White lines

NevilleT · 04-16-2022, 02:59 AM

I am trying to convert a Word document which has some paragraphs in Word with a grey background. They are quotes from other documents. In word, the quote is a grey background for the whole quote, but when it is converted, it contains white lines between paragraphs.

In the html, whenever I use a <p> it appears the space below is white (see attachment). Any suggestions would be appreciated.

BetterRed · 04-16-2022, 04:04 AM

How to ask a question about conversion problems

In this instance the input file (i.e. the DOCX) is needed.

I suspect the Word document uses Paragraph Shading in its Quote style.

See attachments - DOCX and EPUB in a ZIP

FWIW - I would scrap the shading in Word and use a different font instead.

BR

theducks · 04-16-2022, 06:25 AM

You are shading Paragraphs. Not the Body. Not the Margins.

Read up on the 'Box Model' at W3C. An e-book is a stack of those boxes inside a box (body box).

But I agree with BR. Shading (at the least,) before conversion is a poor idea.
Conversion of ANYTHING introduces artifacts. Usually, unwanted.

Quoth · 04-16-2022, 04:57 PM

Don't use Shading.
The eink has only 14 shades as well as Black and nearly White.
Even on OLED or LCD, shaded body text is horrid to read. Exhausting. At worst only shade a heading, and even that looks rubbish.

Also shaded items may be poor in Dark Mode, depending how it's implemented.

04-16-2022, 02:59 AM	#1
NevilleT Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2022 Device: None	White lines I am trying to convert a Word document which has some paragraphs in Word with a grey background. They are quotes from other documents. In word, the quote is a grey background for the whole quote, but when it is converted, it contains white lines between paragraphs. In the html, whenever I use a <p> it appears the space below is white (see attachment). Any suggestions would be appreciated. Attached Thumbnails

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04-16-2022, 06:25 AM	#3
theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 31,047 Karma: 60358908 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	You are shading Paragraphs. Not the Body. Not the Margins. Read up on the 'Box Model' at W3C. An e-book is a stack of those boxes inside a box (body box). But I agree with BR. Shading (at the least,) before conversion is a poor idea. Conversion of ANYTHING introduces artifacts. Usually, unwanted.

04-16-2022, 04:57 PM	#4
Quoth Still reading Posts: 14,016 Karma: 105092227 Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Ireland Device: All 4 Kinds: epub eink, Kindle, android eink, NxtPaper	Don't use Shading. The eink has only 14 shades as well as Black and nearly White. Even on OLED or LCD, shaded body text is horrid to read. Exhausting. At worst only shade a heading, and even that looks rubbish. Also shaded items may be poor in Dark Mode, depending how it's implemented.

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