The Vent and Rant Thread - Page 483

EowynCarter · 12-30-2009, 03:37 PM

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I hate epub (although I like the idea of it). But I hold out hope that soon publishers will realize that the formating of their ebooks is as important for marketing as the quality of the paper, fonts, and cover art were for pbooks and will therefore pay more attention to it. And the publishers in turn will make vendors of readers (like Sony) pay some more damn attention to their lousy, stinking firmware.

Your problem is not with ePub, but with publisher not doing thier job

You can have some margin settings outside the css. usually page-template.xpgt.
An other way, is to look at the class used for paragraphs in the xml, and search it in the css.
the "body" css can define some book-wide margin too.

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DRM!!!!!!

Kenny, can I just say a great big "AMEN" to that??

thirded

kennyc · 12-30-2009, 04:11 PM

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Originally Posted by EowynCarter

Your problem is not with ePub, but with publisher not doing thier job

You can have some margin settings outside the css. usually page-template.xpgt.
An other way, is to look at the class used for paragraphs in the xml, and search it in the css.
the "body" css can define some book-wide margin too.

thirded

Good needed that third vote to get it on the January 2010 Book Reading Poll!

vivaldirules · 12-30-2009, 04:17 PM

But I like Donuts Requiring Munching.

desertgrandma · 12-30-2009, 04:41 PM

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Originally Posted by vivaldirules

But I like Donuts Requiring Munching.

Like the crunchy buttermilk w/sprinkles?

DawnFalcon · 12-30-2009, 08:46 PM

Radio: Generally good
Digital radio: Commercially troubled
Failure to think about the anagram of the next-generation digital radio service?

Priceless.

jaxx6166 · 12-30-2009, 09:31 PM

In no particular order....
Nosy neighbors
Coworkers who don't do their job.
Sitting on a homicide for five hours.
M$ and Windows 7.
M$ Customer support.
M$ Technical support
Microsoft.
Being exhausted at 900pm.
No more beer or chocolate in the fridge.
No car to get it until after New Year's.
Having to work new Year's.
And users that come to MR just to advertise and then fade off into oblivion.

There..now I feel better =)

Best. Thread. Ever.

kennyc · 12-30-2009, 09:37 PM

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Originally Posted by jaxx6166

In no particular order....
Nosy neighbors
Coworkers who don't do their job.
Sitting on a homicide for five hours.
M$ and Windows 7.
M$ Customer support.
M$ Technical support
Microsoft.
Being exhausted at 900pm.
No more beer or chocolate in the fridge.
No car to get it until after New Year's.
Having to work new Year's.
And users that come to MR just to advertise and then fade off into oblivion.

There..now I feel better =)

Best. Thread. Ever.

Hang in there, hope those didn't all gang up on you at once!

I have to ask...."Sitting on a Homicide for five hours?"

jaxx6166 · 12-30-2009, 09:41 PM

You're better off not asking =)
They're not nearly as fun as tv makes it out to be.

kennyc · 12-30-2009, 09:46 PM

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Originally Posted by jaxx6166

You're better off not asking =)
They're not nearly as fun as tv makes it out to be.

I'm sure. My son is an Alaska State Trooper (relative new one) and have learned a lot about the realities of that kind of work.

Like people coming unglued when a cop shoots someone. Well let then get out that and put their life on the line to protect people that don't even know eh?

Windows support does suck though!

jaxx6166 · 12-30-2009, 09:52 PM

Exactly. To all of the above.

I feel bad for your son. They're overworked and understaffed out there in the great white north. And in some places, horribly underpaid.

I called over there for some research not too long ago. Found out that they were lucky to have a trooper for every 150 sqmi. That's a long time to wait for backup. The guy I talked to was out in the Fairbanks area if memory serves.

It scares me about as much as the guys that work in the rural parts of the country. Met a guy from some small county in TN...It was him, a deputy chief, and a second deputy. They were pretty much the whole force.

ShortNCuddlyAm · 12-30-2009, 10:15 PM

Minor rant compared to some - but I hate insomnia and writer's block. Especially when they happen together. Especially when the weather and various bugs have put paid to our plans for this week.

