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Old 01-16-2019, 12:00 PM   #5
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Originally Posted by Hitch View Post
Well, personally, I'd explain the realities of eBook formatting limitations to the client--after all, think of the processing power required, for the device to recalculate the entire layout, for every line, each time the reader changes fonts, font sizes, devices and orientation--but I think that Ruben has a post, around here someplace, that tried to do this, and was somewhat remotely successful.

I do want to point out that even if you are successful, that third stair-stepped indent is not going to be very pretty on 99% of devices. Typical eReader at the default font size has 60 characters per line, right? By the time Jane Reader cranks up her font size, that third indented line is going to be wrapping like there's no tomorrow.
Thanks a lot! That info was enough to find RbnJrg's post here: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=258519

The saving grace is that the lines I posted are as long as things get (most are shorter), so even at 18pts it usually wouldn't wrap on a larger e-reader. I'll play with that solution and decide whether it's viable or not.
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