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RobertJSawyer · 12-06-2013, 11:12 AM

As GeoffR first noted, the new Kobo 3.1.0 firmware introduces a major new bug to the ACCESS renderer used for .kepub.epub books.

To quote Geoff: "Well the kepub reader stylesheet is quite screwed up in this firmware version. There is no vertical space between objects so everything just runs together. Also everything is in the same sized font, book title, chapter headings, text, everything. What a mess."

It may not be that all books are affected, but it's blatantly obvious -- the rendering under 3.1.0 looks atrocious -- with the titles I've checked from the Canadian Kobo store. Here are three that clearly demonstrate the problem; they look AWFUL under 3.1.0:

http://store.kobobooks.com/en-CA/ebo...inking-clearly

http://store.kobobooks.com/en-CA/ebook/social

http://store.kobobooks.com/en-CA/ebook/burning-paradise

GeoffR's JPGs, posted above, don't do justice to the mess; comparing the above books on a Mini (which is immune to the 3.1.0 upgrade) or another E Ink Kobo that hasn't yet been bumped to 3.1.0 and you'll see. (I bought these books, but I imagine the problem shows up in the free previews, too.)

It's not just chapter heads that are affected but also subheads within a chapter, epigrams, picture captions -- anything with complex formatting.

It looks TERRIBLE.

12-06-2013, 11:12 AM	#113
RobertJSawyer Guru Posts: 738 Karma: 4306712 Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Toronto Device: Kobo Libra 2, Clara 2E, and Clara HD; Kindle PaperWhite	3.1.0 formatting bug: removes vertical space between elements As GeoffR first noted, the new Kobo 3.1.0 firmware introduces a major new bug to the ACCESS renderer used for .kepub.epub books. To quote Geoff: "Well the kepub reader stylesheet is quite screwed up in this firmware version. There is no vertical space between objects so everything just runs together. Also everything is in the same sized font, book title, chapter headings, text, everything. What a mess." It may not be that all books are affected, but it's blatantly obvious -- the rendering under 3.1.0 looks atrocious -- with the titles I've checked from the Canadian Kobo store. Here are three that clearly demonstrate the problem; they look AWFUL under 3.1.0: http://store.kobobooks.com/en-CA/ebo...inking-clearly http://store.kobobooks.com/en-CA/ebook/social http://store.kobobooks.com/en-CA/ebook/burning-paradise GeoffR's JPGs, posted above, don't do justice to the mess; comparing the above books on a Mini (which is immune to the 3.1.0 upgrade) or another E Ink Kobo that hasn't yet been bumped to 3.1.0 and you'll see. (I bought these books, but I imagine the problem shows up in the free previews, too.) It's not just chapter heads that are affected but also subheads within a chapter, epigrams, picture captions -- anything with complex formatting. It looks TERRIBLE. Last edited by RobertJSawyer; 12-06-2013 at 11:14 AM.