Issue converting ePub to MOBI

Ramses505 · 05-19-2021, 06:58 AM

I have an ePub file where I have adjusted the line spacing by editing an entry in the 'stylesheet.css' from this;
.calibre5 {
font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif";
font-size: 1.33333em;
}

to this;
.calibre5 {
font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif";
font-size: 1.33333em;
line-height: 2.0em
}

Adding the line-height modifier and checking that the text in the file preview looks something like I am after. However, after converting the file to a MOBI format, the spacing of the lines in the paragraghs of text are not changed from how they were before I adjusted them in the ePub file. When I go back to the ePub file, my edits show and the paragraph text spacing still looks correct as per my edits.

What is happening and how can I maybe get things to look the way I need them ?

Thanks for reading and any helpful suggestions.

kovidgoyal · 05-19-2021, 07:00 AM

convert to azw3 not mobi.

theducks · 05-19-2021, 11:16 AM

line-height 2.0 not 2em (there is no units allowed)

JSWolf · 05-19-2021, 02:33 PM

Does the Kindle accept line heights of greater then 1.2?

Ramses505 · 05-20-2021, 07:11 AM

Thanks very much for the replies. I am grateful but confused. Kovid states (and I have seen he has stated it several times in answer to different questions) that mobi files do not have the ability to change line height; is that just a fact ? In which case I presume that trying to adjust using the css file is pointless if the ultimate goal is conversion to mobi format ? It is true that if I convert to azw3, the conversion does seem to match the format of the input epub. I am trying to learn something here as well as solve my problem. :-)

Thanks to all fo the help.

jhowell · 05-20-2021, 08:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ramses505

Kovid states (and I have seen he has stated it several times in answer to different questions) that mobi files do not have the ability to change line height; is that just a fact ? In which case I presume that trying to adjust using the css file is pointless if the ultimate goal is conversion to mobi format ? It is true that if I convert to azw3, the conversion does seem to match the format of the input epub.

MOBI format is based on the outdated HTML 3 specification. It has limited formatting and does not support anything equivalent to line-height.

KF8 (azw3) format is based on a newer HTML version and does support line-height.

05-19-2021, 06:58 AM	#1
Ramses505 Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2016 Device: Kindle Touch	Issue converting ePub to MOBI I have an ePub file where I have adjusted the line spacing by editing an entry in the 'stylesheet.css' from this; .calibre5 { font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 1.33333em; } to this; .calibre5 { font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 1.33333em; line-height: 2.0em } Adding the line-height modifier and checking that the text in the file preview looks something like I am after. However, after converting the file to a MOBI format, the spacing of the lines in the paragraghs of text are not changed from how they were before I adjusted them in the ePub file. When I go back to the ePub file, my edits show and the paragraph text spacing still looks correct as per my edits. What is happening and how can I maybe get things to look the way I need them ? Thanks for reading and any helpful suggestions.

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kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,349 Karma: 27182818 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	convert to azw3 not mobi.

05-19-2021, 11:16 AM	#3
theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 31,056 Karma: 60358908 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	line-height 2.0 not 2em (there is no units allowed)

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JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 79,756 Karma: 145864619 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	Does the Kindle accept line heights of greater then 1.2?

05-20-2021, 07:11 AM	#5
Ramses505 Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2016 Device: Kindle Touch	Thanks very much for the replies. I am grateful but confused. Kovid states (and I have seen he has stated it several times in answer to different questions) that mobi files do not have the ability to change line height; is that just a fact ? In which case I presume that trying to adjust using the css file is pointless if the ultimate goal is conversion to mobi format ? It is true that if I convert to azw3, the conversion does seem to match the format of the input epub. I am trying to learn something here as well as solve my problem. :-) Thanks to all fo the help.