Help

Teddie · 10-28-2011, 02:38 PM

typical I see you saying .. a newbie with a problem in the wrong place !!!

Sorry if I'm posting in the wrong place but I need some

I have a book in HTML so I ran it through Calibre to get it into MOBI loaded the book up and ... NOTHING .. although the book is there you can't read it.

So I opened up the HTML and its Black with White text hence I can't read it in my Kindle 3.

What my question is .. how do I reverse the colours ie White with Black text ?

Please remember I'm a real novice to this and understand nothing

I would not take offence to "small words" and step by step explanations ..

many thanks in advance for any help

Teddie

jswinden · 10-28-2011, 03:07 PM

That sounds like a style setting within the file. If you view the HTML in a web browser is the text black or white? If it is white then you can add body { color: black } to the extra CSS field during the conversion with calibre.

Also one way to view HTML files on a Kindle without converting them is to rename it to a *.txt file then load it on the Kindle. The Kindle will then interpret the HTML correctly.

Blossom · 10-28-2011, 03:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Teddie

typical I see you saying .. a newbie with a problem in the wrong place !!!

Sorry if I'm posting in the wrong place but I need some

I have a book in HTML so I ran it through Calibre to get it into MOBI loaded the book up and ... NOTHING .. although the book is there you can't read it.

So I opened up the HTML and its Black with White text hence I can't read it in my Kindle 3.

What my question is .. how do I reverse the colours ie White with Black text ?

Please remember I'm a real novice to this and understand nothing

I would not take offence to "small words" and step by step explanations ..

many thanks in advance for any help

Teddie

You will need to change the coding of the book. You see somewhere there is a html tag or CSS style that need to be switched but without seeing the coding. I can't be more of help. I would look first at the body tag and see if it's set there. Look for something like #000000 or #FFFFFF Anything like that.

avantman42 · 10-28-2011, 03:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Teddie

What my question is .. how do I reverse the colours ie White with Black text ?

Please remember I'm a real novice to this and understand nothing

I would not take offence to "small words" and step by step explanations ..

The advice given above is good, but this might be simpler:

Convert the HTML file to TXT using Calibre
Convert the TXT file to Mobi using Calibre. In the conversion settings, enable heuristic processing.

Converting to TXT will remove all formatting, so when you convert the TXT file to Mobi, it will default to black text on white background. The heuristic processing will attempt to detect things like chapter headings and format accordingly.

The results may not be very good, but it will at least be readable.

Teddie · 10-28-2011, 03:55 PM

hiya Jack and Blossom

Thank you both for giving me pointer as to what to do .. I have opened the file and what I can see is :

<body bgcolor=black lang=EN-US style='tab-interval:.5in'>

then further down the document its says

<o

> </o

><?span>

I understand I have to change where it says bgcolor=black I need to change the black to white and same with the font I need to change "Times New Roman";color:white'> the white to Black.

Unfortunately I don't know how to open the HTML in "code" so I can change it

and thats where my problem starts. To find this information I viewed the document in IE and then Right clicked and "view source".

Please if anyone can tell me how to open this document so I can edit it I'd be very happy.

Teddie

Blossom · 10-28-2011, 03:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Teddie

hiya Jack and Blossom

Thank you both for giving me pointer as to what to do .. I have opened the file and what I can see is :

<body bgcolor=black lang=EN-US style='tab-interval:.5in'>

then further down the document its says

<o

> </o

><?span>

I understand I have to change where it says bgcolor=black I need to change the black to white and same with the font I need to change "Times New Roman";color:white'> the white to Black.

Unfortunately I don't know how to open the HTML in "code" so I can change it

and thats where my problem starts. To find this information I viewed the document in IE and then Right clicked and "view source".

Please if anyone can tell me how to open this document so I can edit it I'd be very happy.

Teddie

I use Notepad2 it's free and easy to use. Just open it in that then make the necessary changes.

