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Originally Posted by Percivale
Could anyone please explain it to me (step by step) what values I should change in order to get a tiny footer with a visible pager number.
The header can be reduced ONLY by 50% (this is what I know)
But what should I do in this patch?
patch_name = `Custom reading footer style`
There are sections :
1) Do these values make the total height of the footer?
# Replacement footer height values: AuraOne
replace_string = 00C0, `min-height:90px`, `min-height:26px`
replace_string = 00D0, `max-height:90px`, `max-height:26px`
2) Does it make the font size in the footer?
# Replacement caption font size value for AuraOne:
replace_string = 01D0, `font-size:37px`, `font-size:34px`
3) Does It move the footer from the edge of the screen?
# Optional Replacement caption top margin value for all devices:
# (A negative top margin moves the caption text upwards,
# further from the bezel and closer to the page content.)
#
#replace_string = 00FA, `margin-top:+00px`, `margin-top:-10px`
replace_string = 00FA, `margin-top:+00px`, `margin-top:-08px`
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I believe you have understood this patch correctly, i.e answer to 1), 2), 3) is Yes. You only need to adjust the values I marked in
red until you're happy with them.
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Originally Posted by Percivale
What else should I take into consideration?
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The only other option you have not mentioned is the last one (commented out by default) which allows you to change the font used to display the 'Page x of y' info. I think the Kobo defaults to (or at least it used to) use the font you chose to display the rest of the book. Users who may want to enable this option are those who are in the habit of changing their book font quite often. The 'Page x of y' caption text looks bigger/smaller depending on the font in use. Using built-in fonts as an example: Caecilia is a 'big' font and 'Gill Sans' is a 'small' font. If you 'force' the caption font you will be able to set the font-size more accurately in option 2).
Just as a casual tip. I find the best way to choose values for these multi-option patches is to make an educated guess for your first attempt and have a look at the results after installing. Afterwards, tweak them up-a-bit/down-a-bit until you hit your personal definition of 'perfect'
