Help with Calibre and margins

geenp · 02-22-2012, 07:39 PM

Hi all,

I've recently received my new KT and while messing around, I've discovered that I can't adjust margins on books sideloaded using Calibre. I get full formatting support in books bought from Kobo and from other stores using ADE but have limited formatting options in Calibre.

I get to pick font, font size, line spacing and the justification but not the margin size. I've deselected the "remove false margins" option in Calibre when converting to EPUB but it doesn't make any difference. Is it because converting it doesn't actually allow you to convert from EPUB to EPUB even if there are changes made?

Could anyone point out what I've done wrong? Thanks!

The Terminator · 02-22-2012, 08:01 PM

I'm a little confused, do you mean the Calibre ePub viewer or are you loading the books onto your Kobo through Calibre?

geenp · 02-22-2012, 09:19 PM

I'm loading the books onto the Kobo via Calibre. The margins are unnaturally small in the Calibre viewer as well but I'm not concerned about how they look there.

The Terminator · 02-22-2012, 10:03 PM

ePub to ePub usually works, does it show up in Jobs?

JSWolf · 02-22-2012, 10:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Terminator

ePub to ePub usually works, does it show up in Jobs?

ePub > ePub can make a heck of a mess sometimes. You really don't want to do that. Use Sigil and edit the CSS.

geenp · 02-23-2012, 02:59 AM

I've had a look at Sigil and correct me if I'm wrong but what it seems to do is change the current margin settings permanently. That's not what I want to do. I want the Kobo Touch itself to be able to adjust the margins so that I won't have to do it for each book. Right now, any sideloaded book has the margin locked to the minimum size. All other formatting options work perfectly. Yes it shows up in jobs, but I'm not exactly sure which version of the epub (before or after edit) it is putting on the Kobo.

Before I go ahead and assume that my edits are correct but aren't taking effect, can anyone confirm that "remove false margins" is the correct setting to change if I wanted to "unlock" the margin adjustment settings.

All my books are from Kobo or some other ADE source so far so it's no big deal but I was just wondering how to do it if I needed to in future.

murg · 02-23-2012, 07:19 AM

In Calibre, when Converting, on the Look and Feel page, there is a tab called Filter Style Information. Select it, and select the Margins checkbox. This will turn off the margins in the epub, and let the KT handle the margins.

In Signet, edit the css to remove the margins.

Eccles · 02-23-2012, 07:30 AM

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geenp · 02-23-2012, 07:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by murg

In Calibre, when Converting, on the Look and Feel page, there is a tab called Filter Style Information. Select it, and select the Margins checkbox. This will turn off the margins in the epub, and let the KT handle the margins.

In Signet, edit the css to remove the margins.

Yes, that worked. Thanks very much!

02-22-2012, 07:39 PM	#1
geenp Enthusiast Posts: 37 Karma: 16628 Join Date: Jan 2012 Device: none	Help with Calibre and margins Hi all, I've recently received my new KT and while messing around, I've discovered that I can't adjust margins on books sideloaded using Calibre. I get full formatting support in books bought from Kobo and from other stores using ADE but have limited formatting options in Calibre. I get to pick font, font size, line spacing and the justification but not the margin size. I've deselected the "remove false margins" option in Calibre when converting to EPUB but it doesn't make any difference. Is it because converting it doesn't actually allow you to convert from EPUB to EPUB even if there are changes made? Could anyone point out what I've done wrong? Thanks!

02-23-2012, 07:30 AM	#8
Eccles Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Madrid, Spain Device: none	Deleted by user. Last edited by Eccles; 02-23-2012 at 07:47 AM.

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02-22-2012, 08:01 PM	#2
The Terminator Retired Posts: 2,552 Karma: 37638420 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Vancouver Island Canada Device: Kobo Touch, Optimus One (2.3), Nexus 7 (4.2)	I'm a little confused, do you mean the Calibre ePub viewer or are you loading the books onto your Kobo through Calibre?

02-22-2012, 09:19 PM	#3
geenp Enthusiast Posts: 37 Karma: 16628 Join Date: Jan 2012 Device: none	I'm loading the books onto the Kobo via Calibre. The margins are unnaturally small in the Calibre viewer as well but I'm not concerned about how they look there.

02-22-2012, 10:03 PM	#4
The Terminator Retired Posts: 2,552 Karma: 37638420 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Vancouver Island Canada Device: Kobo Touch, Optimus One (2.3), Nexus 7 (4.2)	ePub to ePub usually works, does it show up in Jobs?

02-23-2012, 02:59 AM	#6
geenp Enthusiast Posts: 37 Karma: 16628 Join Date: Jan 2012 Device: none	I've had a look at Sigil and correct me if I'm wrong but what it seems to do is change the current margin settings permanently. That's not what I want to do. I want the Kobo Touch itself to be able to adjust the margins so that I won't have to do it for each book. Right now, any sideloaded book has the margin locked to the minimum size. All other formatting options work perfectly. Yes it shows up in jobs, but I'm not exactly sure which version of the epub (before or after edit) it is putting on the Kobo. Before I go ahead and assume that my edits are correct but aren't taking effect, can anyone confirm that "remove false margins" is the correct setting to change if I wanted to "unlock" the margin adjustment settings. All my books are from Kobo or some other ADE source so far so it's no big deal but I was just wondering how to do it if I needed to in future.

02-23-2012, 07:19 AM	#7
murg No Comment Posts: 3,239 Karma: 23878043 Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Australia Device: Kobo: Not just an eReader, it's an adventure!	In Calibre, when Converting, on the Look and Feel page, there is a tab called Filter Style Information. Select it, and select the Margins checkbox. This will turn off the margins in the epub, and let the KT handle the margins. In Signet, edit the css to remove the margins.

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