Teddie · 10-28-2011, 04:19 PM

ahhh ty Blossom

your very kind

Teddie

runs off to find Notepad2

Teddie · 10-28-2011, 04:20 PM

oh my .. oh my .. Blossom you are Wonderful

ty for pointing me in the right direction

now to try and give you Karma

Teddie

Blossom · 10-28-2011, 04:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Teddie

oh my .. oh my .. Blossom you are Wonderful

ty for pointing me in the right direction

now to try and give you Karma

Teddie

I use Notepad2 for all my html/text editing needs. There are other free editors but I always like simple, quick and easy.

I like how it highlights most html tags that the others don't.

Teddie · 10-28-2011, 05:44 PM

I used Notepad2 ... fixed the problem, then put it through Calibre .. sent it to my Kindle now I'm off to bed with a good read

Thank you so much Blossom your a real star

and your right Notepad2 is so easy to use even for me a real novice.

I think your in the USA so enjoy the rest of your day.

Nite nite
Teddie

HarryT · 10-29-2011, 02:41 AM

Please note:

"your" means "belonging to you"
"you're" means "you are"

Hence, "your book", but "you're right".

10-28-2011, 02:38 PM	#1
Teddie Member Posts: 14 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: West Sussex UK Device: Kindle	Help typical I see you saying .. a newbie with a problem in the wrong place !!! Sorry if I'm posting in the wrong place but I need some I have a book in HTML so I ran it through Calibre to get it into MOBI loaded the book up and ... NOTHING .. although the book is there you can't read it. So I opened up the HTML and its Black with White text hence I can't read it in my Kindle 3. What my question is .. how do I reverse the colours ie White with Black text ? Please remember I'm a real novice to this and understand nothing I would not take offence to "small words" and step by step explanations .. many thanks in advance for any help Teddie

10-28-2011, 03:55 PM	#5
Teddie Member Posts: 14 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: West Sussex UK Device: Kindle	hiya Jack and Blossom Thank you both for giving me pointer as to what to do .. I have opened the file and what I can see is : <body bgcolor=black lang=EN-US style='tab-interval:.5in'> then further down the document its says <p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:14.0pt;mos-bidi-font-size:10.0pt; font-fmaily:"Times New Roma";color:white'><o> </o><?span></p> I understand I have to change where it says bgcolor=black I need to change the black to white and same with the font I need to change "Times New Roman";color:white'> the white to Black. Unfortunately I don't know how to open the HTML in "code" so I can change it and thats where my problem starts. To find this information I viewed the document in IE and then Right clicked and "view source". Please if anyone can tell me how to open this document so I can edit it I'd be very happy. Teddie

10-28-2011, 03:07 PM	#2
jswinden Nameless Being	That sounds like a style setting within the file. If you view the HTML in a web browser is the text black or white? If it is white then you can add body { color: black } to the extra CSS field during the conversion with calibre. Also one way to view HTML files on a Kindle without converting them is to rename it to a *.txt file then load it on the Kindle. The Kindle will then interpret the HTML correctly.

10-28-2011, 04:19 PM	#7
Teddie Member Posts: 14 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: West Sussex UK Device: Kindle	ahhh ty Blossom your very kind Teddie runs off to find Notepad2

10-28-2011, 04:20 PM	#8
Teddie Member Posts: 14 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: West Sussex UK Device: Kindle	oh my .. oh my .. Blossom you are Wonderful ty for pointing me in the right direction now to try and give you Karma Teddie

10-28-2011, 05:44 PM	#10
Teddie Member Posts: 14 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: West Sussex UK Device: Kindle	I used Notepad2 ... fixed the problem, then put it through Calibre .. sent it to my Kindle now I'm off to bed with a good read Thank you so much Blossom your a real star and your right Notepad2 is so easy to use even for me a real novice. I think your in the USA so enjoy the rest of your day. Nite nite Teddie

10-29-2011, 02:41 AM	#11
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	Please note: "your" means "belonging to you" "you're" means "you are" Hence, "your book", but "you're right".

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