PRS-T1 Changing from original font - Page 9

Jane12 · 08-20-2012, 11:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jackie_w

I just tried this. It works very well

Create a /css directory in the root of int.mem and place my.css file (containing all the @font-faces etc) in there. Then insert your suggestion of the single line

Code:

@import url(res:///ebook/fonts/../../mnt/sdcard/css/my.css);

at the top of each epub css file then all customised font-family, font-size, line-height etc seems to display just fine.

Quote:

Originally Posted by snarkophilus

The next thing I'm wondering if how hard it would be to automate adding that @import to every epub in my Calibre library. Some epubs have multiple CSS files, so you can't just blindly add the @import to every CSS you see.

Hello,

Did you guys ever figure out a way to add the @import line via Calibre? (I found Simon's query in the Calibre forum, but it didn't seem to have resulted in a solution.)

I tried adding it to the "Look & Feel: Extra CSS" box, but it didn't seem to work. I'm not sure if I'm doing something wrong or if it's just not possible.

(I am asking this for a friend with a T1 who likes the idea of custom fonts but is afraid to root or install Morkl's reader app. Thus the external stylesheet solution.)

Thanks for any assistance!

snarkophilus · 08-20-2012, 11:36 PM

I'm afraid to say that since I've been using Morkl's reader app I haven't had the need to look at automating adding the @import through Calibre.

When you tried adding the @import to the "Extra CSS" box, did that actually CSS make it out to the epub?

Cheers,
Simon.

Jane12 · 08-20-2012, 11:56 PM

Nope. When I added the @import line to the Extra CSS box and ran the conversion, I couldn't find the @import line anywhere in the epub. Checked both the new css stylesheet and the html files.

snarkophilus · 08-21-2012, 12:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jane12

Nope. When I added the @import line to the Extra CSS box and ran the conversion, I couldn't find the @import line anywhere in the epub. Checked both the new css stylesheet and the html files.

I'm attaching a screenshot of the Calibre screen. Did I do something wrong, or does it just not work?

Maybe try adding any old CSS in that box? Eg:

Code:

p.test {
   font-size: 1em;
}

just to see if it shows up in anywhere?

I'm not at home, so can't try it.

Cheers,
Simon.

Jane12 · 08-21-2012, 01:54 AM

Thanks Simon. I tried adding plain CSS and it showed up in the css stylesheet. I added @font-face and it showed up in the page stylesheet. But when I add @import, it doesn't show up anywhere.

Perhaps it's not possible to do this with Calibre after all

snarkophilus · 08-21-2012, 02:37 AM

Digging a bit further the @import thing looks like a known problem that won't be fixed - see the "won't fix" status.

I'm not sure what other options you have, short of adding all the font-family stuff to the "Extra CSS" but then that locks you into a fixed font (unless you play funny games with renaming the font files on the device if you want to change font).

Cheers,
Simon.

Jane12 · 08-21-2012, 09:41 AM

Thanks much Simon! You've been very helpful. Now that I know it won't work (as opposed to user-error), I'll stop messing with Calibre.

best, jane

Frescard · 09-12-2012, 08:28 PM

I'm having trouble activating custom CSS via the modified reader.
I went through the Wiki pages, and jackie's detailed post, but my T1 doesn't seem to find the referenced fonts.
If I use the definitions below, the fonts in the drop-down selection all look the same!
(Once I remove the styles section from reader.xml everything looks ok again.)

The reader.xml itself seems to be interpreted fine, as the other settings are applied correctly (like the refresh frequency and the clock display), so I'm afraid I went wrong with the paths somewhere (but they all look ok to me...)

reader.xml (in [reader drive]\reader)

Spoiler:

default.css (in [reader drive]\reader\css)

Spoiler:

Amasis.css (in [reader drive]\reader\css)
(I didn't put any custom CSS in there yet, as I just wanted to get it working with the defaults.)

Spoiler:

... plus the 5 other css files for the other fonts

snarkophilus · 09-12-2012, 10:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Frescard

I'm having trouble activating custom CSS via the modified reader.

Jump over to this thread and read from that post onwards. Hopefully what is contained there should help fix your problems.

If not, can you post something in that thread - that seems to be where most of the Morkl reader discussions are happening now.

Cheers,
Simon.

jackie_w · 09-12-2012, 10:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Frescard

I'm having trouble activating custom CSS via the modified reader.
I went through the Wiki pages, and jackie's detailed post, but my T1 doesn't seem to find the referenced fonts.
If I use the definitions below, the fonts in the drop-down selection all look the same!
(Once I remove the styles section from reader.xml everything looks ok again.)

With Morkl's app the custom fonts are not used in the actual select-a-font drop-down menu - even though they were in the Sony stock app.

Did you actually view a real epub rather than just the font list?

Another problem could be the epub you're using. Try a few others. In addition I've attached a sample test epub which I often use for font testing. Does this one work?

Frescard · 09-12-2012, 11:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jackie_w

With Morkl's app the custom fonts are not used in the actual select-a-font drop-down menu - even though they were in the Sony stock app.

Did you actually view a real epub rather than just the font list?

Oh duh... That was it!
I guess I gave up too early, and thought that everything was lost, when the different styles didn't show up in the drop-down menu.
But once I actually opened the text, the fonts did change; and any global or font-specific style attributes I defined in my CSSs are correctly applied.

Thanks for that great detective work!

08-20-2012, 11:56 PM	#123
Jane12 Groupie Posts: 171 Karma: 1706300 Join Date: Oct 2010 Device: iDevices	Nope. When I added the @import line to the Extra CSS box and ran the conversion, I couldn't find the @import line anywhere in the epub. Checked both the new css stylesheet and the html files. Last edited by Jane12; 08-21-2012 at 09:42 AM.

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08-20-2012, 11:36 PM	#122
snarkophilus Wannabe Connoisseur Posts: 425 Karma: 2516674 Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Geelong, Australia Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura 2, Sony PRS-T1, Sony PRS-350, Palm TX	I'm afraid to say that since I've been using Morkl's reader app I haven't had the need to look at automating adding the @import through Calibre. When you tried adding the @import to the "Extra CSS" box, did that actually CSS make it out to the epub? Cheers, Simon.

08-21-2012, 01:54 AM	#125
Jane12 Groupie Posts: 171 Karma: 1706300 Join Date: Oct 2010 Device: iDevices	Thanks Simon. I tried adding plain CSS and it showed up in the css stylesheet. I added @font-face and it showed up in the page stylesheet. But when I add @import, it doesn't show up anywhere. Perhaps it's not possible to do this with Calibre after all

08-21-2012, 02:37 AM	#126
snarkophilus Wannabe Connoisseur Posts: 425 Karma: 2516674 Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Geelong, Australia Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura 2, Sony PRS-T1, Sony PRS-350, Palm TX	Digging a bit further the @import thing looks like a known problem that won't be fixed - see the "won't fix" status. I'm not sure what other options you have, short of adding all the font-family stuff to the "Extra CSS" but then that locks you into a fixed font (unless you play funny games with renaming the font files on the device if you want to change font). Cheers, Simon.

08-21-2012, 09:41 AM	#127
Jane12 Groupie Posts: 171 Karma: 1706300 Join Date: Oct 2010 Device: iDevices	Thanks much Simon! You've been very helpful. Now that I know it won't work (as opposed to user-error), I'll stop messing with Calibre. best, jane