Change body text font from bld to normal

Jackdusty · 03-07-2011, 07:48 AM

I am a newcomer to calibre, and to Kindle; at my age I leave the program languages to my grandchildren so I am requesting help.
I have mobi files that have the typeface in bold, they are otherwise OK as far as I can see.
How can I change from bold to normal using the conversion without going the debug route?
I can find nothing (that I understand) in the manual or FAQ.

ldolse · 03-07-2011, 03:52 PM

It depends how the bold is defined in your document, there are several ways to do it. At a guess, I would think your doc is using <b> tags for bold. If so, you can use search and replace feature while doing a mobi->mobi conversion. Use this search:

Code:

</?b[^>]*>

Replace with nothing

If that doesn't work then you can probably fix it by converting the mobi->epub, fix the css in Sigil or by using Calibre's tweak epub feature, then convert back to mobi.

jackie_w · 03-08-2011, 09:28 AM

As Idolse said, it depends how the bold is defined in your mobi.

You could try a Calibre mobi to mobi conversion with the following in the ExtraCSS box on the Convert - Look&Feel page:

Code:

body, div, p {font-weight: normal;}

This is a rather simplistic approach but you might be lucky and at least it's easy to try.

Caveat: You might like to save your original mobi before trying it, just in case, as Calibre will overwrite the old mobi with the new mobi.

Jackdusty · 03-08-2011, 01:10 PM

Thank you for your prompt replies.
Idolse's method left only the cover.
jackie_w's method didn't work on the two I tried, but the mobi to epub to sigil to mobi did.
A bit roundabout by it worked.

Jackdusty · 03-17-2011, 01:21 PM

jackie_w's method worked well in converting from EPUB to MOBI, except that the first paragraph in each chapter, or after a subhead in bold, stayed in bold.

03-07-2011, 07:48 AM	#1
Jackdusty Member Posts: 11 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: UK Device: Kindle 2	Change body text font from bld to normal I am a newcomer to calibre, and to Kindle; at my age I leave the program languages to my grandchildren so I am requesting help. I have mobi files that have the typeface in bold, they are otherwise OK as far as I can see. How can I change from bold to normal using the conversion without going the debug route? I can find nothing (that I understand) in the manual or FAQ.

03-07-2011, 03:52 PM	#2
ldolse Wizard Posts: 1,337 Karma: 123455 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Malaysia Device: PRS-650, iPhone	It depends how the bold is defined in your document, there are several ways to do it. At a guess, I would think your doc is using <b> tags for bold. If so, you can use search and replace feature while doing a mobi->mobi conversion. Use this search: Code: </?b[^>]*> Replace with nothing If that doesn't work then you can probably fix it by converting the mobi->epub, fix the css in Sigil or by using Calibre's tweak epub feature, then convert back to mobi.

03-08-2011, 09:28 AM	#3
jackie_w Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,246 Karma: 16539642 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: UK Device: ClaraHD, Forma, Libra2, Clara2E, LibraCol, PBTouchHD3	As Idolse said, it depends how the bold is defined in your mobi. You could try a Calibre mobi to mobi conversion with the following in the ExtraCSS box on the Convert - Look&Feel page: Code: body, div, p {font-weight: normal;} This is a rather simplistic approach but you might be lucky and at least it's easy to try. Caveat: You might like to save your original mobi before trying it, just in case, as Calibre will overwrite the old mobi with the new mobi.

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03-08-2011, 01:10 PM	#4
Jackdusty Member Posts: 11 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: UK Device: Kindle 2	Thank you for your prompt replies. Idolse's method left only the cover. jackie_w's method didn't work on the two I tried, but the mobi to epub to sigil to mobi did. A bit roundabout by it worked.

03-17-2011, 01:21 PM	#5
Jackdusty Member Posts: 11 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: UK Device: Kindle 2	jackie_w's method worked well in converting from EPUB to MOBI, except that the first paragraph in each chapter, or after a subhead in bold, stayed in bold.