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Old 07-21-2015, 02:18 PM   #15
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Originally Posted by Calenorn View Post
Thanks, I see what you are saying.

Still, I can load an epub file that uses line-height commands in its css on a NOOK, and the line spacing can be changed. Granted, B&N's line spacing options aren't as flexible as Kobo's. Even so, it seems like there must be a way for the Kobo firmware to be a bit more forgiving.
I don't know anything about Nooks so this has to be speculation, but if they are overriding the publisher's line-height then there will be some books from publisher X that won't display certain features correctly on a Nook but will on a Kobo, and there will be other books by publisher Y where the line spacing can be adjusted on a Nook but not on a Kobo.

It is a compromise, there can be no perfect solution as long as there are publishers who continue to produce crappy ebooks, but the difference is that publisher Y can always fix their ebook so that the line spacing is adjustable on the Kobo (by setting the default line-height in body and letting the paragraph syles inherit), whereas there may be nothing publisher X can do to get their book to display correctly on a Nook if they have features that depend on line-height being honoured.

Last edited by GeoffR; 07-21-2015 at 02:21 PM. Reason: ... won't display certain features ...
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