[Editor Plugin] EpubCheck - Page 10

Doitsu · 07-15-2023, 03:08 AM

The plugin has been updated for EPUBCheck 5.1.0. Those who downgraded to EPUBCheck 5.0.1 can do the following to have the plugin download and install EPUBCheck 5.1.0:

Select Preferences > Miscellaneous > Open Calibre configuration folder > plugins
Then either delete the EPUBCheck folder or edit EpubCheck.json and change the last_time_checked entry.

JSWolf · 07-15-2023, 04:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Doitsu

The plugin has been updated for EPUBCheck 5.1.0. Those who downgraded to EPUBCheck 5.0.1 can do the following to have the plugin download and install EPUBCheck 5.1.0:

Select Preferences > Miscellaneous > Open Calibre configuration folder > plugins
Then either delete the EPUBCheck folder or edit EpubCheck.json and change the last_time_checked entry.

Well done! Thank you.

Karellen · 07-15-2023, 05:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Doitsu

The plugin has been updated for EPUBCheck 5.1.0. Those who downgraded to EPUBCheck 5.0.1 can do the following to have the plugin download and install EPUBCheck 5.1.0:

Select Preferences > Miscellaneous > Open Calibre configuration folder > plugins
Then either delete the EPUBCheck folder or edit EpubCheck.json and change the last_time_checked entry.

That's great. Thank you @Doitsu for the quick fix.
I changed the "last_time_checked data and ran check for new updates and it installed. Seems to be all working now.

CanuckT · 07-19-2023, 12:38 PM

How do you actually run the check in Calibre? I installed it but it doesn't seem to do anything or have a way to run a check.

Doitsu · 07-19-2023, 01:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CanuckT

How do you actually run the check in Calibre? I installed it but it doesn't seem to do anything or have a way to run a check.

Since it's an editor plugin, you'll have to select the book, right-click it and select Edit Book. In the editor, click the green check mark button or select Plugins > Run EpubCheck.

CanuckT · 07-19-2023, 03:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Doitsu

Since it's an editor plugin, you'll have to select the book, right-click it and select Edit Book. In the editor, click the green check mark button or select Plugins > Run EpubCheck.

Thank you, would not have guessed that. If the First post is editable, it might be a good thing to add there?

DNSB · 07-19-2023, 06:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CanuckT

Thank you, would not have guessed that. If the First post is editable, it might be a good thing to add there?

I suspect that is why when you look at the title of the thread, it reads:

[Editor Plugin] EpubCheck

fogice · 09-06-2023, 03:20 PM

New user of EPUBCheck, thought I'd see how it differs from the built-in editor. When I run this plugin, the report looks like:

Code:

NA Line: 29 Col: 75 ERROR.......

and when I click on one, a popup message says:

Code:

EPUBCheck didn't report the name of the file that caused this error

which makes it rather difficult to figure out what to fix. Any suggestions on what's going wrong? This happens with every EPUB where this plugin finds a problem.

Calibre 6.25, MacOS 13.5.1, EPUBCheck 0.2.5, Java 1.8.0_381

Doitsu · 09-06-2023, 05:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fogice

[...]

Code:

EPUBCheck didn't report the name of the file that caused this error

which makes it rather difficult to figure out what to fix.

This is a limitation/bug of the EPUBCheck Java tool which sometimes reports an error message without a file name.

Usually, it'll display other error messages for the same file before this error message. If you fix them, the error message without a file name will also go away.

Using the following options in Calibre Editor before running the EpubCheck plugin might also help:

Tools > Fix HTML - all files
Tools > Arrange into folders

JSWolf · 09-06-2023, 06:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fogice

New user of EPUBCheck, thought I'd see how it differs from the built-in editor. When I run this plugin, the report looks like:

Code:

NA Line: 29 Col: 75 ERROR.......

and when I click on one, a popup message says:

Code:

EPUBCheck didn't report the name of the file that caused this error

which makes it rather difficult to figure out what to fix. Any suggestions on what's going wrong? This happens with every EPUB where this plugin finds a problem.

