Way to make font smaller in converted Lit files?

MidknytOwl · 06-05-2008, 04:33 PM

I bought two books from Books on Board in Lit form, used Convert Lit and then Calibre and they are now on my reader. It was pretty painless - you guys are fabulous, btw.

The only thing is I was wondering if there was a way to make the converted Lit files' text smaller? They look fine, but, for example, one of the books is 667 pages when I open it in MS reader (and the p-book is that length as well), but it is 1014 pages in the smallest text setting when I open it in my reader. The text seems about equal to the medium size font of the stuff that did not need converting.

Is there anyway to fix this? It's not that big of a deal, just makes me have to turn the page a lot. (And, well, 1014 pages makes the book seem quite daunting.)

AnemicOak · 06-05-2008, 04:36 PM

You can change the base font size in Calibre (under look & feel when you click convert).

JSWolf · 06-16-2008, 03:48 AM

What I use is --base-font-size=10 when I convert. I don't use the GUI. Too much hassle. I prefer doing it via the command line. Also, I set all the margins to 0 and use no header (takes up room on each page). --right-margin=0 --left-margin=0 --top-margin=0 --bottom-margin=0

=X= · 06-16-2008, 08:47 AM

From the GUI, when you are converting the file select the "Look & Feel" category when the Converting dialog box pops up. There is a combo box to change the <Base font size>. I believe the default is 10pts so you might want to reduce it to 8pts. You can also make this setting your default under the menus selection <Set Conversions default>

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06-05-2008, 04:33 PM	#1
MidknytOwl Zealot Posts: 108 Karma: 644 Join Date: May 2008 Location: This year: Back home in Las Vegas Device: Shiny new Sony PRS 350	Way to make font smaller in converted Lit files? I bought two books from Books on Board in Lit form, used Convert Lit and then Calibre and they are now on my reader. It was pretty painless - you guys are fabulous, btw. The only thing is I was wondering if there was a way to make the converted Lit files' text smaller? They look fine, but, for example, one of the books is 667 pages when I open it in MS reader (and the p-book is that length as well), but it is 1014 pages in the smallest text setting when I open it in my reader. The text seems about equal to the medium size font of the stuff that did not need converting. Is there anyway to fix this? It's not that big of a deal, just makes me have to turn the page a lot. (And, well, 1014 pages makes the book seem quite daunting.)

06-05-2008, 04:36 PM	#2
AnemicOak Bookaholic Posts: 7,389 Karma: 18766781 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Minnesota Device: AuraHD, Nook HD+, Kindle 2,3,T , Opus, TF101, Nexus7, iPT, iPhone5	You can change the base font size in Calibre (under look & feel when you click convert). __________________ ~Brian "The test of any good fiction is that you should care something for the characters; the good to succeed, the bad to fail. The trouble with most fiction is that you want them all to land in hell together, as quickly as possible." — Mark Twain

06-16-2008, 03:48 AM	#3
JSWolf Mobile Reader Geek Posts: 34,205 Karma: 13801264 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Sony Reader PRS-650, iPad	What I use is --base-font-size=10 when I convert. I don't use the GUI. Too much hassle. I prefer doing it via the command line. Also, I set all the margins to 0 and use no header (takes up room on each page). --right-margin=0 --left-margin=0 --top-margin=0 --bottom-margin=0 __________________ Jon 2013 Reading List

06-16-2008, 08:47 AM	#4
=X= Wizard Posts: 3,662 Karma: 12205306 Join Date: Mar 2008 Device: Galaxy S, Nook w/CM7	From the GUI, when you are converting the file select the "Look & Feel" category when the Converting dialog box pops up. There is a combo box to change the <Base font size>. I believe the default is 10pts so you might want to reduce it to 8pts. You can also make this setting your default under the menus selection <Set Conversions default> =X= Last edited by =X=; 06-16-2008 at 08:53 AM.

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