Reader shows half a line top/bottom

sej7278 · 03-28-2011, 05:40 AM

My one gripe with the E-book Viewer (at least in 7.49/50/52 binaries for Linux) is that it often seems to crop the first/last line of text per page.

Its a bit hard to explain but I only see half of the text vertically, see attached screenshot.

I've tried editing the CSS but margin-top:50px; doesn't seem to do anything - in fact a lot of the layout CSS does nothing I've found - only colours work.....

Its not format-specific, I get the same problem with .mobi or .epub

Its not distro-specific as I have the same problem on Fedora 13/14 and Ubuntu 10.04, fullscreen or not, various screen resolutions etc.

I don't have the problem with FBReader or Kobo Desktop, but prefer the Calibre-integration (Kobo's rendering is very nice but I don't like the application itself).

Lady Fitzgerald · 03-28-2011, 05:50 AM

I've run into the same thing on occasion only half or more of the bottom part of the bottom line is truncated. It doesn't get picked up when I go to the next screen but the line is fixed when I go back to the screen where the problem occurred. It doesn't happen very often and I don't use the reader often so I never bothered to report it. I'm still using version 0.7.47 (nothing of interest to me has been added or fixed since then).

sej7278 · 03-28-2011, 05:59 AM

it does seem a bit intermittent, like a rendering/refresh bug, as it often clears itself as you say.

theducks · 03-28-2011, 11:03 AM

This used to happen a lot (calibre 6.x) to me in the main library window. Using Page up and Down would always miss showing a partial as full line at the new position. (A partial line at the bottom, should have become the first Full line at the top. Instead only the next record showed).

this still happens in 7.x. (look at the line numbers after 1 stroke on the page down key)

Lady Fitzgerald · 03-28-2011, 11:14 AM

That's not exactly the same thing since all you have to do is scroll down to see the truncated line. In the viewer, one goes from "page" to "page" and the truncated line doesn't always carry over, requiring one to page back to pick it up. It's not a huge problem but it is hugely annoying.

kovidgoyal · 03-28-2011, 11:16 AM

calibre's viewer allows both line and page based scrolling. In such a scenario partial lines are unavoidable. A partially cropped line one one screen will be displayed completely on the next when using Page Down. This is how your browser works.

sej7278 · 03-28-2011, 11:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

calibre's viewer allows both line and page based scrolling. In such a scenario partial lines are unavoidable. A partially cropped line one one screen will be displayed completely on the next when using Page Down. This is how your browser works.

kindle pc/kobo desktop/fbreader handle this just fine.

would disabling line-based scrolling fix the issue, as i never use that?

kovidgoyal · 03-28-2011, 11:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sej7278

kindle pc/kobo desktop/fbreader handle this just fine.

would disabling line-based scrolling fix the issue, as i never use that?

There's no way to "disable line based scrolling" without completely changing how the reader works.

calibre's viewer supports the huge variety of html+css that it does by reusing a browser rendering engine to power it. In that case there are only three possibilities

1) Support only page based rendering
2) Support line+Page based rendering with the occasional line cut off
3) Do an extensive rewrite of the rendering engine (an option that would take man-months of time)

Lady Fitzgerald · 03-28-2011, 11:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

calibre's viewer allows both line and page based scrolling. In such a scenario partial lines are unavoidable. A partially cropped line one one screen will be displayed completely on the next when using Page Down. This is how your browser works.

The last time I used the viewer, the cropped line didn't always display on the next page. I would have to page back to see the complete line.

kovidgoyal · 03-28-2011, 11:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lady Fitzgerald

The last time I used the viewer, the cropped line didn't always display on the next page. I would have to page back to see the complete line.

