Negative top/bottom margin

Void42 · 03-21-2021, 06:09 AM

Hey

I want to reduce the margins on my Oasis (using a KF8 ebook).

I use the following css:

html {
margin-left: -45px;
margin-right: -45px;
margin-top: -45px;
margin-bottom: -45px;
}

For left and right it works great but it seems like top and bottom are ignored on the kindle.

I searched the forum but only found threads about left/right margins. Are negative margins for top and bottom not possible on the kindle or am I doing it wrong?

JSWolf · 03-21-2021, 06:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Void42

Hey

I want to reduce the margins on my Oasis (using a KF8 ebook).

I use the following css:

html {
margin-left: -45px;
margin-right: -45px;
margin-top: -45px;
margin-bottom: -45px;
}

For left and right it works great but it seems like top and bottom are ignored on the kindle.

I searched the forum but only found threads about left/right margins. Are negative margins for top and bottom not possible on the kindle or am I doing it wrong?

If negative top/bottom margins worked, they would work for you since you are doing it correctly. But since they don't work, then I would think you cannot do it.

jhowell · 03-21-2021, 03:07 PM

In the Kindle book reader the upper and lower portions of the screen are reserved for the header and footer. There does not appear to be any way to render text into that area.

It is possible to get an image to extend into that area when KFX format is used. An example of that is the chapter hero image feature in Amazon's Kindle Create software.

Void42 · 03-21-2021, 04:54 PM

Alright, I can live with that. Just wanted to be sure that I haven't missed something.
Thanks for the help!

03-21-2021, 06:09 AM	#1
Void42 Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 2600 Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Germany Device: KPW2, KOA3	Negative top/bottom margin Hey I want to reduce the margins on my Oasis (using a KF8 ebook). I use the following css: html { margin-left: -45px; margin-right: -45px; margin-top: -45px; margin-bottom: -45px; } For left and right it works great but it seems like top and bottom are ignored on the kindle. I searched the forum but only found threads about left/right margins. Are negative margins for top and bottom not possible on the kindle or am I doing it wrong?

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03-21-2021, 03:07 PM	#3
jhowell Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,553 Karma: 84810789 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Tampa Bay, Florida Device: Kindles	In the Kindle book reader the upper and lower portions of the screen are reserved for the header and footer. There does not appear to be any way to render text into that area. It is possible to get an image to extend into that area when KFX format is used. An example of that is the chapter hero image feature in Amazon's Kindle Create software.

03-21-2021, 04:54 PM	#4
Void42 Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 2600 Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Germany Device: KPW2, KOA3	Alright, I can live with that. Just wanted to be sure that I haven't missed something. Thanks for the help!