Shine 5: Is there a way to adjust letter spacing?

[Falkor]

So then "@supports" is broken, because it recognizes "letter-spacing" as supported.

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by Falkor

So then "@supports" is broken, because it recognizes "letter-spacing" as supported.

@supports is not part of ePub. So won't work in RMSDK. It might work in Webkit.

[DNSB]

For what it may be worth and testing on a Kobo with both the RMSDK and Kobo webkit based renderer, RMSDK disregarded letter spacing while the Kobo webkit based renderer rendered it. A bit ugly since a space between words is not affected. I attached the ebooks I used to test. The .epub uses the RMSDK renderer while the .kepub.epub triggers the Kobo renderer.

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by DNSB

For what it may be worth and testing on a Kobo with both the RMSDK and Kobo webkit based renderer, RMSDK disregarded letter spacing while the Kobo webkit based renderer rendered it. A bit ugly since a space between words is not affected. I attached the ebooks I used to test. The .epub uses the RMSDK renderer while the .kepub.epub triggers the Kobo renderer.

A letter spacing of 0.03em works pretty well. Line 5 is 0.03em and line 6 is no letter spacing.

[Falkor]

Originally Posted by DNSB

For what it may be worth and testing on a Kobo with both the RMSDK and Kobo webkit based renderer, RMSDK disregarded letter spacing while the Kobo webkit based renderer rendered it. A bit ugly since a space between words is not affected. I attached the ebooks I used to test. The .epub uses the RMSDK renderer while the .kepub.epub triggers the Kobo renderer.

By default, the Tolino will open all files with the same renderer. Once it's set to open sideloaded Epubs with RMSDK, it behaves pretty much like a Kobo and opens Epubs in RMSDK and Kepubs (they're called "Tolino Epub" on the device) with the Default renderer (seems identical to the TENG renderer option –*whatever that may be).

The Kepub renderer on Kobo sure seems to work much better than the Tolino thing. I've attached a screenshot of your kepub.

This is supposed to work in the kepub renderer, too:

.pageBreak {
-webkit-column-break-before: always;
}

but it does nothing in the Tolino's default renderer. It does test positive for -webkit-column-break-before, so I guess this renderer may also be webkit based.

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by Falkor

By default, the Tolino will open all files with the same renderer. Once it's set to open sideloaded Epubs with RMSDK, it behaves pretty much like a Kobo and opens Epubs in RMSDK and Kepubs (they're called "Tolino Epub" on the device) with the Default renderer (seems identical to the TENG renderer option –*whatever that may be).

The Kepub renderer on Kobo sure seems to work much better than the Tolino thing. I've attached a screenshot of your kepub.

This is supposed to work in the kepub renderer, too:


but it does nothing in the Tolino's default renderer. It does test positive for -webkit-column-break-before, so I guess this renderer may also be webkit based.

ePub supports page breaks. There's no need to use webkit commands for this. Try it and you'll see.

.pagebreak {
  page-break-before: always;
}

[Falkor]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

ePub supports page breaks. There's no need to use webkit commands for this. Try it and you'll see.

.pagebreak
  page-break-before: always;
}

Nope. This only works in RMSDK. As far as I know it doesn't work in the kepub renderer either, but -webkit-column-break-before supposedly does?

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by Falkor

Nope. This only works in RMSDK. As far as I know it doesn't work in the kepub renderer either, but -webkit-column-break-before supposedly does?

I'll have to give it a try and see what works with KePub.

But the thing is, publishers are not going to use any sort of webkit command for a page break. They will use the standard CSS page break.

[Falkor]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

I'll have to give it a try and see what works with KePub.

But the thing is, publishers are not going to use any sort of webkit command for a page break. They will use the standard CSS page break.

But is that good style? I read here that for maximum compatibility one should use break, page-break and -webkit-column-break.

[DNSB]

And then you end up with some ridiculous looking CSS such as one ebook where the p tag had 18 different hyphenation items.

[Falkor]

Originally Posted by DNSB

And then you end up with some ridiculous looking CSS such as one ebook where the p tag had 18 different hyphenation items.

And all of them useless on the Shine 5

[JSWolf]

.pagebreak {
  page-break-before: always;
}

This CSS does work in RMSDK. I cannot say about the other reading app on the Tolino.

[Falkor]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

.pagebreak {
  page-break-before: always;
}

This CSS does work in RMSDK. I cannot say about the other reading app on the Tolino.

I know it works in RMSDK and doesn't work in Tolino's default renderer.

Have you tried it in the Kepub renderer?

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by Falkor

I know it works in RMSDK and doesn't work in Tolino's default renderer.

Have you tried it in the Kepub renderer?

Just tested and it does not work in the KePub software. However, there is a solution that will work.

Instead of having a pagebreak specified in CSS, split the HTML file at the point you want a pagebreak. So you will get a pagebreak without the need for the code to work.

[DNSB]

Originally Posted by Falkor

And all of them useless on the Shine 5

I really wouldn't know. I read in ragged right/left justified so no weird word spacings and no hyphens.