Removing embedded font/overwrite some css?

silentguy · 01-25-2011, 06:20 AM

I have a collection of books and whoever created them embedded an ugly font for the whole book. I wanted to get rid of it so I ran an epub->epub conversion and not the fontsfiles are gone from the file, but the css file in the epun still contains a

Code:

.epub {
    display: block;
    font-family: "Font_71c88252-69ff-427d-9d08-e5662bb39245";
    font-size: 1em;
    margin-bottom: 0;
    margin-left: 5pt;
    margin-right: 5pt;
    margin-top: 0;
    padding-left: 0;
    padding-right: 0;
    page-break-before: always
    }

and the files themselve still contain a

Code:

<style type="text/css">
...
  @font-face {
    font-style: normal;
    font-family: Font_71c88252-69ff-427d-9d08-e5662bb39245;
    src: url(../fonts/LiberationSerif-Regular.ttf);
    font-weight: normal
    }
...
</style>
...
<body class="epub">
...

This is annoying cause it cases calibre to display the files differently. It uses a bigger sans serif font instead of what I expect. is there a way to get rid of the leftover stuff?

Manichean · 01-25-2011, 06:46 AM

You can specify extra CSS in the conversion settings (in the layout tab). This CSS should override any definitions that might still be in the file. Thus, if you were to add the .epub- style without the font specification, you should get an ePub formatted as previously with whatever default font the viewer uses.

jackie_w · 01-25-2011, 10:39 AM

You can use calibre's Tweak-epub on the converted epub to correct the CSS inside.

Open the .css file in a text editor. Find the part you posted:

Code:

.epub {
    display: block;
    font-family: "Font_71c88252-69ff-427d-9d08-e5662bb39245";
    font-size: 1em;
    margin-bottom: 0;
    margin-left: 5pt;
    margin-right: 5pt;
    margin-top: 0;
    padding-left: 0;
    padding-right: 0;
    page-break-before: always
    }

Either remove the red bit shown above or change the red bit to

Code:

font-family: serif;

assuming you want the epub to display with your reader's default serif font. Save the CSS changes, then click on the 'Rebuild epub' button.

If you've got more epubs with the same problem then putting the following in the ExtraCSS box on the Look&Feel page when you do the conversion should correct the problem during the conversion:

Code:

.epub {font-family: serif}

silentguy · 01-25-2011, 11:14 AM

Okay, I was looking for a way to get it to just disappear but I guess I could just replace it with the serif, thanks.

Oh, and I used the tweek ability to tell you what was left over, i was looking for a way to get rid of it in multiple files

jackie_w · 01-25-2011, 12:41 PM

Using ExtraCSS and a bulk-convert might work if your original epubs are similar enough. Although personally I never do bulk converts, certainly not for epub to epub which can be destructive if you get the conversion parameters wrong.

I don't know of any epub bulk-tweak options.

01-25-2011, 06:20 AM	#1
silentguy Connoisseur Posts: 88 Karma: 200 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Dortmund, Germany Device: Kindle Paperwhite (10. Generation)	Removing embedded font/overwrite some css? I have a collection of books and whoever created them embedded an ugly font for the whole book. I wanted to get rid of it so I ran an epub->epub conversion and not the fontsfiles are gone from the file, but the css file in the epun still contains a Code: .epub { display: block; font-family: "Font_71c88252-69ff-427d-9d08-e5662bb39245"; font-size: 1em; margin-bottom: 0; margin-left: 5pt; margin-right: 5pt; margin-top: 0; padding-left: 0; padding-right: 0; page-break-before: always } and the files themselve still contain a Code: <style type="text/css"> ... @font-face { font-style: normal; font-family: Font_71c88252-69ff-427d-9d08-e5662bb39245; src: url(../fonts/LiberationSerif-Regular.ttf); font-weight: normal } ... </style> ... <body class="epub"> ... This is annoying cause it cases calibre to display the files differently. It uses a bigger sans serif font instead of what I expect. is there a way to get rid of the leftover stuff?

01-25-2011, 10:39 AM	#3
jackie_w Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,212 Karma: 16534894 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: UK Device: Kobo: KA1, ClaraHD, Forma, Libra2, Clara2E. PocketBook: TouchHD3	You can use calibre's Tweak-epub on the converted epub to correct the CSS inside. Open the .css file in a text editor. Find the part you posted: Code: .epub { display: block; font-family: "Font_71c88252-69ff-427d-9d08-e5662bb39245"; font-size: 1em; margin-bottom: 0; margin-left: 5pt; margin-right: 5pt; margin-top: 0; padding-left: 0; padding-right: 0; page-break-before: always } Either remove the red bit shown above or change the red bit to Code: font-family: serif; assuming you want the epub to display with your reader's default serif font. Save the CSS changes, then click on the 'Rebuild epub' button. If you've got more epubs with the same problem then putting the following in the ExtraCSS box on the Look&Feel page when you do the conversion should correct the problem during the conversion: Code: .epub {font-family: serif}

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01-25-2011, 06:46 AM	#2
Manichean Wizard Posts: 3,130 Karma: 91256 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Germany Device: Cybook Gen3	You can specify extra CSS in the conversion settings (in the layout tab). This CSS should override any definitions that might still be in the file. Thus, if you were to add the .epub- style without the font specification, you should get an ePub formatted as previously with whatever default font the viewer uses.

01-25-2011, 11:14 AM	#4
silentguy Connoisseur Posts: 88 Karma: 200 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Dortmund, Germany Device: Kindle Paperwhite (10. Generation)	Okay, I was looking for a way to get it to just disappear but I guess I could just replace it with the serif, thanks. Oh, and I used the tweek ability to tell you what was left over, i was looking for a way to get rid of it in multiple files

01-25-2011, 12:41 PM	#5
jackie_w Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,212 Karma: 16534894 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: UK Device: Kobo: KA1, ClaraHD, Forma, Libra2, Clara2E. PocketBook: TouchHD3	Using ExtraCSS and a bulk-convert might work if your original epubs are similar enough. Although personally I never do bulk converts, certainly not for epub to epub which can be destructive if you get the conversion parameters wrong. I don't know of any epub bulk-tweak options.

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