How to adjust table spacing/lines in Calibre conversion?

mischko · 01-28-2012, 03:27 PM

I just did my first conversion with Calibre from Open Office doc to mobi for my kindle. It went very well but the tables now show up as double-spaced text in Kindle with no borders. How do I adjust this? I turned on debugging so I've got all the intermediate output.

Can I change stuff in Open Office or do I need to tweak stuff in the middle of the process and import it as HTML?

Thanks!

Bob-El · 02-18-2012, 12:55 PM

I, too, would like to know how to convert documents with tables. The column widths always get changed.

kovidgoyal · 02-19-2012, 12:56 AM

The MOBI format has very limited support for tables. Dont expect to have a good experience converting tables to MOBI.

Bob-El · 02-24-2012, 11:41 PM

Hi David,

Thanks for your response. Calibre is an excellent piece of software and I know you spend a lot of time supporting and improving it and I thank you for that.

But why does it behave that way it does with tables? I set up my word processor for a document width of 3". In my latest table conversion attempt I created a 3" wide table with three 1" columns. Why can't Calibre recognize that and maintain the column widths?

kovidgoyal · 02-25-2012, 12:04 AM

The MOBI format has very limited support for tables. Dont expect to have a good experience converting tables to MOBI.

Bob-El · 03-02-2012, 10:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

The MOBI format has very limited support for tables. Dont expect to have a good experience converting tables to MOBI.

Well then, I guess I'm barking up the wrong tree, so to speak. I should be complaining to Amazon.

01-28-2012, 03:27 PM	#1
mischko Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2012 Device: Kindle	How to adjust table spacing/lines in Calibre conversion? I just did my first conversion with Calibre from Open Office doc to mobi for my kindle. It went very well but the tables now show up as double-spaced text in Kindle with no borders. How do I adjust this? I turned on debugging so I've got all the intermediate output. Can I change stuff in Open Office or do I need to tweak stuff in the middle of the process and import it as HTML? Thanks!

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02-18-2012, 12:55 PM	#2
Bob-El Silent but deadly... Posts: 8 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Ottawa, Canada Device: Kindle, FBReader	I, too, would like to know how to convert documents with tables. The column widths always get changed.

02-19-2012, 12:56 AM	#3
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,625 Karma: 28549046 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	The MOBI format has very limited support for tables. Dont expect to have a good experience converting tables to MOBI.

02-24-2012, 11:41 PM	#4
Bob-El Silent but deadly... Posts: 8 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Ottawa, Canada Device: Kindle, FBReader	Hi David, Thanks for your response. Calibre is an excellent piece of software and I know you spend a lot of time supporting and improving it and I thank you for that. But why does it behave that way it does with tables? I set up my word processor for a document width of 3". In my latest table conversion attempt I created a 3" wide table with three 1" columns. Why can't Calibre recognize that and maintain the column widths?

02-25-2012, 12:04 AM	#5
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,625 Karma: 28549046 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	The MOBI format has very limited support for tables. Dont expect to have a good experience converting tables to MOBI.