Prevent ereader from opening web browser

Leonatus · 04-26-2022, 05:51 AM

I have a Kobo Touch and a Tolino Shine 3 as ereaders. For the Tolino, I have - for optical reasons - disabled the text-decoration of internet links in my downloaded news by adding an extra-css:

Code:

extra_css = 'td.textb {font-size: medium;} * { text-align: justify !important; text-decoration: none !important}'

For the Kobo, this was not necessary, because of selecting the respective command of the Kobo patcher.
So far, so nice. But now, as not difficult to predict, it occurs frequently that, when forwarding a page, I tap on a point of the text that is a hidden internet link, and thus, both ereaders open a window asking to open the built-in web-browser. This is not really a problem, but annoying. So, my question is: Can I prevent this call for opening the web-browser, by using an extra-css, or by using a setting in the ereader, or else?

kovidgoyal · 04-26-2022, 08:03 AM

Add

remove_attributes = ['href']

to the recipe

Leonatus · 04-26-2022, 09:30 AM

Thanks again, Kovid!

04-26-2022, 05:51 AM	#1
Leonatus Wizard Posts: 1,083 Karma: 11496771 Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Guben, Brandenburg, Germany Device: Kobo Clara 2E, Tolino Shine 3	Prevent ereader from opening web browser I have a Kobo Touch and a Tolino Shine 3 as ereaders. For the Tolino, I have - for optical reasons - disabled the text-decoration of internet links in my downloaded news by adding an extra-css: Code: extra_css = 'td.textb {font-size: medium;} * { text-align: justify !important; text-decoration: none !important}' For the Kobo, this was not necessary, because of selecting the respective command of the Kobo patcher. So far, so nice. But now, as not difficult to predict, it occurs frequently that, when forwarding a page, I tap on a point of the text that is a hidden internet link, and thus, both ereaders open a window asking to open the built-in web-browser. This is not really a problem, but annoying. So, my question is: Can I prevent this call for opening the web-browser, by using an extra-css, or by using a setting in the ereader, or else?

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04-26-2022, 08:03 AM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,604 Karma: 28548974 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Add remove_attributes = ['href'] to the recipe

04-26-2022, 09:30 AM	#3
Leonatus Wizard Posts: 1,083 Karma: 11496771 Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Guben, Brandenburg, Germany Device: Kobo Clara 2E, Tolino Shine 3	Thanks again, Kovid!

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