White on white possible with Calibre?

Andrew Jenkinson · 04-27-2023, 04:17 PM

I have embedded the page numbers of the physical book close to the location in the ebook. I create e.g. #431 for page 431. A search of "#431" takes the reader close to the corresponding page in the ebook - so the INDEX still works. I then change the text to white on white so it is invisible but found in a search. Calibre has changed them all to blue on white! Is there a way to stop it?

Sirtel · 04-27-2023, 04:22 PM

Embedding colors in an ebook is a bad idea, if you mean to publish the book. What if your readers use the dark mode on their reader or in the app? Or do you mean you're doing this only for yourself?

Karellen · 04-27-2023, 04:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Andrew Jenkinson

I have embedded the page numbers of the physical book close to the location in the ebook. I create e.g. #431 for page 431.

How have you added this to the ebook? Is it in with your normal <p></p> paragraphs, or some other code?

And when you Search, are you searching in an ereader, or searching the xhtml files using an editor?

theducks · 04-27-2023, 04:23 PM

You probably made them into an anchor ( <a id=... )
You need to STYLE (in the CSS) them with those colors.

BTW This is a Calibre Q, I will ask it be moved.

04-27-2023, 04:17 PM	#1
Andrew Jenkinson Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2022 Location: Farnborough UK Device: all	White on white possible with Calibre? I have embedded the page numbers of the physical book close to the location in the ebook. I create e.g. #431 for page 431. A search of "#431" takes the reader close to the corresponding page in the ebook - so the INDEX still works. I then change the text to white on white so it is invisible but found in a search. Calibre has changed them all to blue on white! Is there a way to stop it?

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04-27-2023, 04:22 PM	#2
Sirtel Grand Sorcerer Posts: 10,471 Karma: 225537496 Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Estonia Device: Kobo Sage & Libra 2	Embedding colors in an ebook is a bad idea, if you mean to publish the book. What if your readers use the dark mode on their reader or in the app? Or do you mean you're doing this only for yourself?

04-27-2023, 04:23 PM	#4
theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 29,997 Karma: 57259778 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	You probably made them into an anchor ( <a id=... ) You need to STYLE (in the CSS) them with those colors. BTW This is a Calibre Q, I will ask it be moved.

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