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Forum: News 08-05-2013, 07:33 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 8,118
Posted By PageLab
Adobe Digital Editions 2.0.1 is out

No specific release notes this time. There are some discussion on twitter about improvements in font management and even support for media queries...
Forum: ePub 07-01-2013, 01:28 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 2,426
Posted By PageLab
Also, look for the iBookstore Asset Guide and...

Also, look for the iBookstore Asset Guide and example files at iTunes Connect. You will find a Javascript Library and guidance to do interactivity specific to iBooks.
Forum: ePub 06-30-2013, 01:51 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 2,426
Posted By PageLab
An "flowing ePUB" is not the best medium to do...

An "flowing ePUB" is not the best medium to do this, but you can can create an image slider inside a XTHML file with the linear="no" attribute, using CSS3.

See this example...
Forum: ePub 05-31-2013, 09:14 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 2,581
Posted By PageLab
There's no way to scroll in fixed-layout, but you...

There's no way to scroll in fixed-layout, but you can remove the page flip effect and the fake binding in iBooks by adding some metadata in the .opf:


<meta...
Forum: Workshop 05-18-2013, 01:11 PM
Replies: 730
Views: 138,404
Posted By PageLab
Thanks for this, Toxaris!

Thanks for this, Toxaris!
Forum: ePub 05-16-2013, 02:56 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,333
Posted By PageLab
There's no need to reference both images in the...

There's no need to reference both images in the XHTML for the cover, just the full size image. The cover metadata in the OPF will do the trick for the thumbnail image in iBooks/Kobo bookshelf. ADE...
Forum: ePub 05-16-2013, 09:44 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,333
Posted By PageLab
There's no universal solution to control cover...

There's no universal solution to control cover display in this specific way. Reading systems have different methods to show the thumbnail for the cover image. RMSDK based devices/apps generally pick...
Forum: ePub 05-03-2013, 09:31 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 2,271
Posted By PageLab
Considering the image you posted, we're talking...

Considering the image you posted, we're talking about a fixed-layout ePUB here. In this case, you need to specify the viewport dimensions in the head of the XHTML file, as follows:


<meta...
Forum: ePub 04-27-2013, 02:53 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,574
Posted By PageLab
It's not about image dimensions, it's about image...

It's not about image dimensions, it's about image proportion. A "full size" cover in iBooks bookshelf have an aproximate proportion of 1/1.5 (width/height).

An example: following Apple...
Forum: ePub 04-23-2013, 10:08 AM
Replies: 44
Views: 36,498
Posted By PageLab
Thanks Jellby, I'll try the GUI version.

Thanks Jellby, I'll try the GUI version.
Forum: ePub 04-23-2013, 10:04 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 788
Posted By PageLab
Have a look here:...

Have a look here: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=160335
And here: http://www.linkedin.com/groups/How-Show-iPads-Keyboard-when-3877009.S.84287009
Forum: ePub 04-22-2013, 02:11 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 36,498
Posted By PageLab
Hi folks, I'm getting an error message when...

Hi folks,

I'm getting an error message when running the script. It generates a zero KB PDF file. It happened with every ePUB file I tried. I changed file permissions, but it didn't work. I'm on a...
Forum: Workshop 04-22-2013, 08:31 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 3,352
Posted By PageLab
Did you look at the page 2? There it is.

Did you look at the page 2? There it is.
Forum: Workshop 04-21-2013, 06:49 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 3,352
Posted By PageLab
Well, Highlight can do that, but there's an...

Well, Highlight can do that, but there's an option (which is shown in the example ePub file) to use ordered lists instead of <pre> tags. Works nicely – but the code is crowded.
Forum: Workshop 04-21-2013, 01:02 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 3,352
Posted By PageLab
You could use something like Highlight...

You could use something like Highlight (http://www.andre-simon.de/doku/highlight/en/highlight.html) to generate a beautifully formatted version of your code in SVG or HTML, ready to embed in your...
Forum: ePub 04-12-2013, 09:03 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,001
Posted By PageLab
Two solutions: CSS: body { ...

Two solutions:

CSS:

body {
oeb-column-number: 1;
}


...or using the old and more complicated (but still functional) page-template.xpgt method:
Forum: ePub 03-14-2013, 08:41 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 4,219
Posted By PageLab
A small suggestion to improve cover display in...

A small suggestion to improve cover display in Adobe Digital Editions: add the following CSS property to the body tag (or to an enclosing DIV) in the cover HTML to prevent automatic column creation....
Forum: Workshop 03-04-2013, 07:00 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 2,652
Posted By PageLab
Very useful scripts, thanks! @Pranananda: Is it...

Very useful scripts, thanks! @Pranananda: Is it possible to consider only the <h1> tag and ignore other heading levels? Would be nice to choose just specific heading levels in the output.
Forum: ePub 01-25-2013, 12:26 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 3,144
Posted By PageLab
They don't have to say nothing about layout, they...

They don't have to say nothing about layout, they just represent emphasis, thus, they can have any appearance. That's the idea, isn't it? Separate structure from visual interpretation.



Well,...
Forum: ePub 01-25-2013, 08:44 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 3,144
Posted By PageLab
The best practice in this case is to change the...

The best practice in this case is to change the export tagging section in your character style to reflect the correct tag in question: "em" for italics and "strong" for bold. You should do the same...
Forum: Workshop 12-16-2012, 09:03 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 2,678
Posted By PageLab
To do that you must specify a single page spread....

To do that you must specify a single page spread. Probably you should lock the orientation too.

For EPUB2, put this in your "com.apple.ibooks.display-options.xml":


<?xml version="1.0"...
Forum: Workshop 12-08-2012, 09:01 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 4,984
Posted By PageLab
Some suggestions: Radley...

Some suggestions:

Radley (http://www.google.com/webfonts/specimen/Radley)
Fanwood Text (http://www.google.com/webfonts/specimen/Fanwood+Text)
EB Garamond...
Forum: News 12-06-2012, 11:59 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,488
Posted By PageLab
That's right, Kobo gave the first step, and the...

That's right, Kobo gave the first step, and the Kobo Touch was officially put on sale yesterday, hours before Amazon and Google opened their eBook stores. Kobo have a partnership with Livraria...
Forum: News 12-06-2012, 11:13 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,488
Posted By PageLab
Less than the usual, but it's far from...

Less than the usual, but it's far from acceptable, I think. eBooks (or print books) are still an expensive thing for the average brazilian.
Forum: News 12-06-2012, 08:16 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,488
Posted By PageLab
Amazon and Google start operations in Brazil (almost simultaneously!)

The global expansion of eBooks continues: Yesterday, Amazon and Google finally launched their online stores in Brazil. The Kindle will be the cheapest eReader in the country: R$299 (US$141).
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