Text Does Not Fill Kobo Screen - Page 2

mreclass · 10-14-2010, 09:40 AM

Thank you for all your replies concerning the sites from which you buy ebooks.

I have bookmarked Diesel and Fictionwise.

Greenmantle · 10-19-2010, 05:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zoran

Sounds like you should reiterate through Calibre. I'd simply remove
css file first and then make empty run to convert epub -> epub. Or,
if you want to do it manually, change css file by the hand. The option
you are looking for is named "text-align". I bet is is set to "center".
Try "justify". Or "left".

I have found that even doing this and converting the epub in Calibre with zero margins all round you still have a left margin of about 9mm and space at the top of the display for one more line and at least 2 lines at the bottom.

Does anyone know if this is a hardware limitation of the Kobo or the Visplex display?

pholy · 10-19-2010, 05:59 PM

It's not the hardware. Many epub files have an Adobe proprietary file that defines margins and such. It's got an odd extension which I can't recall - I think if you delete that then the margins can be fixed with Calibre or Sigil.

Solicitous · 10-19-2010, 07:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pholy

It's not the hardware. Many epub files have an Adobe proprietary file that defines margins and such. It's got an odd extension which I can't recall - I think if you delete that then the margins can be fixed with Calibre or Sigil.

Adobe files are downloaded by the user as .acsm (or .ascm) and then loaded into Adobe Digital Editions, which it will then download the epub/pdf. To load into Calibre you'd need to remove the DRM to allow you to change the .css file (margins etc).

taming · 10-19-2010, 07:28 PM

You can rename the .epub with a zip extension, use your unzip software, and remove the CSS file. Then change it back from .zip to.epub. When the reader was first released, the margins and narrow text were a big problem for some folks--especially for some reason with library books.

1.4 took care of most of these issues. In any case, if you will look at some of the early messages on this forum, you will see people doing the rename to zip-remove css file (or edit css file)--rename to original trick a whole lot. I believe there was a Calibre margin setting that some folks also changed when they did this, but I am old and my brain is full of noodles, so you may need to look it up...

sabredog · 10-19-2010, 07:47 PM

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=83209

Use Kobo Font Bulk Fixer, found here. I have noticed though the full justification option sometimes leaves words "hanging" on the right margin which means up to half the subsequent line is missing.

The software does work and coupled with Caibre, should give you the results you are after.

JBlyth · 10-19-2010, 09:21 PM

What I do is the following....

I don’t worry about the .CSS file at all.

1. Open the EPUB file with Winzip
2. Look for the page-template.xpgt file
3. Delete page-template.xpgt from within Winzip
4. Remove DRM
5. Add into Calibre
6. Convert using 0.0 pt margins set in the Page Setup options
7. I like page justification too

Cheers
John in Sunny Carnarvon - Western Australia

Greenmantle · 10-19-2010, 10:46 PM

Thanks for all your replies.
I found the "page-template.xpgt" file as suggested and after removing it I can say it does the trick.
There is now more text on the screen and not so much wasted space!
This is before using Calibre to narrow the margins down even further. I have not noticed any negative effects (yet).

Cheers

10-19-2010, 07:28 PM	#20
taming Trying for calm & polite Posts: 4,012 Karma: 9455193 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Mostly in Canada Device: kobo original, WiFI, Touch, Glo, and Aura	You can rename the .epub with a zip extension, use your unzip software, and remove the CSS file. Then change it back from .zip to.epub. When the reader was first released, the margins and narrow text were a big problem for some folks--especially for some reason with library books. 1.4 took care of most of these issues. In any case, if you will look at some of the early messages on this forum, you will see people doing the rename to zip-remove css file (or edit css file)--rename to original trick a whole lot. I believe there was a Calibre margin setting that some folks also changed when they did this, but I am old and my brain is full of noodles, so you may need to look it up... Last edited by taming; 10-19-2010 at 08:12 PM. Reason: I just tried this on an ADE book and it didn't work, so mebbe I have more noodles than I thought

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10-14-2010, 09:40 AM	#16
mreclass Enthusiast Posts: 28 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Texas, U.S.A. Device: Kobo	Thank you for all your replies concerning the sites from which you buy ebooks. I have bookmarked Diesel and Fictionwise.

10-19-2010, 05:59 PM	#18
pholy Booklegger Posts: 1,801 Karma: 7999816 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Device: BeBook(1 & 2010), PEZ, PRS-505, Kobo BT, PRS-T1, Playbook, Kobo Touch	It's not the hardware. Many epub files have an Adobe proprietary file that defines margins and such. It's got an odd extension which I can't recall - I think if you delete that then the margins can be fixed with Calibre or Sigil.

10-19-2010, 07:47 PM	#21
sabredog Geographically Restricted Posts: 2,629 Karma: 14933353 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Perth, Australia Device: Sony PRS-T3, Kindle Voyage, iPad Air2, Nexus7v2	https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=83209 Use Kobo Font Bulk Fixer, found here. I have noticed though the full justification option sometimes leaves words "hanging" on the right margin which means up to half the subsequent line is missing. The software does work and coupled with Caibre, should give you the results you are after.

10-19-2010, 09:21 PM	#22
JBlyth Connoisseur Posts: 97 Karma: 126 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Carnarvon - Western Australia Device: Kobo, Kobo Touch, Ipaq 214, HTC WildFire Android	What I do is the following.... I don’t worry about the .CSS file at all. 1. Open the EPUB file with Winzip 2. Look for the page-template.xpgt file 3. Delete page-template.xpgt from within Winzip 4. Remove DRM 5. Add into Calibre 6. Convert using 0.0 pt margins set in the Page Setup options 7. I like page justification too Cheers John in Sunny Carnarvon - Western Australia

10-19-2010, 10:46 PM	#23
Greenmantle Member Posts: 23 Karma: 16 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sydney, Australia Device: Kobo	Thanks for all your replies. I found the "page-template.xpgt" file as suggested and after removing it I can say it does the trick. There is now more text on the screen and not so much wasted space! This is before using Calibre to narrow the margins down even further. I have not noticed any negative effects (yet). Cheers

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