Right-to-left writing, conversion to mobi problem.

alexandrelm · 10-25-2012, 07:35 AM

Hello,

I want to create some translation tables with Hebrew (right-to-left writing) and another language with left-to-right writing (in my case, Portuguese).

I created a table like the one in this example www.lopezmoreira.net/hebtable and then converted it to MOBI file with Calibre. Then, when I open the file in my kindle, the "right-to-left" text had its direction inverted becoming something like a left-to-right text.
If I open the mentioned link in my kindle, the text inversion problem does not appear, just if I convert it to MOBI file using Calibre.

Does the MOBI file support such a table mixing both kinds of writing direction? Or perhaps is some implementation missed?

Regards.

NiLuJe · 10-25-2012, 12:08 PM

@alexandrelm: The mobi6 renderer on Kindle (eInk, at least) devices doesn't support RTL.

You might have better luck with a KF8 file on KF8 capable devices, but it might still not be perfect.

10-25-2012, 07:35 AM	#1
alexandrelm Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2012 Device: Kindle Keyboard 3G	Right-to-left writing, conversion to mobi problem. Hello, I want to create some translation tables with Hebrew (right-to-left writing) and another language with left-to-right writing (in my case, Portuguese). I created a table like the one in this example www.lopezmoreira.net/hebtable and then converted it to MOBI file with Calibre. Then, when I open the file in my kindle, the "right-to-left" text had its direction inverted becoming something like a left-to-right text. If I open the mentioned link in my kindle, the text inversion problem does not appear, just if I convert it to MOBI file using Calibre. Does the MOBI file support such a table mixing both kinds of writing direction? Or perhaps is some implementation missed? Regards.

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10-25-2012, 12:08 PM	#2
NiLuJe BLAM! Posts: 13,477 Karma: 26012494 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Paris, France Device: Kindle 2i, 3g, 4, 5w, PW, PW2, PW5; Kobo H2O, Forma, Elipsa, Sage, C2E	@alexandrelm: The mobi6 renderer on Kindle (eInk, at least) devices doesn't support RTL. You might have better luck with a KF8 file on KF8 capable devices, but it might still not be perfect.

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