12-04-2010, 07:48 PM | #1 |
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[Old Thread] Force page break in Mobi
In a HTML file I am trying to force a page break. <div style="page-break-before:always"/> that works. But when I convert it to Mobi, it doesn't work.
How do I force a page break in Mobi? |
12-04-2010, 08:12 PM | #2 |
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the calibre viewer does not show pagebreaks when viewing mobi. use the kindle previewer for that
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12-04-2010, 08:30 PM | #3 |
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Ah. Thank you.
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what is the kindle previewer ?
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Basically, it's a Kindle emulator. You can use it to open mobi files to get an idea what they'll look like on your Kindle.
You can get it here: http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.htm...cId=1000234621 - Byron |
02-22-2011, 12:10 PM | #6 |
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thanks - for a minute I thought it was a calibre feature that I'd never noticed.
surely you'd use the free Kindle for PC , nowaadys, to truly emulate the kindle experience |
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The Kindle for PC app let's you read items you've purchased from Amazon on your PC or unencrypted mobis from any other source, but they look absolutely nothing like what they would on a Kindle. The Kindle previewer app actually looks like a Kindle screen, you can adjust the font size, verify proper toc operation and nav point operation, etc. For just reading on your PC, yeah, Kindle for PC would probably be the way to go, but who the heck wants to do that? For checking out the proper formatting of your mobi to; to see how it would look on an actual Kindle, the Kindle Previewer is the way to go. - Byron |
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02-22-2011, 01:45 PM | #8 |
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ok - I see how that could be useful.
can it be used from within calibre, as the default mobi format viewer - that would be handy for checking conversions prior to actually sending them to Kindle |
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You can't really get it to open files any way other than starting it up and clicking on open file or dragging-n-dropping onto the open app. I've tried to set it as the default viewer in Windows and, while it will load upon double-clicking a mobi file, the mobi won't actually load. Same goes for right-clicking a mobi and selecting Open with. - Byron |
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02-25-2011, 07:30 PM | #10 |
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I suppose the Kindle pre-viewer doesn't work in Ubuntu which is what I'm running Calibre in. Is there a Kindle pre-viewer that runs in Ubuntu?
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02-25-2011, 07:55 PM | #11 |
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As far as I know, Kindle Previewer is available only for Windows or Intel Mac. The page at http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.htm...cId=1000234621 has details and is where it can be downloaded - perhaps worth keeping an occasional eye on it in case they release additional versions in the future.
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02-25-2011, 07:56 PM | #12 |
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Kindle previewer runs fine under wine
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05-04-2011, 01:35 AM | #13 |
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I built my entire book in dreamweaver and exported it to .HTML
when I import it into Calibre it sees it as a zip file. When I convert it and export it to my Kindle 3, it ignores the page breaks. I have quotes that should be on their own page but it is not working. Should I save it as a different file type before importing it into Calibre? I tried emailing it to free kindle account but it exceeds the number of images/files in the zip. (in order to use images) Regards, Stephen |
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Calibre does not see it as a zip file it sees it as a html file. When a html file is added to calibre, calibre will reach out and grab any other html pages and any images and package the complete group in a zip file for handling purposes.
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