08-18-2024, 08:51 PM | #1 |
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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. |
08-19-2024, 11:34 PM | #2 |
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to be clear: this artifact will appear periodically throughout the epub. Randomly, it seems.
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08-19-2024, 11:45 PM | #3 |
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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? |
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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. |
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I have no idea how to check the code. And check the code in each instance. what would I do if I found it? |
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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. |
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The entire epub would be even better....
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08-23-2024, 08:57 PM | #11 |
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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. |
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