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Old 09-07-2011, 09:39 PM   #11
JSWolf
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Look, it's very simple. The Kobo doesn't work properly embedding fonts. We know this.

The problem is that if you put font-family in the body style, the Kobo doesn't display the font. If you put font-family in another style and use that style, the font will be displayed. But to have font-family ignored in body is the bug that needs to be fixed.

For example, I have the latest Star Trek eBook in ePub that uses a variety of embedded fonts. The main font for the story won't work on the Kobo because it's activated via the body style in the CSS. Simon&Shuster have done nothing wrong. The ePub is perfectly valid. But the Kobo will not diplay it like it should be because the body style turns on the main font.

It's very simple, put font-family in body and it doesn't work. Other styles that use font-family and it will work. Of course providing that you've defined the font correctly with @font-face.
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