Viewer don't shows hyphens

claudb · 12-11-2021, 10:20 AM

Hello,
for some time now the e-book viewer no longer shows me the hyphens in words that wrap, but small squares.
I checked the settings in the viewer preferences but found nothing useful to fix the problem.
I'am running version 5.33.0
Can you please help?
Thanks

theducks · 12-11-2021, 11:04 AM

5.33.0 was buggy (and so was 33.1)

You need to do a manual download and update as hot fixes do not notify

claudb · 12-11-2021, 11:29 AM

I downloaded and installed version 5.33.2 but the problem is not solved

theducks · 12-11-2021, 12:07 PM

boxes usually indicates current font (available) does not have the Glyph used

Next step would be to determine what was called for. This could be via CSS (publishers styles) or Override styles (Viewer).
It could be a improperly 'subset' done on the embedded font.

It could be the font was not embedded (nor on the system) and the fallback is weak
There is a reason font-family: has a (fall back) list ability. It allows the publisher to steer the substitutes without embedding ($$)

kovidgoyal · 12-11-2021, 01:38 PM

I am guessing you are using soft hyphens. They cause issues on macOS with Qt Webengine and some fonts.

12-11-2021, 10:20 AM	#1
claudb Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2020 Device: Calibre	Viewer don't shows hyphens Hello, for some time now the e-book viewer no longer shows me the hyphens in words that wrap, but small squares. I checked the settings in the viewer preferences but found nothing useful to fix the problem. I'am running version 5.33.0 Can you please help? Thanks

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12-11-2021, 11:04 AM	#2
theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 31,043 Karma: 60358908 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	5.33.0 was buggy (and so was 33.1) You need to do a manual download and update as hot fixes do not notify

12-11-2021, 11:29 AM	#3
claudb Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2020 Device: Calibre	I downloaded and installed version 5.33.2 but the problem is not solved

12-11-2021, 12:07 PM	#4
theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 31,043 Karma: 60358908 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	boxes usually indicates current font (available) does not have the Glyph used Next step would be to determine what was called for. This could be via CSS (publishers styles) or Override styles (Viewer). It could be a improperly 'subset' done on the embedded font. It could be the font was not embedded (nor on the system) and the fallback is weak There is a reason font-family: has a (fall back) list ability. It allows the publisher to steer the substitutes without embedding ($$)

12-11-2021, 01:38 PM	#5
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,338 Karma: 27182818 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	I am guessing you are using soft hyphens. They cause issues on macOS with Qt Webengine and some fonts.

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