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Old 09-09-2010, 10:25 AM   #31
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As I said in my PM I will try this out and report feedback.

Thanks a ton!!!
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Old 09-16-2010, 10:06 PM   #32
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When I converted the epub to mobi after using the app it made things a lot worse. There was only a paragraph per location / page and it didn't look right.
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Old 09-19-2010, 02:12 PM   #33
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As I had a lot of files to convert from EPUB to MOBI (and they were all giving me the left margin problem) I decided to write a small program to overwrite the stylesheet.css file with one of my own definition.

If anyone wants a copy let me know.


I would really appreciate a copy when you get time, mvdarend. Thanks in advance.
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Old 09-19-2010, 04:44 PM   #34
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As I had a lot of files to convert from EPUB to MOBI (and they were all giving me the left margin problem) I decided to write a small program to overwrite the stylesheet.css file with one of my own definition.

If anyone wants a copy let me know.


I would really appreciate a copy when you get time, mvdarend. Thanks in advance.
The problem is, that if your CSS is not a good enough match, the formatting will either be non-existent or way off-base. Best thing to do is to check the XML files and see what classes need to have the left margin set to 0 and not change things too much.
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Old 09-20-2010, 09:41 AM   #35
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Thanks for the advice, what is the best way to check the XML?
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Old 09-20-2010, 10:03 AM   #36
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Thanks for the advice, what is the best way to check the XML?
One other way to do it would be to do another conversion ePub to ePub with no margins and then see how that goes and then convert to Mobi from there.
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One other way to do it would be to do another conversion ePub to ePub with no margins and then see how that goes and then convert to Mobi from there.

Many thanks will try that
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One other way to do it would be to do another conversion ePub to ePub with no margins and then see how that goes and then convert to Mobi from there.

Many thanks will try that
How did the ePub > ePub > Mobi conversion go?
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Old 09-25-2010, 04:34 AM   #39
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As I had a lot of files to convert from EPUB to MOBI (and they were all giving me the left margin problem) I decided to write a small program to overwrite the stylesheet.css file with one of my own definition. If anyone wants a copy let me know.
Yes, I would like a copy. Could you post download link here, please?
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Old 09-26-2010, 06:47 AM   #40
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I would also like a copy please mvdarend
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Old 09-26-2010, 07:00 AM   #41
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This feature is now part of calibre 0.7.20. Tweak ePub - new feature.
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Old 09-26-2010, 11:32 AM   #42
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This feature is now part of calibre 0.7.20. Tweak ePub - new feature.
It seems that batch processing is not possible.
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It seems that batch processing is not possible.
I buy one or two books at a time, and View each individually in calibre to check margins before I send them on to my Kobo or Kindle. I don't find myself needing to adjust every single book I purchase as it is simply not necessary. Where are you buying your books that you need to process "batches"?
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Old 09-27-2010, 08:48 AM   #44
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Mvdarend I would like a copy of your app please, in my books the line is wrong as below:

.calibre3 {
margin-left: 1em;

If it fixes this by setting to 0 for every book and doesn't change anything else, please send me a copy! Thanks

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Old 09-28-2010, 02:33 PM   #45
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How did the ePub > ePub > Mobi conversion go?

Worked great, thanks for ther tip!
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