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argomax · 08-09-2013, 08:39 AM

Hi, i'm new to the world of Ebooks but I already wrote 4 titles and formatted them all on ePub and Mobi using OpenOffice and then running them thru Calibre.

By simple trial-and-error procedure I was able to figure out several shortcuts to create clean indents (5 spaces: works wonders!), chapter breaks, page breaks, formatting choices, and they all work - for now.

I only edit in OpenOffice, don't do any HTML work. However, I'm not a newbie and I know what I'm doing, albeit home-made style.

I respect the fact that ebooks cannot be as freely formatted as printed or PDFed works can, but I still have issues with images, and have some questions about text.

Do I get it right that having images (jpg) floating around the general area where they shoud be originally, rather than having them break the text, is a MAJOR work and might still not carry thru perfectly onto all devices? If you answer yes, I'll just lay a stone upon the matter and let it rest.

Do I get it right that, although colour and fonts will not carry thru, BOLD, UNDERLINE and ITALIC always will? And what about center-alignment?

And do I get it right that only some RELATIVE font sizes will carry thru, such as 10, 12, 18, but not intermediate ones? By "relative" I mean bigger or smaller than the adjacent ones.

Thanks for replying in English, not in PHP3... :-)

Max, Italy.

08-09-2013, 08:39 AM	#1
argomax Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Northern Italy Device: kindle fire	New user, need clarif. on several format issues. Hi, i'm new to the world of Ebooks but I already wrote 4 titles and formatted them all on ePub and Mobi using OpenOffice and then running them thru Calibre. By simple trial-and-error procedure I was able to figure out several shortcuts to create clean indents (5 spaces: works wonders!), chapter breaks, page breaks, formatting choices, and they all work - for now. I only edit in OpenOffice, don't do any HTML work. However, I'm not a newbie and I know what I'm doing, albeit home-made style. I respect the fact that ebooks cannot be as freely formatted as printed or PDFed works can, but I still have issues with images, and have some questions about text. Do I get it right that having images (jpg) floating around the general area where they shoud be originally, rather than having them break the text, is a MAJOR work and might still not carry thru perfectly onto all devices? If you answer yes, I'll just lay a stone upon the matter and let it rest. Do I get it right that, although colour and fonts will not carry thru, BOLD, UNDERLINE and ITALIC always will? And what about center-alignment? And do I get it right that only some RELATIVE font sizes will carry thru, such as 10, 12, 18, but not intermediate ones? By "relative" I mean bigger or smaller than the adjacent ones. Thanks for replying in English, not in PHP3... :-) Max, Italy.