odd artifact in epub viewer

apricoto · 08-18-2024, 08:51 PM

I have added a few epub books that have this small rectangular artifact, randomly covering words. This has happened in only a few epubs. So far it doesn't make the book unreadable, I can usually figure out what word(s) it is hiding. But I'd rather it wasn't there.

any idea why it is there? is there a way to remove it?
I have attached a pic of the artifact. It this isn't sufficient, let me know.

apricoto · 08-19-2024, 11:34 PM

to be clear: this artifact will appear periodically throughout the epub. Randomly, it seems.

Karellen · 08-19-2024, 11:45 PM

Is it always in the same location on the screen or anywhere on the page/screen.

Have you opened up the epub file in the Editor and checked what code is in the location of the artifact?

theducks · 08-19-2024, 11:49 PM

GIGO
That book was probably a PDF conversion.
The random is because PDF is a paste up format and the conversion is a Top Down interpretation.
Look at the code, those are probably scene break markers, that are now in the incorrect location. PDF is a terrible source format.

BetterRed · 08-20-2024, 12:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by apricoto

to be clear: this artifact will appear periodically throughout the epub. Randomly, it seems.

The example in your screen appears to be an image caption… do all occurrences of the artefact occur in captions, or are there instances in the body of the work?

BR

apricoto · 08-20-2024, 01:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Karellen

Is it always in the same location on the screen or anywhere on the page/screen.

Have you opened up the epub file in the Editor and checked what code is in the location of the artifact?

No. appears in different locations.

I have no idea how to check the code. And check the code in each instance. what would I do if I found it?

apricoto · 08-20-2024, 01:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BetterRed

The example in your screen appears to be an image caption… do all occurrences of the artefact occur in captions, or are there instances in the body of the work?

BR

No, appears in body also.

Karellen · 08-20-2024, 03:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by apricoto

I have no idea how to check the code. And check the code in each instance. what would I do if I found it?

Open the ebook in the editor.
Find the correct chapter that contains the artefact. You may have to open a few of the xhtml pages in the left panel to find it, if they are poorly named.
Find the location where the artifact appears.
Copy the code into a post here. It probably won't be enough and we will need to see code from the css file also, but lets start with this part first.

JSWolf · 08-20-2024, 04:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Karellen

Open the ebook in the editor.
Find the correct chapter that contains the artefact. You may have to open a few of the xhtml pages in the left panel to find it, if they are poorly named.
Find the location where the artifact appears.
Copy the code into a post here. It probably won't be enough and we will need to see code from the css file also, but lets start with this part first.

It would be best to have both the HTML and CSS code posted as the same time.

Karellen · 08-20-2024, 05:05 PM

The entire epub would be even better....

apricoto · 08-23-2024, 08:57 PM

I tried opening the ebook in editor, I think. saw a bunch of html code. No idea about how to find a specific location, nor did I see any text to help guide me.

having done quite a bit of program trouble shooting in the past, and knowing that I have no knowledge about this particular situation, I can see that this will take hours and hours of time. The problem is annoying, but not a reading killer.

I posted with the hope that someone would recognize the problem and have a relatively simple solution. seems to not be the case.

so, rather than take your time and mine dealing with this (and I know how fun it can be investigating and solving problems) I know that I don't have the time to spend on this. So, thanks for replies, but probably best to close this topic.

08-18-2024, 08:51 PM	#1
apricoto Connoisseur Posts: 57 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2019 Location: Chicago Device: HP X360 11", Win10	odd artifact in epub viewer I have added a few epub books that have this small rectangular artifact, randomly covering words. This has happened in only a few epubs. So far it doesn't make the book unreadable, I can usually figure out what word(s) it is hiding. But I'd rather it wasn't there. any idea why it is there? is there a way to remove it? I have attached a pic of the artifact. It this isn't sufficient, let me know. Attached Thumbnails

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08-19-2024, 11:34 PM	#2
apricoto Connoisseur Posts: 57 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2019 Location: Chicago Device: HP X360 11", Win10	to be clear: this artifact will appear periodically throughout the epub. Randomly, it seems.

08-19-2024, 11:45 PM	#3
Karellen Wizard Posts: 1,351 Karma: 6794938 Join Date: Sep 2021 Location: Australia Device: Kobo Libra 2	Is it always in the same location on the screen or anywhere on the page/screen. Have you opened up the epub file in the Editor and checked what code is in the location of the artifact?

08-19-2024, 11:49 PM	#4
theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 30,440 Karma: 58055868 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	GIGO That book was probably a PDF conversion. The random is because PDF is a paste up format and the conversion is a Top Down interpretation. Look at the code, those are probably scene break markers, that are now in the incorrect location. PDF is a terrible source format.

08-20-2024, 05:05 PM	#10
Karellen Wizard Posts: 1,351 Karma: 6794938 Join Date: Sep 2021 Location: Australia Device: Kobo Libra 2	The entire epub would be even better....

08-23-2024, 08:57 PM	#11
apricoto Connoisseur Posts: 57 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2019 Location: Chicago Device: HP X360 11", Win10	I tried opening the ebook in editor, I think. saw a bunch of html code. No idea about how to find a specific location, nor did I see any text to help guide me. having done quite a bit of program trouble shooting in the past, and knowing that I have no knowledge about this particular situation, I can see that this will take hours and hours of time. The problem is annoying, but not a reading killer. I posted with the hope that someone would recognize the problem and have a relatively simple solution. seems to not be the case. so, rather than take your time and mine dealing with this (and I know how fun it can be investigating and solving problems) I know that I don't have the time to spend on this. So, thanks for replies, but probably best to close this topic.