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Old 07-16-2014, 03:32 AM   #147
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Originally Posted by Jellby View Post
The spec says that "0" is not valid. If a CSS is not valid, it should be ignored. If it is ignored, the default (or the inherited value, or the previously-defined value) would be used. The default, everyone agrees, is "2".

So in this case 0=2 is a pretty accurate description.

That's what the spec says. A reader behaving otherwise is showing a bug, or an implementation mistake.
That may be what the spec says but I assert that on every e-reader I own or have owned, ( its a long list),
widows 0 ; orphans 0 ; renders differently to widows 2; orphans 2

The former renders all pages same length, the latter leads to some shortened pages ( giving the false impression that you are on the last page of a chapter, until you turn the page.

Tested with
SONY PRS650, T2, T3,;
Kobo: Aura HD, kobo arc tablet, Kobo app on Kindle tablet.

I don't recall for sure what happens with mobi / AZW conversions for Kindle - but I think Kindle apps & devices do not support any widows / orphans processing
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