04-17-2011, 09:42 AM | #1 |
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Custom line spacing values for K3
I was describing this hack on my blog http://swiatczytnikow.pl/ukryta-funk...za-interlinie/ (it's in Polish) and I was a bit surprised it's not covered anywhere on Mobile Read.
K2 had 9 values of line spacing (1-9), which could be changed with the shortcut: ALT+SHIFT+<number> K3 dropped the keyboard shortcut and left only 1-3 values in the Aa menu ("small" was 1 and "normal" was 3). However it's possible to set bigger line spacing values in K3. Just edit the file: system/com.amazon.ebook.booklet.reader/reader.pref and change the value: LINE_SPACING = 3 to whatever between 1 and 9. Then unplug and restart the Kindle, just as it was in case of justification and margins hack, e.g. https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=99661 Here's how the text looks for the LINE_SPACING = 4 which I prefer: PS. The hack does not work on Kindle DX (2.5.8) and it seems DX has no way to change line spacing (no keyboard shortcut as well) Last edited by Vroo; 04-17-2011 at 12:28 PM. |
04-17-2011, 12:04 PM | #2 |
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Thanks, that is good to know about. Certainly once you have hacked smaller margins and therefore longer line lengths (I use '20' vs the default '40') a little more line spacing is probably appropriate.
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05-26-2012, 09:09 AM | #3 |
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This is a really cool hack! I changed mine to 9 as the font I have right now--Georgia 2--has tight line spacing.
Thanks for sharing. |
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