Simple table centering when going from ePub->mobi

courageforever · 12-13-2012, 03:07 PM

Hi, this is my first time posting here, so forgive me if I do something wrong...

Anyway, I have what seems like a simple problem, but I can't for the life of me figure out how to fix it. I have an ePub with a very simple three row, two column table in it. What I'm trying to do is something like this;

From: CourageForever
To: MobileRead

And always have the "M" in "MobileRead" line up with "CourageForever". I also want the table to left align. I can get it to look right in the ePub. Looks fine on Nook for PC and my Nook eReader. But, when I open the ePub up in calibre and convert it to a mobi, the resulting table is centered on the page. The columns line up fine, but the whole table is centered. I tried explicitedly adding the "align=center" attribute to the table, but it makes no difference. Any ideas? I've read that there are some problems with mobi tables, but this seems like such a simple case...

Thanks in advance!

courageforever · 12-14-2012, 03:58 PM

For anyone who cares, using the kindlegen application to do the conversion made the table work in the resultant mobi. Looks great.

kovidgoyal · 12-14-2012, 09:52 PM

That will be because kindlegen is generating a kf8 file. Convert to azw3 in calibre to get the same result.

courageforever · 12-15-2012, 03:16 PM

Good to know, Kovid. Thanks! (And thanks for all your hard work.)

12-13-2012, 03:07 PM	#1
courageforever Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2012 Device: Nook Color	Simple table centering when going from ePub->mobi Hi, this is my first time posting here, so forgive me if I do something wrong... Anyway, I have what seems like a simple problem, but I can't for the life of me figure out how to fix it. I have an ePub with a very simple three row, two column table in it. What I'm trying to do is something like this; From: CourageForever To: MobileRead And always have the "M" in "MobileRead" line up with "CourageForever". I also want the table to left align. I can get it to look right in the ePub. Looks fine on Nook for PC and my Nook eReader. But, when I open the ePub up in calibre and convert it to a mobi, the resulting table is centered on the page. The columns line up fine, but the whole table is centered. I tried explicitedly adding the "align=center" attribute to the table, but it makes no difference. Any ideas? I've read that there are some problems with mobi tables, but this seems like such a simple case... Thanks in advance!

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12-14-2012, 03:58 PM	#2
courageforever Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2012 Device: Nook Color	For anyone who cares, using the kindlegen application to do the conversion made the table work in the resultant mobi. Looks great.

12-14-2012, 09:52 PM	#3
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,853 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	That will be because kindlegen is generating a kf8 file. Convert to azw3 in calibre to get the same result.

12-15-2012, 03:16 PM	#4
courageforever Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2012 Device: Nook Color	Good to know, Kovid. Thanks! (And thanks for all your hard work.)

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