MobileRead Forums - View Single Post - Libra Converted kepub showing random highlights

davidfor · 04-25-2020, 07:10 AM

Are they actually highlights on the device, or something in the book? If you can press on them and they popup the menu to add a note or delete the highlight. If when you long press on a word in the highlight, and it shows the dictionary or the menu to save a highlight, it is a problem in the book. Or, is there anything in the annotations list for the book?

The only way I can think to get random highlights is to replace an existing book that had highlights. It would mean some things had to work out the same, such as the same file name (which is surprisingly common error) and the same internal file names (not uncommon). So, it is possible. The only other way would be a bug in the firmware or your device. I definitely haven't seen anything like it.

I tend to think it is an issue in the book that is shows marked text that just happens to look like text selected on the device. You would need to look at the book in another viewer to see this.

Otherwise, a photo or screenshot would help us see what is happening. Or, if it is legal to do, post the kepub version of the book.

04-25-2020, 07:10 AM	#2
davidfor Grand Sorcerer Posts: 24,905 Karma: 47303826 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Sydney, Australia Device: Kobo:Touch,Glo, AuraH2O, GloHD,AuraONE, ClaraHD, Libra H2O; tolinoepos	Are they actually highlights on the device, or something in the book? If you can press on them and they popup the menu to add a note or delete the highlight. If when you long press on a word in the highlight, and it shows the dictionary or the menu to save a highlight, it is a problem in the book. Or, is there anything in the annotations list for the book? The only way I can think to get random highlights is to replace an existing book that had highlights. It would mean some things had to work out the same, such as the same file name (which is surprisingly common error) and the same internal file names (not uncommon). So, it is possible. The only other way would be a bug in the firmware or your device. I definitely haven't seen anything like it. I tend to think it is an issue in the book that is shows marked text that just happens to look like text selected on the device. You would need to look at the book in another viewer to see this. Otherwise, a photo or screenshot would help us see what is happening. Or, if it is legal to do, post the kepub version of the book.