Weird, temporary, display bug

zartemis · 11-25-2007, 09:49 PM

I turned a page and all the text was center justified! When I flipped back to the previous page and then back to the next page again, it redrew correctly, left justified (so it wasn't a problem with the ebook itself).

Odd.

jbenny · 11-26-2007, 05:59 AM

It was probably a bug related to how Mobipocket works. Something in the file probably didn't get read correctly the first time. As a test, take an ebook with lots of formatting, jump to the end of the book, then start paging backwards. In some cases you will get a jumbled mess. Mobipocket ebooks are only decoded a small chunk at a time and need to be read front-to-back. Another legacy from the restrictions imposed by the Palm platform.

11-25-2007, 09:49 PM	#1
zartemis Addict Posts: 283 Karma: 2002 Join Date: Nov 2007 Device: Kindle3, Kindle2, Nook, NookColor	Weird, temporary, display bug I turned a page and all the text was center justified! When I flipped back to the previous page and then back to the next page again, it redrew correctly, left justified (so it wasn't a problem with the ebook itself). Odd.

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11-26-2007, 05:59 AM	#2
jbenny Addict Posts: 323 Karma: 358 Join Date: May 2007 Device: Tablet PC and Nokia N800	It was probably a bug related to how Mobipocket works. Something in the file probably didn't get read correctly the first time. As a test, take an ebook with lots of formatting, jump to the end of the book, then start paging backwards. In some cases you will get a jumbled mess. Mobipocket ebooks are only decoded a small chunk at a time and need to be read front-to-back. Another legacy from the restrictions imposed by the Palm platform.

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