Hyperlinking images

mombooks · 01-15-2013, 08:50 PM

Hi all,

I'm trying to use images as part of an inline TOC and hyperlink them to chapters of a book - all fine and dandy in the epub I'm working on in Sigil, but when I convert to mobi in calibre the chapter buttons don't seem functional. Is what I'm trying to do possible?

Jellby · 01-16-2013, 06:12 AM

Hmm... In my experience hyperlinked images work fine in mobi, but they don't work in ADE-based readers (ePub format). However, this is completely different from the problem you report. Maybe calibre is doing something weird there?

mombooks · 01-16-2013, 10:43 AM

How strange. Are you making them the same way I am? The links work fine in ePub/ADE for me, but stop working after being converted to mobi. Text links seem to retain their functionality, just not image links...

mombooks · 01-16-2013, 10:44 AM

Would there be any way to edit the mobi file to put the links back in? I unpacked it as html but what I saw was not what I expected… One HTML file so no linking to files I guess…

DiapDealer · 01-16-2013, 10:49 AM

I can't attest to calibre-built mobis, but I know images as links works fine when built using Kindlegen.

mombooks · 01-16-2013, 11:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DiapDealer

I can't attest to calibre-built mobis, but I know images as links works fine when built using Kindlegen.

I just tried kindlegen from epub source and it produced a blank book. Lucky for me I'm OK to use text links in this case!

Jellby · 01-16-2013, 12:05 PM

Did you validate the ePub in Sigil?

mombooks · 01-16-2013, 12:07 PM

yes, it checked out fine

DiapDealer · 01-16-2013, 12:15 PM

A "blank" book? As in; kindlegen produced a mobi file that had absolutely nothing in it? What warnings or error messages were displayed?

Could you possibly share this blank mobi for closer examination?

01-15-2013, 08:50 PM	#1
mombooks Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2010 Device: all	Hyperlinking images Hi all, I'm trying to use images as part of an inline TOC and hyperlink them to chapters of a book - all fine and dandy in the epub I'm working on in Sigil, but when I convert to mobi in calibre the chapter buttons don't seem functional. Is what I'm trying to do possible?

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01-16-2013, 06:12 AM	#2
Jellby frumious Bandersnatch Posts: 7,549 Karma: 19500001 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Spaniard in Sweden Device: Cybook Orizon, Kobo Aura	Hmm... In my experience hyperlinked images work fine in mobi, but they don't work in ADE-based readers (ePub format). However, this is completely different from the problem you report. Maybe calibre is doing something weird there?

01-16-2013, 10:43 AM	#3
mombooks Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2010 Device: all	How strange. Are you making them the same way I am? The links work fine in ePub/ADE for me, but stop working after being converted to mobi. Text links seem to retain their functionality, just not image links...

01-16-2013, 10:44 AM	#4
mombooks Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2010 Device: all	Would there be any way to edit the mobi file to put the links back in? I unpacked it as html but what I saw was not what I expected… One HTML file so no linking to files I guess…

01-16-2013, 10:49 AM	#5
DiapDealer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 28,572 Karma: 204127028 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Nexus 7, Kindle Fire HD	I can't attest to calibre-built mobis, but I know images as links works fine when built using Kindlegen.

01-16-2013, 12:05 PM	#7
Jellby frumious Bandersnatch Posts: 7,549 Karma: 19500001 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Spaniard in Sweden Device: Cybook Orizon, Kobo Aura	Did you validate the ePub in Sigil?

01-16-2013, 12:07 PM	#8
mombooks Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2010 Device: all	yes, it checked out fine

01-16-2013, 12:15 PM	#9
DiapDealer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 28,572 Karma: 204127028 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Nexus 7, Kindle Fire HD	A "blank" book? As in; kindlegen produced a mobi file that had absolutely nothing in it? What warnings or error messages were displayed? Could you possibly share this blank mobi for closer examination?