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RMOP · 05-11-2023, 02:28 PM

I recently converted a book found only in PDF format to MS Word, and then using Calibre, to ePub. Much of the conversion went quite well. However, the formatting is occasionally "off." Usually, this is a matter of a missing indentation of the first line of a new paragraph. I've traced this to the presence of this tag:

Code:

  <p class="block_16">

, whereas the properly indented paragraph first lines usually (but not invariably) use

Code:

<p class="block_15">

. In correcting this, I've also found numerous other variants of the

Code:

<p class="block_**">

. Some seem to work just like

Code:

<p class="block_15">

(e.g.,

Code:

<p class="block_38">

), but others are quite different in their effects. I have not enumerated all of the variants, but they are probably at least 10 in number.

FWIW, the

Code:

<p class="block_16">

occurs both at the beginning of a new paragraph, but also in mid-sentence of the last line of a paragraph. The result of the latter is to force a new, unindented paragraph consisted of the last fragment of that sentence.

1) Where is the best source for understanding the function of the many

Code:

<p class="block_**">

variants?

2) other than a search/replace of known offending variants, is there any way to fix these formatting glitches?

3) is there any way to reduce the likelihood of their being introduced in the first place?

Many thanks.

05-11-2023, 02:28 PM	#1
RMOP Zealot Posts: 100 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2008 Device: Kindle Paperwhite, TabPRO 8.4, Galaxy Light, Sony PRS-300	<p class="block_15">, etc, etc... I recently converted a book found only in PDF format to MS Word, and then using Calibre, to ePub. Much of the conversion went quite well. However, the formatting is occasionally "off." Usually, this is a matter of a missing indentation of the first line of a new paragraph. I've traced this to the presence of this tag: Code: <p class="block_16"> , whereas the properly indented paragraph first lines usually (but not invariably) use Code: <p class="block_15"> . In correcting this, I've also found numerous other variants of the Code: <p class="block_"> . Some seem to work just like Code: <p class="block_15"> (e.g., Code: <p class="block_38"> ), but others are quite different in their effects. I have not enumerated all of the variants, but they are probably at least 10 in number. FWIW, the Code: <p class="block_16"> occurs both at the beginning of a new paragraph, but also in mid-sentence of the last line of a paragraph. The result of the latter is to force a new, unindented paragraph consisted of the last fragment of that sentence. 1) Where is the best source for understanding the function of the many Code: <p class="block_"> variants? 2) other than a search/replace of known offending variants, is there any way to fix these formatting glitches? 3) is there any way to reduce the likelihood of their being introduced in the first place? Many thanks.