Font size on Kindle e-ink - Page 2

mr ploppy · 07-21-2015, 04:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by odamizu

FONT_RAMP hack allows you to customize font sizes, no jailbreak required. Only works on some Kindles, though. First worked out by ecostin on Kindle Voyage running 5.6.1.0.5 or higher.

Instructions here: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...12#post3088512

Groovy. Now all the Voyage needs is a way to get rid of the ridiculously large outside margins, then it'll be worth getting one.

SCION · 07-22-2015, 11:13 AM

I use the smallest font size, but with the biggest line spacing option.This is something I recently discovered and really enjoy. In all the years I've used a Kindlle, I never even played with the line spacing options. I stuck with the smallest one. But on the Kobo H20 I used the equivalent of Kindle's biggest setting because of the larger screen, and it seemed natural. I figured let me try it on the Kindle! I read comfortably with the smallest font, so it works out well. My natural vision is shot, with near sightedness and astigmatism. I use monovision contacts.

Marrella · 07-22-2015, 02:01 PM

I usually use size 5 (my eyes are getting really old) and Palatino on my Voyage, Caecilia (or Palatino in good lighting conditions) on my Paperwhite 2. I can read size 4 or maybe even 3 on the Voyage, but the joy of an ebook reader consists in a larger font size (and bigger line spacing) for me. So why should I use the small font sizes like in paperbacks, which I find tiring?

I even sometimes used size 6 in bad lighting conditions (or without my reading glasses) when I still had my Kindle Keyboard.

radius · 07-22-2015, 02:18 PM

For a book that hasn't messed with the sizes, I usually read at 3 on a PW2 using Palatino.

I think I would find the screen pretty cramped if the font size was up at size and above. I'd want a bigger physical screen to accomodate more text in that case.

Geralt · 07-22-2015, 02:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SCION

My natural vision is shot, with near sightedness and astigmatism.

Same here. Nearsighted with astigmatism. My left eye is pretty bad (- 1.25 SPH, - 1.75 CYL). How you manage with the smallest font is beyond me. I love me some of that size 6. My eyes don't get tired from that.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Marrella

So why should I use the small font sizes like in paperbacks, which I find tiring?

Exactly.
There's no reason why Kindle should mimic paper when it does some things better than paper.

emmabee · 07-22-2015, 02:35 PM

We're grateful for all the replies so far Keep the votes coming, it's actually really surprised me. I thought most people would be mainly on the same couple of font sizes.

And to the people who are reading it on Size 1 you are either witches or synths (which won't make sense unless you are watching 'Humans' on UK tv at the moment)
Nan has it on Paladino, it seems clearer to her (than the others) there isn't much choice though. Someone mentioned sideloading more fonts on 'some models' is it possible on this one? Kindle e-ink 2014 model 7th generation (not the paperwhite) the basic kindle.

I'm guessing the answer to my next question is no, but is there a way to know accurately what the battery level is? The battery symbol is tiny & I was surprised there weren't %'s on it.

Other than that she's saying she likes it a lot except that she wished she'd got "the one with the wee light...." for night reading.

eschwartz · 07-22-2015, 02:46 PM

Just look at my avatar

I assume that is close enough to "witches"?

As for fonts, you need a jailbroken device to install the font hack, so on current devices (fw>=5.6.0) you need to jailbreak over the serial port. Not for the faint of heart.

Another hack puts an overlay with the battery indicator in percentages.

emmabee · 07-22-2015, 02:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by eschwartz

Just look at my avatar

I assume that is close enough to "witches"?

As for fonts, you need a jailbroken device to install the font hack, so on current devices (fw>=5.6.0) you need to jailbreak over the serial port. Not for the faint of heart.

Another hack puts an overlay with the battery indicator in percentages.

It doesn't have a serial port. Is it more difficult than unlocking & rooting a Nexus 7 or replacing the usb port? I don't want to take off her amazony capabilities because she loves the ease of it, syncing up etc. But if I could just get a decent size battery indicator on it for her it would help. She keeps going at it with a magnifying glass then begging us to check it for her.

Firmware is 5.6.2.1

eschwartz · 07-22-2015, 03:26 PM

Battery size is more of an aesthetic thing

it rarely matters since the battery lasts so long anyway. If the battery indicator is half-full then you still have a good 14 hours of reading time.

Fonts are something that does matter to many people though.

