XHTML closing tag issue

ptm@xact.co.uk · Yesterday, 07:08 AM

Simply by parsing and committing an xhtml file, using the container, I see the following changes to the content.

Before parsing:
<span x="y"/>
<div id="w"/>

After committing:
<span x="y"></span>
<div id="w"></div>

Is there a 'tweak' setting or other method I can use to preserve the compact version of for tags with only attributes and no content?

kovidgoyal · Yesterday, 07:43 AM

No there isn't, IIRC.

ptm@xact.co.uk · Today, 11:40 AM

I have not looked at the Calibre code. Hopefully there is an option on the serializer to use compact closing tags (i.e. <sometag/>) instead of <sometag></sometag>. If this is the case, how difficult do you think it would be to add a tweak to set this option? Is this something you or I can look at? I would need a few hints where to start looking.

kovidgoyal · Today, 11:44 AM

This is done deliberately, see line 441 in oeb/base.py

JSWolf · Today, 01:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ptm@xact.co.uk

I have not looked at the Calibre code. Hopefully there is an option on the serializer to use compact closing tags (i.e. <sometag/>) instead of <sometag></sometag>. If this is the case, how difficult do you think it would be to add a tweak to set this option? Is this something you or I can look at? I would need a few hints where to start looking.

Most tags are <sometag>Text from the book</sometag>. That's why it should not be done. <sometag/>This is text from the book will not work.

Yesterday, 07:08 AM	#1
ptm@xact.co.uk Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2024 Device: none	XHTML closing tag issue Simply by parsing and committing an xhtml file, using the container, I see the following changes to the content. Before parsing: <span x="y"/> <div id="w"/> After committing: <span x="y"></span> <div id="w"></div> Is there a 'tweak' setting or other method I can use to preserve the compact version of for tags with only attributes and no content?

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Yesterday, 07:43 AM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 44,195 Karma: 23000010 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	No there isn't, IIRC.

Today, 11:40 AM	#3
ptm@xact.co.uk Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2024 Device: none	I have not looked at the Calibre code. Hopefully there is an option on the serializer to use compact closing tags (i.e. <sometag/>) instead of <sometag></sometag>. If this is the case, how difficult do you think it would be to add a tweak to set this option? Is this something you or I can look at? I would need a few hints where to start looking.

Today, 11:44 AM	#4
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 44,195 Karma: 23000010 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	This is done deliberately, see line 441 in oeb/base.py