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Old 02-06-2012, 10:06 AM   #8
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Originally Posted by MacEachaidh View Post
3) If an epub has fonts embedded in it, how does the Touch deal with that? Which takes precedence - the font(s) in the epub, or the font chosen in the settings on the Touch?
Short answer: It depends

Long Technical boring details:

This might have changed in the newer firmware versions, now that Kobo offers "Default Font" as an option. I haven't re-tested.

The Kobo seems to overwrite the default body style. That means that if the font is specified in the ebook css as a property of body, the Kobo will overwrite it.

If, however, the font property is put in a class, and the book xhtml files use that class for the <body>, then the font will overwrite Kobo choice and the book will display with embedded font.
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