I wouldn't suggest using the serial port if it didn't have one

I suggest you take a look at our Kindle Developer's Corner.
The jailbreak merely installs the MobileRead signing certificate for additional software updates hosted here, it does not replace the OS.
The serial port is hidden underneath the casing.

emmabee · 07-22-2015, 03:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by eschwartz

Battery size is more of an aesthetic thing

it rarely matters since the battery lasts so long anyway. If the battery indicator is half-full then you still have a good 14 hours of reading time.

Fonts are something that does matter to many people though.

I wouldn't suggest using the serial port if it didn't have one

I suggest you take a look at our Kindle Developer's Corner.
The jailbreak merely installs the MobileRead signing certificate for additional software updates hosted here, it does not replace the OS.
The serial port is hidden underneath the casing.

Fiddlesticks, not a straightforward softmod then. No I can't, she'll loose her warranty. Drowned ferrets with faulty flippers!
If she was ringing you up every ten minutes about the battery you wouldn't be saying it was just aesthetic.

eschwartz · 07-22-2015, 05:05 PM

Just try explaining to her that she should charge it whenever she thinks it *might* have gone to halfway, but otherwise not to worry.
Halfway is easy to distinguish? I think??

Best I can do.

theducks · 08-04-2015, 12:51 PM

I chose the cheese

Since most of my books have been through Calibre/Sigil beforehand, the size number is skewed already.

My goal is mid range (5?) of available settings.

I tweak Kindle(4) margins to 10 from the minimum of 40

(E-ink is expen$ive. I want to use ALL of it

)

Barbara1955 · 08-06-2015, 04:49 AM

I ordered a ebook from amazon DL on mu K3 the very 1st paragraph of each chapter was tiny! Rest was 2x big! Yet on my Amazon Phone it was all one size ... my settings 4 .... What the Heck going on!

eschwartz · 08-06-2015, 12:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Katie1

I ordered a ebook from amazon DL on mu K3 the very 1st paragraph of each chapter was tiny! Rest was 2x big! Yet on my Amazon Phone it was all one size ... my settings 4 .... What the Heck going on!

I would assume the answer lies in the CSS. But that road of inquiry leads to the Kindle Formats subforum, since it doesn't really have to do with this thread.

Of course, I don't know if you feel comfortable editing your books to fix problems -- not everyone is. But it is the only way to solve such a problem.

Anthem · 08-06-2015, 12:27 PM

3rd Generation Paperwhite, I usually use 4. And if the formatting of a book is larger or smaller by default, then I move the number to make THAT book LOOK like 4 in a standard formatted book.

Also, the font that you use can make a difference. I prefer Bookerly or Caecilia.

View Poll Results: What size font do you generally use on your kindle e-ink
Size 1 (the smallest)	2	3.08%
Size 2	5	7.69%
Size 3	18	27.69%
Size 4	21	32.31%
Size 5	12	18.46%
Size 6	5	7.69%
Size 7	0	0%
Size 8 (the largest)	0	0%
I like cheese & am trolling your poll	2	3.08%
Voters: 65. You may not vote on this poll

07-22-2015, 11:13 AM	#17
SCION Séduisant Posts: 4,706 Karma: 2107018 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Texas, USA Device: Boox Note Air2+; Kobo Libra2; Kindle Scribe, Oasis3; iPad Mini6	I use the smallest font size, but with the biggest line spacing option.This is something I recently discovered and really enjoy. In all the years I've used a Kindlle, I never even played with the line spacing options. I stuck with the smallest one. But on the Kobo H20 I used the equivalent of Kindle's biggest setting because of the larger screen, and it seemed natural. I figured let me try it on the Kindle! I read comfortably with the smallest font, so it works out well. My natural vision is shot, with near sightedness and astigmatism. I use monovision contacts. Last edited by SCION; 07-22-2015 at 11:16 AM.

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Marrella Cambrian crab Posts: 2,916 Karma: 3229927 Join Date: May 2012 Location: Germany Device: Kindle, Pocket Book, Kobo, Sony	I usually use size 5 (my eyes are getting really old) and Palatino on my Voyage, Caecilia (or Palatino in good lighting conditions) on my Paperwhite 2. I can read size 4 or maybe even 3 on the Voyage, but the joy of an ebook reader consists in a larger font size (and bigger line spacing) for me. So why should I use the small font sizes like in paperbacks, which I find tiring? I even sometimes used size 6 in bad lighting conditions (or without my reading glasses) when I still had my Kindle Keyboard.

