

Thanks to Slantybard.

If anyone could come up with something better and less "messy," please do tell us about it. Thanks.

04-11-2013, 07:10 AM	#1
topquark Connoisseur Posts: 58 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2011 Device: K3, PW2	epub not properly referencing stylesheet? Hi. I have ran into several epubs that don't reflect the stylesheet.css when converted to azw3 using calibre. I am a total noob at this so I couldn't figure out what is going on. I have, however, noticed that all these epubs have a page-template.xpgt file apart from the stylesheet.css. In the current file I am working on, this is the information at the top of each page. I couldn't figure out what is wrong: <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="no"?> <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.1//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml11/DTD/xhtml11.dtd"> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en-gb"> <head> <title>The Misleading Mind</title> <link href="../Styles/stylesheet.css" rel="stylesheet" type="xhtml/css" /> <link href="../Misc/page-template.xpgt" rel="stylesheet" type="application/page-template+xml" /> <meta content="urn:uuid:68e57379-d4ba-4560-a6f9-fbca461346a5" name="Adept.expected.resource" /> </head> What should I change? I have tried deleting the page-template.xpgt and all references to it on each page, but the problem persists. When viewed with Kindle Previewer, the resulting AZW3 file has zero formatting. Help please.

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04-11-2013, 09:38 AM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,196 Karma: 27110894 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=186697

04-11-2013, 06:19 PM	#3
topquark Connoisseur Posts: 58 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2011 Device: K3, PW2	Thanks, Kovid. I have reported the problem as a Calibre bug even though I am not sure if it is that.

04-12-2013, 04:27 AM	#4
topquark Connoisseur Posts: 58 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2011 Device: K3, PW2	You gave me the following advice: That EPUB file is using an incorrect type="xhtml/css" in its <link> tags. It has to either not have the type attribute or set type="text/css" However, after replacing all instances of "xhtml/css" with "text/css", the formatting is still not showing. Is there no hope of fixing this type of epub?

04-12-2013, 05:15 AM	#5
topquark Connoisseur Posts: 58 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2011 Device: K3, PW2	When I open up the epub using tweak book, I find that only a few of the css codes are listed in the stylesheet. If I copy and paste the stylesheet from sigil, some of the codes get implemented, but the rest stay the same. I really don't get what I need to do.

04-12-2013, 05:17 AM	#7
topquark Connoisseur Posts: 58 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2011 Device: K3, PW2	When I explode the original epub, it has an xhtml folder instead of a "text" folder. What do I do with this xhtml folder? Why was this epub formatted in this way? How can it be converted? Is there any way to properly convert it? Sorry for being a pest. Thanks in advance.

04-13-2013, 04:46 AM	#8
topquark Connoisseur Posts: 58 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2011 Device: K3, PW2	Just FYI, for others who may be having the same problem, the only solution that works that I've found is the one mentioned in this thread: http://https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=100625 That is: Thanks, I forgot to do that. So, in the end, I deleted the stylesheet, the page-template.pgxt, removed the reference in the opf file, and then converted in calibre with my css override. Annoying, not the cleanest file/workflow, but it worked. Thanks to Slantybard. If anyone could come up with something better and less "messy," please do tell us about it. Thanks.