Classic epub file is too wide to view on nook

[coke_o]

Here is the pic of how the text looks on my nook.

It would be better to look at the ePub before it is converted by calibre as calibre adds its own strange looking CSS styles. But from what you showed the only thing that I see is the white-space: pre statement. Try changing it to white-space: normal. Also, unless you like monospace text I would delete the font-family: monospace; statement.

Here's a link to a website that discusses the white-space CSS propeties: http://www.w3schools.com/css/pr_text_white-space.asp

Originally Posted by coke_o

Ok so here's what I got. The .css file has the following:

@namespace h "http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"; .calibre {

display: block;

font-size: 1em;

margin-bottom: 0;

margin-left: 5pt;

margin-right: 5pt;

margin-top: 0;

padding-left: 0;

padding-right: 0;

page-break-before: always

} .calibre1 {

display: block

} .calibre2 {

display: block;

font-family: monospace;

margin-bottom: 1em;

margin-left: 0;

margin-right: 0;

margin-top: 1em;

white-space: pre

}

Can any of this be causing the text not to wrap? If so, what can I edit? As soon as I figure out how, I will post a pic of how the book looks.

[coke_o]

Originally Posted by jswinden

It would be better to look at the ePub before it is converted by calibre as calibre adds its own strange looking CSS styles. But from what you showed the only thing that I see is the white-space: pre statement. Try changing it to white-space: normal. Also, unless you like monospace text I would delete the font-family: monospace; statement.

Here's a link to a website that discusses the white-space CSS propeties: http://www.w3schools.com/css/pr_text_white-space.asp

Alright, so I tried removing the "font-family: monospace;" line and changing "white-space: pre" to "white-space: normal" and when I go to close the file, I get a window that says "Sigil currently cannot save files of type "css". Please choose a different format."

If I ignore this and go back to the "Tweak ePub" window on Calibre and click on "Rebuild ePub" nothing changes. Well, the text doesn't look monoblock, but it still doesn't wrap. If I choose "Tweak ePub" again, the "font-family" goes back to monospace and the "white-space" goes back to pre.

What am I doing wrong?

Don't use Sigil if it causes a problem. You can use Notepad in Windows or the equivalent simple editor in Mac.

I think Sigil is more of a project modifier rather than a simple editor, so it probably is not good to use in this particular case. Although standalone Sigil would be good.

[coke_o]

Originally Posted by jswinden

Don't use Sigil if it causes a problem. You can use Notepad in Windows or the equivalent simple editor in Mac.

I think Sigil is more of a project modifier rather than a simple editor, so it probably is not good to use in this particular case. Although standalone Sigil would be good.

Ok, so I made the changes on notepad and saved them. However, now the file looks like it lost it's paragraph structure. It's like there aren't any paragraphs, just continuous text. Any ideas on how to remedy this?

Originally Posted by coke_o

Ok, so I made the changes on notepad and saved them. However, now the file looks like it lost it's paragraph structure. It's like there aren't any paragraphs, just continuous text. Any ideas on how to remedy this?

Are all the words now on the page or is it still running words off the right side of the page? If possible post another screenshot.

[coke_o]

Originally Posted by jswinden

Are all the words now on the page or is it still running words off the right side of the page? If possible post another screenshot.

All of the words are on the page now but the paragraphs are no longer separated. Its as if all of the text was one long paragraph. Any ideas on how to fix it?

Originally Posted by coke_o

All of the words are on the page now but the paragraphs are no longer separated. Its as if all of the text was one long paragraph. Any ideas on how to fix it?

Sorry, but it looks like that book is so terribly formatted you would have to spend days making it look presentable. The publisher apparently hard-coded line breaks, hence the words going off the right side of the page. If the publisher cannot use simple HTML then they really shouldn't publish. i would try to get a refund if I was you.

[coke_o]

Originally Posted by jswinden

Sorry, but it looks like that book is so terribly formatted you would have to spend days making it look presentable. The publisher apparently hard-coded line breaks, hence the words going off the right side of the page. If the publisher cannot use simple HTML then they really shouldn't publish. i would try to get a refund if I was you.

Ok, thanks for the help.

[hwp314]

If you are converting from word and your pages are too wide, make your margins narrower. It is the quickest and easiest fix!!!

[tym]

IMHO it looks like a format issue to me. This is what I would try if it was me.

Convert the epub, to a txt file using calibre. Once converted I use Edit Pad Lite to open it, its free.

http://www.editpadlite.com/

Go to the top of program, Click on extra, select remove blank spaces. Close and save. Then convert the repaired txt file back to epub.

Had a epub that look just like that. Thats how I fixed mine. Hope that helps.