AZW3 book margins

Waylander · 10-27-2017, 10:58 AM

I'm converting an AZW3 ebook with left-justified (ragged edge) margins, and when I click the 'justify text' option the margins remain ragged. How do I get them to justify?

theducks · 10-27-2017, 11:53 AM

Time to look at the code with the editor.
There are so many different ways to (validly) code, that a 1 click solution is not guaranteed to always win. Left may be coded at many levels, even though it was redundant.

I will assume the Kindle is NOT set to override the stylesheet. I also found I had to delete the book from the Kindle, and resend, before my style revisions would 'take' (and it took me 5 times before I found all the places that affected the look I was aiming at).

deback · 10-27-2017, 03:11 PM

Open Edit Book, click on the .css file, and add or change the following to the paragraphs CSS rule:

text-align: justify;

JSWolf · 10-27-2017, 06:22 PM

Do not convert. Use the Calibre editor to edit the AZW3 file and in CSS where it says text-align: left, put in text-align: justify and if there isn't a body style, put one in. If there is one, edit it. In body, you want text-align: justify

Waylander · 10-28-2017, 10:16 AM

Thanks, guys. I'll try out what you suggest and report back.

10-27-2017, 10:58 AM	#1
Waylander Guru Posts: 665 Karma: 2905052 Join Date: Oct 2013 Device: Kindle Paperwhite 5 16GB, Kindle Paperwhite 6, Kobo Clara,	AZW3 book margins I'm converting an AZW3 ebook with left-justified (ragged edge) margins, and when I click the 'justify text' option the margins remain ragged. How do I get them to justify?

10-27-2017, 06:22 PM	#4
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 79,745 Karma: 145864619 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	Do not convert. Use the Calibre editor to edit the AZW3 file and in CSS where it says text-align: left, put in text-align: justify and if there isn't a body style, put one in. If there is one, edit it. In body, you want text-align: justify Last edited by JSWolf; 10-27-2017 at 06:24 PM.

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10-27-2017, 11:53 AM	#2
theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 31,047 Karma: 60358908 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	Time to look at the code with the editor. There are so many different ways to (validly) code, that a 1 click solution is not guaranteed to always win. Left may be coded at many levels, even though it was redundant. I will assume the Kindle is NOT set to override the stylesheet. I also found I had to delete the book from the Kindle, and resend, before my style revisions would 'take' (and it took me 5 times before I found all the places that affected the look I was aiming at).

10-27-2017, 03:11 PM	#3
deback Book E d i t o r Posts: 432 Karma: 288184 Join Date: May 2015 Device: Laptop	Open Edit Book, click on the .css file, and add or change the following to the paragraphs CSS rule: text-align: justify;

10-28-2017, 10:16 AM	#5
Waylander Guru Posts: 665 Karma: 2905052 Join Date: Oct 2013 Device: Kindle Paperwhite 5 16GB, Kindle Paperwhite 6, Kobo Clara,	Thanks, guys. I'll try out what you suggest and report back.

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