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allowingtoo · 11-21-2015, 01:13 AM

So I tried the FONT_RAMP larger text size on my Kindle Paperwhite and had mixed results with Calibre. I just wanted to post it here because I hadn't read it although I don't spend a lot of time on these boards so I don't if this is true or not.

When I convert my book in Calibre I use Mobi. I use base font size 32 font. That's just a guesstimate. That seemed to make my font in the next to largest size readable to me rather than the default. (I have bad eyesight)

What happened when I used FONT_RAMP with the base font size 32 font and the AZW3 format I ended up with a LOT of different fonts to choose from.

The only problem was - there was some odd spacing. That I couldn't live with. My eyesight wasn't bad enough to deal with. The AZW3 wasn't edge to edge.

But I guess if you were between what I am and the next up it might be worth it. I am reading Helvetica for what it's worth. And I am on the 6th display setting of print. The next (7) is just like 10 words per page.

The FONT_RAMP setting at 32 base font size in Calibre had a much more higher range. I actually had to scale my book down farther. But I had a margin on the right hand side of the book that I didn't like. Not to mention that I had__a___weird formatting___problem__like this__that I just___couldn't get over.

Can you stand spaces like that in between your words? I couldn't. Which is why I went back to Mobi instead of AWZ3. The 32 is a guess. 28 might work. 30 might work. I don't know. I do know I have tried it larger and it didn't make any difference. I wish it did!

Well, I see the spaces don't translate to the forum. I used ____ to make it show up instead.

11-21-2015, 01:13 AM	#1
allowingtoo Bibliophile Posts: 159 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: Amazon	font ramp larger text size paperwhite So I tried the FONT_RAMP larger text size on my Kindle Paperwhite and had mixed results with Calibre. I just wanted to post it here because I hadn't read it although I don't spend a lot of time on these boards so I don't if this is true or not. When I convert my book in Calibre I use Mobi. I use base font size 32 font. That's just a guesstimate. That seemed to make my font in the next to largest size readable to me rather than the default. (I have bad eyesight) What happened when I used FONT_RAMP with the base font size 32 font and the AZW3 format I ended up with a LOT of different fonts to choose from. The only problem was - there was some odd spacing. That I couldn't live with. My eyesight wasn't bad enough to deal with. The AZW3 wasn't edge to edge. But I guess if you were between what I am and the next up it might be worth it. I am reading Helvetica for what it's worth. And I am on the 6th display setting of print. The next (7) is just like 10 words per page. The FONT_RAMP setting at 32 base font size in Calibre had a much more higher range. I actually had to scale my book down farther. But I had a margin on the right hand side of the book that I didn't like. Not to mention that I had__a___weird formatting___problem__like this__that I just___couldn't get over. Can you stand spaces like that in between your words? I couldn't. Which is why I went back to Mobi instead of AWZ3. The 32 is a guess. 28 might work. 30 might work. I don't know. I do know I have tried it larger and it didn't make any difference. I wish it did! Well, I see the spaces don't translate to the forum. I used ____ to make it show up instead. Last edited by allowingtoo; 11-21-2015 at 01:24 AM.