OK - I'm done feeling sorry for myself

Catire · 12-31-2009, 01:57 AM

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Originally Posted by EowynCarter

Your problem is not with ePub, but with publisher not doing thier job

You can have some margin settings outside the css. usually page-template.xpgt.
An other way, is to look at the class used for paragraphs in the xml, and search it in the css.
the "body" css can define some book-wide margin too.

thirded

Thank you!!!! thank you!!! thank you!!!

I always forget to check that. Lowered the left, right and bottom margin from 5em to 0.35em

kennyc · 12-31-2009, 06:14 AM

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Originally Posted by ShortNCuddlyAm

Minor rant compared to some - but I hate insomnia and writer's block. Especially when they happen together. Especially when the weather and various bugs have put paid to our plans for this week.

OK - I'm done feeling sorry for myself

I'm spending this week trying to prime the writing pump and been reading a lot about inspiration and getting the job done etc. I'm trying to get back to some significant writing again after a way-too-long absence.

Verencat · 12-31-2009, 08:20 AM

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Originally Posted by jaxx6166

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There..now I feel better =)

Best. Thread. Ever.

I know!

Now concentrate on a thought: this week will end, and there is chocolate AND beer for you at the other side of it!

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Originally Posted by ShortNCuddlyAm

Minor rant compared to some - but I hate insomnia and writer's block. Especially when they happen together. Especially when the weather and various bugs have put paid to our plans for this week.

OK - I'm done feeling sorry for myself

Feeling sorry for oneself is something that needs to be done once in a while! I hope everything gets better and that your week turns out good!

My rant: I don't wanna go to woooooork! I just want to lie around and complain all day!
I woke up at 5:30 these two last morning, depriving me of precious hours of sleep and leaving me desperate and turning around in my bed trying to catch the little sleep still available to me... I never ever had that kind of problem before, I used to be the night bird type! Now at 8pm I'm in my bed!

Who am I?

Can I get spring now? Please? Pretty please?

Wetdogeared · 12-31-2009, 08:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Verencat

My rant: I don't wanna go to woooooork! I just want to lie around and complain all day!
I woke up at 5:30 these two last morning, depriving me of precious hours of sleep and leaving me desperate and turning around in my bed trying to catch the little sleep still available to me... I never ever had that kind of problem before, I used to be the night bird type! Now at 8pm I'm in my bed!

Who am I?

Can I get spring now? Please? Pretty please?

This sounds like me every day. You're too young to retire from work VCat.

12-30-2009, 09:31 PM	#7236
jaxx6166 Wizard Posts: 1,222 Karma: 769316 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Eternal summer Device: 350, iPad, PW	In no particular order.... Nosy neighbors Coworkers who don't do their job. Sitting on a homicide for five hours. M$ and Windows 7. M$ Customer support. M$ Technical support Microsoft. Being exhausted at 900pm. No more beer or chocolate in the fridge. No car to get it until after New Year's. Having to work new Year's. And users that come to MR just to advertise and then fade off into oblivion. There..now I feel better =) Best. Thread. Ever. Last edited by jaxx6166; 12-30-2009 at 09:33 PM.

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jaxx6166 Wizard Posts: 1,222 Karma: 769316 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Eternal summer Device: 350, iPad, PW	Exactly. To all of the above. I feel bad for your son. They're overworked and understaffed out there in the great white north. And in some places, horribly underpaid. I called over there for some research not too long ago. Found out that they were lucky to have a trooper for every 150 sqmi. That's a long time to wait for backup. The guy I talked to was out in the Fairbanks area if memory serves. It scares me about as much as the guys that work in the rural parts of the country. Met a guy from some small county in TN...It was him, a deputy chief, and a second deputy. They were pretty much the whole force.

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ShortNCuddlyAm WWHALD Posts: 7,879 Karma: 337114 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Mitcham, Surrey, UK Device: iPad. Selling my silver 505 here	Minor rant compared to some - but I hate insomnia and writer's block. Especially when they happen together. Especially when the weather and various bugs have put paid to our plans for this week. OK - I'm done feeling sorry for myself