[GUI Plugin] Quality Check - Page 16

drMerry · 06-13-2011, 10:01 AM

fast and good as always

ldolse · 06-13-2011, 10:49 AM

Tried out the new justification test. Works well, unfortunately an inordinate number of my epubs are unjustified

Really wish the publishers would put a little more effort in ebook formatting...

kiwidude · 06-13-2011, 10:55 AM

@Idolse - yes, I must admit I was surprised with the number of my books that I had marked as "done" in my cleanup of them that I had slipped up and missed the justification on. Oops

Obviously there must be "ragged edge" fans out there for publishers to do this, I detest it personally and much prefer justified text.

chaley · 06-13-2011, 10:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kiwidude

Obviously there must be "ragged edge" fans out there for publishers to do this, I detest it personally and much prefer justified text.

I strongly prefer ragged right margins. The extra 'justification' spacing within the line is annoying.

kiwidude · 06-13-2011, 11:01 AM

There you go, they are doing it for chaley... everyone blame him

Personally I like my books to look like they are printed in paperback - no ragged edges, no giant spacing between paragraphs etc. But to each their own.

kovidgoyal · 06-13-2011, 11:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chaley

I strongly prefer ragged right margins. The extra 'justification' spacing within the line is annoying.

Hear, hear. I find justified text to be a lot less readable as well, especially as I like to read at larger font sizes than are typical in pbooks.

drMerry · 06-13-2011, 11:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chaley

I strongly prefer ragged right margins. The extra 'justification' spacing within the line is annoying.

Quote:

Originally Posted by kiwidude

There you go, they are doing it for chaley... everyone blame him

Personally I like my books to look like they are printed in paperback - no ragged edges, no giant spacing between paragraphs etc. But to each their own.

Quote:

Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

Hear, hear. I find justified text to be a lot less readable as well, especially as I like to read at larger font sizes than are typical in pbooks.

No justification please. And no (blaming on the ones that do not like it

)
I love the non-justified books and find them more readable as well.

theducks · 06-13-2011, 11:57 AM

I wish EPUB reader devices supported kerning.
That way some of those huge gaps could be balanced out.
in lieu of that a 'smart hyphenation that only kicked in when the gap exceeded x% (I dislike breaking words at the line end, with hyphens)

ldolse · 06-13-2011, 12:18 PM

Wow, didn't realize there were so many ragged right fans. Makes sense based on Kovid's point about larger font sizes, but I'll stick with my personal preference for justified text.

I feel similarly to Kiwidude about keeping things similar to printed books - but I guess this indicates Quality Check may need the opposite check for everyone else.

Agree that things like kerning and smart hyphenation would also help a lot for either scenario, that's more a software/epub spec problem, another I wish would get solved...

drMerry · 06-13-2011, 12:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ldolse

but I guess this indicates Quality Check may need the opposite check for everyone else.

Run the check and add "not " in front of the search field

I'm not that fan that I want all books to be non-justified (although, now I think about it....) But I just do not want to change them all into justified.

MikeOxlittle · 07-16-2011, 11:00 PM

Fantastic plug-in.

This needs to be on the first page so newer users are aware of it.

DoctorOhh · 07-16-2011, 11:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MikeOxlittle

Fantastic plug-in.

This needs to be on the first page so newer users are aware of it.

On the first page of what? It is included in the Index of Plugins sticky along with all of the other plugins.

drMerry · 08-06-2011, 07:42 PM

Kiwidude,

Just another question.
I hate the svg-covers.
Is it possible add a test for epubs containing svg-covers so I can change these covers in normal images?

For the epub-editor plugin the counterpart could be to change remove the svg and replace it with an image just rewrite the:
<svg.... <image href...</image></svg>
to:
<img src="..." />

Is it possible to add the test for it in the quality check?

DoctorOhh · 08-07-2011, 01:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by drMerry

Just another question. I hate the svg-covers.

Good ideas, have you turned off SVG covers in ePub output for all future conversions?

Caleb666 · 08-07-2011, 05:47 PM

I found some OS artifacts in some ePubs of mine, what is the recommended way of fixing those ePubs?

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06-13-2011, 10:01 AM	#226
drMerry Addict Posts: 293 Karma: 21022 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: NL Device: Sony PRS-650	fast and good as always

06-13-2011, 10:49 AM	#227
ldolse Wizard Posts: 1,337 Karma: 123455 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Malaysia Device: PRS-650, iPhone	Tried out the new justification test. Works well, unfortunately an inordinate number of my epubs are unjustified Really wish the publishers would put a little more effort in ebook formatting...

06-13-2011, 10:55 AM	#228
kiwidude Calibre Plugins Developer Posts: 4,730 Karma: 2197770 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Australia Device: Kindle Oasis	@Idolse - yes, I must admit I was surprised with the number of my books that I had marked as "done" in my cleanup of them that I had slipped up and missed the justification on. Oops Obviously there must be "ragged edge" fans out there for publishers to do this, I detest it personally and much prefer justified text.

06-13-2011, 11:01 AM	#230
kiwidude Calibre Plugins Developer Posts: 4,730 Karma: 2197770 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Australia Device: Kindle Oasis	There you go, they are doing it for chaley... everyone blame him Personally I like my books to look like they are printed in paperback - no ragged edges, no giant spacing between paragraphs etc. But to each their own.

06-13-2011, 11:57 AM	#233
theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 31,079 Karma: 60358908 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	I wish EPUB reader devices supported kerning. That way some of those huge gaps could be balanced out. in lieu of that a 'smart hyphenation that only kicked in when the gap exceeded x% (I dislike breaking words at the line end, with hyphens)

06-13-2011, 12:18 PM	#234
ldolse Wizard Posts: 1,337 Karma: 123455 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Malaysia Device: PRS-650, iPhone	Wow, didn't realize there were so many ragged right fans. Makes sense based on Kovid's point about larger font sizes, but I'll stick with my personal preference for justified text. I feel similarly to Kiwidude about keeping things similar to printed books - but I guess this indicates Quality Check may need the opposite check for everyone else. Agree that things like kerning and smart hyphenation would also help a lot for either scenario, that's more a software/epub spec problem, another I wish would get solved...

07-16-2011, 11:00 PM	#236
MikeOxlittle Say my name very fast ... Posts: 131 Karma: 1387009 Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: The High Seas Device: Kindle	Fantastic plug-in. This needs to be on the first page so newer users are aware of it.

08-06-2011, 07:42 PM	#238
drMerry Addict Posts: 293 Karma: 21022 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: NL Device: Sony PRS-650	Kiwidude, Just another question. I hate the svg-covers. Is it possible add a test for epubs containing svg-covers so I can change these covers in normal images? For the epub-editor plugin the counterpart could be to change remove the svg and replace it with an image just rewrite the: <svg.... <image href...</image></svg> to: <img src="..." /> Is it possible to add the test for it in the quality check?

08-07-2011, 05:47 PM	#240
Caleb666 Zealot Posts: 100 Karma: 400000 Join Date: Jul 2010 Device: iPad 2 64GB	I found some OS artifacts in some ePubs of mine, what is the recommended way of fixing those ePubs?

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