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w126 · 05-23-2010, 01:59 AM

Folders of local HTML files with relative links do work on Kindle 2, at least to some extent.

The URL to access them should start with file:///mnt/us/ . For example, if you put index.html file in Kindle's 'documents' folder its URL would be file:///mnt/us/documents/index.html. However, it is best to use separate folder, other than 'documents', because offline site folders sometimes containt *.txt or *.pdf files and these would be visible in Kindle's home page when put somewhere deep inside the documents folder. Because typing URLs on the Kindle is not convenient, it's better to use PC to prepare index.html file with relative links to all your local HTML pages and sites and then bookmark this index.html in Kindle browser. For HTML pages with more complex formatting (tables) the browser should be switched to advanced mode.

However, there is a potential problem, because using the Kindle browser requires having the wireless on, even if you only access local pages (with URLs starting with 'file:'). It works for me and I live in a country with no general web access on the Kindle. I don't know if it would work for someone without actual Whispernet connection. I guess you should try it.

05-23-2010, 01:59 AM	#4
w126 Junior Member Posts: 9 Karma: 42 Join Date: May 2010 Device: Kindle Paperwhite (2013), Onyx Boox M92, Kindle 2	Folders of local HTML files with relative links do work on Kindle 2, at least to some extent. The URL to access them should start with file:///mnt/us/ . For example, if you put index.html file in Kindle's 'documents' folder its URL would be file:///mnt/us/documents/index.html. However, it is best to use separate folder, other than 'documents', because offline site folders sometimes containt .txt or .pdf files and these would be visible in Kindle's home page when put somewhere deep inside the documents folder. Because typing URLs on the Kindle is not convenient, it's better to use PC to prepare index.html file with relative links to all your local HTML pages and sites and then bookmark this index.html in Kindle browser. For HTML pages with more complex formatting (tables) the browser should be switched to advanced mode. However, there is a potential problem, because using the Kindle browser requires having the wireless on, even if you only access local pages (with URLs starting with 'file:'). It works for me and I live in a country with no general web access on the Kindle. I don't know if it would work for someone without actual Whispernet connection. I guess you should try it. Last edited by w126; 05-23-2010 at 02:02 AM.