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Old 12-29-2010, 08:31 PM   #15
koland
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Originally Posted by astra View Post
Loosing all the formatting is the worst possible solution ever.
Why bother with ePub then? Use txt file.
Because a txt file would not have the formatting that still remains - including bold, italic, included graphics, covec pages, etc. No doubt I lose "something", but since I don't want any text or font overrides and the defaults for indents are fine, I want the default margins.

Maybe something else is in that css that is helpful, but they are generally such a mess on these badly formatted epubs that simply removing results in a superior product. Not to mention readable, as one of the worst errors I find is something like a type 2 font specified over and over, which can barely be corrected to a readable size on 6" screen (and sometimes not, depending on the reader - some won't override that irritating decision by a publisher using a 22" screen to preview).
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