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Snowman · 11-13-2008, 10:55 AM

And creator/mobigen is *very* idiosyncratic (read "brain-damaged") over what it will and won't silently ignore. For example:

<br style="page-break-after: always;" /> good
<br style="page-break-after: always;"> bad

compare with

<mbp;pagebreak /> good
<mbp;pagebreak> also good.
(colon ':' replaced with semi-colon ';' to prevent smiley).

Also of note - and annoyance - is style 'margin-top'. This implies that 'margin-bottom' is also supported. It is, sorta. What actually happens is that the attribute is actually added to the margin-top of the *next* block element IF that element supports it. If it doesn't, then the margin-bottom is lost. In reality, margin-top is implemented as the obsolescent "height".

And let us not even think about what mobi does to <h1> to <h6>.

I could go on. And on.

ARRRRRRGGGGGGHHHHH !!

Snowman then confesses that mobi format is what he uses for desktop, phone, and cybook. Although he does store the initially extracted oeb as the primary source.

11-13-2008, 10:55 AM	#7
Snowman Zealot Posts: 106 Karma: 3566 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: London UK Device: iPhone 5, Kindle K3, Kindle Voyage	And creator/mobigen is very idiosyncratic (read "brain-damaged") over what it will and won't silently ignore. For example: <br style="page-break-after: always;" /> good <br style="page-break-after: always;"> bad compare with <mbp;pagebreak /> good <mbp;pagebreak> also good. (colon ':' replaced with semi-colon ';' to prevent smiley). Also of note - and annoyance - is style 'margin-top'. This implies that 'margin-bottom' is also supported. It is, sorta. What actually happens is that the attribute is actually added to the margin-top of the next block element IF that element supports it. If it doesn't, then the margin-bottom is lost. In reality, margin-top is implemented as the obsolescent "height". And let us not even think about what mobi does to <h1> to <h6>. I could go on. And on. ARRRRRRGGGGGGHHHHH !! Snowman then confesses that mobi format is what he uses for desktop, phone, and cybook. Although he does store the initially extracted oeb as the primary source.