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Originally Posted by JSWolf
Actually, using the long dash option ruins the books. What you should do (IMHO) is it go to the Book Cleaner thread and install the Book Cleaner files. That way you will have proper emdashes and other assorted fixes applied as you load in the book.
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Well, I've been doing that for quite a while, but based on your comments, I've dug a little deeper into how this works, and have come to realize that "as it is" is the correct setting for me (to the point that I wonder why there are other options). So to assist everyone else considering dash options and rendering, I'll do my best to explain how things work.
First, I'll say that using the BookCleaner files linked above may have absolutely no affect on your generated LRF file, depending on what your "dashes" options on the "Make Sony Reader file options" page are set to. I've been using the BookCleaner files for a very long time, with no impact on my LRF files because of the way my BookDesigner settings files were configured.
Here is a quick explanation of the options:
- "as it is" (recommended for type a personalities) - emdashes are rendered as long, and hyphens are rendered as short no matter where they appear in a line
- short dashes- emdashes and hyphens are rendered as hyphens regardless of spacing/line position
- middle dashes - hyphens and emdashes are rendered as short unless they are surrounded by spaces or at the beginning of a line, in which they are a little bit longer
- long dashes - hyphens and emdashes are rendered as short unless they are surrounded by spaces or at the beginning of a line, in which they are rendered as emdashes
It makes more sense if you see it in action, so I've attached samples of the same document, rendered with the various settings.