HTML Form in Sigil / Epub

[andy_k]

Hi all

Seems like Sigil doesn't like me trying to add an html <form> section with radio buttons within an html file.

Could anyone clarify more broadly what the constraints are with interactivity and Sigil / epub format?

Many thanks!

[DiapDealer]

Sigil "likes" form code just fine. You just need to make sure it adheres to the more strict xhtml rules and not the lazier html (Those are EPUB requirements, not Sigil).

Also, although it will render fine in Preview, form code is not likely to validate (nor be at all useful) in EPUB2.

The following code renders (and validates) fine for me in an EPUB3.

<form>
  <input type="radio" id="male" name="gender" value="male"/>
  <label for="male">Male</label><br/>
  <input type="radio" id="female" name="gender" value="female"/>
  <label for="female">Female</label><br/>
  <input type="radio" id="other" name="gender" value="other"/>
  <label for="other">Other</label>
</form>

Hooking it up to javascript for functionality is entirely up to you. Interactive ebooks is not at all my forte (or interest). Nor is it a Sigil topic. It's an EPUB topic

[KevinH]

FYI - Sigil does have User preference settings to enable and disable javascript in Sigil. So if you go the javascript in epub3 route, make sure to enable javascript in the Sigil preferences.

[DiapDealer]

And possibly allow local storage? I'm admittedly weak on what interactivity/javascript might require to allow something like this to work.

[Doitsu]

Originally Posted by andy_k

Seems like Sigil doesn't like me trying to add an html <form> section with radio buttons within an html file.

Sigil displays forms just fine. You can test it with this old RTL Test epub.
Before testing make sure to select Preferences > General Settings > Security, check both options and restart Sigil.

[andy_k]

Many thanks all for your helpful responses