When creating ePubs, using non standard names in CSS can cause validation errors and stop things working properly.
For example, a forward slash (/) or a colon (:) indicates a folder in file paths and can cause problems transferring and backing up files. An ampersand (&) or a less-than sign (<) will mean different things in coding languages. A comma (,) or full stop (.) can also mean things to an operating system. Even a space cannot translate to a web URL and therefore is not truly safe to use.
In CSS, identifiers (including element names, classes, and IDs in selectors) should be taken from Uppercase letters (A-Z), lowercase letters (a-z), numerals (0-9), regular dash (-), underscore (_).
Note: If there is an export tag set up in InDesign then the export tag name is checked rather than the file name.
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Style names are an important way to describe the meaning of the paragraph. ScML uses a series of abbreviated class names that correspond with style names to describes document elements based on their structural function and articulates the relationships among elements.
To apply Export Tags to Paragraph or Character Styles choose InDesign Window menu > Styles > Paragraph Styles or Character Styles, from the respective panel menu choose Style Options and select Export Tagging:
When everyone uses the same naming conventions everybody involved in your workflow, both now and in the future, has a better chance of finding what they want and knowing it is complete.
This check is checking all class names applied to paragraph styles.
Paragraph styles without export tags applied are not permitted and are flagged.
A full list of expected tag names can be found on the Scribe website here.
More info on Scribe and their Well-Formed Document Workflow can be found at scribenet.com
Style names are an important way to describe the meaning of the paragraph, and ScML describes document elements based on their structural function and articulates the relationships among elements.
To see the styles currently being used choose InDesign Window menu > Styles >Paragraph Styles or Character Styles:
When everyone uses the same naming conventions everybody involved in your workflow, both now and in the future, has a better chance of understanding what they see, finding what they want and knowing it is complete.
A full list of expected style names can be found on the Scribe website here.
More info on Scribe and their Well-Formed Document Workflow can be found at scribenet.com
