Possible to change line spacing?

WDeranged · 12-24-2020, 08:16 PM

I've noticed the space between paragraphs is different in some of my books. I'd love to be able to tweak this for easier reading.

I'm very much a noob but I know some basics. Is there anything in the style sheet I can change to alter the size of the paragraph breaks?

Quoth · 12-25-2020, 10:09 AM

Yes,
open an ebook with the issue in the Calibre editor. Select title row, right click, Edit.
Double click on an HTML file, not near the start. You'll have a preview in the right window and see the HTML in the middle window.
Click on the start of a paragraph in the preview.
See the HTML in the middle window starting with <, it has a Class.

Quote:

<p class="calibre9">And poor, peevish Mrs. Coventry sank into an easy chair with a nervous sigh and the air of a martyr, while her pretty daughter hovered about her with affectionate solicitude.</p>

Double click on stylesheet.css (or similar).
Scroll down to find the matching class, which is prefixed with a dot, like .calibre9 in the example, but it could be msonormal1 or anything.

Then you can edit or add to the css.

There is plenty of css help on here https://www.w3schools.com/CSSref/pr_dim_line-height.asp

Note that if a setting is missing, then either the ereader (or App) default is used, or an enclosing scope sets it, or the user can change it if it's a GUI item.

The line height should not normally be set anywhere in ebook CSS so that the User GUI linespacing will work.
Also this means if using a docx from Word or LO Writer, the line spacing shouldn't be set except for maybe special cases, not at all in most styles.

WDeranged · 12-26-2020, 07:21 PM

Hey thanks for the help. You've pointed me in the direction I needed to go. Strangely enough it was the margin setting I needed to tweak. I'm not versed in the lingo but I always thought margins meant the edge of a page rather than the space between paragraphs.

Either way, problem solved. Thanks!

theducks · 12-27-2020, 10:36 AM

HTML is a tiny bit different. It has 4 sides.

Do try and learn the 'Box Model' concept.
The Inspector in the editor will show the selected block
You can do quite a bit with just Padding also

Quoth · 12-27-2020, 10:45 AM

margin-top
margin-bottom

Those are used to set paragraph and heading spacings.

Even for paper there are the heading and footer margins and the top and bottom margins and vertical margins for styles. Have a look at style editing in MS Word or LO Writer.

Also SOME ereader apps are not case sensitive, but most ereader HW is, so don't capitalise.

The padding is useful for things inside things, like a visible box or a table cell, where a margin might be less appropriate.

Though there is scope, where an inner thing without a stated property inherits the outer property. This can be obvious with <div> and <span> and less obvious with <body>.

12-24-2020, 08:16 PM	#1
WDeranged Enthusiast Posts: 28 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2011 Device: Paperwhite	Possible to change line spacing? I've noticed the space between paragraphs is different in some of my books. I'd love to be able to tweak this for easier reading. I'm very much a noob but I know some basics. Is there anything in the style sheet I can change to alter the size of the paragraph breaks?

12-27-2020, 10:36 AM	#4
theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 31,010 Karma: 60358908 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	HTML is a tiny bit different. It has 4 sides. Do try and learn the 'Box Model' concept. The Inspector in the editor will show the selected block You can do quite a bit with just Padding also Attached Thumbnails

12-27-2020, 10:45 AM	#5
Quoth Still reading Posts: 13,930 Karma: 103895653 Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Ireland Device: All 4 Kinds: epub eink, Kindle, android eink, NxtPaper	margin-top margin-bottom Those are used to set paragraph and heading spacings. Even for paper there are the heading and footer margins and the top and bottom margins and vertical margins for styles. Have a look at style editing in MS Word or LO Writer. Also SOME ereader apps are not case sensitive, but most ereader HW is, so don't capitalise. The padding is useful for things inside things, like a visible box or a table cell, where a margin might be less appropriate. Though there is scope, where an inner thing without a stated property inherits the outer property. This can be obvious with <div> and <span> and less obvious with <body>. Last edited by Quoth; 12-27-2020 at 10:47 AM.

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12-26-2020, 07:21 PM	#3
WDeranged Enthusiast Posts: 28 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2011 Device: Paperwhite	Hey thanks for the help. You've pointed me in the direction I needed to go. Strangely enough it was the margin setting I needed to tweak. I'm not versed in the lingo but I always thought margins meant the edge of a page rather than the space between paragraphs. Either way, problem solved. Thanks!

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