[Old Thread] Convert epub to mobi with wide left margin on Kindle - Page 5

kovidgoyal · 10-11-2010, 04:57 PM

As long as you have your output profile set to kindle and are using calibre 0.7.23 you will find the margins as rendered on the Kindle much closer to the amrgins in the epub.

JSWolf · 10-14-2010, 10:00 AM

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Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

As long as you have your output profile set to kindle and are using calibre 0.7.23 you will find the margins as rendered on the Kindle much closer to the amrgins in the epub.

Would it be possible to make a new version of Calibre that dumped the left margin during conversion to mobi?

kovidgoyal · 10-14-2010, 11:13 AM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

Would it be possible to make a new version of Calibre that dumped the left margin during conversion to mobi?

It's on the todo list. However, it will only dump the left margin if > 90% of paragraphs have the same left margin.

mwahahaa · 10-14-2010, 10:15 PM

I too would appreciate this feature, as the current left margin results in a lot more page turns in my epub-to-mobi books.

DoctorOhh · 10-14-2010, 11:13 PM

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Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

It's on the todo list. However, it will only dump the left margin if > 90% of paragraphs have the same left margin.

It would be nice to have the option in epub to epub conversions to dump the left and right margins under the same criteria.

kovidgoyal · 10-14-2010, 11:20 PM

this will be common to all conversions, its not going to be mobi specific.

gargoyle67 · 10-17-2010, 07:38 PM

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Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

As long as you have your output profile set to kindle and are using calibre 0.7.23 you will find the margins as rendered on the Kindle much closer to the amrgins in the epub.

Using Calibre 0.2.73 and using the above options> Epub to Mobi conversion I'm still getting this:

kovidgoyal · 10-17-2010, 08:06 PM

Do you have your output profile set to Kindle?

gargoyle67 · 10-17-2010, 08:07 PM

Yes as I said using your above options

kovidgoyal · 10-17-2010, 08:10 PM

post the epub file.

gargoyle67 · 10-17-2010, 08:13 PM

Don't think that would be ok as it copyrighted material

kovidgoyal · 10-17-2010, 08:47 PM

open a a ticket and attach it there.

gargoyle67 · 10-18-2010, 04:03 AM

Done

, I did notice though that even though I had set my device to Kindle on both input and output under the common preferences when converting to MOBI format and clicking on the left "page setup" option, that the settings were not on Kindle, So I changed them to Kindle. Although not quite as bad the results where still a larger left margin.
Thanks

gargoyle67 · 10-18-2010, 11:12 AM

Ok thanks for the speedy replies and help guys, I've done as suggested by "Trickery" and replaced the lines he suggested within the epub and saved the file back, Loaded it back into Calibre and converted to MOBI using the Kindle output profile, Still getting a large left margin

Opening book view in Calibre and you can clearly see this (looks worse on my Kindle3) Perhaps you can tell me where I'm going wrong with this process

Code change in Sigil as suggested by Trickery (thanks)

Book view in Calibre after conversion to MOBI formate:

Same book on Kindle:

gargoyle67 · 10-18-2010, 03:30 PM

It's ok I just fixed it by converting to PDB and then To MOBI

Miles easier than messing about with authoring software

Came out perfect too

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10-11-2010, 04:57 PM	#61
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,609 Karma: 28549044 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	As long as you have your output profile set to kindle and are using calibre 0.7.23 you will find the margins as rendered on the Kindle much closer to the amrgins in the epub.

10-14-2010, 10:15 PM	#64
mwahahaa Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2010 Device: Kindle	I too would appreciate this feature, as the current left margin results in a lot more page turns in my epub-to-mobi books.

10-14-2010, 11:20 PM	#66
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,609 Karma: 28549044 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	this will be common to all conversions, its not going to be mobi specific.

10-17-2010, 08:06 PM	#68
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,609 Karma: 28549044 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Do you have your output profile set to Kindle?

10-17-2010, 08:07 PM	#69
gargoyle67 Addict Posts: 231 Karma: 180249 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: Kobo Aura	Yes as I said using your above options

10-17-2010, 08:10 PM	#70
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,609 Karma: 28549044 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	post the epub file.

10-17-2010, 08:13 PM	#71
gargoyle67 Addict Posts: 231 Karma: 180249 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: Kobo Aura	Don't think that would be ok as it copyrighted material

10-17-2010, 08:47 PM	#72
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,609 Karma: 28549044 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	open a a ticket and attach it there.

10-18-2010, 04:03 AM	#73
gargoyle67 Addict Posts: 231 Karma: 180249 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: Kobo Aura	Done , I did notice though that even though I had set my device to Kindle on both input and output under the common preferences when converting to MOBI format and clicking on the left "page setup" option, that the settings were not on Kindle, So I changed them to Kindle. Although not quite as bad the results where still a larger left margin. Thanks

10-18-2010, 11:12 AM	#74
gargoyle67 Addict Posts: 231 Karma: 180249 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: Kobo Aura	Ok thanks for the speedy replies and help guys, I've done as suggested by "Trickery" and replaced the lines he suggested within the epub and saved the file back, Loaded it back into Calibre and converted to MOBI using the Kindle output profile, Still getting a large left margin Opening book view in Calibre and you can clearly see this (looks worse on my Kindle3) Perhaps you can tell me where I'm going wrong with this process Code change in Sigil as suggested by Trickery (thanks) Book view in Calibre after conversion to MOBI formate: Same book on Kindle:

10-18-2010, 03:30 PM	#75
gargoyle67 Addict Posts: 231 Karma: 180249 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: Kobo Aura	It's ok I just fixed it by converting to PDB and then To MOBI Miles easier than messing about with authoring software Came out perfect too