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Old 07-05-2020, 05:29 AM   #27
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Originally Posted by Tex2002ans View Post
The simple gap+noindent also causes issues when the new scene starts at the very top of a page. You'll assume it's a continued/split paragraph from the previous screen.

I think the one I read all those years ago was Andy Weir's The Martian. I just checked, and they mix Chapters > Daily Logs > gap+noindent / 3 centered bullets •••:

Attachment 180387 Attachment 180388 Attachment 180389

Image 1 is the previous page.

Image 2, you can see the gap+noindent landing on the very top of the screen. No reasonable person would notice this. You would continue reading, then wonder why there was just a drastic change in scene/tone, become confused, MAYBE click back... and/or just continue reading.

Image 3 shows centered bullets in a later chapter.

Overall, not the best ebook decisions, and probably just replicated the Print formatting...

Nobody is reading the book at Image 1 and thinking: "Oh, that final word ends before hitting the right margin... the paragraph on next screen might start with no indent!"

Side Note: Also, another potential reason against gap+noindent is users may read with (*shudders just thinking about it*) left aligned or "block paragraphs".



The problem with image 1 and image 2 is that the eBook is using the wrong CSS code for making theo section break gap. You should use padding instead of margins. Padding does not get lost at the bottom/top like it does in your examples. Also, some eBooks are using just a 1em gap for the section break and that is not large enough. I use a 2em gap.

Code:
.sectionbreak {
  padding-top: 2em;
  text-indent: 0;
}
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