epub iBook link-anchor

dicknskip · 04-03-2013, 08:27 PM

I have a book with a number of link-anchor references in it. In Sigil book-view and Calibre viewer the links show up as blue text that I can click on and go to the reference and then come back to the main text. When I load the same epub into iBooks the references are now normal black text. If I happen to recognize one I can select it and it works correctly. But, being normal black text I can't really recognize them. I've searched and tried a few tricks (adding the apple display file for example), but it doesn't work. My css does not have any special settings for <a, href= or id=. I don't reference any imbedded fonts so that the device can select it's own. Is there a fix for this that I just haven't found yet? Each reference has <a href="a link name" id="a back link name">THE WORDS TO HIGHLIGHT</a>.

Toxaris · 04-04-2013, 01:28 AM

Create a style for it in your stylesheet. Make the text red or something.

Even then it might not work, since apparently iBooks is overwriting the defaults.

04-03-2013, 08:27 PM	#1
dicknskip Zealot Posts: 134 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Okotoks, AB, Canada Device: iPad V-3	epub iBook link-anchor I have a book with a number of link-anchor references in it. In Sigil book-view and Calibre viewer the links show up as blue text that I can click on and go to the reference and then come back to the main text. When I load the same epub into iBooks the references are now normal black text. If I happen to recognize one I can select it and it works correctly. But, being normal black text I can't really recognize them. I've searched and tried a few tricks (adding the apple display file for example), but it doesn't work. My css does not have any special settings for <a, href= or id=. I don't reference any imbedded fonts so that the device can select it's own. Is there a fix for this that I just haven't found yet? Each reference has <a href="a link name" id="a back link name">THE WORDS TO HIGHLIGHT</a>.

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
DOC to EPUB Prob: Duplicate ID Anchor	Futfanatico	Conversion	3	03-26-2013 11:14 AM
The Videos in the EPUB get automatically played when the EPUB is opened in the iBook	rangaman	ePub	9	12-20-2012 06:57 PM
epub to mobi conversion changes footnote anchor location	psYon	Conversion	2	12-04-2012 03:49 PM
ibook epub error message	dlanzarotta	ePub	3	05-27-2011 08:46 AM
simple anchor link question	affa	ePub	1	04-20-2011 04:29 AM

04-04-2013, 01:28 AM	#2
Toxaris Wizard Posts: 4,520 Karma: 121692313 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Heemskerk, NL Device: PRS-T1, Kobo Touch, Kobo Aura	Create a style for it in your stylesheet. Make the text red or something. Even then it might not work, since apparently iBooks is overwriting the defaults.

Advert