Spacing won't change?

rcentros · 03-20-2015, 08:05 PM

Kind of an odd issue here. I just bought a book last night that, on the Kindle Fire, I can't change the line spacing (and its default font is too tight, which makes it hard to read). So, I assumed, it was an issue with the book and experimented with the fonts (different fonts have wider spacing).

Then I checked the same book on my Kindle Touch and Kindle Basic (NT4-black). Both could change line spacing without issue. Then I checked it on my Droid X2 (using Android Kindle v 3.0.2.71) and it displays fine -- like it always does, without any options to change font or spacing. (I won't upgrade Kindle on this phone because the display is so good just the way it is that I'm afraid a newer version of Kindle for Android would just mess it up. I live with the philosophy that, "if it works, don't fix it.")

So the only device that has an issue with this particular book is the Fire. I'm curious as to why. Not a huge deal, just wondering.

Josieb1 · 03-22-2015, 04:27 AM

I've had the same thing, it was on a sample. I checked it on my Voyage and the spacing was fine. I'll read that one on holiday anyway so it'll be on the Voyage, but yes it was strange. It was on the HDX7

rcentros · 03-22-2015, 11:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Josieb1

I've had the same thing, it was on a sample. I checked it on my Voyage and the spacing was fine. I'll read that one on holiday anyway so it'll be on the Voyage, but yes it was strange. It was on the HDX7

Well, I'm glad to know I'm not crazy. Must be an odd quirk (bug) in the Fire version of the Kindle software that affects almost no one. I wonder if I should report it? -- to whom?

03-20-2015, 08:05 PM	#1
rcentros eReader Wrangler Posts: 7,841 Karma: 51000001 Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Boise, ID Device: PB HD3, GL3, Tolino Vision 4, Voyage, Clara HD	Spacing won't change? Kind of an odd issue here. I just bought a book last night that, on the Kindle Fire, I can't change the line spacing (and its default font is too tight, which makes it hard to read). So, I assumed, it was an issue with the book and experimented with the fonts (different fonts have wider spacing). Then I checked the same book on my Kindle Touch and Kindle Basic (NT4-black). Both could change line spacing without issue. Then I checked it on my Droid X2 (using Android Kindle v 3.0.2.71) and it displays fine -- like it always does, without any options to change font or spacing. (I won't upgrade Kindle on this phone because the display is so good just the way it is that I'm afraid a newer version of Kindle for Android would just mess it up. I live with the philosophy that, "if it works, don't fix it.") So the only device that has an issue with this particular book is the Fire. I'm curious as to why. Not a huge deal, just wondering.

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03-22-2015, 04:27 AM	#2
Josieb1 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,082 Karma: 18051062 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: UK Device: Kindle Scribe, Coloursoft, PW SE, Kindle 6, Kobo Libra Colour, Libra 2	I've had the same thing, it was on a sample. I checked it on my Voyage and the spacing was fine. I'll read that one on holiday anyway so it'll be on the Voyage, but yes it was strange. It was on the HDX7