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Old 01-22-2014, 05:56 AM   #1
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Trouble viewing epub file in Calibre
My epub book will only display the cover and not the text in the article.

Yet, when I view the book in ADE 2.0, it displays like I expect. When I edit the book in Calibre, it displays as expected.

What can I do to get the view tool to display my book.
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Old 01-22-2014, 06:10 AM   #2
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I opened your book in the calibre viewer and I can see the text if i select it. Your book is white text on a blue background. The calibre viewer is not displaying the blue background, so the white text is invisible on the white background. I don't know if this is by design or not.
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Old 01-22-2014, 06:51 AM   #3
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The calibre viewer allows the user to override colors specified on body. Set the viewer background color to blue in the viewer preferences if that is what you want.
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Old 01-22-2014, 04:44 PM   #4
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How to set viewer preferences
How do I set the view background color preference to blue?
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Old 01-22-2014, 08:09 PM   #5
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How do I set the view background color preference to blue?
Open a book in the Viewer. Click the gears icon in the Viewer controls. Click the button "colors and backgrounds". Click the Background color button "Change". Click the color you like on the color wheel. Adjust the color settings as desired. Click "Okay" button.
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Old 01-23-2014, 08:06 AM   #6
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Open a book in the Viewer. Click the gears icon in the Viewer controls. Click the button "colors and backgrounds". Click the Background color button "Change". Click the color you like on the color wheel. Adjust the color settings as desired. Click "Okay" button.
Thanks for the info. The books that I read are now in the right combination. I can see better with white on a blue background. Looks great on my laptop.
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Version 1.21 came out today:

Bug Fixes
•Ebook viewer: Do not override the background color specified in the book if the user has not set a background color in the viewer preferences
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Old 01-24-2014, 07:38 AM   #8
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Great fix
I am pleased to see that Calibre will allow the user to set his own color scheme through the body {background-color:#...} command. I do like using the e-viewer in Calibre.

Makes using my Laptop that much more enjoyable.
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