Quote:
Originally Posted by JSWolf
Margins as a proportion of the page size is going to be just wrong. It's bad form and should not be done. Indents as well are in poor form for to a proportion of a page size. For margins, use pt and for indents, use em. I use 1.2em and find this works well. It's not too big with being just big enough.
It's best with an ePub to set it up with no margins at all and then use an @ page like this...
Code:
@page {
margin-top: 5pt;
margin-left: 5pt;
margin-top: 5pt
}
That way, it's very easy for those of us who want to change the margins or just get rid of them to do so.
For indents...
Code:
p {
margin-top: 0;
margin-bottom: 0;
text-indent: 1.2em
}
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It depends on if you're going to try to sell the book or if it's for personal use. If it's for personal use, there is no such thing as "just plain wrong". It's up to what each person likes and, if that's the case, then yes, you could easily have margins and indents setup as a percentage. I set my indents for personal use as 5% and they look perfect to me on anything from a five inch screen to a nine inch. Just experiment and find out what works well for you.
If it is for commercial purposes, then I'd follow Jon's advice and go with something like 1-2 em for most indents and margins.
- Byron