is it not recommended to not set filename in latin?

tatagi · 01-24-2023, 11:49 AM

for example,

I have one epub book and it has chapter names written in korean

like

chapter챕터1.xhtml
chapter챕터2.xhtml

etc

I opened it in calibre editor, compressed images, saved a copy of the book, changed its extension to zip and opened it.

and what a surprise, the korean alphabets in the file names are all broken.
like this - chapter▒╫╖í╡╡ ┴┴╛╞1.xhtml

is it a must to set all the filenames(images, texts, fonts , css etc) using only alphanumeric?

the name of epub file itself could use korean with no issue.

theducks · 01-24-2023, 12:24 PM

Safest to K.I.S.S a file name. ASCII.
Besides, inside the book, only the editors see those. Sec001...Sec099 works just the same. or as I prefer: I name (abbreviated) by the purpose:TOC, AboutA, For, Aft, Part, Ind. I add a suffix number (padded leading 0 as needed) if there are multiple members.

BetterRed · 01-24-2023, 05:43 PM

챕터 is 'chapter'

If I change a file name, within an epub, from start.xhtml to 챕터 1.xhtml then the calibre book editor issues the following warning message:

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FTR: Sigil issues a similar message

If I click Yes to "Are you sure" the file name is changed, viz:

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@tatagi - what language setting do you have for your OS, calibre, and the book - mine are all English

BR

Sarmat89 · 01-24-2023, 06:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tatagi

and what a surprise, the korean alphabets in the file names are all broken.

Are you on macOS?

You should avoid non-ASCII characters in internal filenames, as EPUB postulates a complex relationship of URLs and binary ZIP filenames, and many readers are not fully supporting those.

tatagi · 01-26-2023, 12:23 AM

thank you guys. korean characters are obviously non-ascii so that makes sense why it doesn't work flawlessly. problem is it takes time to check all my epubs first to see if there's non-ascii file names ever used.

01-24-2023, 11:49 AM	#1
tatagi Connoisseur Posts: 52 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2022 Device: none	is it not recommended to set filename in non-latin? for example, I have one epub book and it has chapter names written in korean like chapter챕터1.xhtml chapter챕터2.xhtml etc I opened it in calibre editor, compressed images, saved a copy of the book, changed its extension to zip and opened it. and what a surprise, the korean alphabets in the file names are all broken. like this - chapter▒╫╖í╡╡ ┴┴╛╞1.xhtml is it a must to set all the filenames(images, texts, fonts , css etc) using only alphanumeric? the name of epub file itself could use korean with no issue. Last edited by tatagi; 01-24-2023 at 12:08 PM.

01-24-2023, 05:43 PM	#3
BetterRed null operator (he/him) Posts: 20,570 Karma: 26954694 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Sydney Australia Device: none	챕터 is 'chapter' If I change a file name, within an epub, from start.xhtml to 챕터 1.xhtml then the calibre book editor issues the following warning message: FTR: Sigil issues a similar message If I click Yes to "Are you sure" the file name is changed, viz: @tatagi - what language setting do you have for your OS, calibre, and the book - mine are all English BR

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theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 29,803 Karma: 54830978 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	Safest to K.I.S.S a file name. ASCII. Besides, inside the book, only the editors see those. Sec001...Sec099 works just the same. or as I prefer: I name (abbreviated) by the purpose:TOC, AboutA, For, Aft, Part, Ind. I add a suffix number (padded leading 0 as needed) if there are multiple members.

01-26-2023, 12:23 AM	#5
tatagi Connoisseur Posts: 52 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2022 Device: none	thank you guys. korean characters are obviously non-ascii so that makes sense why it doesn't work flawlessly. problem is it takes time to check all my epubs first to see if there's non-ascii file names ever used.

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