09-01-2010, 03:16 PM | #16 |
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Well, I have my Kindle 3 in my hands at last, I have tried all the methods I know to remove the margins but to no avail, any hints/tips would be greatfully received...
This is using non DRM Epub to Mobi with the margins set to 0 in calibre |
09-01-2010, 03:36 PM | #17 | |
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Has anyone been able to reduce the page margins? |
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09-01-2010, 05:42 PM | #18 | |
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09-01-2010, 06:44 PM | #19 |
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On my Kindle 2, you can edit the default left/right margins. You don't even need to install any packages or jailbreak! I don't know if this will work for Kindle 3 or not, as I don't have one. But for earlier versions, hook the Kindle up to your computer and open the following file with your favorite text editor (e.g. notepad):
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\system\com.amazon.ebook.booklet.reader\reader.pref Code:
HORIZONTAL_MARGIN=40 Last edited by isotherm; 09-02-2010 at 08:55 AM. Reason: Changed default |
09-01-2010, 07:40 PM | #20 |
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It's still there on the K3. Haven't tried though. (But I do remember seeing 40 as the default. I may be wrong ^^)
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09-01-2010, 07:51 PM | #21 |
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The file is still there, and the default is 40.
I changed it to 20, and this worked - the margins were reduced. However, if you select the dialog to change font size etc., this resets the margin - so you'd have to edit the file again to change it back. In other words, this sets the current margin, not the default margin. |
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Let me know if it works for you too! |
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09-01-2010, 09:42 PM | #23 |
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No, as stated just above you cannot change the CSS margins in Mobi (Kindle) books.
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09-01-2010, 09:47 PM | #24 |
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Yup, my method only works for ePub books, but once you've made the changes to the ePub book, you can then use Calibre to convert them to Mobi, and they should display perfectly on the Kindle without the left and right margins
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09-01-2010, 10:07 PM | #25 | |
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09-01-2010, 10:10 PM | #26 | |
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K3 can eliminate margins totally
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09-02-2010, 01:44 AM | #27 |
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You would think it would but, sadly, this is not the case. This is the exact method I have been trying to no avail.
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09-02-2010, 01:50 AM | #28 | |
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09-02-2010, 02:29 AM | #29 |
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Just to confirm, you are opening up the ePub book in Sigil, and changing the "stylesheet.ss" file under the "Styles" folder? The values to be changed are "margin-left" and "margin-right", which were set to 5pt in my ePub books for some reason, so I changed them both to 0 and it worked.
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