Removing files, cleaning up references

Artha · 07-12-2011, 04:49 AM

I recently discovered a cute bookmarklet which can provide an epub of a webpage. Now, they stick a first page file with their logo and an end page file with their disclaimer. Now, I open in Sigil the result and remove the first page, last page, logo graphic and CSS. When I check the resulting epub I am told that those files are refferenced, yet nowhere to be found (which was expected). How can I make Sigil clean up those refferences too?

st_albert · 07-12-2011, 11:52 AM

what version of Sigil are you using?

Sigil should remove references in the content.opf and toc.ncx files automatically.

theducks · 07-12-2011, 12:30 PM

there may be a inline TOC or back link in one of your pages.
Sigil doe not always clear all references outside of the <body>...</body>
(

not sure why a 'Page' is referenced outside the body though.)

Hitch · 07-12-2011, 09:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by theducks

there may be a inline TOC or back link in one of your pages.
Sigil doe not always clear all references outside of the <body>...</body>
(

not sure why a 'Page' is referenced outside the body though.)

It's having an out-of-body experience?

Hitch

JSWolf · 07-12-2011, 09:27 PM

Check the OPF file and see if the files are still referenced there.

Hitch · 07-13-2011, 01:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JSWolf

Check the OPF file and see if the files are still referenced there.

Okay, well, if nobody's gonna play....I'd suggest you pop open CV (Code View), and do a search on all html files for the file names that you removed. Sometimes, bookdesigners or software firms will embed images invisibly, to protect their material from being pilfered. In epub, for example, you can set a class to "hidden" and hide a "watermark image," for lack of a better phrase, so you can prove (if needed) that the product was yours in the first place.

In any event, search for it in the Book itself; search for it in the OPF, as referenced by JS Wolf.

HTH,
Hitch

Artha · 07-13-2011, 06:36 AM

I guess it's the OPF that does not get updated. I run the latest version available 0.3.4. Nothing is hidden in my case and I have no intention of removing the tags for their work. It's a matter of wasted space for my reader. Is there a way to tweak that OPF from within Sigil?

Hitch · 07-13-2011, 07:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Artha

I guess it's the OPF that does not get updated. I run the latest version available 0.3.4. Nothing is hidden in my case and I have no intention of removing the tags for their work. It's a matter of wasted space for my reader. Is there a way to tweak that OPF from within Sigil?

I obviously misunderstood. You already said you removed their logo, disclaimer page, etc.; so it seemed as though you were removing all traces. I frankly don't understand why it would be different to remove the (possibly) "invisible" traces of their work, when you removed the visible traces, but maybe that's just me being dense. When you edit the OPF to not refer to their (now-removed graphics), you'll be removing essentially the same type of references.

You can edit the OPF file directly by using Sigil's latest beta, which is 0.4-something, or you can explode the epub and do it by hand in an html editor.

HTH,
Hitch

JSWolf · 07-13-2011, 10:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Artha

I guess it's the OPF that does not get updated. I run the latest version available 0.3.4. Nothing is hidden in my case and I have no intention of removing the tags for their work. It's a matter of wasted space for my reader. Is there a way to tweak that OPF from within Sigil?

Give the .4 beta a go. It may do more of what you want.

Artha · 07-14-2011, 06:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JSWolf

Give the .4 beta a go. It may do more of what you want.

I used to go for the stable version, but these days beta usually means "as good as it getts" and the stable version is the branch where the developer doesn't want to go anymore. Old habits are hard to lose. I'm going for the new version.

theducks · 07-14-2011, 09:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Artha

I used to go for the stable version, but these days beta usually means "as good as it getts" and the stable version is the branch where the developer doesn't want to go anymore. Old habits are hard to lose. I'm going for the new version.

You have been warned .
It mis-behaves... Randomly at times (not repeatable)..

Go read the bug reports. Some are carry-overs from 3.4. Some have been there since 2.x
Playing with Betas, can be fun...
But seeing hours of your work hit the

saskir · 07-19-2011, 11:05 AM

If you check the epub doesn't it tell you where the references are made? If it is in the HTML files you can easily click on them to get there. If it is about the .opf then the anser was already given.

07-12-2011, 04:49 AM	#1
Artha ----- Posts: 114 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2011 Device: Samsung SNE65	Removing files, cleaning up references I recently discovered a cute bookmarklet which can provide an epub of a webpage. Now, they stick a first page file with their logo and an end page file with their disclaimer. Now, I open in Sigil the result and remove the first page, last page, logo graphic and CSS. When I check the resulting epub I am told that those files are refferenced, yet nowhere to be found (which was expected). How can I make Sigil clean up those refferences too?

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07-12-2011, 11:52 AM	#2
st_albert Guru Posts: 696 Karma: 150000 Join Date: Feb 2010 Device: none	what version of Sigil are you using? Sigil should remove references in the content.opf and toc.ncx files automatically.

07-12-2011, 12:30 PM	#3
theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 29,802 Karma: 54830978 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	there may be a inline TOC or back link in one of your pages. Sigil doe not always clear all references outside of the <body>...</body> ( not sure why a 'Page' is referenced outside the body though.)

07-12-2011, 09:27 PM	#5
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 73,983 Karma: 128903378 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	Check the OPF file and see if the files are still referenced there.

07-13-2011, 06:36 AM	#7
Artha ----- Posts: 114 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2011 Device: Samsung SNE65	I guess it's the OPF that does not get updated. I run the latest version available 0.3.4. Nothing is hidden in my case and I have no intention of removing the tags for their work. It's a matter of wasted space for my reader. Is there a way to tweak that OPF from within Sigil?

07-19-2011, 11:05 AM	#12
saskir Member Posts: 14 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2010 Device: Sony PRS 650	If you check the epub doesn't it tell you where the references are made? If it is in the HTML files you can easily click on them to get there. If it is about the .opf then the anser was already given.

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