Stop Automatic Code cleaning in Sigil

ericp20 · 05-24-2011, 12:48 PM

Hi,
Is there a way to stop the automatic code cleaning feature, I thought that unticking the "cleaning with HTML tidy" would fix it but nothing so far, thank you.
Pascal

st_albert · 05-24-2011, 01:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ericp20

Hi,
Is there a way to stop the automatic code cleaning feature, I thought that unticking the "cleaning with HTML tidy" would fix it but nothing so far, thank you.
Pascal

As far as I can tell, that's the best you can do (I'm using version 0.3.4 on Debian linux). Just be sure tidy is turned off before you load the epub.

That said, Sigil seems to make some changes outside of Tidy.

ericp20 · 05-24-2011, 01:45 PM

thank you but it does not work, i tried with an old version too but bad luck, I would like to add an <audio> tag, but Sigil removes it.

st_albert · 05-24-2011, 06:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ericp20

thank you but it does not work, i tried with an old version too but bad luck, I would like to add an <audio> tag, but Sigil removes it.

I'm operating a bit above my paygrade here, but are you sure that <audio> is a valid element of Epub 2.0.1? If not, that's why Sigil removes it. Sigil doesn't support Epub 3.0 yet, as it hasn't been adopted AFAIK

Hitch · 05-24-2011, 06:16 PM

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Originally Posted by ericp20

thank you but it does not work, i tried with an old version too but bad luck, I would like to add an <audio> tag, but Sigil removes it.

Audio and Video tags are not not valid epub elements at this time, so Sigil removes them. To embed audio and video, you have to use a faux element and then explode the epub and regex the faux opening and closing tags with audio and video, and then repack the epub.

Bloody Apple.

Hitch

theducks · 05-24-2011, 08:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Hitch

Bloody Apple.

Hitch

ericp20 · 05-26-2011, 09:35 AM

Hi, I know that audio and video are not ePub valid tags, but this is not my question, I just wanted to know how to avoid the automatic cleaning from Sigil, but obviously you don't know or there is no way to do it.

Toxaris · 05-26-2011, 10:54 AM

The Tidy function makes the syntax of the xhtml correct. While saving the ePub is parsed and corrected to standard. Since <audio> is not standard, it is removed to make the file compliant to the specifications. To be honest, I am glad Sigil does that because that ensures us that the resulting file should be correct.

You can always enter the tags you want to it later on manually (using epubtweak) for example. However, you have to make sure the file is correct yourself.

ericp20 · 05-26-2011, 11:23 AM

yes, I am happy to with this feature but it would have been cool to be able to stop it from time to time. I have so many audio to add not only in the xhtml files but to declare too...

bobcdy · 05-26-2011, 08:59 PM

ericp20

With the latest version, v.0.4.0 there are now an option to manually correct a mistake, and I use this quite often. It is much easier to work with that the previous one, v.0.3.4 in which Tidy did the correction automatically - v.0.4.0 seems really to work well for standard xhtml markup. As far as I can tell, however, there is NO way to turn off Tidy completely.

Hitch · 05-27-2011, 04:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ericp20

Hi, I know that audio and video are not ePub valid tags, but this is not my question, I just wanted to know how to avoid the automatic cleaning from Sigil, but obviously you don't know or there is no way to do it.

I said,

Quote:

Audio and Video tags are not not valid epub elements at this time, so Sigil removes them. To embed audio and video, you have to use a faux element and then explode the epub and regex the faux opening and closing tags with audio and video, and then repack the epub.

Not sure what part of that you construe as "not knowing;" I clearly told you how to do it using Sigil, you have to use faux tags, explode the epub and replace them. Sorry the answer is not what you wish, but I did answer your question. We make audio and video-embedded books daily using Sigil; that's how we do it.

Hitch

ericp20 · 05-27-2011, 08:52 AM

Please, don't be upset "sorry if the answer is not what you wish" ooo, is this a way of speaking?
my question was "is there a way to stop the automatic code cleaning" in Sigil , full stop, your answer is "how to add audio and video tags", sorry it was not my question, even if it is useful, this is not a reply to my question.
Now I know, that it is not possible, so thanks for the previous answer.

05-24-2011, 12:48 PM	#1
ericp20 Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2010 Device: ipad	Stop Automatic Code cleaning in Sigil Hi, Is there a way to stop the automatic code cleaning feature, I thought that unticking the "cleaning with HTML tidy" would fix it but nothing so far, thank you. Pascal

05-26-2011, 09:35 AM	#7
ericp20 Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2010 Device: ipad	I know that Hi, I know that audio and video are not ePub valid tags, but this is not my question, I just wanted to know how to avoid the automatic cleaning from Sigil, but obviously you don't know or there is no way to do it.

05-26-2011, 11:23 AM	#9
ericp20 Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2010 Device: ipad	ok thanks yes, I am happy to with this feature but it would have been cool to be able to stop it from time to time. I have so many audio to add not only in the xhtml files but to declare too...

05-27-2011, 08:52 AM	#12
ericp20 Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2010 Device: ipad	please Hitch Please, don't be upset "sorry if the answer is not what you wish" ooo, is this a way of speaking? my question was "is there a way to stop the automatic code cleaning" in Sigil , full stop, your answer is "how to add audio and video tags", sorry it was not my question, even if it is useful, this is not a reply to my question. Now I know, that it is not possible, so thanks for the previous answer.

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ericp20 Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2010 Device: ipad	thank you but it does not work, i tried with an old version too but bad luck, I would like to add an <audio> tag, but Sigil removes it.

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Toxaris Wizard Posts: 4,520 Karma: 121692313 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Heemskerk, NL Device: PRS-T1, Kobo Touch, Kobo Aura	The Tidy function makes the syntax of the xhtml correct. While saving the ePub is parsed and corrected to standard. Since <audio> is not standard, it is removed to make the file compliant to the specifications. To be honest, I am glad Sigil does that because that ensures us that the resulting file should be correct. You can always enter the tags you want to it later on manually (using epubtweak) for example. However, you have to make sure the file is correct yourself.

05-26-2011, 08:59 PM	#10
bobcdy Fanatic Posts: 527 Karma: 1048576 Join Date: May 2009 Device: bebook; prs-950; nook simple touch; HTC Jetstream tablet	ericp20 With the latest version, v.0.4.0 there are now an option to manually correct a mistake, and I use this quite often. It is much easier to work with that the previous one, v.0.3.4 in which Tidy did the correction automatically - v.0.4.0 seems really to work well for standard xhtml markup. As far as I can tell, however, there is NO way to turn off Tidy completely.

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