Remove undefined classes from html?

foosion · Today, 09:40 AM

The editor has a function to remove unused CSS rules. Is there a function to remove undefined classes from the html files? If not, is there a reason such a function would not be a good idea?

theducks · Today, 10:31 AM

Not auto-magic, but Diaps toolbag can do 1 (case definition) at a time.
It also can remove or modify 'naked' tags.

Now for your other Q. Should you

Maybe.
My device mishandles some things (or I just hate the effect).
I can just comment out the offending CSS without destroying the original intent.
That leaves a simple recovery path.
If I nuke the class code. It is just GONE.

foosion · Today, 11:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by theducks

Not auto-magic, but Diaps toolbag can do 1 (case definition) at a time.
It also can remove or modify 'naked' tags.

Search/replace with regex also works.

Quote:

Originally Posted by theducks

Now for your other Q. Should you

Maybe.
My device mishandles some things (or I just hate the effect).
I can just comment out the offending CSS without destroying the original intent.
That leaves a simple recovery path.
If I nuke the class code. It is just GONE.

If it's just an undefined class there doesn't seem much risk. Emptying or removing a CSS class, then removing that class from the html is higher risk, but if there's no apparent visual effect the risk seems rather low.

DNSB · Today, 02:33 PM

Personally, I've been using Sigil with the cssUndefinedClasses plugin for that task. I do switch between Sigil and calibre's ebook-editor when editing since both have tools that make some tasks easier.

foosion · Today, 03:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DNSB

Personally, I've been using Sigil with the cssUndefinedClasses plugin for that task. I do switch between Sigil and calibre's ebook-editor when editing since both have tools that make some tasks easier.

That works.

JSWolf · Today, 03:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by foosion

The editor has a function to remove unused CSS rules. Is there a function to remove undefined classes from the html files? If not, is there a reason such a function would not be a good idea?

If there are classes in the HTML that are not used, they will be removed. If they belong to a <div> or <span> the <div> and/or <span> will be left empty. I cannot see the reason for the empty <span> but you may want to keep the empty <div> if it surrounds an <img>.

You can use Diaps Editing Toolbag to remove empty <div> and <span>.

Today, 09:40 AM	#1
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Today, 10:31 AM	#2
theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 30,381 Karma: 58053698 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	Not auto-magic, but Diaps toolbag can do 1 (case definition) at a time. It also can remove or modify 'naked' tags. Now for your other Q. Should you Maybe. My device mishandles some things (or I just hate the effect). I can just comment out the offending CSS without destroying the original intent. That leaves a simple recovery path. If I nuke the class code. It is just GONE.

Today, 02:33 PM	#4
DNSB Bibliophagist Posts: 39,562 Karma: 154147704 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Vancouver Device: Kobo Sage, Libra Colour, Lenovo M8 FHD, Paperwhite 4, Tolino epos	Personally, I've been using Sigil with the cssUndefinedClasses plugin for that task. I do switch between Sigil and calibre's ebook-editor when editing since both have tools that make some tasks easier.

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