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Originally Posted by roland1
I'm just formatting the css for my new ebook today — before I fix the old one, which I hope to get to in a few days.
I mention this because I'm using the advice given to me here by Hitch, JSWolf and others. I'm using a style sheet based on the input of others and then will apply those lessons learned to the previous book (the one that began this topic).
My question today is about left and right margins. I'm getting the msg that I should avoid adding any kind of space on the left or right for the body text to breath. Is that right?
I can see in the various reader previews that this is not an issue. But is that across the board —*do all readers add their own l/r margins?
P.S. Hitch, I'm using your p padding advice and adding a 0.2 em space between paragraphs. It does look less crowded that way—although in the print version there is no p space and it looks just fine...(mind you, it also has a good line height and that seems to help it look less cluttered).
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Yes, keep the left/right margins at 0 unless you want offset text like say a blockquote (as mentioned elsewhere in this thread).
As for p assing 0.2em space between paragraphs is really annoying. You do not see this done in pBooks (paper books). It's best you not have any excess space between normal paragraphs.
When you set the text justification for most of the eBook, just put
test-align: justify; in the body style. That way Readers and programs that can override this will work. You can still center as needed. But don't forget a
text-indent: 0; with the center code.