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tbrosz · 03-24-2014, 02:08 PM

I have checked "lock aspect ratio" under the "size" function of the picture, but it has no effect on the final. I also noticed

I've done some experimenting, and one problem seems to be pictures that are resized in Word from larger originals. Shrinking the picture to something closer to the e-reader display size (while retaining 300 dpi) seems to help.

The EPUB cover ("preserve cover aspect ratio" checked) behaves ideally. When you change the viewer window size, the image changes size in exact proportion instead of stretching or thinning out. Not sure what specific coding is doing this, but it's what I want.

I notice the Mobi conversion doesn't preserve the fixed aspect ratio of the cover like the EPUB file does, but has a cover that stretches like the other images. This is true whether I convert from DOCX or from the "preserve cover aspect ratio" EPUB file.

I hope the programmers take a look at this.

Thank you for your time.

03-24-2014, 02:08 PM	#3
tbrosz Member Posts: 15 Karma: 50 Join Date: Aug 2012 Device: Kindle keyboard	Thanks! I have checked "lock aspect ratio" under the "size" function of the picture, but it has no effect on the final. I also noticed I've done some experimenting, and one problem seems to be pictures that are resized in Word from larger originals. Shrinking the picture to something closer to the e-reader display size (while retaining 300 dpi) seems to help. The EPUB cover ("preserve cover aspect ratio" checked) behaves ideally. When you change the viewer window size, the image changes size in exact proportion instead of stretching or thinning out. Not sure what specific coding is doing this, but it's what I want. I notice the Mobi conversion doesn't preserve the fixed aspect ratio of the cover like the EPUB file does, but has a cover that stretches like the other images. This is true whether I convert from DOCX or from the "preserve cover aspect ratio" EPUB file. I hope the programmers take a look at this. Thank you for your time.