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Originally Posted by tompe
So it would be very good if all ePub uploaded here contained a @page specification. Maybe that could be added in the instructions? The exact values to use could be debated but it should be at least one line. Maybe 1ex is enough but I think 2ex looks better.
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I agree that there should be some margin, but I'm not sure it should be specified in the book. I hope in some near future the readers will let the user set the margins to his liking, and then hardcoded margins will be a problem.
The Cybooks already set default left and right margins (which can't be changed), the absence of top margin can be considered as a bug in the reader, and I see the @page margins you suggest as a workaround for this bug. I am reluctant to include a workaround for a specific reader (which can be detrimental in the future) in all uploads, just as I was reluctant to include "text-align: justify" in my books, and the new firmware has confirmed I was "right"
EDIT: Anyway, if you are going to add default @page margins, I'd suggest adding side margins too... and I wouldn't have margins in font-dependent units, I'd better have absolute units (mm, pt).