Buttons to advance chapters on Kindle

highstream · 11-19-2016, 07:05 PM

I have a Kindle 4 with the forward/back buttons on the side. In converting a mobi file, in this case a novel using chapter numbers, those buttons aren't moving chapter to chapter (the TOC only shows a Prologue). What is the setting that allows them to do so - or do I have to modify something else? Under Heuristic Processing, I've got everything checked, but that hasn't done it. Thanks,

kovidgoyal · 11-19-2016, 10:20 PM

You need a proper TOC for them to work.

highstream · 11-20-2016, 12:03 AM

I found an epub copy with a TOC that I converted to mobi, but it had what looked like triple or quadruple spacing between paragraphs. I tried the heuristic option to delete all blank lines, but that was overdoing it; I still wanted one blank line. Is there a way? In the meantime, to get some reasonable spacing, I left the heuristic choice deleting all the blank lines, and added the Look & Feel Layout option inserting a blank line, which seemed to leave a little more than the heuristic method alone. Is there a better way, i.e., to get a single blank line between paragraphs in a situation like this? Thanks,

11-19-2016, 07:05 PM	#1
highstream Enthusiast Posts: 30 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2012 Device: Kindle	Buttons to advance chapters on Kindle I have a Kindle 4 with the forward/back buttons on the side. In converting a mobi file, in this case a novel using chapter numbers, those buttons aren't moving chapter to chapter (the TOC only shows a Prologue). What is the setting that allows them to do so - or do I have to modify something else? Under Heuristic Processing, I've got everything checked, but that hasn't done it. Thanks, Last edited by highstream; 11-19-2016 at 07:09 PM.

11-20-2016, 12:03 AM	#3
highstream Enthusiast Posts: 30 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2012 Device: Kindle	I found an epub copy with a TOC that I converted to mobi, but it had what looked like triple or quadruple spacing between paragraphs. I tried the heuristic option to delete all blank lines, but that was overdoing it; I still wanted one blank line. Is there a way? In the meantime, to get some reasonable spacing, I left the heuristic choice deleting all the blank lines, and added the Look & Feel Layout option inserting a blank line, which seemed to leave a little more than the heuristic method alone. Is there a better way, i.e., to get a single blank line between paragraphs in a situation like this? Thanks, Last edited by highstream; 11-20-2016 at 12:15 AM.

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11-19-2016, 10:20 PM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,149 Karma: 27110894 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	You need a proper TOC for them to work.

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