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Kriemfield · 03-23-2025, 07:17 AM

Hello everyone,

I used to have the KoboTouchExtended installed on Calibre, but I didn't have the latest update of the plugin, because I wasn't sure if the last one still had a spacing issue with italics (spaces were removed next to italics). That way it was working perfectly for me with my Kobo Libra Colour.
I was very happy when I saw that the Calibre 8.0 update's goal was mainly to include more the Kobo devices. So the first thing I did after updating was sideloading epubs, checking if they were converted in kepubs and verifying if the italics still had spaces with other words. All those are good.
However, when I started highlighting, I noticed that highlights skip after an italicized word, making it look like they are two different highlights.
I haven't seen any report about the issue yet, except two people saying they have the same issue on the Calibre 8.0 thread at r/Calibre.
I first thought it was the last KoboUtilities update bugging, but after some tests I am now quite confident it is the recent Calibre update (I have the 8.0.1 installed).
I didn't rollback to a previous version, because I read it isn't recommended.
I have searched on Mobileread and on Reddit for an existing thread, but I haven't found anything, so I am making it here. I hope I am in the right place.
Any help is welcome ! Thanks !

03-23-2025, 07:17 AM	#1
Kriemfield Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2025 Device: Kobo Libra Colour	Kobo highlighting bug since Calibre 8.0 Hello everyone, I used to have the KoboTouchExtended installed on Calibre, but I didn't have the latest update of the plugin, because I wasn't sure if the last one still had a spacing issue with italics (spaces were removed next to italics). That way it was working perfectly for me with my Kobo Libra Colour. I was very happy when I saw that the Calibre 8.0 update's goal was mainly to include more the Kobo devices. So the first thing I did after updating was sideloading epubs, checking if they were converted in kepubs and verifying if the italics still had spaces with other words. All those are good. However, when I started highlighting, I noticed that highlights skip after an italicized word, making it look like they are two different highlights. I haven't seen any report about the issue yet, except two people saying they have the same issue on the Calibre 8.0 thread at r/Calibre. I first thought it was the last KoboUtilities update bugging, but after some tests I am now quite confident it is the recent Calibre update (I have the 8.0.1 installed). I didn't rollback to a previous version, because I read it isn't recommended. I have searched on Mobileread and on Reddit for an existing thread, but I haven't found anything, so I am making it here. I hope I am in the right place. Any help is welcome ! Thanks !