Bookdesigner and LRF help please

lizzielou · 09-17-2016, 01:17 PM

I use Bookdesigner to generate LRF files for my Sony reader and have come across a snag. I find that in a line where there are two words joined by an emdash which together would not fit on the end of the line then the complete pair are pushed to a new line. Whereas it would look better if there was a break either before or after the emdash.

Eg

undecidedly— (line break)
whereupon

would look much better instead of

undecidedly—whereupon (on a new line leaving large gap at end of the previous line)

Whenever I ask for help with Bookdesigner I am often told that there are better and newer programs and formats to use but after years of experimenting with these I find that, for me, this combination is the winner. I am just an old fashioned girl at heart.

I know HarryT wrote a very helpful guide on using Bookdesigner but this particular problem is not mentioned there so I would be grateful if there are any Bookdesigner diehards out there who might be able to help

Pablo · 09-17-2016, 01:54 PM

Use the emdash with a space:

I use Bookdesigner to generate LRF files —a proprietary ebook format— for my Sony reader.

lizzielou · 09-17-2016, 02:12 PM

Thank you Pablo that is a good idea and I may do that from now on. However, I have hundreds of books like this and I don't want to go back and edit them all to put the spaces in the correct places. I was hoping for a Bookdesigner option so that I could just regenerate them.

Pablo · 09-17-2016, 02:15 PM

I don't think that's possible...
The problem is that the Reader software considers "undecidedly—whereupon" as a single word.

DaleDe · 09-21-2016, 03:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lizzielou

Thank you Pablo that is a good idea and I may do that from now on. However, I have hundreds of books like this and I don't want to go back and edit them all to put the spaces in the correct places. I was hoping for a Bookdesigner option so that I could just regenerate them.

You could just use a search/replace in the books.

Dale

09-17-2016, 01:17 PM	#1
lizzielou Connoisseur Posts: 65 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: No longer near a beach in Spain - back in the UK Device: Sony PRS-505, 300, 350 & 650	Bookdesigner and LRF help please I use Bookdesigner to generate LRF files for my Sony reader and have come across a snag. I find that in a line where there are two words joined by an emdash which together would not fit on the end of the line then the complete pair are pushed to a new line. Whereas it would look better if there was a break either before or after the emdash. Eg undecidedly— (line break) whereupon would look much better instead of undecidedly—whereupon (on a new line leaving large gap at end of the previous line) Whenever I ask for help with Bookdesigner I am often told that there are better and newer programs and formats to use but after years of experimenting with these I find that, for me, this combination is the winner. I am just an old fashioned girl at heart. I know HarryT wrote a very helpful guide on using Bookdesigner but this particular problem is not mentioned there so I would be grateful if there are any Bookdesigner diehards out there who might be able to help

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09-17-2016, 01:54 PM	#2
Pablo Guru Posts: 970 Karma: 4999999 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Rosario, Argentina Device: SONY PRS-505, PRS-T2	Use the emdash with a space: I use Bookdesigner to generate LRF files —a proprietary ebook format— for my Sony reader.

09-17-2016, 02:12 PM	#3
lizzielou Connoisseur Posts: 65 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: No longer near a beach in Spain - back in the UK Device: Sony PRS-505, 300, 350 & 650	Thank you Pablo that is a good idea and I may do that from now on. However, I have hundreds of books like this and I don't want to go back and edit them all to put the spaces in the correct places. I was hoping for a Bookdesigner option so that I could just regenerate them.

09-17-2016, 02:15 PM	#4
Pablo Guru Posts: 970 Karma: 4999999 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Rosario, Argentina Device: SONY PRS-505, PRS-T2	I don't think that's possible... The problem is that the Reader software considers "undecidedly—whereupon" as a single word.

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