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jlemonde · 01-18-2020, 01:51 PM

Hello !

I am wanting to re-read some of my academic reports that I wrote in Latex, on the Kobo. The output format of those latex reports is pdf and this being not easy to change, I'll most probably have to conform to using pdfs.

Originally, I am used to A4 paper, but due to the tiny screen of the Kobo and the poor zooming abilities, I am wanting to recompile my latex files to smaller pdfs. But I am unsure about the best formats (I have tried a dozen of choices, but perhaps one of you knows a better solution than mine !)

What is your favourite paper size ? B6 seems to be the more similar to the actual size of the e-reader, but I feel like there could be more on one page than that. I have also tried to just use the official dimensions of the screen (159,6 x 110 mm) but the biggest issue in that case is that all the figures are moved to the very end of the document, and furthermore, some lines are too long and don't seem to want to be cut. I also tried to reduce the size of the text to 8pt but this does not help for the very bad placement of figures... A5 with reduced margins works better, but still not optimal.

Hopefully some of you found some optimal solutions. What I haven't tried was to use an intermediary size as for instance a multiple of the size of the Kobo.

Thanks for your consideration !!

01-18-2020, 01:51 PM	#1
jlemonde Enthusiast Posts: 45 Karma: 19864 Join Date: Sep 2018 Device: Kobo Clara HD	Best pdf format for output from Latex (A6, B6, A5 ?) for the Kobo Clara HD ? Hello ! I am wanting to re-read some of my academic reports that I wrote in Latex, on the Kobo. The output format of those latex reports is pdf and this being not easy to change, I'll most probably have to conform to using pdfs. Originally, I am used to A4 paper, but due to the tiny screen of the Kobo and the poor zooming abilities, I am wanting to recompile my latex files to smaller pdfs. But I am unsure about the best formats (I have tried a dozen of choices, but perhaps one of you knows a better solution than mine !) What is your favourite paper size ? B6 seems to be the more similar to the actual size of the e-reader, but I feel like there could be more on one page than that. I have also tried to just use the official dimensions of the screen (159,6 x 110 mm) but the biggest issue in that case is that all the figures are moved to the very end of the document, and furthermore, some lines are too long and don't seem to want to be cut. I also tried to reduce the size of the text to 8pt but this does not help for the very bad placement of figures... A5 with reduced margins works better, but still not optimal. Hopefully some of you found some optimal solutions. What I haven't tried was to use an intermediary size as for instance a multiple of the size of the Kobo. Thanks for your consideration !!