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azimuth · 09-04-2023, 06:00 PM

Has anyone made an image gallery that works well in epub (that works well for the more popular eReaders)?

We tried refining a gallery for our epub needs, and our goal is to have dual side by side images in an epub with a pagebreak immediately after the two dual images.
Results link.
JS Fiddle

Tested on ADE, Pocketbook, Aldiko, Moon+, Kobo, (all on Android). ReadEra, and Eboox renders each image full size. Only Moon+ was a puzzle. No other platform (iOS, linux, etc) is tested.
The fallback for lesser eReaders is to: 1. either render a full page image, 2. or two images per page (one below the other). Some lower quality eReaders fail. I don't know how well it does on iOS eReaders or Linux eReaders.

I realize there are valid points as to why a gallery of this type may be of little use in an epub, but I see value to go a step beyond with epub creativity (i.e. CSS frameworks, color theme, etc) whenever possible.

09-04-2023, 06:00 PM	#1
azimuth Enthusiast Posts: 33 Karma: 2538 Join Date: Aug 2023 Location: NW US Device: none	Image gallery Has anyone made an image gallery that works well in epub (that works well for the more popular eReaders)? We tried refining a gallery for our epub needs, and our goal is to have dual side by side images in an epub with a pagebreak immediately after the two dual images. Results link. JS Fiddle Tested on ADE, Pocketbook, Aldiko, Moon+, Kobo, (all on Android). ReadEra, and Eboox renders each image full size. Only Moon+ was a puzzle. No other platform (iOS, linux, etc) is tested. The fallback for lesser eReaders is to: 1. either render a full page image, 2. or two images per page (one below the other). Some lower quality eReaders fail. I don't know how well it does on iOS eReaders or Linux eReaders. I realize there are valid points as to why a gallery of this type may be of little use in an epub, but I see value to go a step beyond with epub creativity (i.e. CSS frameworks, color theme, etc) whenever possible.