Background color when reading

[swallman]

Just wondering if anyone has been able to get a completely black background when using the stock reader ? I'm rooted, running 1.1 now and end up using the Kindle reader because I can have a completely black background and white letters.

I would be more than happy to give B&N my ebook money but I just can't get the settings the way I want. I'd use the generic Nook reader but it won't work for some reason while rooted.

[afv011]

Originally Posted by swallman

Just wondering if anyone has been able to get a completely black background when using the stock reader ? I'm rooted, running 1.1 now and end up using the Kindle reader because I can have a completely black background and white letters.

I would be more than happy to give B&N my ebook money but I just can't get the settings the way I want. I'd use the generic Nook reader but it won't work for some reason while rooted.

You have 2 options: use an alternative reader (Aldiko offers a night mode with black background and white text), or, if you want to use the stock reader, update the CSS file of your ePubs to set a black background and a white text; this will apply when you select "publisher defaults" on the stock reader. The code to add to your CSS would be:

body { 
background-color:#000000; 
color:#dddddd; 
}

Originally Posted by afv011

You have 2 options: use an alternative reader (Aldiko offers a night mode with black background and white text), or, if you want to use the stock reader, update the CSS file of your ePubs to set a black background and a white text; this will apply when you select "publisher defaults" on the stock reader. The code to add to your CSS would be:

body { 
background-color:#000000; 
color:#dddddd; 
}

I haven't tried this with the NC but it should work. Eink devices will typically override this bit of CSS though and keep a white background and black text. So if for some reason the NC overrides it, definitely use a different reader.