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Ianos · 01-31-2025, 06:28 AM

I regularly convert from ePub to mobi for my Kindle Paperwhite and usually the formatting looks good.

Now I have a book here where a new paragraph in a chapter is formatted with the class <p class="GT-1LZ_vor ParaOverride-11">Text (...)</p>. In the eBook, a blank line should actually appear so that the reader understands that something new is starting. In HTML and mobi, however, no blank line is displayed.

The structure of the HTML looks like this:

Code:

<p class="GT">Text (...)</p>
<p class="GT">Text (...)</p>
<p class="GT">Text (...)</p>
      <p class="GT-1LZ_vor ParaOverride-11">New paragraph (...)</p> 
<p class="GT">Text (...)</p>
<p class="GT">Text (...)</p>
<p class="GT">Text (...)</p>

Two questions:

1. How can I modify the CSS so that an empty line is output before the class "GT-1LZ_before ParaOverride-11"?

2. I have done a few spot checks and it looks as if separate CSS classes are used for each book or series. Is that the case? How does Calibre translate all these classes in a meaningful way? If the answer is already available somewhere, a link would suffice.

Many thanks in advance!

01-31-2025, 06:28 AM	#1
Ianos Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2024 Device: kindle paperwhite 11	How to add a blank lines for a new paragraph in a chapter I regularly convert from ePub to mobi for my Kindle Paperwhite and usually the formatting looks good. Now I have a book here where a new paragraph in a chapter is formatted with the class <p class="GT-1LZ_vor ParaOverride-11">Text (...)</p>. In the eBook, a blank line should actually appear so that the reader understands that something new is starting. In HTML and mobi, however, no blank line is displayed. The structure of the HTML looks like this: Code: <p class="GT">Text (...)</p> <p class="GT">Text (...)</p> <p class="GT">Text (...)</p> <p class="GT-1LZ_vor ParaOverride-11">New paragraph (...)</p> <p class="GT">Text (...)</p> <p class="GT">Text (...)</p> <p class="GT">Text (...)</p> Two questions: 1. How can I modify the CSS so that an empty line is output before the class "GT-1LZ_before ParaOverride-11"? 2. I have done a few spot checks and it looks as if separate CSS classes are used for each book or series. Is that the case? How does Calibre translate all these classes in a meaningful way? If the answer is already available somewhere, a link would suffice. Many thanks in advance!