Re: Aldiko ignoring style sheet property?

purcelljf · 03-09-2011, 03:26 PM

Hi,

I use a simple style sheet for my Epubs that includes the following properties:

p{text-indent:0;margin-left)

However, Aldiko (Premium 2.0) still indents all my paragraphs. Is there something I can do to force Aldiko to NOT indent my paragraphs?

P.S.
I have definitely specified the correct setting in Aldiko to enable use of a "publisher's style sheet".

Thanks.

theducks · 03-09-2011, 07:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by purcelljf

Hi,

I use a simple style sheet for my Epubs that includes the following properties:

p{text-indent:0;margin-left)

However, Aldiko (Premium 2.0) still indents all my paragraphs. Is there something I can do to force Aldiko to NOT indent my paragraphs?

P.S.
I have definitely specified the correct setting in Aldiko to enable use of a "publisher's style sheet".

Thanks.

you had an error.

some reader-software ignore the whole mess if they hit an error

Code:

p{text-indent:0;margin-left: 0)

see if adding the red items help on your device

purcelljf · 03-09-2011, 10:54 PM

Hi, thanks for your reply.

I typed the original comment below incorrectly. I wanted to keep it brief and to highlight the obvious properties. The actually entry in my epub is below.

p{text-indent:0;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;margin-top:.18em;margin-bottom:.18em;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:100%;letter-spacing:.045em}

Toxaris · 03-10-2011, 05:58 AM

Try:

Code:

p{
text-indent:0 !important;
margin-left:0;
margin-right:0;
margin-top:.18em;
margin-bottom:.18em;
font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;
font-size:1em;
letter-spacing:.045em;
}

So, add the !important. I also changed the font-size from 100% to 1em. That way resizing will be nicer.

Be careful, some readers will not like the !important tag, but some reading apps (aldiko, Stanza) will not play nice otherwise.

purcelljf · 03-10-2011, 06:12 PM

Hi,
Using !important didn't work. However, I started looking at some other EPUBs made by other people and noticed that the style property for indentation was working when a class was used as opposed to styling the paragraph tag directly.

Jellby · 03-11-2011, 04:56 AM

Ah, the same happens with the <body> margins in the Cybook...

I wonder if using some other selector would work too, like "* + p" (a paragraph following any other element) or "body p" (any paragraph inside the <body>). In principle, those have higher priority than just "p", and would affect all paragraphs.

matsp888 · 11-19-2012, 08:15 AM

Yes, it works. I'm currently using "body p" to overcome this in every style sheet.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jellby

Ah, the same happens with the <body> margins in the Cybook...

I wonder if using some other selector would work too, like "* + p" (a paragraph following any other element) or "body p" (any paragraph inside the <body>). In principle, those have higher priority than just "p", and would affect all paragraphs.

03-09-2011, 03:26 PM	#1
purcelljf Enthusiast Posts: 29 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2010 Device: ipod touch	Re: Aldiko ignoring style sheet property? Hi, I use a simple style sheet for my Epubs that includes the following properties: p{text-indent:0;margin-left) However, Aldiko (Premium 2.0) still indents all my paragraphs. Is there something I can do to force Aldiko to NOT indent my paragraphs? P.S. I have definitely specified the correct setting in Aldiko to enable use of a "publisher's style sheet". Thanks.

03-10-2011, 05:58 AM	#4
Toxaris Wizard Posts: 4,520 Karma: 121692313 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Heemskerk, NL Device: PRS-T1, Kobo Touch, Kobo Aura	Try: Code: p{ text-indent:0 !important; margin-left:0; margin-right:0; margin-top:.18em; margin-bottom:.18em; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif; font-size:1em; letter-spacing:.045em; } So, add the !important. I also changed the font-size from 100% to 1em. That way resizing will be nicer. Be careful, some readers will not like the !important tag, but some reading apps (aldiko, Stanza) will not play nice otherwise. Last edited by Toxaris; 03-10-2011 at 06:03 AM.

03-10-2011, 06:12 PM	#5
purcelljf Enthusiast Posts: 29 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2010 Device: ipod touch	Aldiko Hi, Using !important didn't work. However, I started looking at some other EPUBs made by other people and noticed that the style property for indentation was working when a class was used as opposed to styling the paragraph tag directly.

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03-09-2011, 10:54 PM	#3
purcelljf Enthusiast Posts: 29 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2010 Device: ipod touch	Hi, thanks for your reply. I typed the original comment below incorrectly. I wanted to keep it brief and to highlight the obvious properties. The actually entry in my epub is below. p{text-indent:0;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;margin-top:.18em;margin-bottom:.18em;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:100%;letter-spacing:.045em}

03-11-2011, 04:56 AM	#6
Jellby frumious Bandersnatch Posts: 7,515 Karma: 18512745 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Spaniard in Sweden Device: Cybook Orizon, Kobo Aura	Ah, the same happens with the <body> margins in the Cybook... I wonder if using some other selector would work too, like "* + p" (a paragraph following any other element) or "body p" (any paragraph inside the <body>). In principle, those have higher priority than just "p", and would affect all paragraphs.

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