Mobipocket preview pane

Argel · 06-16-2008, 04:23 AM

Can anyone tell me how to get book descriptions to appear in the Preview pane in Mobipocket Reader when building with Creator.

I have put the text into the 'Description' field in the metadata in Creator, on the assumption that is the correct place. However, nothing appears in the preview pane except for the cover thumbnail and author. Is there something that has to be set manually in the .opf file?

JSWolf · 06-16-2008, 01:23 PM

Did you click the update button after you inserted the info?

Argel · 06-17-2008, 03:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JSWolf

Did you click the update button after you inserted the info?

Thanks for the reply but yes. And the description was there, embedded in the .opf file. But it didn't show in the library. And then it did, with not a single change to the file or the program settings.

Ah well. Thanks again.

igorsk · 06-17-2008, 07:11 AM

The information in preview pane seems to come from the ABST record in the sidecar .mbp file. It is likely fetched from Mobipocket server by the reader. I could not find a matching record in mobi files themselves.

slayda · 06-17-2008, 12:15 PM

I have had the experience that a book that had already been opened by Mobipocket Reader that I changed - actually opened a new version of the same book. The old version was not changed but the new version had the changes. Yes I ended with two versions of the same book.

You might check this to see.

06-16-2008, 04:23 AM	#1
Argel Opinionated [but right] Posts: 276 Karma: 1412 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: UK Device: Cybook Gen3, PRS 505, Kindle International, HTC Desire	Mobipocket preview pane Can anyone tell me how to get book descriptions to appear in the Preview pane in Mobipocket Reader when building with Creator. I have put the text into the 'Description' field in the metadata in Creator, on the assumption that is the correct place. However, nothing appears in the preview pane except for the cover thumbnail and author. Is there something that has to be set manually in the .opf file? Last edited by Argel; 06-16-2008 at 04:42 AM. Reason: Painfully bad style

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06-16-2008, 01:23 PM	#2
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 73,897 Karma: 128597114 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	Did you click the update button after you inserted the info?

06-17-2008, 07:11 AM	#4
igorsk Wizard Posts: 3,442 Karma: 300001 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Belgium Device: PRS-500/505/700, Kindle, Cybook Gen3, Words Gear	The information in preview pane seems to come from the ABST record in the sidecar .mbp file. It is likely fetched from Mobipocket server by the reader. I could not find a matching record in mobi files themselves.

06-17-2008, 12:15 PM	#5
slayda Retired & reading more! Posts: 2,764 Karma: 1884247 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: North Alabama, USA Device: Kindle 1, iPad Air 2, iPhone 6S+, Kobo Aura One	I have had the experience that a book that had already been opened by Mobipocket Reader that I changed - actually opened a new version of the same book. The old version was not changed but the new version had the changes. Yes I ended with two versions of the same book. You might check this to see.