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Muckraker · 03-31-2011, 12:28 PM

Hello,

I'm a relatively experienced html and css programmer. I normally use a simple text editor to create my files.

I have an ebook I made via the code editor in Sigil. Everything looks great in there and, when I import it to Calibre, it looks great in Epub as well.

But when I convert the Epub to Mobi in Calibre my CSS styles for hyperlinks are completely ignored. I've tried every possible way I can think of, from general "a" specifications in the stylesheet to just putting a "style=" command in the href itself. It all works fine in Epub but is ignored in Mobi.

I know that Mobi files ignore UL list styling, which is another thing that is driving me nuts but at least I know they ignore it and that there is nothing I can do about it. But I haven't found anybody saying that Mobi files ignore hyperlink styles. I'm about ready to pull out the last bit of hair I have.

Can anyone provide advice on hyperlinks in Mobi? Or even just confirmation that hyperlinks cannot be styled in Mobi if that is the case?

Thanks!

03-31-2011, 12:28 PM	#1
Muckraker Connoisseur Posts: 65 Karma: 2409168 Join Date: Mar 2011 Device: kindle	Hyperlink styles ignored on conversion to Mobi Hello, I'm a relatively experienced html and css programmer. I normally use a simple text editor to create my files. I have an ebook I made via the code editor in Sigil. Everything looks great in there and, when I import it to Calibre, it looks great in Epub as well. But when I convert the Epub to Mobi in Calibre my CSS styles for hyperlinks are completely ignored. I've tried every possible way I can think of, from general "a" specifications in the stylesheet to just putting a "style=" command in the href itself. It all works fine in Epub but is ignored in Mobi. I know that Mobi files ignore UL list styling, which is another thing that is driving me nuts but at least I know they ignore it and that there is nothing I can do about it. But I haven't found anybody saying that Mobi files ignore hyperlink styles. I'm about ready to pull out the last bit of hair I have. Can anyone provide advice on hyperlinks in Mobi? Or even just confirmation that hyperlinks cannot be styled in Mobi if that is the case? Thanks!