How to suppress "internal" hyperlinks highlight in Sony PRS-600?

Maxim · 12-01-2009, 02:28 PM

I wanted to create button-style text hyperlinks for navigation within my ePub.

However I noticed that SONY PRS-600 applies its own highlight to hyperlinks that reference other XHTML documents within the same ePub file (or a document fragment in the same XHTML document). It does so in addition to my custom styling, which leads to ugly results.

Is there any way to suppress the highlight applied by the device to such hyperlinks?

Otherwise I would have to drop my custom styling and rely on the device-imposed highlight, which is passable but not quite nice-looking.

JSWolf · 12-02-2009, 03:30 PM

This would be best asked over in the new Sony forum.

Maxim · 12-02-2009, 04:51 PM

Jon: thanks for the tip.

Still haven't found a workaround...

JSWolf · 12-03-2009, 03:49 AM

I don't think there is a workaround.

mtravellerh · 12-03-2009, 06:11 AM

I think Jon is right!

Xochipilli2012 · 02-26-2010, 01:35 PM

I find this behavior on the Sony a bit distracting as well. It seems in the case of books one might encode for oneself, hyperlinking to only the first character of a phrase might make things a little easier on the eyes. But I suppose without a bit of automation, re-formatting an entire book full of hyperlinks could prove to be a major pain.

Just thinking out loud here...

12-01-2009, 02:28 PM	#1
Maxim Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2009 Device: Sony PRS-600	How to suppress "internal" hyperlinks highlight in Sony PRS-600? I wanted to create button-style text hyperlinks for navigation within my ePub. However I noticed that SONY PRS-600 applies its own highlight to hyperlinks that reference other XHTML documents within the same ePub file (or a document fragment in the same XHTML document). It does so in addition to my custom styling, which leads to ugly results. Is there any way to suppress the highlight applied by the device to such hyperlinks? Otherwise I would have to drop my custom styling and rely on the device-imposed highlight, which is passable but not quite nice-looking.

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12-02-2009, 03:30 PM	#2
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 73,976 Karma: 128903378 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	This would be best asked over in the new Sony forum.

12-02-2009, 04:51 PM	#3
Maxim Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2009 Device: Sony PRS-600	Jon: thanks for the tip. Still haven't found a workaround...

12-03-2009, 03:49 AM	#4
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 73,976 Karma: 128903378 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	I don't think there is a workaround.

12-03-2009, 06:11 AM	#5
mtravellerh book creator Posts: 9,635 Karma: 3856660 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Luxembourg Device: PB360°	I think Jon is right!

02-26-2010, 01:35 PM	#6
Xochipilli2012 Zealot Posts: 101 Karma: 38 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Seattle Device: Red PRS-600, Slate Blue Astak EZReader Pocket Pro	I find this behavior on the Sony a bit distracting as well. It seems in the case of books one might encode for oneself, hyperlinking to only the first character of a phrase might make things a little easier on the eyes. But I suppose without a bit of automation, re-formatting an entire book full of hyperlinks could prove to be a major pain. Just thinking out loud here...