Aura HD Top line of text so close to the bevel

MacEachaidh · 05-05-2015, 05:44 AM

I'm finding that the top line of each displayed page is closer to the bevel than I would like. It's a problem if I need to highlight some text in that line.

Is there an easy way to insert a small blank margin in the device's display, or is the best solution to insert a top-margin in the CSS of each book?

GeoffR · 05-05-2015, 10:01 PM

One option is to change the @page margin set by the publisher before slideloading the book. Two easy ways to do this in Calibre are: use the Modify ePub plugin to set the book margins from your Calibre settings; or add a @page margin to the kobo_extra.css and use the "Modify CSS" option in the KoboTouch driver to add it to each book's stylesheet automatically as it is sent to the device.

Another option is to use a patch. The `ePub fixed/adjustble top/bottom margins` patch allows you to set the @page top and bottom margins in the epub reader's built-in stylesheet, which overrides the publisher's @page margins in the book's stylesheet. The margins can either be a fixed size, or can be made adjustable to match the side margins set with the margin adjustment slider.

05-05-2015, 05:44 AM	#1
MacEachaidh Browser Posts: 745 Karma: 578294 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Australia Device: Kobo Touch, Kobo Aura HD	Top line of text so close to the bevel I'm finding that the top line of each displayed page is closer to the bevel than I would like. It's a problem if I need to highlight some text in that line. Is there an easy way to insert a small blank margin in the device's display, or is the best solution to insert a top-margin in the CSS of each book?

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05-05-2015, 10:01 PM	#2
GeoffR Wizard Posts: 3,821 Karma: 19162882 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Te Riu-a-Māui Device: Kobo Glo	One option is to change the @page margin set by the publisher before slideloading the book. Two easy ways to do this in Calibre are: use the Modify ePub plugin to set the book margins from your Calibre settings; or add a @page margin to the kobo_extra.css and use the "Modify CSS" option in the KoboTouch driver to add it to each book's stylesheet automatically as it is sent to the device. Another option is to use a patch. The `ePub fixed/adjustble top/bottom margins` patch allows you to set the @page top and bottom margins in the epub reader's built-in stylesheet, which overrides the publisher's @page margins in the book's stylesheet. The margins can either be a fixed size, or can be made adjustable to match the side margins set with the margin adjustment slider.

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