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04-30-2016, 05:55 PM | #1 |
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How to tweak azw3 files to trigger the enhanced typesetting feature?
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First of all, please excuse my weak English. I am a big fan of the "enhanced typesetting" feature on Kindle. Since this feature seems automatically enabled for KFX files, I follow with great interest the progress on KFX file generation with the Calibre plugin discussed in this thread: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=272407. Sadly, at this time, the generated files do not show book cover on the Kindle device. On the other hand, when manually downloading books having enhanced typesetting enabled from my Amazon account, I get an azw3 file (KF8 format if I have correctly understood) which can be imported in Calibre (with DRM removal plugin) and then transferred on my Kindle device. These files have the same typography features as the KFX I get by downloading directly the book on my Kindle via WiFi. I came to the conclusion that enhanced typesetting can be enabled in AZW3 files. Am I wrong? So my question is basically: do someone know how to enable this settings in a AZW3 file? I could not find such information on the forum... Perhaps things are much more complex... Please enlight me! Thanks in advance! |
04-30-2016, 06:32 PM | #2 |
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You might have better luck in the Kindle Formats forum?
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04-30-2016, 06:46 PM | #3 |
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Sorry! You're right! Should I ask a moderator to move this thread to the appropriate forum or delete it?
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04-30-2016, 06:57 PM | #4 |
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There is a plugin for Calibre that will convert to KFX so you can get enhanced typesetting on your Kindle. The problem is that it's hit or miss because it uses a beta of Kindle Previewer to do some of the heavy lifting and that don't work for this all that reliably. https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=272407
If you really want enhanced typesetting all the time, you'll want a Reader that uses RMDSK (ADE) because that doesn't need any specialized format to do the typesetting. Last edited by JSWolf; 04-30-2016 at 07:00 PM. |
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To answer your actual question? You are wrong. kf8's do not support enhanced typesetting. Amazon chose the approach of implementing it in a new format, kfx. So if you want enhanced typesetting you need the kfx, which you can of course have Amazon deliver to your supported device. Your options from a kf8 file? Try to convert to kfx as discussed above. Or try a calibre plugin to hyphenate. There is at least one, Hyphenate This. I haven't tried it personally so can't advise how well it works or how the final result compares.
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05-01-2016, 08:28 AM | #8 |
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If you don't mind not having kerning and/or ligatures, you can use the Hyphenate This! plugin and add in hyphens. It does work very well with KF8.
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