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Old 09-08-2012, 01:39 PM   #1
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Kindle newbie needs "template" HTML & CSS
Hi folks,

I'm an old multimedia programmer who is crashing into digital printing and ePUB. Can anyone point me at a simple template of a valid Kindle file in HTML & CSS? (I.e., before it gets rolled into MOBI format.) Whenever I work in a new area, I find having a sample of related code to be a huge help. HTML and CSS aren't exactly new to me, but their application to Kindle is.

I have Kindle's HTML Formatting Guidelines and Custom HTML Tags documents at hand, but they leave a lot to the the imagination. For instance, Guidelines says "normal" text must use the default font family, but it does not say what that font family is. Or even if it needs to be defined. With a valid HTML- and CSS-for-Kindle file around, I could just glance at the code and say "Aha! That's what they mean," instead of thrashing around.

Don't need anything esoteric. I'm just trying to get an historical fiction into Kindle from InDesign CS5. There are a couple of illustrations in the front of the book.

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Old 09-08-2012, 01:54 PM   #2
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Old 09-08-2012, 01:59 PM   #3
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Will do. I had a feeling I had dived into the nerd cave, but this site's a bit puzzling in the navigation department.

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Will do. I had a feeling I had dived into the nerd cave, but this site's a bit puzzling in the navigation department.

thanks!
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And the things we call each other here sometimes . . .
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Yup, site has been around a long time, and it can be a bit like: "Hunt the Wampus" for a new member.
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Old 09-08-2012, 02:11 PM   #6
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Thanks, knc1. As a guest, I thought I should tread lightly.

Just found a parallel post in the Workshop that has a link to a sample, incidentally.

I'll be back here if I stop washing and begin to dream in XML.
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Old 09-09-2012, 06:58 AM   #7
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for the record I wash everyday. And I have never dreamed in xml

</dream>

EDIT: Welll... not with a truly valid DTD anyways
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Old 09-10-2012, 07:41 PM   #8
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for the record I wash everyday. And I have never dreamed in xml

</dream>

EDIT: Welll... not with a truly valid DTD anyways
/* Well, there goes the programer mystique... Next you'll be telling me you have a social life! Sad and degenerate days. */
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I have heard of this "Social" word... but this other concept "Life"?

Does Not Compute {ʇlnɐɟ uoıʇɐʇuǝɯƃǝs}
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We have Social Life!!!

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By the way, it happened just like that 38 years ago today... shhh...
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Old 09-10-2012, 08:30 PM   #10
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The problem with crossposting a new thread (this one) to two forums is that the replies are distributed between them:

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=190431

EDIT: Ahh... I see. knc1 recommended the other forum in post #2 above.

It would have perhaps been better to request the thread be moved there instead of starting another one. You can do that with the "Report Post" button (looks like a bold exclamation mark to the left of the post).

At least the link above lets you follow both halves of this thread.
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social life explained
Looks like you're ready to party, twobob. For those still uncertain as to this concept of social life:

global myGender, myBankAccount

on meetPerson (gender, wealth)
if gender not myGender then
if checkWealth(wealth) > myBankAccount then
proposeMarriage
socialLife = 1
else
returnToKeyboard
drinkBeers (myBankAccount - checkWealth(wealth))
socialLife = 0
end if
haveBeersAnyway
end


(In case you're wondering, it's Lingo, the old Macromedia Director scripting language. Wonderful for writing code to direct your life.)
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Looks like you're ready to party, twobob. For those still uncertain as to this concept of social life:

global myGender, myBankAccount

on meetPerson (gender, wealth)
if gender not myGender then
if checkWealth(wealth) > myBankAccount then
proposeMarriage
socialLife = 1
else
returnToKeyboard
drinkBeers (myBankAccount - checkWealth(wealth))
socialLife = 0
end if
haveBeersAnyway
end


(In case you're wondering, it's Lingo, the old Macromedia Director scripting language. Wonderful for writing code to direct your life.)
void main(void) { while (true) drinkbeer(); }

What's gender or bank account got to do with it? Drink your buddy's beer.

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