named anchors fail validation in sigil

[lkasdorf]

I am using Sigil 0.5.3

When I create the TOC, it generates named anchors for each of the targeted headers. It uses the "name" attribute of the anchor tag. However, when I click the green check to validate, it complains that "name" is not a valid attribute for an anchor (which is incorrect).

It turns out that you can use "id" the same way you use "name" in an anchor. And if I change all the named anchors to id from name, the validate works fine.

I realize that the verify library was not written by the sigil authors- however, I'm surprised that sigil generates TOC code that does not pass validation.

[DiapDealer]

Originally Posted by lkasdorf

I am using Sigil 0.5.3

When I create the TOC, it generates named anchors for each of the targeted headers. It uses the "name" attribute of the anchor tag. However, when I click the green check to validate, it complains that "name" is not a valid attribute for an anchor (which is incorrect).

It turns out that you can use "id" the same way you use "name" in an anchor. And if I change all the named anchors to id from name, the validate works fine.

I realize that the verify library was not written by the sigil authors- however, I'm surprised that sigil generates TOC code that does not pass validation.

I'm fairly certain Sigil doesn't auto-generate any code with a "name" attribute. It never has for me anyway. The only TOC related stuff that Sigil auto-generates is the NCX file. It doesn't auto-create any anchors that I know of... let alone anchors with a "name" attribute. Outside of the NCX file, generating a TOC with Sigil will only modify/create the IDs of existing header tags. Are you sure those named anchors weren't already there before Sigil got a hold of the code?

[lkasdorf]

Got it- thanks! I'm converting a word manuscript to ebook for someone. I was given a word file in which the author had generated a TOC. I pasted from word into word2cleanhtml.com and got "clean" html which I brought into sigil. The named anchors were put there by word apparently.

The author wanted a list of figures and I hand built links to named anchors, and it bitched about those as well until I converted to id from name.

The fog is lifting...thanks