PRS+ and embedded fonts

[pssquirrel]

Hi!

Has anyone figured out a way to get PRS+ stylesheets to override embedded fonts? Or do the PRS+ stylesheets only work if you remove all embedded fonts?

P.S. I've tried using !important, but it doesn't work :-(

Thank you!

[Rizla]

If you convert to mobi it will strip the embedded fonts, then you can convert to epub. mobi has it uses.

[pssquirrel]

Thanks for the tip, but I actually don't want to strip the embedded fonts.

The T1 won't render consistent italics/bold unless the fonts are embedded or you use the Original font. Thanks to seabee and jackie_w, I'm able to embed resident fonts per this thread (see posts #22, 29 and 32).

But if I embed resident fonts for the T1, the PRS+ stylesheets don't work on the 350.

So I'm trying to figure out if there's a way to override embedded fonts using CSS alone without actually removing the embedded fonts. Is this even possible?

[jackie_w]

Originally Posted by pssquirrel

Thanks for the tip, but I actually don't want to strip the embedded fonts.

The T1 won't render consistent italics/bold unless the fonts are embedded or you use the Original font. Thanks to seabee and jackie_w, I'm able to embed resident fonts per this thread (see posts #22, 29 and 32).

But if I embed resident fonts for the T1, the PRS+ stylesheets don't work on the 350.

So I'm trying to figure out if there's a way to override embedded fonts using CSS alone without actually removing the embedded fonts. Is this even possible?

I've just tried this out on my PRS650 and PRST1. I didn't expect it to work but it does work for me.

When you say 'embed resident fonts' I assume you mean you have added @font-faces for one of the 6 T1 special fonts to the epub CSS file but not copied (i.e. embedded) the physical font files (.otf/.ttf)

I created an epub with the following added to the epub css file (as per referenced post #32)

@font-face {font-family: serif; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;  src: url(res:///ebook/fonts/AmasisMTW1G.otf)}
@font-face {font-family: serif; font-weight: normal; font-style: italic;  src: url(res:///ebook/fonts/AmasisMTW1G-Italic.otf);}
@font-face {font-family: serif; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal;  src: url(res:///ebook/fonts/AmasisMTW1G-Bold.otf);}
@font-face {font-family: serif; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;  src: url(res:///ebook/fonts/AmasisMTW1G-BoldItalic.otf);}

I then copied the same epub to both the 650 and T1.

As expected the T1 displays correctly with Amasis.
The same epub displays correctly as Charis on the 650.

My PRS+ selected css file is set up for Charis as follows:

@font-face { font-family: serif; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;  src: url(res:///Data/fonts/CharisSILR.ttf);}
@font-face { font-family: serif; font-weight: normal; font-style: italic;  src: url(res:///Data/fonts/CharisSILI.ttf);}
@font-face { font-family: serif; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal;  src: url(res:///Data/fonts/CharisSILB.ttf);}
@font-face { font-family: serif; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;  src: url(res:///Data/fonts/CharisSILBI.ttf);}
body {font-family: serif; line-height: 1.2}
body, body.calibre, body.calibre1, body.calibre2, body.calibre3, body.book {font-size: 0.85em !important;}

Does any of this help you track down your problem?

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by Rizla

If you convert to mobi it will strip the embedded fonts, then you can convert to epub. mobi has it uses.

That is a really bad idea for just removing embedded fonts. You don't want to do extra conversions when not needed.

[pssquirrel]

Originally Posted by jackie_w

I've just tried this out on my PRS650 and PRST1. I didn't expect it to work but it does work for me.

When you say 'embed resident fonts' I assume you mean you have added @font-faces for one of the 6 T1 special fonts to the epub CSS file but not copied (i.e. embedded) the physical font files (.otf/.ttf)

Yes!

I created an epub with the following... Does any of this help you track down your problem?

Okay, I am clearly losing my marbles.

I tried your code, and it worked! Yippee!!!!!

Then, on a whim, I tried the same ebook that wasn't working last night and ... what?!?!? ... it worked!

I have no idea why it was not working last night as I didn't change anything.

But clearly, you can override embedded fonts using just CSS without having to strip the fonts (or at least, embedded resident fonts, maybe not embedded physical font files). Yippeee!!!!!

Once again, I am in your debt jackie_w.

[jackie_w]

You're welcome.

By the way, I'm drawn to your avatar. I had 5 squirrels in my garden this afternoon, shoulder-charging each other to get at the nuts on the patio. They're costing me a small fortune

[pssquirrel]

We squirrels need our nuts :-)

Thanks again, by the way. Words cannot express how jumping-up-and-down-for-joy I am to have consistent bold/italics on my T1 *and* the ability to use PRS+ style sheets on my 350. I'm in heaven!

[DoctorOhh]

Originally Posted by Rizla

If you convert to mobi it will strip the embedded fonts, then you can convert to epub. mobi has it uses.

Converting ePub to ePub will do, or for that matter most any conversion as long as you set it to remove embedded fonts during conversion (preferences - common options - Look & field - Filter Style Information).

Originally Posted by pssquirrel

Okay, I am clearly losing my marbles.

Then, on a whim, I tried the same ebook that wasn't working last night and ... what?!?!? ... it worked!

You're not losing your marbles. In order for any css changes to take effect you have to open a different book then go back and reopen the book you wanted to see the changes in.