How can I make my ebook fill up the entire iPad screen?

krausj · 05-30-2013, 04:49 PM

I'm building an ePub for the iPad, and right now it looks like this:

[Image exceeds guidelines for size - MODERATOR]

How can I make the pages fill the whole thing, grey space and all? It would give me more room for text and illustrations.

Also, if anyone knows, how do I disable the page turning feature where you actually turn a fake page? Is there a way to just make it scroll?

Canuck_in_Japan · 05-30-2013, 06:02 PM

Get an android? Perhaps the 16:10 aspect ratio is better suited to it that Apple's 4:3.
There should be a check box in the options somewhere that removes fake page turns.

DiapDealer · 05-30-2013, 07:09 PM

I assume you mean you're building an ePub for iBooks?

Even if you were able to get rid of the fake page turns, I don't think there's a way to make iBooks "scroll". Could be wrong though. It would have never occurred to me that someone might prefer scrolling through a book.

Either way ... these are technically specific app questions, rather than being truly ePub related. "margin: 0" is all an epub can contribute to reducing margins. The rest is up to the app/device.

JSWolf · 05-30-2013, 09:56 PM

iBooks is just crap when it comes to margins. It has very large margins that you have no way to get rid of. Your solution is to use Marvin or Bluefire and forget iBooks exists.

Turtle91 · 05-31-2013, 12:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JSWolf

iBooks is just crap when it comes to margins. It has very large margins that you have no way to get rid of. Your solution is to use Marvin or Bluefire and forget iBooks exists.

+1

PageLab · 05-31-2013, 08:14 AM

There's no way to scroll in fixed-layout, but you can remove the page flip effect and the fake binding in iBooks by adding some metadata in the .opf:

Code:

<meta property="rendition:spread">none</meta>

To remove the grey margins, you must specify a 4:3 proportion for your page in the XHTML (for each page – viewport meta tag) and in the CSS (body tag/background images). You must also lock the orientation (landscape or portrait).

Code:

<meta property="rendition:orientation">landscape</meta>

05-30-2013, 04:49 PM	#1
krausj Enthusiast Posts: 36 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2013 Device: ipad	How can I make my ebook fill up the entire iPad screen? I'm building an ePub for the iPad, and right now it looks like this: [Image exceeds guidelines for size - MODERATOR] How can I make the pages fill the whole thing, grey space and all? It would give me more room for text and illustrations. Also, if anyone knows, how do I disable the page turning feature where you actually turn a fake page? Is there a way to just make it scroll? Last edited by Dr. Drib; 02-27-2014 at 07:59 AM.

05-30-2013, 07:09 PM	#3
DiapDealer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 27,602 Karma: 193191846 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Nexus 7, Kindle Fire HD	I assume you mean you're building an ePub for iBooks? Even if you were able to get rid of the fake page turns, I don't think there's a way to make iBooks "scroll". Could be wrong though. It would have never occurred to me that someone might prefer scrolling through a book. Either way ... these are technically specific app questions, rather than being truly ePub related. "margin: 0" is all an epub can contribute to reducing margins. The rest is up to the app/device. Last edited by DiapDealer; 05-30-2013 at 08:08 PM.

05-31-2013, 08:14 AM	#6
PageLab Connoisseur Posts: 70 Karma: 515184 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Brasília Device: Kindle3, iPad, Nook, Kobo, Positivo Alfa	There's no way to scroll in fixed-layout, but you can remove the page flip effect and the fake binding in iBooks by adding some metadata in the .opf: Code: <meta property="rendition:spread">none</meta> To remove the grey margins, you must specify a 4:3 proportion for your page in the XHTML (for each page – viewport meta tag) and in the CSS (body tag/background images). You must also lock the orientation (landscape or portrait). Code: <meta property="rendition:orientation">landscape</meta> Last edited by PageLab; 05-31-2013 at 10:40 AM.

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05-30-2013, 06:02 PM	#2
Canuck_in_Japan Wizard Posts: 1,475 Karma: 14328611 Join Date: May 2009 Location: Tokyo, Japan Device: Aura, Aura H2O, Kindle PW3	Get an android? Perhaps the 16:10 aspect ratio is better suited to it that Apple's 4:3. There should be a check box in the options somewhere that removes fake page turns.

05-30-2013, 09:56 PM	#4
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 74,582 Karma: 130140792 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	iBooks is just crap when it comes to margins. It has very large margins that you have no way to get rid of. Your solution is to use Marvin or Bluefire and forget iBooks exists.