Oblong bookform

argus60 · 07-09-2015, 02:43 AM

Hello readers,
I've got some stripbooks that are twice as wide as they are high (Oblong) and when I open them in Calibre the pages are displayed in half.
I suspect it's got something to do with the textlines underneath the pictures (2 columns on every page) but I don't know how to adjust this.
Can anyone help me?

BetterRed · 07-09-2015, 08:45 AM

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argus60 · 07-09-2015, 02:42 PM

Thanks for your advice. I'll try to provide you with some more information about the problem.

argus60 · 07-09-2015, 03:48 PM

When I try to read the book I see this:

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Then on the next page I see this:

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Name: Tom Poes pag. 2.JPG
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And I would like to see this:

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..being the whole first page of the book. Did this make it more clear?
(I hope the pictures turned out well..)

theducks · 07-09-2015, 04:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by argus60

When I try to read the book I see this:

Attachment 140141

Then on the next page I see this:

Attachment 140142

And I would like to see this:

Attachment 140143

..being the whole first page of the book. Did this make it more clear?
(I hope the pictures turned out well..)

What you really have is a 2 column format with a full width graphic.

Calibre does not convert 2 column into single (full width) well, if at all.
As you can see, it is treating a column as a page with the graphic being cropped/chopped.

Hand code (edit) time

Shrink the graphic (logical) with CSS to fit across
enlarge the column width (to device screen limit)
some other qway

BetterRed · 07-09-2015, 05:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by argus60

] ..being the whole first page of the book. Did this make it more clear?
(I hope the pictures turned out well..)

@argus60 -

that's fine

What did you convert from to get the EPUB?

Added : The layout you want maybe better done in Fixed layout ePub 3.

I suggest you make a post in the EPUB forum with a link to this thread.

BR

argus60 · 07-09-2015, 05:59 PM

Thanks for the reactions.
@BetterRed: Originally it was a cbr file, wich I managed to convert into epub before loading it into Calibre.
Fixed layout ePub 3 looks promising, I'll look into that.

07-09-2015, 02:43 AM	#1
argus60 Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2015 Device: computer	Oblong bookform Hello readers, I've got some stripbooks that are twice as wide as they are high (Oblong) and when I open them in Calibre the pages are displayed in half. I suspect it's got something to do with the textlines underneath the pictures (2 columns on every page) but I don't know how to adjust this. Can anyone help me?

07-09-2015, 03:48 PM	#4
argus60 Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2015 Device: computer	When I try to read the book I see this: Then on the next page I see this: And I would like to see this: ..being the whole first page of the book. Did this make it more clear? (I hope the pictures turned out well..)

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07-09-2015, 08:45 AM	#2
BetterRed null operator (he/him) Posts: 20,532 Karma: 26944418 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Sydney Australia Device: none	Moderator Notice Please read the Forum Guidelines - See item 3 in here Guidelines I deleted your duplicate post in the Library Management sub forum BR It would help if you could post some images of what you want to see, and what you are seeing, along with an example - but do not post complete copyrighted works. See How to ask a question about conversion problems BR

07-09-2015, 02:42 PM	#3
argus60 Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2015 Device: computer	Thanks for your advice. I'll try to provide you with some more information about the problem.

07-09-2015, 05:59 PM	#7
argus60 Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2015 Device: computer	Thanks for the reactions. @BetterRed: Originally it was a cbr file, wich I managed to convert into epub before loading it into Calibre. Fixed layout ePub 3 looks promising, I'll look into that.

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