11-26-2007, 02:42 PM | #1 |
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Does the kindle do auto-justification?
If I load a text file (or send a pdf via whispernet) that is left justified, will the kindle convert the file so that it is right and left justified?
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11-27-2007, 11:25 AM | #2 |
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Can any kindle owners answser this?
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11-27-2007, 12:47 PM | #3 |
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Got a sample file to try out?
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11-27-2007, 01:00 PM | #4 |
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I've attached a left justified .txt file (from Project Gutenberg).
I guess the reason I ask is that I have never owned an ebook reader but I am intrigued by the Kindle and I am worried that if the text isn't left and right justified (as a paper book would be) it would look "weird". |
11-27-2007, 01:31 PM | #5 |
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If you have a Windows PC, download the latest MobiPocket Reader. Amazon owns MobiPocket, and the Kindle is using a variant of the MobiPocket Reader for handheld devices (similar to the one in the "others" section of the download page). The Windows Reader has more customization features than the Kindle, but it should give you a good idea of what source files will look like on the Kindle (particularly if you set your window size to about 600 by 800 pixels).
Whispernet conversion is probably similar to the import option for the MobiPocket Windows Reader, the output is a PRC file which will work on the Kindle. In fact, this is a free alternative to using whispernet conversion (copy the PRC to your Kindle via USB). Last edited by wallcraft; 11-27-2007 at 01:36 PM. |
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It converted into a an elegant left and right properly justified eBook, easy to read. Pretty much what you were looking for. |
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11-27-2007, 04:27 PM | #7 |
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The Mobipocket Reader on a pda does this on the fly (is that the right term?) ie you don't need to convert. Not very pretty on short line lengths, so I normally turn it off, but it's there as an option. Whether it will do that on this version of the software on the Kindle is another matter - but probably will come sooner rather than later.
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11-27-2007, 05:44 PM | #8 |
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11-27-2007, 10:40 PM | #9 |
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Hmmm... I guess not *all* books are Left/Right justified. This gizmodo article comparing the Kindle to the Sony Reader shows a side-by-side picture with the same book on each device; the Sony is L/R justifed and the Kindle is not.
http://gizmodo.com/assets/resources/...MZN_opener.jpg I haven't seen this discussed anywhere else. Is this only a big deal for me? |
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See Paragraph rendering and hyphenation from the Mobipocket Developer Center. It says:
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The .azw version provided by rflashman contains simple HTML, for example: Quote:
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Mobi Reader for Windows Mobi Reader for PDA CyBook Gen3 iRex iLiad Eg, the PDA version of Mobi Reader lets you set both margin size and text alignment; the Gen3 allows you to control alignment, but not margins; the iLiad allows you to set neither. |
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12-30-2007, 03:14 PM | #14 |
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I just bought a Kindle edition of a book that I already own (The Lies of Locke Lamora), and while the physical book has full justification, the Kindle edition is left justified. I am also unable to make it fully justified using the "hidden" justification option in the font size menu. I guess I'll have to return it.
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However, neither one over-rules the publishers explicit paragraph by paragraph layout specification. So if the publisher forces "left" or "justify" you are stuck with this. |
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