Classic Nook crashes on epub with css * selector.

aarcane · 10-06-2010, 12:01 AM

If your CSS file in an epub includes a * selector, the nook ereader will crash when attempting to load the epub file. When replaced with something like: "body h1 h2 p div" for the reset rules, the nook works just fine. this is a pretty major bug, and one that should be reportable, but since there isn't a nook bug tracker or a meaningful support e-mail, I can't. if you go to B&N, let their nook reps know, and if you happen to know a better way to submit this on their bugtracker, please do.

:D ominik · 10-06-2010, 04:15 AM

Must be something special. I've just checked some epubs I've read recently (without any problems) and some css files include * selectors, e.g.:

* {
widows:0;
orphans:0;
}

Doug Pardee · 10-06-2010, 01:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by aarcane

this is a pretty major bug, and one that should be reportable, but since there isn't a nook bug tracker or a meaningful support e-mail, I can't.

Report it on the B&N support forum. It's monitored by B&N: http://bookclubs.barnesandnoble.com/...-p/nooksupport

Since NOOK's EPUB and PDF rendering are basically handled by Adobe Reader Mobile, I suspect that the problem is Adobe's.

aarcane · 10-08-2010, 04:17 PM

body, h1, h2, p, div {
font-family: sans;
/*font-size: 12pt;*/
font-style: normal;
font-weight: normal;
font-variant: normal;
margin: 0px;
padding: 0px;
border: none;
outline: none;
text-align: justify;
}
is the existing code, but I've since added text-align and commented out font-size. if someone wants to narrow down the * selector to one attribute, I'd very much liek that~

10-06-2010, 12:01 AM	#1
aarcane Member Posts: 23 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2010 Device: iphone/stanza	*Nook crashes on epub with css selector.** If your CSS file in an epub includes a * selector, the nook ereader will crash when attempting to load the epub file. When replaced with something like: "body h1 h2 p div" for the reset rules, the nook works just fine. this is a pretty major bug, and one that should be reportable, but since there isn't a nook bug tracker or a meaningful support e-mail, I can't. if you go to B&N, let their nook reps know, and if you happen to know a better way to submit this on their bugtracker, please do.

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10-06-2010, 04:15 AM	#2
:D ominik Groupie Posts: 186 Karma: 330 Join Date: Dec 2009 Device: nook	Must be something special. I've just checked some epubs I've read recently (without any problems) and some css files include * selectors, e.g.: * { widows:0; orphans:0; }

10-08-2010, 04:17 PM	#4
aarcane Member Posts: 23 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2010 Device: iphone/stanza	body, h1, h2, p, div { font-family: sans; /font-size: 12pt;/ font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; font-variant: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: none; outline: none; text-align: justify; } is the existing code, but I've since added text-align and commented out font-size. if someone wants to narrow down the * selector to one attribute, I'd very much liek that~

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