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ePub v2 fails validation with ePubCheck in pandoc 3.1.12 - worked previously #9469

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shoesforindustry opened this issue Feb 16, 2024 · 9 comments
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shoesforindustry commented Feb 16, 2024

Validating an ePub v2 with ePubCheck fails validation with the following errors in pandoc 3.1.12. The same validation on the same ePub worked in the previous version:

Validating using EPUB version 2.0.1 rules.
ERROR(RSC-005): ./book.epub/EPUB/content.opf(2,108): Error while parsing file: attribute "xml:lang" not allowed here; expected attribute "id" or "unique-identifier"

These two are repeated 6 more times:
ERROR(RSC-005): ./book.epub/EPUB/content.opf(27,36): Error while parsing file: element "meta" missing required attribute "content"

ERROR(RSC-005): ./book.epub/EPUB/content.opf(27,43): Error while parsing file: text not allowed here; expected the element end-tag

It seems maybe the accessibility and xml:lang stuff that was added in pandoc 3.1.12 version should not be included for epub2 as it won't validate?

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@shoesforindustry @jgm Hi, I'm not a developer but a mere mortal who creates EPUB 2. Please can you tell me the solution in a simple way? (xml:lang is not allowed in the opf file for epub 2 but if I remove it it gives me an error in ACE by Daisy). I can't understand from the coded solution you put. I put language in every html file with the Sigil plugin (Access-aide) but it doesn't solve. I'll leave an email if you want to discuss but a comment here is also fine. Thank you. spyro15294@gmail.com

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shoesforindustry commented May 11, 2024

Hi @Marcello1173214, I am not sure what you are asking. To put the language into the content.opf of an ePub2 it would be part of the opf metadata like <dc:language>en</dc:language>, is that what you were asking?

If using Panodc then see the ePub section for more information:
https://pandoc.org/MANUAL.html#epubs

You could also add this language attribute using the metdata editor in Sigil.

I don't think you need the language in the HTML, but I guess it would not hurt, something like:
<html lang="en">

If all is correct the epub will pass both ePubCheck and ACE validation.

Either Pandoc or Sigil should be able to create valid ePubs without editing the content.opf file :)

Hope this helps.

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@shoesforindustry Yes, it should be like this, the problem is that if I put the language only in the metadata (dc:languageit-IT</dc:language>) it passes validation only with epubchecker, while in ACE it gives me this error "The language must be specified (xml:lang in OPF package)
Ensures the OPF XML language is provided
Add the missing OPF xml:lang attribute". Conversely, if I put this value in the opf, as ACE says, it gives me an error in epub checker: "xml:lang attribute is not allowed in the opf file". It therefore seems that there is a bug in ACE that doesn't take into account that the language attribute in epub 2 can only be put in the metadata.

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@Marcello1173214 Odd as I have just tried one of my Epub2 files and it passes epubcheck and Ace? Can you publish one of your epubs that fails?

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Marcello1173214 commented May 13, 2024 via email

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I am unable to at present, but if you are producing epub2 books then I think ACE only checks against epub3? So you would have to produce an epub3?

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Marcello1173214 commented May 13, 2024 via email

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shoesforindustry commented May 13, 2024 via email

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I am pretty sure Ace only checks epub3 which has been around since 2011! I use pandoc which produces epub3 by default. I presume it is similar for Sigma?

So that explains everything (I didn't know this as I had never read anything about it on the Daisy website). I use Sigil and in fact there is a plugin that allows you to convert from epub 2 to 3 although, working as a professional, I think I will learn to work directly with epub 3. Thank you for your help!

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