Improved Charis SIL with smallcaps - Page 21

Winston Payne · 07-25-2025, 02:49 PM

I noticed that the no-break space (nbsp) in ChareInk is bigger than the standard space. In fontforge while viewing the Italic style, to give one example: the nbsp width is listed as 600, while the standard space width is 500, so the appearance of spaces isn't uniform depending on the type that is used. Perhaps this can be changed when updating the font based on the v7.000 Charis release?

JSWolf · 07-25-2025, 03:59 PM

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Originally Posted by DNSB

The older RMSDK renderer used for ePubs on Kobo ereaders does not support a lot of advanced CSS. The webkit based renderer used for kepubs supports a lot more ePub advanced CSS. IIRC, RMSDK only supports font-variant: normal; and font-variant small-caps;.

Are you sure the Kobo version of RMSDK supports font-variant: small-caps;?

JSWolf · 07-25-2025, 04:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Winston Payne

I noticed that the no-break space (nbsp) in ChareInk is bigger than the standard space. In fontforge while viewing the Italic style, to give one example: the nbsp width is listed as 600, while the standard space width is 500, so the appearance of spaces isn't uniform depending on the type that is used. Perhaps this can be changed when updating the font based on the v7.000 Charis release?

I'll do a version of ChareInk7SP that has the smaller space and I'll see about making the non-breaking space the same size. I may not be able to get to it until Sunday.

DNSB · 07-25-2025, 07:35 PM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

Are you sure the Kobo version of RMSDK supports font-variant: small-caps;?

Yes, no. maybe. One reference on Adobe's page for the version of ADE that is equivalent to the version of RMSDK used in the Kobo firmware on my KLC seems to show that font-variant: small-caps; should be supported. OTOH, I have not used font-variant: small-caps; in a CSS style in a while since support is spotty and requires a font with small-cap support to look half-decent.

JSWolf · 08-08-2025, 12:23 AM

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Originally Posted by DNSB

Yes, no. maybe. One reference on Adobe's page for the version of ADE that is equivalent to the version of RMSDK used in the Kobo firmware on my KLC seems to show that font-variant: small-caps; should be supported. OTOH, I have not used font-variant: small-caps; in a CSS style in a while since support is spotty and requires a font with small-cap support to look half-decent.

Unless I am doing something wrong, I cannot get font variant: small-caps; to work with Kobo's RMSDK.

DNSB · 08-08-2025, 01:27 AM

Which flavour of RMSDK?

JSWolf · 08-08-2025, 06:48 AM

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Originally Posted by DNSB

Which flavour of RMSDK?

I don't know the version of RMSDK that Kobo is using. It may be the equivelent of some version 3 of ADE.

07-25-2025, 02:49 PM	#301
Winston Payne Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2024 Device: Kobo Clara 2E, Pocketbook Verse Pro	I noticed that the no-break space (nbsp) in ChareInk is bigger than the standard space. In fontforge while viewing the Italic style, to give one example: the nbsp width is listed as 600, while the standard space width is 500, so the appearance of spaces isn't uniform depending on the type that is used. Perhaps this can be changed when updating the font based on the v7.000 Charis release? Last edited by Winston Payne; 07-25-2025 at 02:54 PM.

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DNSB Bibliophagist Posts: 46,597 Karma: 169712392 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Vancouver Device: Kobo Sage, Libra Colour, Lenovo M8 FHD, Paperwhite 4, Tolino epos	Which flavour of RMSDK?