40+ Errors from epubcheck telling me that element "figure" not allowed here

RobertWK · 05-17-2023, 01:40 AM

Hi!

I am working on hopefully the last stages of this ebook, and I'm getting an issue where epubcheck 5.0.1 is telling me that

Code:

ERROR(RSC-005): ... /Chapter2.html(72,315): Error while parsing file: element "figure" not allowed here;

I tried changing the extension of one chapter from xhtml to html and back and that made no difference.

Is it because I'm using <!DOCTYPE html> that it's not working? Part of the error is saying with xmlns:ns1="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:ns2="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"... do I need to specify another xmlns?

Unfortunately the enshittification of google isn't helping me dig up any clues and I'm at a little bit of a loss.

Karellen · 05-17-2023, 02:11 AM

Best to post the <figure> code from Chapter2.html so we can get an idea how it is used.
Better would be to copy and paste the entire page, preferably to a paste site and provide the link.

RobertWK · 05-17-2023, 02:28 AM

It looks like this:

Code:

<div style="text-indent:0;text-align:center;margin-right:auto;margin-left:auto;width:99%;page-break-before:auto;page-break-inside:avoid;page-break-after:auto;">
<div style="margin-left:0;margin-right:0;text-align:center;text-indent:0;width:100%;">
<p style="display:inline-block;text-indent:0;width:100%;">
   <figure>
   <img alt="Some text" src="IMG_9963.jpg" style="width:99%;"/> 
   <figcaption>
   <i class="calibre1">Some text</i>
   </figcaption>
   </figure>
</p>
</div>
</div>

I only changed the text and added line breaks for readability.

Pretty much everywhere where I'm using a figure looks like this with only derivation of the text and file names.

Karellen · 05-17-2023, 03:10 AM

You have the <figure> elements nested inside <p> tags.

Remove the <p> tags and it should be fine.
Some info... https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/...Element/figure

The coding doesn't seem to be the best. Heavy reliance on in-line attributes which would be better off in your css page.

RobertWK · 05-17-2023, 03:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Karellen

You have the <figure> elements nested inside <p> tags.

Remove the <p> tags and it should be fine.
Some info... https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/...Element/figure

The coding doesn't seem to be the best. Heavy reliance on in-line attributes which would be better off in your css page.

It's true--I never claimed to be a great html script writer. For most other things I've written CSS for but I just don't have a lot of depth of knowledge to manage it all. This is the only major issue that I'm struggling with validation on, so once I fix it I'll be mostly done.

05-17-2023, 01:40 AM	#1
RobertWK Junior Member Posts: 7 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2022 Device: none	40+ Errors from epubcheck telling me that element "figure" not allowed here Hi! I am working on hopefully the last stages of this ebook, and I'm getting an issue where epubcheck 5.0.1 is telling me that Code: ERROR(RSC-005): ... /Chapter2.html(72,315): Error while parsing file: element "figure" not allowed here; I tried changing the extension of one chapter from xhtml to html and back and that made no difference. Is it because I'm using <!DOCTYPE html> that it's not working? Part of the error is saying with xmlns:ns1="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:ns2="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"... do I need to specify another xmlns? Unfortunately the enshittification of google isn't helping me dig up any clues and I'm at a little bit of a loss.

05-17-2023, 02:11 AM	#2
Karellen Wizard Posts: 1,104 Karma: 4911876 Join Date: Sep 2021 Location: Australia Device: Kobo Libra 2	Best to post the <figure> code from Chapter2.html so we can get an idea how it is used. Better would be to copy and paste the entire page, preferably to a paste site and provide the link. Last edited by Karellen; 05-17-2023 at 02:26 AM.

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05-17-2023, 03:10 AM	#4
Karellen Wizard Posts: 1,104 Karma: 4911876 Join Date: Sep 2021 Location: Australia Device: Kobo Libra 2	You have the <figure> elements nested inside <p> tags. Remove the <p> tags and it should be fine. Some info... https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/...Element/figure The coding doesn't seem to be the best. Heavy reliance on in-line attributes which would be better off in your css page.