Comments on: Hooray! EpubCheck will make sure a book meets the IDPF standard http://www.teleread.org/blog/2007/12/18/hooray-epub-checker-will-make-sure-a-book-meets-the-idpf-standard/ News & views on e-books, libraries, publishing and related topics Fri, 25 Jul 2008 16:04:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Harrison Ainsworth http://www.teleread.org/blog/2007/12/18/hooray-epub-checker-will-make-sure-a-book-meets-the-idpf-standard/#comment-673909 Harrison Ainsworth Wed, 26 Dec 2007 14:11:07 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/2007/12/18/hooray-epub-checker-will-make-sure-a-book-meets-the-idpf-standard/#comment-673909 I think there are incorrectitudes in the checker rather than my EpubGuide-hxa7241.epub in this case. I will look at the checker code and maybe submit fixes... I think there are incorrectitudes in the checker rather than my EpubGuide-hxa7241.epub in this case. I will look at the checker code and maybe submit fixes…

]]> By: Greg Schofield http://www.teleread.org/blog/2007/12/18/hooray-epub-checker-will-make-sure-a-book-meets-the-idpf-standard/#comment-663727 Greg Schofield Wed, 19 Dec 2007 00:15:47 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/2007/12/18/hooray-epub-checker-will-make-sure-a-book-meets-the-idpf-standard/#comment-663727 This is a critical tool. Adobe's version of "Alice in Wonderland", and "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes" both are full of errors. Even "EpubGuide-hxa7241.epub" has the wrong mine type and missing attributes in the toc.ncx file. It will help, at the very least, software developers to better write reader software, and it will be invaluable to publishers and editors. Could I make an open request to anyone more HTML savvy than myself - can the jar file have a HTML front end to make it a bit more user friendly (with a file selector and a text file output)? This is a critical tool.

Adobe’s version of “Alice in Wonderland”, and “The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes” both are full of errors.

Even “EpubGuide-hxa7241.epub” has the wrong mine type and missing attributes in the toc.ncx file.

It will help, at the very least, software developers to better write reader software, and it will be invaluable to publishers and editors.

Could I make an open request to anyone more HTML savvy than myself - can the jar file have a HTML front end to make it a bit more user friendly (with a file selector and a text file output)?

]]> By: David Rothman http://www.teleread.org/blog/2007/12/18/hooray-epub-checker-will-make-sure-a-book-meets-the-idpf-standard/#comment-663252 David Rothman Tue, 18 Dec 2007 15:21:41 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/2007/12/18/hooray-epub-checker-will-make-sure-a-book-meets-the-idpf-standard/#comment-663252 Hi, Cat: Try this: "The fact that the .epub-compatible Digital Editions can read Adobe's PDF format does not make PDF part of the IDPF standard." My bad. Fixed. Big thanks for the catch. David Hi, Cat: Try this: “The fact that the .epub-compatible Digital Editions can read Adobe’s PDF format does not make PDF part of the IDPF standard.” My bad. Fixed. Big thanks for the catch. David

]]> By: Cat Faber http://www.teleread.org/blog/2007/12/18/hooray-epub-checker-will-make-sure-a-book-meets-the-idpf-standard/#comment-663243 Cat Faber Tue, 18 Dec 2007 15:15:24 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/2007/12/18/hooray-epub-checker-will-make-sure-a-book-meets-the-idpf-standard/#comment-663243 "Digital Editions can read PDF is NOT the IDPF standard." I'm having trouble parsing that sentence. I think there may be one or more words left out, but I'm not sure what they are. Could you take a closer look at it and fill me in on what I'm missing? “Digital Editions can read PDF is NOT the IDPF standard.”

I’m having trouble parsing that sentence. I think there may be one or more words left out, but I’m not sure what they are. Could you take a closer look at it and fill me in on what I’m missing?

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