Bold font in LRF - or just Calibre

FizzyWater · 01-31-2009, 11:30 PM

I notice when I create LRFs in Calibre, if I have bolded font, it's always italicized in the LRF, even if it wasn't in the original file.

Is there a way to specify when to add italics (I assume it thinks these are headings of some sort) and a way to have it not add italics?

If it helps to know: I start out with an RTF file that I've formatted the way I like. I import it to Mobipocket Creator and make a PRC file. I use the HTML output from Creator to import to Calibre to create the LRF. (I've had too much trouble with RTF and Calibre, so I don't try a direct conversion from RTF to LRF).

kovidgoyal · 01-31-2009, 11:34 PM

Try converting the PRC directly

FizzyWater · 02-06-2009, 02:33 AM

Nope. Bold text is still italicized (only in Sony Reader, not in Calibre viewer). And the book created from the Mobipocket book lost any differences in font sizes, even though the Mobipocket displayed them.

I also tried saving the file as a filter HTML in Word before I converted it to anything else. The resulting LRF first crashed the Reader, then it displayed the same as the HTML created by Mobi Creator.

kovidgoyal · 02-06-2009, 02:43 AM

Open a ticket and attach the file

FizzyWater · 03-16-2009, 12:39 AM

Kovid, I took a second look at this. I thought I should run it by you here, before I wasted your time with a ticket.

As I mentioned above, I regularly use Bold and Bold Italic font in my RTFs. From those, I make a Mobipocket file. From the HTML made by Mobipocket Creator, I make the LRF (and the ePub that keeps crashing, but that's a different thread).

The Mobipocket Reader shows them as I designed them. The Calibre viewer shows the bold, but not the italic.

And the Sony eBook Library shows ALL bold font as italicized, whether I intended it to be or not. The Sony program displays it the way I see it on the Reader.

So it seems to me, this is a Sony rendering issue, and not a Calibre conversion issue. Would you agree?

kovidgoyal · 03-16-2009, 01:17 AM

the calibre viewer should be showing the italics as well, so open a ticket.

Jens500 · 03-24-2009, 03:20 PM

I had the same problem. The solution was to insert the used font in the "Embedded Fonts"-Section in the category Look&Feel".

01-31-2009, 11:30 PM	#1
FizzyWater You kids get off my lawn! Posts: 4,220 Karma: 73492664 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Columbus, Ohio Device: Oasis 2 and Libra H2O and half a dozen older models I can't let go of	Bold font in LRF - or just Calibre I notice when I create LRFs in Calibre, if I have bolded font, it's always italicized in the LRF, even if it wasn't in the original file. Is there a way to specify when to add italics (I assume it thinks these are headings of some sort) and a way to have it not add italics? If it helps to know: I start out with an RTF file that I've formatted the way I like. I import it to Mobipocket Creator and make a PRC file. I use the HTML output from Creator to import to Calibre to create the LRF. (I've had too much trouble with RTF and Calibre, so I don't try a direct conversion from RTF to LRF).

03-16-2009, 12:39 AM	#5
FizzyWater You kids get off my lawn! Posts: 4,220 Karma: 73492664 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Columbus, Ohio Device: Oasis 2 and Libra H2O and half a dozen older models I can't let go of	Kovid, I took a second look at this. I thought I should run it by you here, before I wasted your time with a ticket. As I mentioned above, I regularly use Bold and Bold Italic font in my RTFs. From those, I make a Mobipocket file. From the HTML made by Mobipocket Creator, I make the LRF (and the ePub that keeps crashing, but that's a different thread). The Mobipocket Reader shows them as I designed them. The Calibre viewer shows the bold, but not the italic. And the Sony eBook Library shows ALL bold font as italicized, whether I intended it to be or not. The Sony program displays it the way I see it on the Reader. So it seems to me, this is a Sony rendering issue, and not a Calibre conversion issue. Would you agree? Attached Thumbnails

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01-31-2009, 11:34 PM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,844 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Try converting the PRC directly

02-06-2009, 02:33 AM	#3
FizzyWater You kids get off my lawn! Posts: 4,220 Karma: 73492664 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Columbus, Ohio Device: Oasis 2 and Libra H2O and half a dozen older models I can't let go of	Nope. Bold text is still italicized (only in Sony Reader, not in Calibre viewer). And the book created from the Mobipocket book lost any differences in font sizes, even though the Mobipocket displayed them. I also tried saving the file as a filter HTML in Word before I converted it to anything else. The resulting LRF first crashed the Reader, then it displayed the same as the HTML created by Mobi Creator.

02-06-2009, 02:43 AM	#4
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,844 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Open a ticket and attach the file

03-16-2009, 01:17 AM	#6
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,844 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	the calibre viewer should be showing the italics as well, so open a ticket.

03-24-2009, 03:20 PM	#7
Jens500 Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Berlin, Germany Device: PSR-505 deutsch	I had the same problem. The solution was to insert the used font in the "Embedded Fonts"-Section in the category Look&Feel".

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