PRS-600 Simple way to improve "contrast" on the 600, 900, & maybe the 700

[astra]

Originally Posted by HorridRedDog

Link please.

Just go to book upload session and choose any book created by Patricia

[astra]

Originally Posted by HorridRedDog

Take you pick - Simulated contrast or preservation of "original" text. Your choice.

True. That's why I still am with 505. It has no issues with contrast.

[HorridRedDog]

Originally Posted by astra

Just go to book upload session and choose any book created by Patricia

I'm studying for to pass my ADHD exams. Can you provide me with a link?

[astra]

Originally Posted by HorridRedDog

I'm studying for to pass my ADHD exams. Can you provide me with a link?

If you have time to post so many replies here, you definitely have time to find one of her books. Don't be lazy and don't expect everything to be brought to you on a plate. Patricia is one of the most famous uploaders here and finding her ebook is as a fast process as typing a reply about exams

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by Patricia

Book Designer's default settings for LRF do this; i.e. use bold as the default setting. I've been using this in all my LRF uploads for a couple of years.
And it's possible to set EPubs to bold also.
So you're not confined to RTFs in order to do this trick.

But then you lose the bold if the book actually has bold. Personally, once I found out that the default setting for Bookdesigner was incorrect, I removed it from bold and have not looked back since.

[JSWolf]

Actually, the problem is that the default font for ePub is a lightweight. It's not a heavy enough weight for an eink screen. A font such as Fontin is a heavier weight font that shows more contrast without having to bold everything. So read ePub custom Fonts on 700, 505, 500, 300, 600 and you'll see how to deal with custom ePub fonts on your Reader.

[HorridRedDog]

Originally Posted by astra

If you have time to post so many replies here, you definitely have time to find one of her books. Don't be lazy and don't expect everything to be brought to you on a plate. Patricia is one of the most famous uploaders here and finding her ebook is as a fast process as typing a reply about exams

I am sure that Patricia knows what ADHD is.

I am sure that Patricia has a sense of humor.

And I am sure that Patricia will understand that not everybody knows who she is.

And by the way, the download section of MR is not its best feature. Do you know where I can drop them a suggestion?

[HorridRedDog]

Originally Posted by Patricia

Book Designer's default settings for LRF do this; i.e. use bold as the default setting. I've been using this in all my LRF uploads for a couple of years.
And it's possible to set EPubs to bold also.
So you're not confined to RTFs in order to do this trick.

I've just (re-)discovered changing text to bold last night. Teddman has the best solution;

Originally Posted by Teddman

Alternately, you can just paste this code into CSS field when converting to the LRF or ePub format the first time:

body { font-weight: bold }

Simply add that in, select all books in Calibre, and then "Convert E-books"

P. S. - you do know what "ADHD exams" are, don't you.

[Ea]

Originally Posted by HorridRedDog

P. S. - you do know what "ADHD exams" are, don't you.

I would like to know. I know what ADHD are, but ADHD exams...?

[Patricia]

Originally Posted by Ea

I would like to know. I know what ADHD are, but ADHD exams...?

Must be the ones where you pass by not paying attention.

[Ea]

Originally Posted by Patricia

Must be the ones where you pass by not paying attention.

[HorridRedDog]

Originally Posted by Ea

I would like to know. I know what ADHD are, but ADHD exams...?

ADHD exams are terrible things.

By the time that I'm reading the 3rd question my mind starts to wander. I always fail.

Realy, it was just used as an attempt to get people to be polite.

Originally Posted by HorridRedDog

Link please.

Originally Posted by astra

Just go to book upload session and choose any book created by Patricia

Originally Posted by astra

If you have time to post so many replies here, you definitely have time to find one of her books. Don't be lazy and don't expect everything to be brought to you on a plate. Patricia is one of the most famous uploaders here and finding her ebook is as a fast process as typing a reply about exams

But I guess that I'll have to give up on him. Finito.

P. S. - the book "G Maspero - Manual Of Egyptian Archaeology And Guide To The Study Of Antiquities In Egypt" File here does not show the effects that I was talking about. Even on "Medium" setting it was still washed out. I do know, in a very small way, what you must have had to do to straighten up the text.

