Right margin issue

dAb74 · 04-03-2021, 11:35 AM

Hi, I'm trying to convert a book from EPUB to PDF and I can't for the life of me figure out how to reduce the huge right margin in the converted file. I'm not sure if it's something about the css code, as the original epub doesn't seem to be rendered with that margin in an ordinary epub reader [see attachments]. I tried to set the margin in @page, in the "Page margin" section of the conversion settings to no avail. I'm new to Calibre so I have no idea where I should look. I've been banging my head on the wall for hours.. help?

dAb74 · 04-03-2021, 02:49 PM

Found it.. it was a max-width parameter set too low, took me a long while to find it buried in 9000+ lines of CSS code.

JSWolf · 04-03-2021, 02:59 PM

What rubbish is this eBook that needs 9000+ lines of CSS code?

dAb74 · 04-03-2021, 03:05 PM

Apparently most recent books from Cisco Press come with this template.

JSWolf · 04-03-2021, 03:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dAb74

Apparently most recent books from Cisco Press come with this template.

Load the eBook into the Calibre editor and remove unused CSS from the Tools menu. That will dump all the excess garbage.

dAb74 · 04-03-2021, 03:30 PM

Oh. Now that's a useful tip. It trimmed down the CSS file to ~700 lines. I'll treasure the hint for future needs, ty.

JSWolf · 04-03-2021, 03:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dAb74

Oh. Now that's a useful tip. It trimmed down the CSS file to ~700 lines. I'll treasure the hint for future needs, ty.

I do it all the time as I don't like CSS with all the extra crud. It also makes it easier to edit as all that's left is what's being used.

04-03-2021, 11:35 AM	#1
dAb74 Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2021 Device: none	Right margin issue Hi, I'm trying to convert a book from EPUB to PDF and I can't for the life of me figure out how to reduce the huge right margin in the converted file. I'm not sure if it's something about the css code, as the original epub doesn't seem to be rendered with that margin in an ordinary epub reader [see attachments]. I tried to set the margin in @page, in the "Page margin" section of the conversion settings to no avail. I'm new to Calibre so I have no idea where I should look. I've been banging my head on the wall for hours.. help? Attached Thumbnails

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04-03-2021, 02:49 PM	#2
dAb74 Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2021 Device: none	Found it.. it was a max-width parameter set too low, took me a long while to find it buried in 9000+ lines of CSS code.

04-03-2021, 02:59 PM	#3
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 79,750 Karma: 145864619 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	What rubbish is this eBook that needs 9000+ lines of CSS code?

04-03-2021, 03:05 PM	#4
dAb74 Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2021 Device: none	Apparently most recent books from Cisco Press come with this template.

04-03-2021, 03:30 PM	#6
dAb74 Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2021 Device: none	Oh. Now that's a useful tip. It trimmed down the CSS file to ~700 lines. I'll treasure the hint for future needs, ty.

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