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Old 03-22-2012, 06:17 AM   #1
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Why is image left justified when I link to it?

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I'm converting Indesign files into epub and then using Calibre to create mobi files. One of the issues I can't seem to clear is when I link from my illustrations list to an image, the image is set to the left of the screen, even though it is meant to be centred.

If I then page up and back down again, the image has centred itself (so the formatting is obviously in there) - though it doesn't if I page down then up?!

I'd appreciate any ideas

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InDesign has placed the target anchor tag incorrectly, at least incorrectly by Mobi standards.

When the Mobi/Kindle reader jumps to an anchor it does not look backwards to look for possible style instructions. You need to edit the ePub and move the anchor targets to a point before whatever wrapping container (<p>, <div>, <span>, ...) has the style instructions to center the image. That way, when the reader jumps to the anchor and runs forward it encounters the centering instruction before encountering the image tag.
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Thanks for such a quick response.

I'm still fairly new to the HTML-level side of things but I'm picking it up and your answer makes good sense - many thanks!
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You'll find a lot of discussion of this issue if you search the forum for footnote linking problems.

BTW, there is a lot of good HTML and CSS infor available at W3schools
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That's great - thanks very much for your help - I found the anchor problems in the HTML code and remedied easily.

Much appreciated

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