Saving edits in calibre

JESimmons · 08-27-2011, 03:14 PM

I'm trying to put a border around an image on a page. I open the book in calibre, go to the page, highlight the image, right-click and go to inspect. In the inspection screen, I go to the css in the right column and enter margin: 10px.
I exit from the inspection area and look at the calibre reader page and the image is bordered exactly as I want. I close the reader.

I reopen the reader and all the changes are gone - the image again has no border and in the inspection area, the added css is gone.

I hope this isn't the stupidist question in the history of the forum, but how do I save the changes in css that I make in calibre?
Thanks in advance,
John

kovidgoyal · 08-27-2011, 03:47 PM

The calibre viewer is not meant for editing. You cannot make changes to ebook files with it. If you want to edit, use a program like Sigil.

JESimmons · 09-02-2011, 12:45 PM

Thanks,
I make the changes in Sigil, it looks perfect, reload into Calibre and Calibre removes the margin. Why?
Thanks in advance.
john

kovidgoyal · 09-02-2011, 12:48 PM

When you run a convert in calibre, margins are set by calibre. To control the value of those margins, use the conversion options.

If you don ont run a convert, margins are not affected.

08-27-2011, 03:14 PM	#1
JESimmons Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2011 Device: Nook, Kindle	Saving edits in calibre I'm trying to put a border around an image on a page. I open the book in calibre, go to the page, highlight the image, right-click and go to inspect. In the inspection screen, I go to the css in the right column and enter margin: 10px. I exit from the inspection area and look at the calibre reader page and the image is bordered exactly as I want. I close the reader. I reopen the reader and all the changes are gone - the image again has no border and in the inspection area, the added css is gone. I hope this isn't the stupidist question in the history of the forum, but how do I save the changes in css that I make in calibre? Thanks in advance, John

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08-27-2011, 03:47 PM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,616 Karma: 28549044 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	The calibre viewer is not meant for editing. You cannot make changes to ebook files with it. If you want to edit, use a program like Sigil.

09-02-2011, 12:45 PM	#3
JESimmons Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2011 Device: Nook, Kindle	Thanks, I make the changes in Sigil, it looks perfect, reload into Calibre and Calibre removes the margin. Why? Thanks in advance. john

09-02-2011, 12:48 PM	#4
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,616 Karma: 28549044 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	When you run a convert in calibre, margins are set by calibre. To control the value of those margins, use the conversion options. If you don ont run a convert, margins are not affected.

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