Touch odd spacing within text

Slartibartfaust · 10-26-2012, 07:50 PM

I have noticed this since my first purchase 19XX FW

It has gotten worse with each upgrade it seems (could be my imagination)
i get huuuuuge spaces between words occasionally it has become very distracting as it makes the eye dance all over, i also have a lot of blank space at the bottom of each page (some worse than others)

is it possible it is related to my font size being rather large? i have line spacing set extremely low and margins off

is there an easy way i can use Calibre and do a conversion to eliminate this?

any help would be appreciated

filmo · 10-26-2012, 08:22 PM

Yes large fonts seem to cause layout problems. Turning off justification helps.

Slartibartfaust · 10-26-2012, 08:33 PM

thanks filmo
unfortunately turning off justification has done nothing
at least with this epub

i was hoping i could scrub ome settings with a calibre convert to avoid this

(I need large fonts as my eyesight is deplorable, and with the economy being what it is i can't afford new glasses lol)

filmo · 10-27-2012, 06:42 AM

I suspect simple reading glasses will not work for your eyes. Recently I discovered I could not read menu in dim restaurant light so I put 1.5X reading glasses in front of my prescription glasses so I could read. I didn't care if it looked silly. If that restaurant was any darker everyone would have needed a flash light or white cane. As it was couldn't see the floor in some places. Reading glasses cost less than $10.00.

Quexos · 10-27-2012, 07:44 AM

Must be an issue with the css file. Codes there should be checked but if it's a DRM book, you won't be able to access the file without stripping the DRM off. I don't know about Caliber though

Slartibartfaust · 10-27-2012, 09:07 AM

i do wear drug store glasses currently heh
even with them on i need large fonts (cannot read actual paperbacks at all at this point , my main reason for getting a kobo)

all my books are sideloaded epubs without DRM

gotta be some way i can fix this,no?

robko · 10-27-2012, 10:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Slartibartfaust

i do wear drug store glasses currently heh
even with them on i need large fonts (cannot read actual paperbacks at all at this point , my main reason for getting a kobo)

all my books are sideloaded epubs without DRM

gotta be some way i can fix this,no?

In that case you should be able to strip the formatting with calibre and then you'll be able to turn off justification. A number of threads around on how to do this and you might only need to strip out the justification part of css file to let you do this.

Roadbug · 10-29-2012, 05:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by robko

In that case you should be able to strip the formatting with calibre and then you'll be able to turn off justification. A number of threads around on how to do this and you might only need to strip out the justification part of css file to let you do this.

I did not know that Calibre could be used for that. How do you do it? Converting epub to epub? I have been using Sigil to edit the css file...

46jimbo · 10-29-2012, 01:25 PM

Quote:

Converting epub to epub?

Yes, Calibre will do this. Sometimes a window pops up reminding you that you are converting an epub to an epub, but it lets you do it.

10-26-2012, 07:50 PM	#1
Slartibartfaust Enthusiast Posts: 39 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Bradford Ont Canada Device: Kobo Touch	odd spacing within text I have noticed this since my first purchase 19XX FW It has gotten worse with each upgrade it seems (could be my imagination) i get huuuuuge spaces between words occasionally it has become very distracting as it makes the eye dance all over, i also have a lot of blank space at the bottom of each page (some worse than others) is it possible it is related to my font size being rather large? i have line spacing set extremely low and margins off is there an easy way i can use Calibre and do a conversion to eliminate this? any help would be appreciated

10-26-2012, 08:33 PM	#3
Slartibartfaust Enthusiast Posts: 39 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Bradford Ont Canada Device: Kobo Touch	thanks filmo unfortunately turning off justification has done nothing at least with this epub i was hoping i could scrub ome settings with a calibre convert to avoid this (I need large fonts as my eyesight is deplorable, and with the economy being what it is i can't afford new glasses lol) Last edited by Slartibartfaust; 10-26-2012 at 08:37 PM.

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10-26-2012, 08:22 PM	#2
filmo Wizard Posts: 1,326 Karma: 1077205 Join Date: Jun 2011 Device: Kobo Touch, Sony T1, Kobo Mini	Yes large fonts seem to cause layout problems. Turning off justification helps.

10-27-2012, 06:42 AM	#4
filmo Wizard Posts: 1,326 Karma: 1077205 Join Date: Jun 2011 Device: Kobo Touch, Sony T1, Kobo Mini	I suspect simple reading glasses will not work for your eyes. Recently I discovered I could not read menu in dim restaurant light so I put 1.5X reading glasses in front of my prescription glasses so I could read. I didn't care if it looked silly. If that restaurant was any darker everyone would have needed a flash light or white cane. As it was couldn't see the floor in some places. Reading glasses cost less than $10.00.

10-27-2012, 07:44 AM	#5
Quexos Member Retired Posts: 1,999 Karma: 11348924 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Limbo Device: none	Must be an issue with the css file. Codes there should be checked but if it's a DRM book, you won't be able to access the file without stripping the DRM off. I don't know about Caliber though

10-27-2012, 09:07 AM	#6
Slartibartfaust Enthusiast Posts: 39 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Bradford Ont Canada Device: Kobo Touch	i do wear drug store glasses currently heh even with them on i need large fonts (cannot read actual paperbacks at all at this point , my main reason for getting a kobo) all my books are sideloaded epubs without DRM gotta be some way i can fix this,no?

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