Fonts

fredb38 · 01-12-2011, 01:34 PM

After converting to a mobi file my fonts came out green. How can I change the font color.
They are green when using the Calibre Viewer.

kovidgoyal · 01-12-2011, 03:10 PM

that means they were green in the input document, which means you need to edit the input document to change their color there.

fredb38 · 01-12-2011, 04:02 PM

The file is an HTML but not really sure how to change or edit the background or the fonts.

theducks · 01-12-2011, 04:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fredb38

The file is an HTML but not really sure how to change or edit the background or the fonts.

the default foreground is black,
so removing (o r/* commenting-out */ ) , or specifying black, the color statement in a style should get the green out.

background-color also has a default, so the same rules apply

fredb38 · 01-12-2011, 05:22 PM

Background is dark blue
Font is light blue
What program is used to edit the background and the fonts
If I double click on the file it opens in my Firefox Browser.
Can I fix it using firefox?

jackie_w · 01-12-2011, 06:05 PM

You need to open the HTML file in a simple text editor.

fredb38 · 01-12-2011, 07:33 PM

Opening it was the easy part. Figuring out where to go from their was the hard part. Never edited an HTML file so that was the problem.

jackie_w · 01-12-2011, 07:48 PM

Do you see anything that looks something like

Code:

color:#nnnnnn; or 
color:rgb(x,y,z); or 
color:blue; or
background-color:#nnnnnn; or 
background-color:rgb(x,y,z); or 
background-color:blue;

fredb38 · 01-12-2011, 08:43 PM

This is what I see that looks something like you showed

style="color: rgb(153, 255, 255); background-color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">

style="color: rgb(204, 255, 255);"><big>A Kiss After Midnight - Tanya

<a href="#Scandals_Bride"><span style="color: rgb(204, 255, 255);"><big>Scandal's

I found three that had something to do with color and or background color

jackie_w · 01-12-2011, 09:12 PM

OK, I think the easiest changes for you would be, in the editor, change every instance of

Code:

background-color: rgb(0, 0, 153);

to

Code:

background-color: white;

and every instance of

Code:

color: rgb(153, 255, 255); or 
color: rgb(204, 255, 255);

to

Code:

color: black;

Then save the HTML file. If you double-click on it, it should open in your browser showing black text on a white background throughout.

Once you're happy, reimport the HTML file into calibre and do your conversion again. The bright colours should be gone.

fredb38 · 01-12-2011, 09:46 PM

Thank you very much. It worked perfect.
Thanks for the time and the lesson.

jackie_w · 01-12-2011, 09:51 PM

Great. You're now an experienced HTML/CSS editor

fredb38 · 01-12-2011, 09:58 PM

As long as all I have to do is change the font color!!!
Thanks again

atjnjk · 01-12-2011, 10:50 PM

IMHO, for ebooks, it's best to remove all background and text color for main/paragraph text.

01-12-2011, 01:34 PM	#1
fredb38 Junior Member Posts: 7 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2011 Device: Kindle	Fonts After converting to a mobi file my fonts came out green. How can I change the font color. They are green when using the Calibre Viewer. Attached Thumbnails

01-12-2011, 04:02 PM	#3
fredb38 Junior Member Posts: 7 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2011 Device: Kindle	Fonts The file is an HTML but not really sure how to change or edit the background or the fonts.

01-12-2011, 05:22 PM	#5
fredb38 Junior Member Posts: 7 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2011 Device: Kindle	Fonts Background is dark blue Font is light blue What program is used to edit the background and the fonts If I double click on the file it opens in my Firefox Browser. Can I fix it using firefox?

01-12-2011, 07:33 PM	#7
fredb38 Junior Member Posts: 7 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2011 Device: Kindle	Font Opening it was the easy part. Figuring out where to go from their was the hard part. Never edited an HTML file so that was the problem.

01-12-2011, 07:48 PM	#8
jackie_w Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,251 Karma: 16539642 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: UK Device: ClaraHD, Forma, Libra2, Clara2E, LibraCol, PBTouchHD3	Do you see anything that looks something like Code: color:#nnnnnn; or color:rgb(x,y,z); or color:blue; or background-color:#nnnnnn; or background-color:rgb(x,y,z); or background-color:blue;

01-12-2011, 03:10 PM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,350 Karma: 27182818 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	that means they were green in the input document, which means you need to edit the input document to change their color there.

01-12-2011, 06:05 PM	#6
jackie_w Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,251 Karma: 16539642 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: UK Device: ClaraHD, Forma, Libra2, Clara2E, LibraCol, PBTouchHD3	You need to open the HTML file in a simple text editor.

01-12-2011, 08:43 PM	#9
fredb38 Junior Member Posts: 7 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2011 Device: Kindle	Fonts This is what I see that looks something like you showed style="color: rgb(153, 255, 255); background-color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"> style="color: rgb(204, 255, 255);"><big>A Kiss After Midnight - Tanya <a href="#Scandals_Bride"><span style="color: rgb(204, 255, 255);"><big>Scandal's I found three that had something to do with color and or background color

01-12-2011, 09:12 PM	#10
jackie_w Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,251 Karma: 16539642 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: UK Device: ClaraHD, Forma, Libra2, Clara2E, LibraCol, PBTouchHD3	OK, I think the easiest changes for you would be, in the editor, change every instance of Code: background-color: rgb(0, 0, 153); to Code: background-color: white; and every instance of Code: color: rgb(153, 255, 255); or color: rgb(204, 255, 255); to Code: color: black; Then save the HTML file. If you double-click on it, it should open in your browser showing black text on a white background throughout. Once you're happy, reimport the HTML file into calibre and do your conversion again. The bright colours should be gone.

01-12-2011, 09:46 PM	#11
fredb38 Junior Member Posts: 7 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2011 Device: Kindle	Fonts Thank you very much. It worked perfect. Thanks for the time and the lesson.

01-12-2011, 09:51 PM	#12
jackie_w Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,251 Karma: 16539642 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: UK Device: ClaraHD, Forma, Libra2, Clara2E, LibraCol, PBTouchHD3	Great. You're now an experienced HTML/CSS editor

01-12-2011, 09:58 PM	#13
fredb38 Junior Member Posts: 7 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2011 Device: Kindle	Font As long as all I have to do is change the font color!!! Thanks again

01-12-2011, 10:50 PM	#14
atjnjk Zealot Posts: 107 Karma: 554 Join Date: Oct 2008 Device: none	IMHO, for ebooks, it's best to remove all background and text color for main/paragraph text.

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