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Old 11-08-2014, 11:13 AM   #540
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Join Date: Mar 2011
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Quote:
Originally Posted by arspr View Post
Product: Aura HD (but I think it's irrelevant. I'll explain later)
Firmware: 2.8.1. (b2c05cda0e, 9/20/2013)
Plugins: ???
File types: At least kepubized epubs but I suppose "official" kepubs too
Sideloaded or from Kobobooks: epubs loaded through Calibre as kepubs (KoboTouchExtended Plugin in Calibre)
On external SD: No
Steps to reproduce:
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Current result: Explained above
Workaround: I don't know any. (Ideas are welcome )
An update about this issue I posted ages ago about ACCESS adding extra gap around dashes and other punctuation marks when justifying text (when, therefore, you need to stretch the spaces between words).

So
Code:
This text—with a comment—will suffer it.
was converted into
Code:
This  text — with  a  comment — will  suffer  it.
instead of the correct
Code:
This  text—with  a  comment—will  suffer  it.

Some firmwares ago (I'm in 3.11) this behaviour changed and it was converted into
Code:
This  text— with  a  comment— will  suffer  it.
Look how the "before" extra gap has been removed. So it seems like a partial fix.

And it is, but the new problem is that Kobo has broken the justification along the way.

Look at the attached screenshot. When that situation happens the text is not correctly justified. I really seems as if the line length is calculated with the old behaviour ("before" and "after" gaps) but as the "before" gap doesn't happen any more, your line is shorter than it should.
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