problems with format- please advise

kaas · 11-14-2007, 04:17 AM

when I convert a file with libprs500 (or use an rtf file) for reading on my prs505, I will get a space in front of every paragraph in the reader -even with unformatted txt files! This is quite annoying and I would be grateful if you had any tips/ recommendations.
Thanks!

kaas

kovidgoyal · 11-14-2007, 02:01 PM

You mean a blank line between paragraphs?

kaas · 11-14-2007, 02:53 PM

Thank you so much for replying!

there are several spaces (or maybe a tab) before each paragraph, not a line above it. it looks rather like this text with the dots being spaces:

......xyxyxyxyxyxyyxxxxxx xfdsgfdssgffffffffffff d hds hjgj hj dsfhjg d d gghjg d hfg hjg fdsyxyxyxyx yyxxxxxxxf dsgfdssgffffffffffff d hds hjgj hj dsfhjg d d gghjg d gfrg hfg hjg
......xyxyxyxyxyxyyxxxxx xxfdsgfdssgffffffffffff d hds hjgj hj dsfhjg d d gghjg d hfg hjg xyxyxyxyxyxy yxxxxxxxfdsgfdssgffffffffffff d hds hjgj hj dsfhjg d d gghjg d hfg hjg d hds hjgj hj dsfhjg d d gghjg d hfg hjg

any idea?
thanks,
kaas

kovidgoyal · 11-14-2007, 03:11 PM

That's a paragraph indent. It marks the start of the paragraph. Do you not want paragraph indents?

kaas · 11-14-2007, 03:14 PM

sorry, didn't know the name

nope, don't like 'em, don't wan't 'em

Just wanted to tell you that i am really happy with your program! I have converted several books, and except for the indent problem, it works just perfect! a lot more comfortable than the sony one and more options too!

kovidgoyal · 11-14-2007, 03:18 PM

Try using the --override-css option. Something like
--override-css "p { text-indent: 0px}"

kaas · 11-14-2007, 03:27 PM

ok, will try it tomorrow (left the usb cable at work :-). the weird thing is, that there are no indents in the text- neither in the txt, rtf, or html file. they get added, even if i push a plain txt file on the reader without using any program, so i do not believe it is your program, but rather the reader itself.
really weird...

JSWolf · 11-15-2007, 06:18 AM

I just copied a text file to my 505 that I created that I know has no spaces or tabs before any of the lines and it displays this text file with indents at all. and the blank lines are blank lines I put in.

If the text file you are trying to read on your 505 is a legal text file and not a downloaded books that is not legal, please attach it here so someone can have a look at it.

kaas · 11-15-2007, 08:03 AM

while it is legal, it is company internal (product information/ playbooks) and thus not for publishing

I will try it with a few files from gutenberg and report back!

Thanks for your efforts!!!

kaas

kaas · 11-15-2007, 08:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

Try using the --override-css option. Something like
--override-css "p { text-indent: 0px}"

That did it!!!

You can't imagine how happy i am right now...

Thanks to everyone concerned

11-14-2007, 04:17 AM	#1
kaas Muncher of ebooks Posts: 312 Karma: 6423 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Fürth, Germany Device: Pocketbook 360	problems with format- please advise when I convert a file with libprs500 (or use an rtf file) for reading on my prs505, I will get a space in front of every paragraph in the reader -even with unformatted txt files! This is quite annoying and I would be grateful if you had any tips/ recommendations. Thanks! kaas

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11-14-2007, 02:01 PM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,835 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	You mean a blank line between paragraphs?

11-14-2007, 02:53 PM	#3
kaas Muncher of ebooks Posts: 312 Karma: 6423 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Fürth, Germany Device: Pocketbook 360	Thank you so much for replying! there are several spaces (or maybe a tab) before each paragraph, not a line above it. it looks rather like this text with the dots being spaces: ......xyxyxyxyxyxyyxxxxxx xfdsgfdssgffffffffffff d hds hjgj hj dsfhjg d d gghjg d hfg hjg fdsyxyxyxyx yyxxxxxxxf dsgfdssgffffffffffff d hds hjgj hj dsfhjg d d gghjg d gfrg hfg hjg ......xyxyxyxyxyxyyxxxxx xxfdsgfdssgffffffffffff d hds hjgj hj dsfhjg d d gghjg d hfg hjg xyxyxyxyxyxy yxxxxxxxfdsgfdssgffffffffffff d hds hjgj hj dsfhjg d d gghjg d hfg hjg d hds hjgj hj dsfhjg d d gghjg d hfg hjg any idea? thanks, kaas

11-14-2007, 03:11 PM	#4
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,835 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	That's a paragraph indent. It marks the start of the paragraph. Do you not want paragraph indents?

11-14-2007, 03:14 PM	#5
kaas Muncher of ebooks Posts: 312 Karma: 6423 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Fürth, Germany Device: Pocketbook 360	sorry, didn't know the name nope, don't like 'em, don't wan't 'em Just wanted to tell you that i am really happy with your program! I have converted several books, and except for the indent problem, it works just perfect! a lot more comfortable than the sony one and more options too!

11-14-2007, 03:18 PM	#6
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,835 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Try using the --override-css option. Something like --override-css "p { text-indent: 0px}"

11-14-2007, 03:27 PM	#7
kaas Muncher of ebooks Posts: 312 Karma: 6423 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Fürth, Germany Device: Pocketbook 360	ok, will try it tomorrow (left the usb cable at work :-). the weird thing is, that there are no indents in the text- neither in the txt, rtf, or html file. they get added, even if i push a plain txt file on the reader without using any program, so i do not believe it is your program, but rather the reader itself. really weird...

11-15-2007, 06:18 AM	#8
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 73,874 Karma: 128597114 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	I just copied a text file to my 505 that I created that I know has no spaces or tabs before any of the lines and it displays this text file with indents at all. and the blank lines are blank lines I put in. If the text file you are trying to read on your 505 is a legal text file and not a downloaded books that is not legal, please attach it here so someone can have a look at it.

11-15-2007, 08:03 AM	#9
kaas Muncher of ebooks Posts: 312 Karma: 6423 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Fürth, Germany Device: Pocketbook 360	while it is legal, it is company internal (product information/ playbooks) and thus not for publishing I will try it with a few files from gutenberg and report back! Thanks for your efforts!!! kaas

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