05-25-2011, 11:26 AM | #1 |
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Table Generation loses borders (.mobi conversion)
I also have seen issues with getting table borders to work. Using InDesign, a CSS style is produced for tables and this is what I modified in the .epub generated file:
table.Lined-Table { border-collapse : collapse; border-width : 1px; border : 1; border-style : solid; border-color : #000000; margin-top : 0px; margin-bottom : 0px; } The table content shows just fine -- the border doesn't in the resultant .mobi using calibre v0.8.1. Odd, when I view the modified .epub using Adobe Digital Editions or even the calibre internal viewer, the tables render as I'd expect. It is only the resultant conversion to .mobi. Help?!!! |
05-25-2011, 11:27 AM | #2 |
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MOBI doesn't support table borders
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05-25-2011, 11:30 AM | #3 |
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The MOBI format has severe limitations on what it supports for tables. I suspect you are trying to use an unsupported feature.
Note that as MOBI also does not support style sheets Calibre has to make an attempt to convert the stylesheet to standard HTML that is valid in the MOBI format. |
05-27-2011, 08:14 AM | #4 |
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Thank you - I appreciate that. Good information to know about the mobi format, but there is an Amazon InDesign to Kindle plug-in that does work with tables and it does put a nice border around tables. The calibre to mobi format conversion does not. Mmmm...anyone know how to get the .mobi format specification?
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05-27-2011, 11:17 AM | #5 |
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That will alomost certainly be converting the tables to images.
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05-27-2011, 11:32 AM | #6 | |
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