Try the sample file on a 600 or 900 (a computer screen doesn't show it the way it needs to be seen). The top part of the paragraph appears to have a better contrast than the bottom.

[Solitaire1]

Originally Posted by Solitaire1

Although I have a PRS-505 I have something that might help. When it comes to the darkness of the text, one thing I've found that helps to change the typeface of the text itself.

I used to use Thorndale (a typeface in StarOffice that's like Times New Roman) as my base typeface for my ebooks. I wanted my text to be darker so I checked other typefaces. I found that Georgia was significantly darker than some of the other typefaces.

To provide a comparison:

Georgia

Times New Roman

In the same way, I used to use Albany as my typeface for san-serif text. As with Thorndale I wanted a darker typeface so I chose Calibri which is both a darker and slightly smaller font that I liked better.

Originally Posted by HorridRedDog

Now we're gitting somewhere. Any more "Hidden" tips out there?

I use PDF as my format when creating my ebooks, and the main reason is font (and format) control. Regardless of the typefaces that are/are not available on my reader, I can use any typeface in my ebooks and they will render correctly on my ereader. With other formats this has not been the case. As an example, many times with RTF my books render on my reader with a san-serif typeface regardless of the typeface in the original ebook.

Although I could go into my ereader's internals to change the default fonts, that is something that I'm not comfortable with. PDF gives me access to any typeface that I want without having to change my reader's firmware.

When it comes to my own writing (such as in stories I have written), having the fonts display properly is important since I use different fonts to convey different meanings. Changing the font (or having all of the text in one font) can change the impression that certain portions of the story convey.

[cmdahler]

If anyone has access to more professionally designed fonts with lots of different weights in the font file, rather than going pure bold, you might try a Medium weight or a Semibold. I usually use Minion Pro for my books, and I've experimented around with both those weights. It definitely produces darker text. I have a 505, so contrast isn't really a problem to begin with, and ultimately I didn't like the horizontal expansion of the characters that went along with these heavier weights, but that's me: I'm just real picky. Most others probably wouldn't care. The heavier weights (but still less than full-on bold) might fix your contrast problem in a more subtle way than just bolding everything.

Just a thought.

[LDBoblo]

Originally Posted by Solitaire1

I use PDF as my format when creating my ebooks, and the main reason is font (and format) control. Regardless of the typefaces that are/are not available on my reader, I can use any typeface in my ebooks and they will render correctly on my ereader. With other formats this has not been the case. As an example, many times with RTF my books render on my reader with a san-serif typeface regardless of the typeface in the original ebook.

Although I could go into my ereader's internals to change the default fonts, that is something that I'm not comfortable with. PDF gives me access to any typeface that I want without having to change my reader's firmware.

When it comes to my own writing (such as in stories I have written), having the fonts display properly is important since I use different fonts to convey different meanings. Changing the font (or having all of the text in one font) can change the impression that certain portions of the story convey.

I have experimented pretty extensively with fonts in my 505 and despite my best efforts to get a decent display, there's not much that can really be done to make it pleasant with LRF, RTF, EPUB, or any other non-PDF format, so I too have taken only to custom PDF. Anything else is simply a headache, far far worse than any backlit display can give me after a few hours.

It's hard to believe commercial products would be so amazingly lacking on such a simple issue as basic typography. I didn't even know having standards meant I was a snob until I came to MobileRead.

For people who have some Adobe products with bundled fonts, check to see if you have "caption" or "small text" sizes of them, as they will have less stroke contrast and will be slightly more stout and viewable. Arno, Garamond, Chaparral, Minion, even Jenson and Warnock all should have a few alternative optical sizes. It's a bit of a waste for EPUB or LRF I suppose, but worth checking out if you use PDF.

Originally Posted by cmdahler

If anyone has access to more professionally designed fonts with lots of different weights in the font file, rather than going pure bold, you might try a Medium weight or a Semibold. I usually use Minion Pro for my books, and I've experimented around with both those weights. It definitely produces darker text.

I'll agree with this as well, though Semibold starts getting pretty heavy. Medium weights are relatively acceptable, and are probably the way to go if alternative optical sizes aren't available.