Full Justified or Left Justified? - Page 2

Catlady · 01-24-2013, 04:10 PM

I want full justified because that has been the norm for paper books.

I would never change the formatting on my own.

jgaiser · 01-24-2013, 04:37 PM

Is this like the vi vs. emacs religious wars?

(Only *old* Unix geeks will understand)

Apache · 01-24-2013, 04:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jgaiser

Is this like the vi vs. emacs religious wars?

(Only *old* Unix geeks will understand)

Yes.
And are there any who prefer right justified in the English reading world?

Apache

fjtorres · 01-24-2013, 05:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jgaiser

Is this like the vi vs. emacs religious wars?

(Only *old* Unix geeks will understand)

You forgot edlin.

elemenoP · 01-24-2013, 05:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Apache

Left is fine. I am not that anal that I need full justification.

Apache

I am that anal. I need full justification. And I am also anal enough to notice that the full justification on the Sony PRS650 is not completely straight on the right side. Some lines are just slightly longer than others. I can't figure out why, though.

eP

JSWolf · 01-24-2013, 05:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fjtorres

You forgot edlin.

That one can easily (rightly so) be forgotten.

JSWolf · 01-24-2013, 05:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by elemenoP

I am that anal. I need full justification. And I am also anal enough to notice that the full justification on the Sony PRS650 is not completely straight on the right side. Some lines are just slightly longer than others. I can't figure out why, though.

eP

ADE leaves a little space on the right and uses it have a little wiggle room to go over the edge to fit another word in to hopefully prevent the gaps. The version of ADE on the 650 does not support hyphenation.

I'm hoping the next version Sony Reader will support hyphenation and have a 1024x786 screen. Then I will get one.

neufsix · 01-24-2013, 05:30 PM

I can't read a text that is not fully justified

graycyn · 01-24-2013, 05:39 PM

Full justified here, because it reminds me more of a paper book. It just seems neater. I do dislike the white rivers that can occur, but I've adjusted to seeing that when it happens.

However, I will read either, so if a book happens to be left aligned, I just read it that way. Not worth bothering taking the time to change/convert it.

jgaiser · 01-24-2013, 05:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fjtorres

You forgot edlin.

Yes I did. Along with everyone else.

ucfgrad93 · 01-24-2013, 07:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BeccaPrice

I prefer ragged right. Full justification can have some strange typographical artifaces, unless your rendering engine is *very* good.

Agreed. I would prefer left justified.

DreamWriter · 01-24-2013, 07:32 PM

Interesting...when I voted just now, the poll was split 50/50! I prefer full justification myself.

Eskarina · 01-24-2013, 08:04 PM

Full justification for me too - it looks more like a paper book and hyphenation does not bother me. Also, absolutely no spaces between paragraphs (unless it's a scene break of course).

Reading a book is very different from reading a webpage and I can't get that immersed feeling if my ebook isn't formatted like a pbook - so...serif font, fully justified and no space b/t paragraphs.

I initially tried to ignore these but to no avail so now, if I download a book and its formatting is not to my taste, I have plenty in my tbr stack to keep me occupied until I can get around to fixing it.

Thank God for Calibre and Sigil!

MarciaCat · 01-24-2013, 08:06 PM

I prefer full justification; when my only reader was my Sony 505 I continued using the LRF format over switching to ePub for just that reason (and those annoying right side page numbers.) Recently I opened an older book on my T1 and was surprised to see it was only left justified; it was such a shock!

rkw · 01-24-2013, 08:55 PM

Assuming we are reading in a right-to-left oriented language then given the choice I far prefer left justified. Left just feels right to me and make reading easier. Maybe it is because most software seems to do a marginal job of justification. (yes I see the pun, sorry...I will punish myself later to that one.) For printed books publishers have always done a decent job of keeping the negative space between kerned pairs of letters down to a reasonable level but reader apps have always been inconsistent or downright flaky at it.

