Gray Boxes in .mobi?

JDawg · 07-12-2011, 12:00 PM

Hi all,
To set off a text book in an ebook that I am creating, I put a background-color style in the .xhtml file of that chapter. The .xhtml file is part of an .epub file which displays the gray text box fine, but when I convert the .epub to .mobi the gray background of the text disappears. Any help on getting my code to work in the mobi file as well would be great, thanks.

JSWolf · 07-12-2011, 12:02 PM

It won't work. It's not supported in Mobipocket.

susan_cassidy · 07-12-2011, 12:31 PM

Depending on the reader's screen, it might be hard to read, even in ePub.

haylocki · 07-14-2011, 04:27 PM

Hi,

if you want to have a grey background for the text then you need to use a table.

just create a one cell table, put the text into the cell and then set the background colour.

The limitation is that all the text in the cell must fit on one page. If the text is too long for one page, the Kindle will just ignore the extra text.

Cheers, Ian

emalvick · 07-14-2011, 05:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by haylocki

Hi,

if you want to have a grey background for the text then you need to use a table.

just create a one cell table, put the text into the cell and then set the background colour.

The limitation is that all the text in the cell must fit on one page. If the text is too long for one page, the Kindle will just ignore the extra text.

Cheers, Ian

To further complicate the above, you have to be able to accommodate the potential text sizes users might choose.

osnova · 07-14-2011, 07:18 PM

Don't do it. You will have too many complaints.

alansplace · 07-14-2011, 09:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by osnova

Don't do it. You will have too many complaints.

boy do you have that right! the most common complaint that i heard about both the kindle 1 & the kindle 2 was that the contrast was not good because the background was too gray. this is just not a good idea.

07-12-2011, 12:00 PM	#1
JDawg Junior Member Posts: 7 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2011 Device: Kindle	Gray Boxes in .mobi? Hi all, To set off a text book in an ebook that I am creating, I put a background-color style in the .xhtml file of that chapter. The .xhtml file is part of an .epub file which displays the gray text box fine, but when I convert the .epub to .mobi the gray background of the text disappears. Any help on getting my code to work in the mobi file as well would be great, thanks.

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JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 73,897 Karma: 128597114 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	It won't work. It's not supported in Mobipocket.

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susan_cassidy Wizard Posts: 2,251 Karma: 3720310 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: USA Device: Kindle, iPad (not used much for reading)	Depending on the reader's screen, it might be hard to read, even in ePub.

07-14-2011, 04:27 PM	#4
haylocki Member Posts: 10 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2010 Device: Kindle 2i	Hi, if you want to have a grey background for the text then you need to use a table. just create a one cell table, put the text into the cell and then set the background colour. The limitation is that all the text in the cell must fit on one page. If the text is too long for one page, the Kindle will just ignore the extra text. Cheers, Ian

07-14-2011, 07:18 PM	#6
osnova Kindler of the Flame Posts: 582 Karma: 646016 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: US of A Device: K DX,3,KT,KP,KF, KFHD; Nook C, PRS600, iPad, Xoom, N900, N810, Zaurus	Don't do it. You will have too many complaints.

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