Epub Validation Error Help Please - Page 2

VictoriaSkyline · 06-13-2012, 10:43 AM

Hi

I unzipped the file. There are 6 different pages. I think that's where the gaps are occurring. Is there a way to merge them while still passing validation? Have you seen epubs saved in sections?
Thank you

Doitsu · 06-13-2012, 12:40 PM

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Originally Posted by VictoriaSkyline

Is there a way to merge them while still passing validation?

You could easily merge them with an editor or Softsnow Merger, however, this will also cause problems because then the single .html file will most likely be larger then 300KB and epubcheck will display a different warning.

Quote:

Originally Posted by VictoriaSkyline

Have you seen epubs saved in sections?

That's pretty much the default, because many older readers cannot handle .html files larger than 230KB.

Your problem is most likely caused by a style embedded in the .html file or a style in a linked .css file. I'd recommend opening the second or third .html file in an editor. Have a look at the header and copy everything from the first line (<?xml version="1.0" ...?>) to the very first paragraph. Post the excerpt here. If you see <href link ...>, attach the .css file, too.

JSWolf · 06-13-2012, 01:37 PM

The real problem is that it is hard to tell what's going on without seeing the CSS and XML code in question.

DiapDealer · 06-14-2012, 11:21 AM

The end of one html file and the beginning of another will always result in "gap" in an ePub (at least with most Adobe RMSDK-based devices/apps, anyway). Unless the end of the first file happens to accidentally fill a "screen" (at that font-size) that is. That's the way it works. Think of a physical book and the end of a chapter. The next chapter doesn't immediately start on the same page. The rest of the page is blank and the new chapter starts on the next page.

It's your responsibility to make sure that the epub is broken up (physical file-wise) into logical sections (such as chapters) and not in the middle of a chapter/section.

You can merge files with the Book Browser in Sigil and then split them at logical points.

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06-13-2012, 10:43 AM	#16
VictoriaSkyline Junior Member Posts: 9 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2012 Device: none	Hi I unzipped the file. There are 6 different pages. I think that's where the gaps are occurring. Is there a way to merge them while still passing validation? Have you seen epubs saved in sections? Thank you

06-13-2012, 01:37 PM	#18
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 79,796 Karma: 146391129 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	The real problem is that it is hard to tell what's going on without seeing the CSS and XML code in question.

06-14-2012, 11:21 AM	#19
DiapDealer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 28,603 Karma: 204624552 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Nexus 7, Kindle Fire HD	The end of one html file and the beginning of another will always result in "gap" in an ePub (at least with most Adobe RMSDK-based devices/apps, anyway). Unless the end of the first file happens to accidentally fill a "screen" (at that font-size) that is. That's the way it works. Think of a physical book and the end of a chapter. The next chapter doesn't immediately start on the same page. The rest of the page is blank and the new chapter starts on the next page. It's your responsibility to make sure that the epub is broken up (physical file-wise) into logical sections (such as chapters) and not in the middle of a chapter/section. You can merge files with the Book Browser in Sigil and then split them at logical points.

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