07-22-2015, 02:18 PM	#19
radius Lector minore Posts: 660 Karma: 1738720 Join Date: Jan 2008 Device: Aura One, Paperwhite Signature	For a book that hasn't messed with the sizes, I usually read at 3 on a PW2 using Palatino. I think I would find the screen pretty cramped if the font size was up at size and above. I'd want a bigger physical screen to accomodate more text in that case.

07-22-2015, 02:35 PM	#21
emmabee Connoisseur Posts: 81 Karma: 110 Join Date: Oct 2012 Device: Kindle, Paperwhite, Oasis, Kobo Elipsa 2E	We're grateful for all the replies so far Keep the votes coming, it's actually really surprised me. I thought most people would be mainly on the same couple of font sizes. And to the people who are reading it on Size 1 you are either witches or synths (which won't make sense unless you are watching 'Humans' on UK tv at the moment) Nan has it on Paladino, it seems clearer to her (than the others) there isn't much choice though. Someone mentioned sideloading more fonts on 'some models' is it possible on this one? Kindle e-ink 2014 model 7th generation (not the paperwhite) the basic kindle. I'm guessing the answer to my next question is no, but is there a way to know accurately what the battery level is? The battery symbol is tiny & I was surprised there weren't %'s on it. Other than that she's saying she likes it a lot except that she wished she'd got "the one with the wee light...." for night reading.

07-22-2015, 02:46 PM	#22
eschwartz Ex-Helpdesk Junkie Posts: 19,421 Karma: 85400180 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Beaten Path, USA, Roundworld, This Side of Infinity Device: Kindle Touch fw5.3.7 (Wifi only)	Just look at my avatar I assume that is close enough to "witches"? As for fonts, you need a jailbroken device to install the font hack, so on current devices (fw>=5.6.0) you need to jailbreak over the serial port. Not for the faint of heart. Another hack puts an overlay with the battery indicator in percentages.

07-22-2015, 03:26 PM	#24
eschwartz Ex-Helpdesk Junkie Posts: 19,421 Karma: 85400180 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Beaten Path, USA, Roundworld, This Side of Infinity Device: Kindle Touch fw5.3.7 (Wifi only)	Battery size is more of an aesthetic thing it rarely matters since the battery lasts so long anyway. If the battery indicator is half-full then you still have a good 14 hours of reading time. Fonts are something that does matter to many people though. I wouldn't suggest using the serial port if it didn't have one I suggest you take a look at our Kindle Developer's Corner. The jailbreak merely installs the MobileRead signing certificate for additional software updates hosted here, it does not replace the OS. The serial port is hidden underneath the casing.

07-22-2015, 05:05 PM	#26
eschwartz Ex-Helpdesk Junkie Posts: 19,421 Karma: 85400180 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Beaten Path, USA, Roundworld, This Side of Infinity Device: Kindle Touch fw5.3.7 (Wifi only)	Just try explaining to her that she should charge it whenever she thinks it might have gone to halfway, but otherwise not to worry. Halfway is easy to distinguish? I think?? Best I can do.

08-04-2015, 12:51 PM	#27
theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 31,078 Karma: 60358908 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	I chose the cheese Since most of my books have been through Calibre/Sigil beforehand, the size number is skewed already. My goal is mid range (5?) of available settings. I tweak Kindle(4) margins to 10 from the minimum of 40 (E-ink is expen$ive. I want to use ALL of it )

08-06-2015, 04:49 AM	#28
Barbara1955 Non-Techy Posts: 4,455 Karma: 15499273 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: WV---USA Device: Samsung Cell Phone & Amazon Fires & Kobo eReaders	I ordered a ebook from amazon DL on mu K3 the very 1st paragraph of each chapter was tiny! Rest was 2x big! Yet on my Amazon Phone it was all one size ... my settings 4 .... What the Heck going on!

08-06-2015, 12:27 PM	#30
Anthem Guru Posts: 704 Karma: 1622328 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: USA Device: Kindle Oasis, OnePlus Nord	3rd Generation Paperwhite, I usually use 4. And if the formatting of a book is larger or smaller by default, then I move the number to make THAT book LOOK like 4 in a standard formatted book. Also, the font that you use can make a difference. I prefer Bookerly or Caecilia.