11-15-2018, 04:43 PM | #1 |
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Adjusting PDf sizes in Calibre
For highlighting and taking notes with PDFs I use Xodo on my Win 10 laptop.
I cannot find as good an editor for epub/Mobi files; so I have converted a couple of ebooks to PDF via Calibre to use in Xodo. However the resultant output is not too satisfactory. In Calibre I have adjusted the paper size and base font size several times, but before I drive myself mad, I thought that I'd ask if anyone here has some optimum settings for a 13" screen. I'd be grateful. |
11-17-2018, 08:11 AM | #2 | |
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I use the Sigil plugin Prince PDF to convert custom made ePub to six inch (or 9×12cm) PDFs. You have to download Prince (free for non-commercial use). You can find an example of the source ePub and target PDF here. This is the css I use with the plugin. Code:
/* @font-face { font-family: serif; src: local("Droid Serif") } */ @page cover { margin: 0 !important; padding:0 !important; } @page { size: 9cm 12cm; /* 14.8cm 19.7cm; */ margin: 4mm 0mm 4mm 0mm !important; /* 2.5cm 2.5cm 2.5cm 2.5cm; */ @top-left { font-size: 60%; font-style: italic; margin-bottom: 1mm; content: string(booktitle); } @top-center { font-size: 60%; font-style: italic; margin-bottom: 1mm; content: string(chaptertitle); } @top-right { font-size: 60%; margin-bottom: 1mm; content: normal; } } @page:first { margin: 4mm 0mm 4mm 0mm !important; /* 2.5cm 2.5cm 2.5cm 2.5cm; */ @top-left { border-width: 0; margin: 0; content: normal; } @top-center { border-width: 0; margin: 0; content: normal; } @top-right { border-width: 0; margin: 0; content: normal; } } body { font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: serif; text-align: justify; hyphens: auto; } body.cover { page: cover; } body div:only-child { page: cover; } body div:only-child svg { height:12cm !important; } h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6 { hyphens: none; } div.cover { text-align: center; } #landmarks { display: none; } |
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11-23-2018, 02:30 PM | #3 |
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Many thanks for the very useful advice. I'll have to try it out.
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