File paths not case sensitive in preview window?

[shadowmanwkp]

I don't know if this has been reported on the github or here on the forums, but I couldn't find my issue in either place.

On Sigil 1.2.0 I often use the preview window to check if I've made an error (XHTML has a stricter syntax than regular HTML 5), one thing I regularly slip up with is using the proper case for images and style sheets. For example:

I have the following files:

• Styles/style.css
• Images.image.png

If I then use the following tag in my header...

<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="../styles/style.css" />

And this code in my tag...

<img src="../Images/Image.png" class="img"/>

Everything looks fine if I preview it in Sigil. However on Adobe Digital Editions and my Kobo Clara HD I don't see any image and the CSS is not applied. I've added an example epub so you can see it in action.

[KevinH]

That all depends on the File System of the device used, not a Sigil issue.. On Windows and most macOS machines, file paths are case insensitive but case preserving. On other macOS and most Linux boxes, file systems are case sensitive.

So you are probably using Sigil on a machine with a case-insensitive file system. While your ADE device is case sensitive.

The best way to detect these issues in your epub is to use the epubcheck plugin.

[shadowmanwkp]

Sorry for not specifying my OS, I'm running Sigil on a windows computer.

Just took a look at the W3 validator you pointed me to and that one doesn't indicate any problems. Seems to be vendor-specific shenanigans like it usually is when it comes to (X)HTML.

[Doitsu]

Originally Posted by shadowmanwkp

However on Adobe Digital Editions and my Kobo Clara HD I don't see any image and the CSS is not applied. I've added an example epub so you can see it in action.

Shameless plug: if you install my EPUBCheck plugin and run it, it'll report the path problems:

ERROR(RSC-007):OEBPS/Text/Section0001.xhtml(8,71): Referenced resource 'OEBPS/styles/style.css' could not be found in the EPUB.
ERROR(RSC-007):OEBPS/Text/Section0001.xhtml(12,46): Referenced resource 'OEBPS/images/image.png' could not be found in the EPUB.

[shadowmanwkp]

Originally Posted by Doitsu

Shameless plug: if you install my EPUBCheck plugin and run it, it'll report the path problems

That actually was the plugin I ran, but it didn't return any error. ...And now I'm aware why, I probably didn't restart Sigil, because this time the validator was as pedantic as I remember it to be.

Well, I'm wrong on two counts today, good thing I don't buy lottery tickets.