How do you change the font

automa · 09-28-2013, 08:52 PM

For some reason the font was set when I copied and pasted from another source, and no matter how I try to change the font on an ebook reader, it doesn't seem to change. Only a part of the text changes the fonts and most is static. How can I change this?

theducks · 09-28-2013, 09:24 PM

How did you copy?
Did you embed the font (if not reader native support)? Did you adjust the CSS to reflect changes?

HTML + CSS
They are a symbiotic PAIR. Neither works well without the other.

AND not a generic pair as some folk think (it could be done, if both documents used the exact same CSS selectors to start)

If you used 'Add Existing' to add a HTML file AND the proper CSS was available in the referenced place, Sigil should have sucked that in also.

If you pasted the content (in CV), then the CSS entry and adjustment burden is on you. I don't even know what you would get if you pasted content into BV (I would never waste my time even trying that, the results are so iffy)

st_albert · 09-28-2013, 10:54 PM

In other words, certain details are lacking as to what source were you copying from, how did you copy it into sigil (e.g. into book view? load the HTML from file view? something else?)

Once in Sigil, you should be able to examine the (X)HTML and CSS files (if any) and determine what is controlling the styling.

If there is no stylesheet, look in the HTML file(s) to see the <style> definitions in the <head> section.

With the book open in Sigil, you should be able to use the previewer (f10 in linux, ymmv) to see what styles are being applied. Fix those styles to suit you.

No, I can't think of a macro that will do this for you automatically

j/k, no offense. Just riffing off your usual posts.

Albert

mrmikel · 09-29-2013, 07:28 AM

What might happening is the CSS is located at the head of each file that makes up the epub. You could look at each one and see if it is there, then maybe just eliminate it and make a link to a stylesheet where all the code you want is. In that case you will have use the existing style names and redefine them or knock them out of the body completely in each file and assign the styles you prefer to all the text.

If this came out of a browser, it might be easier to save as text so you don't pick up all this extraneous styling.

09-28-2013, 08:52 PM	#1
automa Zealot Posts: 110 Karma: 972092 Join Date: Jan 2012 Device: iPhone	How do you change the font For some reason the font was set when I copied and pasted from another source, and no matter how I try to change the font on an ebook reader, it doesn't seem to change. Only a part of the text changes the fonts and most is static. How can I change this?

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09-28-2013, 09:24 PM	#2
theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 29,809 Karma: 54830978 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	How did you copy? Did you embed the font (if not reader native support)? Did you adjust the CSS to reflect changes? HTML + CSS They are a symbiotic PAIR. Neither works well without the other. AND not a generic pair as some folk think (it could be done, if both documents used the exact same CSS selectors to start) If you used 'Add Existing' to add a HTML file AND the proper CSS was available in the referenced place, Sigil should have sucked that in also. If you pasted the content (in CV), then the CSS entry and adjustment burden is on you. I don't even know what you would get if you pasted content into BV (I would never waste my time even trying that, the results are so iffy)

09-28-2013, 10:54 PM	#3
st_albert Guru Posts: 696 Karma: 150000 Join Date: Feb 2010 Device: none	In other words, certain details are lacking as to what source were you copying from, how did you copy it into sigil (e.g. into book view? load the HTML from file view? something else?) Once in Sigil, you should be able to examine the (X)HTML and CSS files (if any) and determine what is controlling the styling. If there is no stylesheet, look in the HTML file(s) to see the <style> definitions in the <head> section. With the book open in Sigil, you should be able to use the previewer (f10 in linux, ymmv) to see what styles are being applied. Fix those styles to suit you. No, I can't think of a macro that will do this for you automatically j/k, no offense. Just riffing off your usual posts. Albert

09-29-2013, 07:28 AM	#4
mrmikel Color me gone Posts: 2,089 Karma: 1445295 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Central Oregon Coast Device: PRS-300	What might happening is the CSS is located at the head of each file that makes up the epub. You could look at each one and see if it is there, then maybe just eliminate it and make a link to a stylesheet where all the code you want is. In that case you will have use the existing style names and redefine them or knock them out of the body completely in each file and assign the styles you prefer to all the text. If this came out of a browser, it might be easier to save as text so you don't pick up all this extraneous styling.

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