Then that's a bug and you should open a ticket with a file that shows the issue.

sej7278 · 03-28-2011, 11:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lady Fitzgerald

The last time I used the viewer, the cropped line didn't always display on the next page. I would have to page back to see the complete line.

yup, that's what i always see, which i why i opened this thread - i assumed it was a bug, but its not been fixed in the last 3-4 versions i've tried, so i wondered if i was doing something wrong.

darkul · 12-05-2011, 01:26 PM

I guess I missed something: how do I get a fullscreen view within E-book viewer. I don't want any symbols or other distractions while reading a book. Is there a possibility?

theducks · 12-05-2011, 01:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by darkul

I guess I missed something: how do I get a fullscreen view within E-book viewer. I don't want any symbols or other distractions while reading a book. Is there a possibility?

Are you wanting to hid the tool bars?
Note: you can drag them to a new location, even detach them from the viewer, but I don't think you can hide them.

darkul · 12-05-2011, 02:30 PM

Thank you for the fast answer.
Ok, then I have to live with the icons.

03-28-2011, 05:40 AM	#1
sej7278 Enthusiast Posts: 30 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2011 Device: Android	Reader shows half a line top/bottom My one gripe with the E-book Viewer (at least in 7.49/50/52 binaries for Linux) is that it often seems to crop the first/last line of text per page. Its a bit hard to explain but I only see half of the text vertically, see attached screenshot. I've tried editing the CSS but margin-top:50px; doesn't seem to do anything - in fact a lot of the layout CSS does nothing I've found - only colours work..... Its not format-specific, I get the same problem with .mobi or .epub Its not distro-specific as I have the same problem on Fedora 13/14 and Ubuntu 10.04, fullscreen or not, various screen resolutions etc. I don't have the problem with FBReader or Kobo Desktop, but prefer the Calibre-integration (Kobo's rendering is *very* nice but I don't like the application itself). Attached Thumbnails

03-28-2011, 11:03 AM	#4
theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 29,779 Karma: 54830978 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	This used to happen a lot (calibre 6.x) to me in the main library window. Using Page up and Down would always miss showing a partial as full line at the new position. (A partial line at the bottom, should have become the first Full line at the top. Instead only the next record showed). this still happens in 7.x. (look at the line numbers after 1 stroke on the page down key) Attached Thumbnails

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03-28-2011, 05:50 AM	#2
Lady Fitzgerald Wizard Posts: 2,013 Karma: 251649 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Tempe, AZ, USA, Earth Device: JetBook Lite (away from home) + 1 spare, 32" TV (at home)	I've run into the same thing on occasion only half or more of the bottom part of the bottom line is truncated. It doesn't get picked up when I go to the next screen but the line is fixed when I go back to the screen where the problem occurred. It doesn't happen very often and I don't use the reader often so I never bothered to report it. I'm still using version 0.7.47 (nothing of interest to me has been added or fixed since then).

03-28-2011, 05:59 AM	#3
sej7278 Enthusiast Posts: 30 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2011 Device: Android	it does seem a bit intermittent, like a rendering/refresh bug, as it often clears itself as you say.

03-28-2011, 11:14 AM	#5
Lady Fitzgerald Wizard Posts: 2,013 Karma: 251649 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Tempe, AZ, USA, Earth Device: JetBook Lite (away from home) + 1 spare, 32" TV (at home)	That's not exactly the same thing since all you have to do is scroll down to see the truncated line. In the viewer, one goes from "page" to "page" and the truncated line doesn't always carry over, requiring one to page back to pick it up. It's not a huge problem but it is hugely annoying.

03-28-2011, 11:16 AM	#6
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,842 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	calibre's viewer allows both line and page based scrolling. In such a scenario partial lines are unavoidable. A partially cropped line one one screen will be displayed completely on the next when using Page Down. This is how your browser works.

12-05-2011, 01:26 PM	#12
darkul Junior Member Posts: 7 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2011 Device: none	I guess I missed something: how do I get a fullscreen view within E-book viewer. I don't want any symbols or other distractions while reading a book. Is there a possibility?

12-05-2011, 02:30 PM	#14
darkul Junior Member Posts: 7 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2011 Device: none	Thank you for the fast answer. Ok, then I have to live with the icons.

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