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davidfor · 09-23-2020, 11:51 PM

@MustardOrMayo: I think you have misunderstood what the "Publisher Default" does.

This option says "Use whatever font the publisher of the book has specified in the book". This means that if the publisher has embedded a font in the book, that font will be used wherever the styles specify to use that font. It also means that if the styles specify a font that is available to the device, it will be used. It is really saying to use the style that the publisher specified as much as possible. And when the publisher doesn't specify a font, then whatever the system has as the default font will be used. Most of my books don't have specified fonts. Some have an embedded font but only use it for a few things, such as headings, or text they want to set apart. A few use an embedded font for the body text. Others specify a list of fonts for the body and if the device has one, it will use it.

When you choose a specific font, it overrides the fonts specified in the book. Any embedded font will be ignored. Any use of other fonts will be ignored.

Both of these happened for formats that support them. The above is happens for both epubs and kepubs, but, they do have some differences. Formats like TXT have no way to specify font. Comic have the text as part of the image. Swapping between "Publisher Default" and Georgia will not show any differences for these types of formats. PDF is a law unto itself, and I have never bothered to work out what it does.

09-23-2020, 11:51 PM	#145
davidfor Grand Sorcerer Posts: 24,905 Karma: 47303824 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Sydney, Australia Device: Kobo:Touch,Glo, AuraH2O, GloHD,AuraONE, ClaraHD, Libra H2O; tolinoepos	@MustardOrMayo: I think you have misunderstood what the "Publisher Default" does. This option says "Use whatever font the publisher of the book has specified in the book". This means that if the publisher has embedded a font in the book, that font will be used wherever the styles specify to use that font. It also means that if the styles specify a font that is available to the device, it will be used. It is really saying to use the style that the publisher specified as much as possible. And when the publisher doesn't specify a font, then whatever the system has as the default font will be used. Most of my books don't have specified fonts. Some have an embedded font but only use it for a few things, such as headings, or text they want to set apart. A few use an embedded font for the body text. Others specify a list of fonts for the body and if the device has one, it will use it. When you choose a specific font, it overrides the fonts specified in the book. Any embedded font will be ignored. Any use of other fonts will be ignored. Both of these happened for formats that support them. The above is happens for both epubs and kepubs, but, they do have some differences. Formats like TXT have no way to specify font. Comic have the text as part of the image. Swapping between "Publisher Default" and Georgia will not show any differences for these types of formats. PDF is a law unto itself, and I have never bothered to work out what it does.