[FlaSheridn]

Originally Posted by FlaSheridn

from the user’s perspective it’s a serious design mistake, since in the base case there aren’t a dozen formats. The user has only used one input format; the rest are an internal implementation detail.

Originally Posted by Starson17

Many times I need an EPUB format, an HTML format and a TXT format. … but I still usually need to edit the EPUB to create the final appearance that I want for that format.

The last thing I want is for Calibre to write over my tuned EPUB just because I later tweaked the TXT or HTML format for my other readers.

Originally Posted by Manichean

I have a device that supports ePub and one that supports Mobipocket. For some books, both formats are available from the publisher, in which case I get both if I intend to read on both devices. In this case, for a conversion to a third format, both would be valid source formats.

These are hardly the base case.

If I do want them reflected, I can easily convert again.

Hardly easy for the normal user, since the interface obscures it and the documentation neglects it.

Originally Posted by dwanthny

Nevermind, I guess your just selecting a different font via the forum tool. You're welcome to do this but since it ends up with a reduced size font …

I selected Times New Roman from the font menu, leaving the text size at the default. If your browser can’t usably handle the most common real text font, you’ve got problems that transcend this discussion.

Originally Posted by dwanthny

You're welcome to do this but since it ends up with a reduced size font I won't be responding in the future.

Agreed.