Tags introducing extra spaces to text?

[Turtle91]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

As to the formatting I suggest no line-height (go with default), no font-size for the base font size (again use the default), do not left justify the text. Full justify is what you want. Also, don't use paragraph spaces as they are hard to read and the space distracts. Also, don't use silly space for thing like chapter headings. I've seen eBooks with 14% space for the chapter title and that's just poor form.

I'd definitely say develop your own preferences, or go with what the client wants...
my preferences: 1.2 line-height, 100% font-size, , always left-justify, full justify is abhorrent, Use paragraph spaces when needed/wanted to enhance the story (eg scene breaks). And use a discreet amount of chapter title space, but only if necessary for a specific design/look you want. Remember this is an ebook and does not have to look like the pbook.

And remember that MY preferences are always more important, and correct, than anyone elses!

[DrewBoyd]

Thanks so much guys! I'm roaming around this forum pretty much every night learning so much every day -- this has been so much fun. I especially appreciate the tutorial suggestion.

My partner writes her books in Word and I have been converting them in Calibre and shoving them up on Amazon. But now that they've changed how they calculate the KENPC for their KindleUnlimited program, it's well worth it to learn to actually code the books to maximize the number of pages they assign a book.

I definitely want consistent styling across all of her pen names. I can't believe how easy it is to make adjustments using style sheets!

ETA: How AWESOME is that REGEX thing? I mean... wow... I don't even think I fully understand it yet but my mind is whirling.

[DiapDealer]

Originally Posted by DrewBoyd

ETA: How AWESOME is that REGEX thing? I mean... wow... I don't even think I fully understand it yet but my mind is whirling.

Ahhh... I sense the birth of a new addict. Remember to only use your regex-fu for good.

http://regular-expressions.info

[doubleshuffle]

Originally Posted by DiapDealer

Ahhh... I sense the birth of a new addict. Remember to only use your regex-fu for good.

http://regular-expressions.info

Are we going to tell Drew that one should always make a backup before doing any serious regex stuff (especially involving asterisks...)? It's better to learn it the hard way, isn't it?

[Hitch]

Originally Posted by doubleshuffle

Are we going to tell Drew that one should always make a backup before doing any serious regex stuff (especially involving asterisks...)? It's better to learn it the hard way, isn't it?

I think I kinda covered that here: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...8&postcount=33 but, in case Drew didn't see it:

NEVER NEVER NEVER try to learn regex without backing up first. Make a copy. Put that in a dropbox. Back it up again. You can NEVER be too careful with regex, esp. when learning.

Oh, for $40? RegexBuddy is your friend. It's mine. (Friend, I mean, not my program).

There you go, DubShuff. Happy now? :-)

Hitch

[BobC]

I may be a bit late to this party but an observation as I don't think it has been mentioned - LiveCSS in Calibre's editor is a good way to get the machine to tell you just why it's displaying something the way it is.

A very useful tool for debugging css.

BobC

[theducks]

Originally Posted by BobC

I may be a bit late to this party but an observation as I don't think it has been mentioned - LiveCSS in Calibre's editor is a good way to get the machine to tell you just why it's displaying something the way it is.

A very useful tool for debugging css.

BobC

Preview Pane has the inspector at the bottom (can be resized). This is similar to the one built into Firefox

[BobC]

Originally Posted by theducks

Preview Pane has the inspector at the bottom (can be resized). This is similar to the one built into Firefox

I was aware of it and also in other Web browsers; Although Inspector works, I find it rather fiddly to get it to display the bit I'm interested in; not as handy as Calibre's LiveCSS. This isn't a complaint - jut a personal view.

BobC

[DiapDealer]

Originally Posted by BobC

I was aware of it and also in other Web browsers; Although Inspector works, I find it rather fiddly to get it to display the bit I'm interested in; not as handy as Calibre's LiveCSS. This isn't a complaint - jut a personal view.

I agree. The LiveCSS feature is awfully handy. I suppose the Web Inspector is also, but I just don't use/need it all that often.

[Hitch]

Originally Posted by DiapDealer

I agree. The LiveCSS feature is awfully handy. I suppose the Web Inspector is also, but I just don't use/need it all that often.

Hmmm...speaking of new addicts, I hadn't tried that yet. I shall go forth and see what I can see!

Hitch

[Toxaris]

I never use Web Inspector to be honest. I made that as small as possible and had even forgotten about it. Since I do not use the Calibre Editor, I have no opinion about LiveCSS.