Aura Why does same font look different on Aura

Nina182B · 01-09-2014, 10:55 PM

I love the Felbridge Std font and always use it on my Glo. I got the Aura today and after adding the same Felbridge Std files into the Aura, the way it looks on the Aura is completely different.

I'm attaching a screenshot. Aura is on the left and Glo is on the right.

What can I do to fix this?

Ripplinger · 01-09-2014, 11:03 PM

I'd guess that something about the Aura is preventing the font from truly showing and it's instead using fonts embedded in the ebook, or a default font for some reason.

Nina182B · 01-09-2014, 11:10 PM

Oh crap. I was willing to live with the darker line at the top. Even saw a dead pixel and was going to be ok with that. But not being able to read on my favorite font.. uggghhhh. I think I'll return it.

Nina182B · 01-09-2014, 11:17 PM

Oh wow, never mind. I had to shut it off and when I turned it back on, the font updated properly.

robko · 01-09-2014, 11:17 PM

I'd say there is no way that those are the same fonts being displayed (look at the lower case "L"). Have you tried a different book on the Aura or even changing to a different font and back again? After updating the reader seems to need to have font reselected to actually take effect (even though it shows the proper name in the selection box). Should be something simple like that rather than that big of difference in the rendering. I'm assuming they are both kepubs or epubs (i.e. same on both?).

DNSB · 01-10-2014, 12:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nina182B

Oh wow, never mind. I had to shut it off and when I turned it back on, the font updated properly.

Durn... I was going to ask if you had power cycled or reset after installing the new font since the image had two very different fonts.

Regards,
David

RobertJSawyer · 01-11-2014, 11:22 AM

Kobo devices can be very finicky about the naming of fonts. Make sure all your sideloaded fonts have names in this format (and, of course, make sure the correct name is assigned to each font weight/style):

Felbridge.ttf
Felbridge-Bold.ttf
Felbridge-BoldItalic.ttf
Felbridge-Italic.ttf

01-09-2014, 10:55 PM	#1
Nina182B Connoisseur Posts: 60 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: NJ, USA Device: Kindle, Cybook Opus, Kobo Touch, Kobo Glo, Kobo Aura	Why does same font look different on Aura I love the Felbridge Std font and always use it on my Glo. I got the Aura today and after adding the same Felbridge Std files into the Aura, the way it looks on the Aura is completely different. I'm attaching a screenshot. Aura is on the left and Glo is on the right. What can I do to fix this? Attached Thumbnails

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01-09-2014, 11:03 PM	#2
Ripplinger 350 Hoarder Posts: 3,574 Karma: 8281267 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Midwest USA Device: Sony PRS-350, Kobo Glo & Glo HD, PW2	I'd guess that something about the Aura is preventing the font from truly showing and it's instead using fonts embedded in the ebook, or a default font for some reason.

01-09-2014, 11:10 PM	#3
Nina182B Connoisseur Posts: 60 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: NJ, USA Device: Kindle, Cybook Opus, Kobo Touch, Kobo Glo, Kobo Aura	Oh crap. I was willing to live with the darker line at the top. Even saw a dead pixel and was going to be ok with that. But not being able to read on my favorite font.. uggghhhh. I think I'll return it.

01-09-2014, 11:17 PM	#4
Nina182B Connoisseur Posts: 60 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: NJ, USA Device: Kindle, Cybook Opus, Kobo Touch, Kobo Glo, Kobo Aura	Oh wow, never mind. I had to shut it off and when I turned it back on, the font updated properly.

01-09-2014, 11:17 PM	#5
robko Wizard Posts: 2,454 Karma: 5469320 Join Date: Jul 2010 Device: Kobo	I'd say there is no way that those are the same fonts being displayed (look at the lower case "L"). Have you tried a different book on the Aura or even changing to a different font and back again? After updating the reader seems to need to have font reselected to actually take effect (even though it shows the proper name in the selection box). Should be something simple like that rather than that big of difference in the rendering. I'm assuming they are both kepubs or epubs (i.e. same on both?).

01-11-2014, 11:22 AM	#7
RobertJSawyer Guru Posts: 737 Karma: 4306712 Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Toronto Device: Kobo Libra 2, Clara 2E, and Clara HD; Kindle PaperWhite	Kobo devices can be very finicky about the naming of fonts. Make sure all your sideloaded fonts have names in this format (and, of course, make sure the correct name is assigned to each font weight/style): Felbridge.ttf Felbridge-Bold.ttf Felbridge-BoldItalic.ttf Felbridge-Italic.ttf

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