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Old 06-30-2010, 10:44 PM   #20
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I went with Other.
My reader is NOT 9:16 format(the format of a normal paperback print area), it is 3:4.
My reader is NOT your reader which is ????
One size does not fit all.

What I would like is a more standardised STYLE NAMES used for the typical book parts (body, Chapter-head,chapter-first-para,para...) so I don't have to examine the code every time to change basic attributes.
(Obviously, there are non-standard parts, but those are few and far between or they inherit /relative from a basic part)

I have not figured Calibre's assignment names. One time the standard Paragraph is calibre4, the next time it is Calibre17, rarely is it the same so I can't just append my override stylesheet to supersede the publishers original.
Sometimes I make the e-version look like the Paper version (dingbats and all). Sometimes plain. I tend to use all the screen. The plastic supplies the basic margins
The user should be able to read a book "stock" or trick it out. If the stylesheet was open (not part of the DRM) and standardised (and commented in special areas), the user could tune a DRM infested book without violating any laws (DRM is intact)
My 2cents
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