"Shapes" (circles around words) moving after conversion

Rich Cape Cod · 06-09-2014, 07:49 PM

Hi. I've created an eBook conversion using Calibre which I find came out quite good (took me around a dozen attempts with lots of tweaking of my Word doc). I used Word 2010 > Web Page > MOBI. My question is this; when I converted the Web Page to Mobi the circles I placed around certain words and symbols on my screen shots moved.

Is there some way to lock such objects in place?

Thanks!

Rich

eschwartz · 06-09-2014, 07:57 PM

You can convert .docx directly in calibre.
Use an image of the word/symbol with the circle around it.

theducks · 06-09-2014, 10:12 PM

While not a circle:
Couldn't you use a Span with a border around the word

Code:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.1//EN"
    "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml11/DTD/xhtml11.dtd">

<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<style>
.box { margin: 0 .1em;padding:.1em; border-color: black;
border-width: 1; border-style: solid;
}
</style>
<head>
<title></title>
</head>
<body>
<p> </p>
<p>Words in a <span class="box">box</span> if needed</p>
</body>
</html>

Rich Cape Cod · 06-09-2014, 10:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by eschwartz

You can convert .docx directly in calibre.
Use an image of the word/symbol with the circle around it.

I must try that direct conversion to see how it comes out.

Not sure I understand the second suggestion. I'm doing screen shots of Word menus.

You mean, import the image, put the circle in the right place, and do a second screen shot?

Rich

Rich Cape Cod · 06-09-2014, 10:48 PM

OK, did the screen capture+colored ring then another screen capture. Worked like a charm!

Thanks guys, really very helpful.

Rich

06-09-2014, 07:49 PM	#1
Rich Cape Cod Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2014 Device: Kindle	"Shapes" (circles around words) moving after conversion Hi. I've created an eBook conversion using Calibre which I find came out quite good (took me around a dozen attempts with lots of tweaking of my Word doc). I used Word 2010 > Web Page > MOBI. My question is this; when I converted the Web Page to Mobi the circles I placed around certain words and symbols on my screen shots moved. Is there some way to lock such objects in place? Thanks! Rich

06-09-2014, 07:57 PM	#2
eschwartz Ex-Helpdesk Junkie Posts: 19,422 Karma: 85397180 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Beaten Path, USA, Roundworld, This Side of Infinity Device: Kindle Touch fw5.3.7 (Wifi only)	You can convert .docx directly in calibre. Use an image of the word/symbol with the circle around it.

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06-09-2014, 10:48 PM	#5
Rich Cape Cod Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2014 Device: Kindle	OK, did the screen capture+colored ring then another screen capture. Worked like a charm! Thanks guys, really very helpful. Rich