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adelheid
02-04-2008, 02:20 PM
I have tried to include italics in the mobipocket files I create (I use <i></i> for that, I write the html myself, please don't say I have to use BookDesigner :) , that's not my question right now), but while this works in the Mobipocket Reader on my Windows machine, it doesn't display italics on the Cybook.

Is this a shortcoming in the Cybook mobipocket reader? Or can I use a different way to use italics?

Thanks!

(I use Mobipocket Creator)

slayda
02-04-2008, 03:02 PM
I have tried to include italics in the mobipocket files I create (I use <i></i> for that, I write the html myself, please don't say I have to use BookDesigner :) , that's not my question right now), but while this works in the Mobipocket Reader on my Windows machine, it doesn't display italics on the Cybook.

Is this a shortcoming in the Cybook mobipocket reader? Or can I use a different way to use italics?

Thanks!

(I use Mobipocket Creator)

Do you have an italics font loaded on the Cybook?

adelheid
02-04-2008, 03:07 PM
Ah! I thought my font contained everything, but indeed: no italics! Thank you very much!

HarryT
02-05-2008, 02:10 AM
I thought that the machine would "synthesise" an italic font if a "real" font is not present?

adelheid
02-05-2008, 02:16 AM
As my experience shows, it doesn't.