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paulfiera · 06-05-2011, 01:35 PM

Thanks, guys.

I know storage space in computers is cheap and I shouldn't be worrying about a couple of megs per book - that's what the 5 MB fonts come down to when packed in an ePub, but this is not the case with tablets. Especially with iPads, where you do not have the possibility of external storage. And when you want to add a couple of hundred ePubs to your iPad - where you already have music and videos, these fonts really fill up.

I can only talk about iPad, as that's the only reader I've had, but it does a very decent job using Palatino as the default font. Sharp on the screen - for a serif font - and able to deal with non ASCII characters, from what I've seen.

I've done some tests removing the fonts from a couple of ePubs and at first sight, there seems to be no problem.

Agama, how would I remove them from the manifest?

I'd also like to vote for an option to remove both the fonts and all the references to them - CSS, manifest - from the GUI.

Kovid, should we ask kiwidude for this feature as an enhacement of the ePub fixer plugin or is it something you would consider adding to the main calibre program?

06-05-2011, 01:35 PM	#5
paulfiera Addict Posts: 387 Karma: 3102 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: EU Device: Kobo Aura ONE, Kobo Libra H20	Thanks, guys. I know storage space in computers is cheap and I shouldn't be worrying about a couple of megs per book - that's what the 5 MB fonts come down to when packed in an ePub, but this is not the case with tablets. Especially with iPads, where you do not have the possibility of external storage. And when you want to add a couple of hundred ePubs to your iPad - where you already have music and videos, these fonts really fill up. I can only talk about iPad, as that's the only reader I've had, but it does a very decent job using Palatino as the default font. Sharp on the screen - for a serif font - and able to deal with non ASCII characters, from what I've seen. I've done some tests removing the fonts from a couple of ePubs and at first sight, there seems to be no problem. Agama, how would I remove them from the manifest? I'd also like to vote for an option to remove both the fonts and all the references to them - CSS, manifest - from the GUI. Kovid, should we ask kiwidude for this feature as an enhacement of the ePub fixer plugin or is it something you would consider adding to the main calibre program?