Calibre splits lines between pages

[bdoors]

I input my html files into Calibre to create its zip file.

Then I generate an EPUB file.

In the EPUB file, I notice that every several pages a line will be split vertically across two pages.

IOW, the top part of a line will appear on one page. And then the bottom part of the line appears on the next page.

In most cases, the split is very slight. But sometimes it's pretty noticeable.

Is there any way to get Calibre not to split a line across two pages?

Thank you for your advice.

[kovidgoyal]

calibre doesnt split lines across pages, that will be whatever you are using to view the epub. Put that software in paged mode and you will be fine.

[bdoors]

Thank you for your help. I understand now.

And also, thank you for all your work on such an incredibly useful product.

[unagaswamy]

First of all, thank you for your excellent service to the book publishers!

I am facing a similar issue particularly with bullet and list lines being split between two pages. I am using a Mac as my primary device in which the html converted to PDF has this issue. I wish I can attach a screenshot, but the insert image icon is pointing to a URL.

I have been manually inserting

page-break-before:always

but wondering if there is a simpler solution.

Any pointers are greatly appreciated.

[theducks]

Keywords (CSS):
Widows and Orphans

0 is not a valid value (even tho I see it all the time) 1 is the same as unspecified (and what happens to you. The orphan)

What is basically does is reserve/require x amount of lines for the block.
2-4 is common

[BetterRed]

Originally Posted by unagaswamy

. . .
I wish I can attach a screenshot, but the insert image icon is pointing to a URL.

Use the Go Advanced button, then click the paper clip in the top row

BR

[Quoth]

Originally Posted by theducks

Keywords (CSS):
Widows and Orphans

0 is not a valid value (even tho I see it all the time) 1 is the same as unspecified (and what happens to you. The orphan)

I think 2 might be a default on some renderers.
1 essentially means do nothing.
2 and higher mean never break a paragraph so less than that number of lines are alone, hence 0 is meaningless. I can never remember if fragment at top of page is orphan and fragment at bottom of page is widow or vice versa. Usually they are set the same.

But you can't stop a paragraph being broken over two pages, because a paragraph can be more than a "page" (depends on size user set font and margins and line spacing).

The only thing absolute on everything is that a new file starts at the top of a new page (mobi, azw3, KFX, epub2, epub3 etc).
The various page-break-<directives> are not always honoured, or on some readers ignored.

[DNSB]

Widows are at the end of a paragraph (i.e. last line of a paragraph pushed to the top of a new page), orphans are at the start of a paragraph (i.e. first line of a paragraph left at the bottom of a page).