Libra Font Size Different for Each Book

readologist · 08-30-2021, 02:10 PM

Libra w/FW 4.28.18220 and I use Calibre w/Kobo Utilities (latest plugin) to convert/format/sideload epubs. Does setting font characteristics for an individual kepub change them for all? Or do I have to modify the characteristics for each book on my Libra? I typically read w/built in Malabar or Caecelia
Any assistance would be appreciated.
TIA

davidfor · 08-30-2021, 11:34 PM

When you change the font setting when reading a book, it saves the settings for that book. It also saves the settings as the defaults for any new book that you haven't set the fonts settings for. This means any new book you open will get those settings.

The settings don't override everything in the book. For kepubs, the font should, but, the size is not an absolute setting, but, a relative setting. That means if the styles in the books sets the font size to different things, then the font size you see when you open the book can be different. I tend to clean up the fonts if the book does something silly. That's basically removing the font size for the "normal" paragraphs and making sure everything else uses "em" as the size so they are relative to that. With that, I don't need to adjust the font size when changing books.

readologist · 08-31-2021, 04:26 AM

Thanks very much for this lucid explanation

Uncle Robin · 08-31-2021, 05:02 AM

It would be great if we could set default sizes for each font, and default fonts for each book. When I'm reading devanagari, I use a bigger font size than when reading Roman script, and a different font, so have to change both font and size when going from Hindi to English or vice versa. Having default sizes for each font would also be useful when reading poetry in Hindi with English commentary accompanying it.

08-30-2021, 02:10 PM	#1
readologist Enthusiast Posts: 46 Karma: 314 Join Date: Aug 2018 Device: Kobo Libra H20, Libra 2	Font Size Different for Each Book Libra w/FW 4.28.18220 and I use Calibre w/Kobo Utilities (latest plugin) to convert/format/sideload epubs. Does setting font characteristics for an individual kepub change them for all? Or do I have to modify the characteristics for each book on my Libra? I typically read w/built in Malabar or Caecelia Any assistance would be appreciated. TIA

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08-30-2021, 11:34 PM	#2
davidfor Grand Sorcerer Posts: 24,905 Karma: 47303824 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Sydney, Australia Device: Kobo:Touch,Glo, AuraH2O, GloHD,AuraONE, ClaraHD, Libra H2O; tolinoepos	When you change the font setting when reading a book, it saves the settings for that book. It also saves the settings as the defaults for any new book that you haven't set the fonts settings for. This means any new book you open will get those settings. The settings don't override everything in the book. For kepubs, the font should, but, the size is not an absolute setting, but, a relative setting. That means if the styles in the books sets the font size to different things, then the font size you see when you open the book can be different. I tend to clean up the fonts if the book does something silly. That's basically removing the font size for the "normal" paragraphs and making sure everything else uses "em" as the size so they are relative to that. With that, I don't need to adjust the font size when changing books.

08-31-2021, 04:26 AM	#3
readologist Enthusiast Posts: 46 Karma: 314 Join Date: Aug 2018 Device: Kobo Libra H20, Libra 2	Thanks very much for this lucid explanation

08-31-2021, 05:02 AM	#4
Uncle Robin Diligent dilettante Posts: 3,661 Karma: 52758936 Join Date: Sep 2019 Location: in my mind Device: Kobo Sage; Kobo Libra Colour	It would be great if we could set default sizes for each font, and default fonts for each book. When I'm reading devanagari, I use a bigger font size than when reading Roman script, and a different font, so have to change both font and size when going from Hindi to English or vice versa. Having default sizes for each font would also be useful when reading poetry in Hindi with English commentary accompanying it.

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