Another Stanza issue

midlifec · 10-29-2010, 11:53 AM

Some times epubs made by Calibre display weirdly in Stanza (on iphone 3GS). The text appears as three lines, then a paragraph space, then another three lines. Makes for disjointed reading.
Has anyone come across this and is there a solution please? Fiddling with the layout settings helps a bit, but you are still left with sentences cut in two in the middle, separated by a "return"
Thanks!

murraypaul · 10-29-2010, 12:53 PM

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Originally Posted by midlifec

Some times epubs made by Calibre display weirdly in Stanza (on iphone 3GS). The text appears as three lines, then a paragraph space, then another three lines. Makes for disjointed reading.
Has anyone come across this and is there a solution please? Fiddling with the layout settings helps a bit, but you are still left with sentences cut in two in the middle, separated by a "return"
Thanks!

Do the files display better elsewhere? It sounds like an issue with the source file you have made the ePub from. (PDF?)

midlifec · 10-29-2010, 02:35 PM

I think it may be with files converted to epub by calibre from txt or rtf files....

leebase · 11-07-2010, 09:24 AM

If you are just trying to read tft and txt files....take a gander at GoodReader for $1. Use a free drop box account to get files to and from without having to sync. No need to do a format conversion via Calibre.

Lee

midlifec · 11-08-2010, 04:17 PM

Yes, thanks - I already have Goodreader and its brilliant, isn't it? (Btw, I realised recently that it also plays audio files and is more convenient in many respects than the ipod app. You can drag'n drop mp3's into it as well.) Incidentally - what is a drop box account?
My question was because I find stanza very easy on the eyes, even though it is restricted to epub files, unlike Goodreader.

leebase · 11-13-2010, 08:50 PM

Dropbox.com is a free and for pay web service. It's a file storage area.

Don't know why good reader is less easy on the eyes.

Lee

JSWolf · 11-23-2010, 05:41 AM

I would give Stanza a miss and go for Bluefire.

10-29-2010, 11:53 AM	#1
midlifec ebooks on iPhone fanatic Posts: 29 Karma: 12 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: UK Device: iphone	Another Stanza issue Some times epubs made by Calibre display weirdly in Stanza (on iphone 3GS). The text appears as three lines, then a paragraph space, then another three lines. Makes for disjointed reading. Has anyone come across this and is there a solution please? Fiddling with the layout settings helps a bit, but you are still left with sentences cut in two in the middle, separated by a "return" Thanks!

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10-29-2010, 02:35 PM	#3
midlifec ebooks on iPhone fanatic Posts: 29 Karma: 12 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: UK Device: iphone	I think it may be with files converted to epub by calibre from txt or rtf files....

11-07-2010, 09:24 AM	#4
leebase Karma Kameleon Posts: 2,960 Karma: 26738313 Join Date: Aug 2009 Device: iPad Mini, iPhone X, Kindle Fire Tab HD 8, Walmart Onn	If you are just trying to read tft and txt files....take a gander at GoodReader for $1. Use a free drop box account to get files to and from without having to sync. No need to do a format conversion via Calibre. Lee

11-08-2010, 04:17 PM	#5
midlifec ebooks on iPhone fanatic Posts: 29 Karma: 12 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: UK Device: iphone	Yes, thanks - I already have Goodreader and its brilliant, isn't it? (Btw, I realised recently that it also plays audio files and is more convenient in many respects than the ipod app. You can drag'n drop mp3's into it as well.) Incidentally - what is a drop box account? My question was because I find stanza very easy on the eyes, even though it is restricted to epub files, unlike Goodreader.

11-13-2010, 08:50 PM	#6
leebase Karma Kameleon Posts: 2,960 Karma: 26738313 Join Date: Aug 2009 Device: iPad Mini, iPhone X, Kindle Fire Tab HD 8, Walmart Onn	Dropbox.com is a free and for pay web service. It's a file storage area. Don't know why good reader is less easy on the eyes. Lee

11-23-2010, 05:41 AM	#7
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 79,771 Karma: 145864619 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	I would give Stanza a miss and go for Bluefire.

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