Left Justify for Dummies

[se1961]

Hey there!

I have been using Calibre to convert from AZW to ePub for years, so that I can use the files with other software, like VoiceDream Reader. Using guidelines from this forum, I have been able to successfully force left justification by going into Look & Feel, Text, Text Justification, Left, AND by putting the following command under "Extra CSS" on the Styling tab.

body {text-align: left;}
p {text-align: left;}

So far I have to apply these settings every time for each newly imported book, and I am trying to figure out how to make the changes universal, so that it just happens every time. I went into the Calibre Preferences, and under Conversion, "Common Options" I made the two above changes. But still when I do a conversion, I have to apply the changes manually.

[kovidgoyal]

https://manual.calibre-ebook.com/con...for-conversion

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by se1961

Hey there!

I have been using Calibre to convert from AZW to ePub for years, so that I can use the files with other software, like VoiceDream Reader. Using guidelines from this forum, I have been able to successfully force left justification by going into Look & Feel, Text, Text Justification, Left, AND by putting the following command under "Extra CSS" on the Styling tab.

body {text-align: left;}
p {text-align: left;}

So far I have to apply these settings every time for each newly imported book, and I am trying to figure out how to make the changes universal, so that it just happens every time. I went into the Calibre Preferences, and under Conversion, "Common Options" I made the two above changes. But still when I do a conversion, I have to apply the changes manually.

You don't need to left justify. The solution is to use the Hyphenate This! plugin or the hyphenation feature of the Calibre polish with KF8 and you wont have any need for left justification.

[se1961]

@kovidgoyal Thank you so much! That help document is exactly what I needed. And your application is a miracle! I really don’t know what I would do without it.

[DNSB]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

You don't need to left justify. The solution is to use the Hyphenate This! plugin or the hyphenation feature of the Calibre polish with KF8 and you wont have any need for left justification.

Perhaps he just prefers reading left justified text? There are quite a few of us out there who prefer left justified text.

[Thasaidon]

Originally Posted by DNSB

Perhaps he just prefers reading left justified text? There are quite a few of us out there who prefer left justified text.

Damn right (as in correct)!

[kcarscadden]

I read on two devices - an Android phone and an iPad.

On the Android phone, the screen is narrow so it is much easier for me to read left-justified text, rather than justified.

On the iPad, the screen is much wider, and justified text is OK, although left-justified is OK too.

I used to manually edit each book that I wanted to read on the phone to change to left-justified text, but now I have a rule on the phone to left-justify, and all is right with the world (well, except for the Russia- Ukrainian war, the US Republicans, ...)

[se1961]

Originally Posted by kcarscadden

On the Android phone, the screen is narrow so it is much easier for me to read left-justified text, rather than justified.

That! 🙂