fixed

lib/Epub/Epub/Section.cpp

@@ -193,10 +193,20 @@ bool Section::createSectionFile(const int fontId, const float lineCompression, c
 
   SdMan.remove(tmpHtmlPath.c_str());
   if (!success) {
-    Serial.printf("[%lu] [SCT] Failed to parse XML and build pages\n", millis());
-    file.close();
-    SdMan.remove(filePath.c_str());
-    return false;
+    Serial.printf("[%lu] [SCT] Failed to parse XML, creating placeholder page for chapter\n", millis());
+    // Create a placeholder page for malformed chapters instead of failing entirely
+    // This allows the book to continue loading with chapters that do parse successfully
+    auto placeholderPage = std::unique_ptr<Page>(new Page());
+    // Add placeholder to LUT
+    lut.emplace_back(this->onPageComplete(std::move(placeholderPage)));
+    
+    // If we still have no pages, the placeholder creation failed
+    if (pageCount == 0) {
+      Serial.printf("[%lu] [SCT] Failed to create placeholder page\n", millis());
+      file.close();
+      SdMan.remove(filePath.c_str());
+      return false;
+    }
   }
 
   const uint32_t lutOffset = file.position();