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[odedta]

Originally Posted by Doitsu

AFAIK, something that doesn't exist, at least not in Kindle FXL books.

HarryT, Doitsu nailed it, I guess that when you try to view it on PC it looks like the text is reflowable

[HarryT]

Thanks for clarifying that .

[Hitch]

Originally Posted by Doitsu

You actually can't change the font size in Kindle FXL books, and since readers can't change the font size, authors usually have to manually add region magnification definitions to text boxes in their FXL books.

BTW, you can download a free Kindle FXL childrens' book from Amazon and test it with a Kindle Fire or a Kindle for Android app. (Double-tap the text next to the letters of the alphabet to see region magnification in action.)

Doits:

I'm not arguing with you. AFAIK, personally, that's 100% right. And that's how it's worked for all the books we've created. Pop-ups (Region Magnification). But, I have seen and read some discussions around the web, from various bookmaking folks whom I don't totally discount, about this mythical creature. I've been lead to believe that it's something that happens with INDD-->FXL MOBI. I don't think I've ever seen it, and I know we haven't done this, as I said.

HOWEVER, (I wish I could remember this), I could swear that we had a client that said something about the text inside dialogue boxes reflowing. He was using K4PC, or K4Mac, I believe. It was...2 years or so ago.

That's all I know.

Hitch

[HarryT]

What happens when your FXL book is displayed on devices with different screen sizes, or different aspect ratios? Does it reconfigure its layout automagically, or do you need to manually create a new layout for each device?

[Hitch]

Originally Posted by HarryT

What happens when your FXL book is displayed on devices with different screen sizes, or different aspect ratios? Does it reconfigure its layout automagically, or do you need to manually create a new layout for each device?

Oh, hells, no, Harry:

That thar critter is reflowable. :-)

We format the books to appear at a certain "portal" (view window) size. It's fixed in aspect ratio. We embed the background images (effectively, the pages themselves, so to speak) nearly triple the size of a standard Fire device, and big enough to look crisp on an HD. The 1:1.6 or thereabouts aspect ratio never varies from page-to-page, or from one device to the next. If the book is placed on a slightly different device--say, K4iOS, the aspect ratio remains the same, and the margin is displayed in black or black/grey, around any empty bits.

Each block of text (ideally. I don't know what other folks do) has a RM box or pop-up. This is what enables a FXL book to be read on a small device--that the text is itself enlarged. The reader swipes from r-to-l to advance from one pop-up box to the next, and proceeds through the book.

As I (hope I) said previously, I've never seen this creature, that reflows. But I'm not going to say I've never heard (seen) someone talk about it. They have said or claimed that text inside the boxes changes, depending on what device it's viewed upon. I can't, for the life of me, imagine how that works, but that doesn't mean it's impossible.

So, in FXL, for *each platform* (as an "FXL ePUB" one ring type thing doesn't really work, either) functions as to "one ring to rule them all." An FXL mobi for Amazon is viewable on all Fires, Paperwhite, voyage (I believe); K4PC, K4Mac (?). Also K4iOS. I don't honestly know if the cloud viewer reads FXL MOBIs.

Ditto FXL ePUB for iBooks: works for all sizes of iPad and iPhones.

ePIB format for B&N is limited, to solely working on the color HD Nooks. Hardly surprising.

[odedta]

Originally Posted by Hitch

Oh, hells, no, Harry:

That thar critter is reflowable. :-)

We format the books to appear at a certain "portal" (view window) size. It's fixed in aspect ratio. We embed the background images (effectively, the pages themselves, so to speak) nearly triple the size of a standard Fire device, and big enough to look crisp on an HD. The 1:1.6 or thereabouts aspect ratio never varies from page-to-page, or from one device to the next. If the book is placed on a slightly different device--say, K4iOS, the aspect ratio remains the same, and the margin is displayed in black or black/grey, around any empty bits.

Each block of text (ideally. I don't know what other folks do) has a RM box or pop-up. This is what enables a FXL book to be read on a small device--that the text is itself enlarged. The reader swipes from r-to-l to advance from one pop-up box to the next, and proceeds through the book.

As I (hope I) said previously, I've never seen this creature, that reflows. But I'm not going to say I've never heard (seen) someone talk about it. They have said or claimed that text inside the boxes changes, depending on what device it's viewed upon. I can't, for the life of me, imagine how that works, but that doesn't mean it's impossible.

So, in FXL, for *each platform* (as an "FXL ePUB" one ring type thing doesn't really work, either) functions as to "one ring to rule them all." An FXL mobi for Amazon is viewable on all Fires, Paperwhite, voyage (I believe); K4PC, K4Mac (?). Also K4iOS. I don't honestly know if the cloud viewer reads FXL MOBIs.

Ditto FXL ePUB for iBooks: works for all sizes of iPad and iPhones.

ePIB format for B&N is limited, to solely working on the color HD Nooks. Hardly surprising.

Great, so now i'm that guy that talks about Bigfoot, the Loch ness monster and aliens.

[HarryT]

Originally Posted by Hitch

Oh, hells, no, Harry:

That thar critter is reflowable. :-)

We format the books to appear at a certain "portal" (view window) size. It's fixed in aspect ratio. We embed the background images (effectively, the pages themselves, so to speak) nearly triple the size of a standard Fire device, and big enough to look crisp on an HD. The 1:1.6 or thereabouts aspect ratio never varies from page-to-page, or from one device to the next. If the book is placed on a slightly different device--say, K4iOS, the aspect ratio remains the same, and the margin is displayed in black or black/grey, around any empty bits.

Each block of text (ideally. I don't know what other folks do) has a RM box or pop-up. This is what enables a FXL book to be read on a small device--that the text is itself enlarged. The reader swipes from r-to-l to advance from one pop-up box to the next, and proceeds through the book.

As I (hope I) said previously, I've never seen this creature, that reflows. But I'm not going to say I've never heard (seen) someone talk about it. They have said or claimed that text inside the boxes changes, depending on what device it's viewed upon. I can't, for the life of me, imagine how that works, but that doesn't mean it's impossible.

So, in FXL, for *each platform* (as an "FXL ePUB" one ring type thing doesn't really work, either) functions as to "one ring to rule them all." An FXL mobi for Amazon is viewable on all Fires, Paperwhite, voyage (I believe); K4PC, K4Mac (?). Also K4iOS. I don't honestly know if the cloud viewer reads FXL MOBIs.

Ditto FXL ePUB for iBooks: works for all sizes of iPad and iPhones.

ePIB format for B&N is limited, to solely working on the color HD Nooks. Hardly surprising.

Thanks, Hitch. Appreciate the useful information.

[Hitch]

Originally Posted by odedta

Great, so now i'm that guy that talks about Bigfoot, the Loch ness monster and aliens.

Oded: yes, pretty much. I'll be extremely interested to see what you achieve. I mean, as I said--although I can't quite imagine it, I'm always interested in seeing new-to-me stuff. So, when you have Nessie on film, let us know.

Originally Posted by HarryT

Thanks, Hitch. Appreciate the useful information.

For you, Harry, any time.

Best,
Hitch