Sony PRS-505, text indents, paragraph spacing

pdurrant · 08-02-2009, 02:34 PM

Using the splendid new Sigil I'm working on creating an ePub and testing it on the PRS-505.

Despite the preview in Sigil showing paragraphs having a text indent, and no spacing between paragraphs, on the PRS-505 and Adobe Digital Editions I see no indent and a space between paragraphs.

I'm specifying the indents and spacing in the CSS like this:
p { text-indent: 1em; margin-bottom: 0em; margin-top: 0em }

and the paragraphs in the text are coded like this:

<p>My instruction in her history is derived from unimpeachable sources, not hitherto available;
much is lost through the interception of time and natural accident; but, from that which remains,
the present work has been studiously and faithfully compiled.</p>

What's going wrong? Can't Adobe Digital Editions handle CSS properly?

Any advice gratefully received.

JSWolf · 08-02-2009, 02:38 PM

Check the actual code and see if there is something that's being specified that's overriding the p in the CSS.

Or you could post the ePub and I'll have a look at it and see what I can find.

pdurrant · 08-02-2009, 03:34 PM

Ah - so it should work then? In that case I'll look a bit closer, and perhaps try simplifying things until it works. Thanks.

Quote:

Originally Posted by JSWolf

Check the actual code and see if there is something that's being specified that's overriding the p in the CSS.

Or you could post the ePub and I'll have a look at it and see what I can find.

pdurrant · 08-02-2009, 05:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pdurrant

Ah - so it should work then? In that case I'll look a bit closer, and perhaps try simplifying things until it works. Thanks.

How embarrassing. It seems I had a syntax error (an extra closing } ) at the end of my CSS styles. Apparently this causes ADE to throw away all the styles. Fixing this fixed things up a lot. Including getting my drop capital graphics to work as drop capitals. Hooray!

zelda_pinwheel · 08-02-2009, 05:36 PM

those pesky extra closing brackets !

they're quite annoying. glad you caught it.

JSWolf · 08-03-2009, 04:50 AM

Another annoyance I've found in CSS is having a missing ; can cause problems.

Jellby · 08-03-2009, 06:51 AM

The CSS validator can be useful, I think it should be included in epub validators.

pdurrant · 08-03-2009, 07:03 AM

Hmm... an XHTML and CSS validation command would be a nice addition to Sigil. I'll add it to his list!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jellby

The CSS validator can be useful, I think it should be included in epub validators.

08-02-2009, 02:34 PM	#1
pdurrant The Grand Mouse 高貴的老鼠 Posts: 74,456 Karma: 318076944 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Norfolk, England Device: Kindle Oasis	Sony PRS-505, text indents, paragraph spacing Using the splendid new Sigil I'm working on creating an ePub and testing it on the PRS-505. Despite the preview in Sigil showing paragraphs having a text indent, and no spacing between paragraphs, on the PRS-505 and Adobe Digital Editions I see no indent and a space between paragraphs. I'm specifying the indents and spacing in the CSS like this: p { text-indent: 1em; margin-bottom: 0em; margin-top: 0em } and the paragraphs in the text are coded like this: <p>My instruction in her history is derived from unimpeachable sources, not hitherto available; much is lost through the interception of time and natural accident; but, from that which remains, the present work has been studiously and faithfully compiled.</p> What's going wrong? Can't Adobe Digital Editions handle CSS properly? Any advice gratefully received.

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08-02-2009, 02:38 PM	#2
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08-02-2009, 05:36 PM	#5
zelda_pinwheel zeldinha zippy zeldissima Posts: 27,827 Karma: 921169 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Paris, France Device: eb1150 & is that a nook in her pocket, or she just happy to see you?	those pesky extra closing brackets ! they're quite annoying. glad you caught it.

08-03-2009, 04:50 AM	#6
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08-03-2009, 06:51 AM	#7
Jellby frumious Bandersnatch Posts: 7,570 Karma: 20150435 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Spaniard in Sweden Device: Cybook Orizon, Kobo Aura	The CSS validator can be useful, I think it should be included in epub validators.

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