Remove Underlines (Blue Links)

Alan_Bernardo · 09-03-2013, 07:38 PM

Hello,

I have a mobi book in which a good portion of the book is underlined in blue, linking to another part of the book. I want to get rid of these underlines, and either convert to AZW3 or just stay with mobi.

I've gotten rid of the underlines/blue links when converting from mobi to epub, but once I try and convert the epub to mobi (after deleting the original mobi) the blue underlines reappear, even applying the same css over-ride (the code of which I found on these forums). I tried with and without the over-ride.

Using Calibre, how would I get rid of these underlines?

Thanks,

Alan

Adoby · 09-04-2013, 12:00 AM

After converting to epub, edit with Sigil to remove the link. Or at least make it smaller. Most likely it is also possible to remove the link using search and replace, but I would use Sigil instead.

cybmole · 09-04-2013, 02:51 AM

a drastic solution it to convert to txt then back to mobi - that will for sure remove them but it will remove other formatting also..
convert to RTF & back may also work & will not erase all formatting

Alan_Bernardo · 09-04-2013, 08:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Adoby

After converting to epub, edit with Sigil to remove the link. Or at least make it smaller. Most likely it is also possible to remove the link using search and replace, but I would use Sigil instead.

I tried Sigil but there are so many of these underlines that it is near impossible to remove all of them manually.

Neither could I find a way to use seach-replace in Sigil to remove problem more quickly. If someone has a pointer on what string to use for search-replace it would be immensely appreciated.

At least I got rid of the blue, which seemed more troublesome than the underlines themselves. Still, there are times when whole pages are underlined, and in such cases I have to be careful when turning the page not to jump ahead to some endnote.

Thanks!

Alan

DoctorOhh · 09-04-2013, 09:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alan_Bernardo

I tried Sigil but there are so many of these underlines that it is near impossible to remove all of them manually.

Neither could I find a way to use seach-replace in Sigil to remove problem more quickly. If someone has a pointer on what string to use for search-replace it would be immensely appreciated.

You look at the code and see what class is being used then go into the style css and modify or eliminate that class.

theducks · 09-04-2013, 09:46 AM

Find the class used: (You can use the e-book viewers 'Inspector', then use Tweak-EPUB and Notepad editor to edit the CSS)

this Leaves the <a tags in place
change (or add) color: black; (blue is a link default)
change (or add) text-decoration: none; (underline is the default)

DiapDealer · 09-04-2013, 02:25 PM

You have a good shot at removing the underlines from a KF8 kindlebook (either the KF8 portion of a dual format MOBI or a stand-alone AZW3). But a true, dyed-in-the-wool, old-fashioned MOBIPOCKET book?? I'm not sure you can do it with calibre to be honest.

You used to be able to override the Kindle's default underlining behavior by using the <mbp:nu> tag preceding a link (with MobiPocket Creator and kindlegen), but I don't know that THAT even works anymore (or if calibre ever honored that particular mobi markup tag). The reason you had to go to such great lengths to eliminate the line were fairly self-explanatory: on a black & white screen with no mouse pointer (and no touch capabilities) ... how on earth would you know there was a link there without some sort of visual indication?

susan_cassidy · 09-04-2013, 02:28 PM

It sounds like that there are errors in the original HTML, where they aren't closing their <a> tags properly. You would have to edit the source to fix that.

Alan_Bernardo · 09-04-2013, 07:50 PM

Thanks everyone for the replies and suggestions. I at least got rid of the blue, and with straight black the underlinings aren't as bad.

But still, with entire pages sometimes underlined, it's a chore sometimes to even turn the page. Thankfully it's only a 300 page book, which I will finish in no time.

Alan

09-03-2013, 07:38 PM	#1
Alan_Bernardo Banned Posts: 26 Karma: 2075224 Join Date: Feb 2013	Remove Underlines (Blue Links) Hello, I have a mobi book in which a good portion of the book is underlined in blue, linking to another part of the book. I want to get rid of these underlines, and either convert to AZW3 or just stay with mobi. I've gotten rid of the underlines/blue links when converting from mobi to epub, but once I try and convert the epub to mobi (after deleting the original mobi) the blue underlines reappear, even applying the same css over-ride (the code of which I found on these forums). I tried with and without the over-ride. Using Calibre, how would I get rid of these underlines? Thanks, Alan

09-04-2013, 02:25 PM	#7
DiapDealer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 28,508 Karma: 204127028 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Nexus 7, Kindle Fire HD	You have a good shot at removing the underlines from a KF8 kindlebook (either the KF8 portion of a dual format MOBI or a stand-alone AZW3). But a true, dyed-in-the-wool, old-fashioned MOBIPOCKET book?? I'm not sure you can do it with calibre to be honest. You used to be able to override the Kindle's default underlining behavior by using the <mbp:nu> tag preceding a link (with MobiPocket Creator and kindlegen), but I don't know that THAT even works anymore (or if calibre ever honored that particular mobi markup tag). The reason you had to go to such great lengths to eliminate the line were fairly self-explanatory: on a black & white screen with no mouse pointer (and no touch capabilities) ... how on earth would you know there was a link there without some sort of visual indication? Last edited by DiapDealer; 09-04-2013 at 08:06 PM.

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09-04-2013, 12:00 AM	#2
Adoby Handy Elephant Posts: 1,737 Karma: 26785684 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Southern Sweden, far out in the quiet woods Device: Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra	After converting to epub, edit with Sigil to remove the link. Or at least make it smaller. Most likely it is also possible to remove the link using search and replace, but I would use Sigil instead.

09-04-2013, 02:51 AM	#3
cybmole Wizard Posts: 3,720 Karma: 1759970 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: none	a drastic solution it to convert to txt then back to mobi - that will for sure remove them but it will remove other formatting also.. convert to RTF & back may also work & will not erase all formatting

09-04-2013, 09:46 AM	#6
theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 30,944 Karma: 60358908 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	Find the class used: (You can use the e-book viewers 'Inspector', then use Tweak-EPUB and Notepad editor to edit the CSS) this Leaves the <a tags in place change (or add) color: black; (blue is a link default) change (or add) text-decoration: none; (underline is the default)

09-04-2013, 02:28 PM	#8
susan_cassidy Wizard Posts: 2,251 Karma: 3720310 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: USA Device: Kindle, iPad (not used much for reading)	It sounds like that there are errors in the original HTML, where they aren't closing their <a> tags properly. You would have to edit the source to fix that.

09-04-2013, 07:50 PM	#9
Alan_Bernardo Banned Posts: 26 Karma: 2075224 Join Date: Feb 2013	Thanks everyone for the replies and suggestions. I at least got rid of the blue, and with straight black the underlinings aren't as bad. But still, with entire pages sometimes underlined, it's a chore sometimes to even turn the page. Thankfully it's only a 300 page book, which I will finish in no time. Alan

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