Thread: Beta testers for calibre 9 needed
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Old 01-02-2026, 05:10 PM   #63
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Originally Posted by kovidgoyal View Post
Yeah the only way to get them "correct" would be to do a full layout of the DOCX file. DOCX markup doesnt define pages, only block level elements like paragraphs. How they are laid out in pages is upto the software displaying the file. If by correct you mean what word would show then yes one has to re-implement words layout engine. This is both way too much work and way too slow for page counting.
Given the degree of inaccuracy (e.g. 38 for 28, 410 for 226) I suggest calibre should not calculate the Pages column for Books that only have a DOCX format.

If a book has multiple formats, which format takes precedence in calculating the Pages column ? Apologies if that's already been addressed.

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