View Poll Results: Do you prefer eBooks to be Full Justified or Left Justified
I prefer reading eBooks that are Full Justified.	91	51.70%
I prefer reading eBooks that are Left Justified.	85	48.30%
Voters: 176. You may not vote on this poll

01-24-2013, 08:04 PM	#28
Eskarina Zealot Posts: 123 Karma: 62782 Join Date: Jun 2011 Device: Kobo Clara, Kindle 4	Full justification for me too - it looks more like a paper book and hyphenation does not bother me. Also, absolutely no spaces between paragraphs (unless it's a scene break of course). Reading a book is very different from reading a webpage and I can't get that immersed feeling if my ebook isn't formatted like a pbook - so...serif font, fully justified and no space b/t paragraphs. I initially tried to ignore these but to no avail so now, if I download a book and its formatting is not to my taste, I have plenty in my tbr stack to keep me occupied until I can get around to fixing it. Thank God for Calibre and Sigil! Last edited by Eskarina; 01-24-2013 at 08:08 PM.

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
Formatting an eBook - Left justify or Justified	simonroyle	General Discussions	145	07-06-2020 07:38 PM
iPhone Text messages justified or left aligned?	AlexBell	Apple Devices	10	07-03-2012 11:01 AM
Why is image left justified when I link to it?	steve2112	Kindle Developer's Corner	4	03-23-2012 02:53 AM
Get rid off "left-justified" text	SMR	Kindle Developer's Corner	3	03-01-2012 01:14 AM
Left-justified text in a right-justified box	Skeezix	Conversion	4	11-15-2011 08:44 PM

01-24-2013, 04:10 PM	#16
Catlady Grand Sorcerer Posts: 7,423 Karma: 52734361 Join Date: Oct 2010 Device: Kindle Fire, Kindle Paperwhite, AGPTek Bluetooth Clip	I want full justified because that has been the norm for paper books. I would never change the formatting on my own.

01-24-2013, 04:37 PM	#17
jgaiser Omnivorous Posts: 3,283 Karma: 27978909 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Rural NW Oregon Device: Kindle Voyage, Kindle Fire HD, Kindle 3, KPW1	Is this like the vi vs. emacs religious wars? (Only old* Unix geeks will understand)*

01-24-2013, 05:30 PM	#23
neufsix Connoisseur Posts: 57 Karma: 1010 Join Date: Jul 2011 Device: Archos A70 eReader, Kindle Touch, Sony PRS-T2	I can't read a text that is not fully justified

01-24-2013, 05:39 PM	#24
graycyn Wizard Posts: 1,592 Karma: 11722446 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: NE Oregon Device: Kobo Sage, Pocketbook Era, Kobo Forma, Kindle Oasis 2	Full justified here, because it reminds me more of a paper book. It just seems neater. I do dislike the white rivers that can occur, but I've adjusted to seeing that when it happens. However, I will read either, so if a book happens to be left aligned, I just read it that way. Not worth bothering taking the time to change/convert it.

01-24-2013, 07:32 PM	#27
DreamWriter Books are brain food. Posts: 2,950 Karma: 4836916 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: U.S. Device: Paperwhite · Fire HD6/HD8/HD10 · Galaxy Tab A7	Interesting...when I voted just now, the poll was split 50/50! I prefer full justification myself.

01-24-2013, 08:06 PM	#29
MarciaCat Cat Lady & Trekkie Posts: 421 Karma: 221630 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: San Diego, CA Device: Kobo Libra, Kobo Aura & Aura H20	I prefer full justification; when my only reader was my Sony 505 I continued using the LRF format over switching to ePub for just that reason (and those annoying right side page numbers.) Recently I opened an older book on my T1 and was surprised to see it was only left justified; it was such a shock!

01-24-2013, 08:55 PM	#30
rkw Old & Busted Hotness Posts: 182 Karma: 1290260 Join Date: Apr 2012 Device: Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0,Asus TF700T, K1-2-3-Fire	Assuming we are reading in a right-to-left oriented language then given the choice I far prefer left justified. Left just feels right to me and make reading easier. Maybe it is because most software seems to do a marginal job of justification. (yes I see the pun, sorry...I will punish myself later to that one.) For printed books publishers have always done a decent job of keeping the negative space between kerned pairs of letters down to a reasonable level but reader apps have always been inconsistent or downright flaky at it.