Calibre 6.25, MacOS 13.5.1, EPUBCheck 0.2.5, Java 1.8.0_381

Is that the full error message?

fogice · 09-07-2023, 09:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Doitsu

Tools > Fix HTML - all files
Tools > Arrange into folders

"Fix HTML" made a bunch of changes, and I also did "arrange into folders", but the NAs still appear.

Quote:

Originally Posted by JSWolf

Is that the full error message?

I didn't feel like typing the full message. All of the errors for this particular epub are complaints about "border", but I'm more concerned about the NA file id.

Code:

NA Line:10 Col:36 ERROR(RSC-005): Error while parsing file: attribute "border" not allowed here; expected attribute "class", "dir", "id", "lang", "style", "title" or "xml:lang"

The other message is complete as displayed.

Code:

EPUBCheck didn't report the name of the file that caused this error. (OK)

Doitsu · 09-07-2023, 01:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fogice

I didn't feel like typing the full message. All of the errors for this particular epub are complaints about "border", but I'm more concerned about the NA file id.

Like I said, it's most likely an EPUBCheck bug, and since you'll need to delete all border attributes anyway, it doesn't really matter.
To be on the safe side, you can also check your book with Sigil and Sigil EPUBCheck plugin.
Since the Calibre plugin parses the .txt output and the Sigil plugin parses the .json output, you might get different results.

Wolgan · 05-31-2024, 05:03 AM

After updating to Calibre 7.11, running epubcheck in the editor doesn't return any results. Just runs and the results pane does not load.

Quoth · 05-31-2024, 05:33 AM

Current version is 7.12, though I'm still on 7.10 as I only update immediately for security or something I use is broken and update fixes it.

I've two epub checks in Calibre Editor. One has a ladybird icon and the other a green square.

Wolgan · 05-31-2024, 05:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Quoth

Current version is 7.12, though I'm still on 7.10 as I only update immediately for security or something I use is broken and update fixes it.

I've two epub checks in Calibre Editor. One has a ladybird icon and the other a green square.

Interesting, do you know what plugin the bird icon one is associated with? The green check is the plugin linked to this thread, and the one I'm currently using.

09-06-2023, 03:20 PM	#143
fogice Groupie Posts: 160 Karma: 12092 Join Date: May 2014 Device: Kobo Libra 2	New user of EPUBCheck, thought I'd see how it differs from the built-in editor. When I run this plugin, the report looks like: Code: NA Line: 29 Col: 75 ERROR....... and when I click on one, a popup message says: Code: EPUBCheck didn't report the name of the file that caused this error which makes it rather difficult to figure out what to fix. Any suggestions on what's going wrong? This happens with every EPUB where this plugin finds a problem. Calibre 6.25, MacOS 13.5.1, EPUBCheck 0.2.5, Java 1.8.0_381

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07-15-2023, 03:08 AM	#136
Doitsu Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,607 Karma: 23185369 Join Date: Dec 2010 Device: Kindle PW2	The plugin has been updated for EPUBCheck 5.1.0. Those who downgraded to EPUBCheck 5.0.1 can do the following to have the plugin download and install EPUBCheck 5.1.0: Select Preferences > Miscellaneous > Open Calibre configuration folder > plugins Then either delete the EPUBCheck folder or edit EpubCheck.json and change the last_time_checked entry.

07-19-2023, 12:38 PM	#139
CanuckT Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2022 Device: Kobo Libra 2	How do you actually run the check in Calibre? I installed it but it doesn't seem to do anything or have a way to run a check.

05-31-2024, 05:03 AM	#148
Wolgan Enthusiast Posts: 28 Karma: 18 Join Date: Jun 2017 Device: Kindle Fire	After updating to Calibre 7.11, running epubcheck in the editor doesn't return any results. Just runs and the results pane does not load.

05-31-2024, 05:33 AM	#149
Quoth the rook, bossing Never. Posts: 11,586 Karma: 87456643 Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Ireland Device: All 4 Kinds: epub eink, Kindle, android eink, NxtPaper11	Current version is 7.12, though I'm still on 7.10 as I only update immediately for security or something I use is broken and update fixes it. I've two epub checks in Calibre Editor. One has a ladybird icon and the other a green square.