problem with en dash (Dialogue) when converting from docx to epub2

VictorStone · Today, 03:30 AM

I have noticed a problem when converting docx (woord) into epub2.
The issue is regsrding the dialogue. At first glance there is not a problem, BUT when you make the window smaller manually the text line dialogue does not follow the same rules as the other text. The line starts where em dash begins, wich is wrong, it should go to the absolute left where the toher tetx is. This means that readers can be confused to think that the dilaouge is a new sentence, a new line.
I´m inserting images to clerafy.
Please help anyone.

DNSB · Today, 03:56 AM

I would suspect this is an issue in the style used in the docx and not in the calibre conversion. Instead of setting a text indent for the paragraph starting with en dash, the indent is created by setting a left margin which would apply to all lines in the paragraph if it extends over multiple lines.

VictorStone · Today, 04:20 AM

Hi,
Ok, i see. Can you explain how i fix this in word? Beacuse some text does not apply to this error as you can see on the pictures, its only dialogue thet does not reach over to the new line?

Much appricated.

Sarmat89 · Today, 04:50 AM

It depends. Try to turn off the Autoformat / Lists option first.

JSWolf · Today, 06:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by VictorStone

Hi,
Ok, i see. Can you explain how i fix this in word? Beacuse some text does not apply to this error as you can see on the pictures, its only dialogue thet does not reach over to the new line?

Much appricated.

Use a class that has no indent.

CSS

Code:

.noindent {
  text-indent: 0;
}

DNSB · Today, 03:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JSWolf

Use a class that has no indent.

CSS

Code:

.noindent {
  text-indent: 0;
}

I suspect the OP would want a solution he could apply in Word. So he needs a non-indenting style in Word. I suspect Google/Bing/DuckDuckGo/ or whatever they prefer would be the best source of help.

JSWolf · Today, 03:55 PM

Read this for Word.

https://superuser.com/questions/7891...irst-paragraph

BetterRed · Today, 05:45 PM

This is a language specific typographical style issue (a-la CMOS, APA, MLA etc) - the establishment mandated rules are in (page 68) ==>> les règles de typographie à l'usage de l'imprimerie nationale
les-unpertinents

My schoolboy French reading of that suggest that what the OP is seeing is correct.

BR

Sarmat89 · Today, 06:51 PM

It doesn't say that you set the dialogs as bulleted lists in French.

Today, 03:30 AM	#1
VictorStone Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2026 Device: none	problem with en dash (Dialogue) when converting from docx to epub2 I have noticed a problem when converting docx (woord) into epub2. The issue is regsrding the dialogue. At first glance there is not a problem, BUT when you make the window smaller manually the text line dialogue does not follow the same rules as the other text. The line starts where em dash begins, wich is wrong, it should go to the absolute left where the toher tetx is. This means that readers can be confused to think that the dilaouge is a new sentence, a new line. I´m inserting images to clerafy. Please help anyone. Attached Thumbnails

Today, 05:45 PM	#8
BetterRed null operator (he/him) Posts: 22,876 Karma: 34252730 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Sydney Australia Device: none	This is a language specific typographical style issue (a-la CMOS, APA, MLA etc) - the establishment mandated rules are in (page 68) ==>> les règles de typographie à l'usage de l'imprimerie nationale les-unpertinents My schoolboy French reading of that suggest that what the OP is seeing is correct. BR Last edited by BetterRed; Today at 05:49 PM.

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DNSB Bibliophagist Posts: 55,210 Karma: 182532776 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Vancouver Device: Kobo Sage, Libra Colour, Lenovo M8 FHD, Paperwhite 4, Tolino epos	I would suspect this is an issue in the style used in the docx and not in the calibre conversion. Instead of setting a text indent for the paragraph starting with en dash, the indent is created by setting a left margin which would apply to all lines in the paragraph if it extends over multiple lines.

Today, 04:20 AM	#3
VictorStone Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2026 Device: none	Hi, Ok, i see. Can you explain how i fix this in word? Beacuse some text does not apply to this error as you can see on the pictures, its only dialogue thet does not reach over to the new line? Much appricated.

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Sarmat89 Fanatic Posts: 545 Karma: 2268308 Join Date: Nov 2015 Device: none	It depends. Try to turn off the Autoformat / Lists option first.

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JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 85,360 Karma: 154365103 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	Read this for Word. https://superuser.com/questions/7891...irst-paragraph

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Sarmat89 Fanatic Posts: 545 Karma: 2268308 Join Date: Nov 2015 Device: none	It doesn't say that you set the dialogs as bulleted lists in French.