.mobi with chapter marks: few chapters skipped when pressing directional key once

muttley_wr · 11-27-2011, 06:54 PM

I am creating my own .mobi files with chapter marks using kindlegen (starting from .html, .ncx and .opf file) for my Kindle 3 with keyboard.

When I want to navigate from one chapter to another by pressing directional keys (left/right), sometimes I find that 1, 2 or more chapters are simply skipped, just as I press the key for a longer time.

Because of this problem, I start each chapter with a number ([1], [2] etc), so that I know when I am jumping over one or more section(s) and I go back to read them. I am sure that I press the keys for a very short time and very precisely, so it is out of question to think that keeping a key pressed longer may be the cause of this.

Could you please tell me how can I overcome this problem? If it helps, I can provide a sample (source .html, .ncx and .opf file and also a compiled .mobi file).

Thanks for your time.

thebestjeter · 11-27-2011, 07:10 PM

I'm sure it's a problem with your mobi file. It's not the Kindle. Make sure that those chapters are marked in the progress bar, can you see the corresponding dots there?

muttley_wr · 11-27-2011, 07:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by thebestjeter

It's not the Kindle.

In Kindle Previewer it works perfectly.

Quote:

Originally Posted by thebestjeter

can you see the corresponding dots there?

Sure.

11-27-2011, 06:54 PM	#1
muttley_wr Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2011 Device: Kindle 3 keyboard	.mobi with chapter marks: few chapters skipped when pressing directional key once I am creating my own .mobi files with chapter marks using kindlegen (starting from .html, .ncx and .opf file) for my Kindle 3 with keyboard. When I want to navigate from one chapter to another by pressing directional keys (left/right), sometimes I find that 1, 2 or more chapters are simply skipped, just as I press the key for a longer time. Because of this problem, I start each chapter with a number ([1], [2] etc), so that I know when I am jumping over one or more section(s) and I go back to read them. I am sure that I press the keys for a very short time and very precisely, so it is out of question to think that keeping a key pressed longer may be the cause of this. Could you please tell me how can I overcome this problem? If it helps, I can provide a sample (source .html, .ncx and .opf file and also a compiled .mobi file). Thanks for your time.

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11-27-2011, 07:10 PM	#2
thebestjeter Addict Posts: 208 Karma: 757546 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: Kindle 3 Wifi and Kindle DX Graphite	I'm sure it's a problem with your mobi file. It's not the Kindle. Make sure that those chapters are marked in the progress bar, can you see the corresponding dots there?

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