Kobo epub font changes? Remove bold? - Page 2

Rojofo · 03-22-2025, 02:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sirtel

You could try the following, but if it doesn't work (and it might not), then the only way would be to edit the css in the calibre editor.

Convert the book from epub to epub and in the conversion options, go to Look & Feel -> Styling -> Other CSS Properties; enter font-family, font-weight in the box. Click OK.

I am trying to do this, Sirtel. I should say that the version of Calibre that I use is in French and it is not very easy to find the menu you mention. I have found Look and feel and "styling" but I cannot see inside "styling" the option "other CSS properties". I will look again. This seems promising.

Rojofo · 03-22-2025, 02:12 PM

Well, Sirtel, your solution worked!
Thank you once again!
I managed to find the menu "other CSS properties" and did what you suggested. It cleaned up the text and got rid of the "bold"

Karellen · 03-22-2025, 02:38 PM

Can you post a scrambled version of your ebook.

Rojofo · 03-22-2025, 04:03 PM

What is a scrambled version of an ebook?

Karellen · 03-22-2025, 04:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rojofo

What is a scrambled version of an ebook?

If books are in copyright, you cannot upload them here otherwise you are sharing copyright material.
Install this plugin... https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=267998
Then scramble the book and upload it here. The text becomes junk, but the code remains intact. There is no copyright issue.
We can then check the code for the bold problem.

DNSB · 03-22-2025, 04:18 PM

You would use the ScrambleEbook plugin ( see this thread: ScrambleEbook: Getting help with copyrighted books for more information.

It's main use is to allow you to upload a copyrighted ebook without making the text or images available (the text gets scrambled and the images are replaced with placeholder images) and so keeping the lawyers away.

Rojofo · 03-22-2025, 05:31 PM

Unfortunately I have done so much to the file in my attempts to get rid of the bold typeface that I no longer have the original. Sorry!

DNSB · 03-22-2025, 06:03 PM

The last ebook I looked at that bolded everything has the body class in the CSS stylesheet set with a font weight of 600. That's the type of error that you need to know a bit about CSS/HTML to locate and fix.

Can you not re-download the original file from the vendor?

Rojofo · 03-23-2025, 06:18 AM

I'm sorry! I downloaded the book some time ago and set it aside to read later. It was only when I opened it that I saw the problem. I can't remember where I found the original file. I thought it was Gutenberg but I can no longer see it there so I must be wrong on that.
I'd like to thank all who helped me to solve the problem, particularly Sirtel.

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03-22-2025, 02:12 PM	#17
Rojofo Groupie Posts: 169 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2010 Device: none	Well, Sirtel, your solution worked! Thank you once again! I managed to find the menu "other CSS properties" and did what you suggested. It cleaned up the text and got rid of the "bold"

03-22-2025, 02:38 PM	#18
Karellen Wizard Posts: 1,611 Karma: 9500498 Join Date: Sep 2021 Location: Australia Device: Kobo Libra 2	Can you post a scrambled version of your ebook.

03-22-2025, 04:03 PM	#19
Rojofo Groupie Posts: 169 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2010 Device: none	What is a scrambled version of an ebook?

03-22-2025, 04:18 PM	#21
DNSB Bibliophagist Posts: 45,014 Karma: 168808719 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Vancouver Device: Kobo Sage, Libra Colour, Lenovo M8 FHD, Paperwhite 4, Tolino epos	You would use the ScrambleEbook plugin ( see this thread: ScrambleEbook: Getting help with copyrighted books for more information. It's main use is to allow you to upload a copyrighted ebook without making the text or images available (the text gets scrambled and the images are replaced with placeholder images) and so keeping the lawyers away.

03-22-2025, 05:31 PM	#22
Rojofo Groupie Posts: 169 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2010 Device: none	Unfortunately I have done so much to the file in my attempts to get rid of the bold typeface that I no longer have the original. Sorry!

03-22-2025, 06:03 PM	#23
DNSB Bibliophagist Posts: 45,014 Karma: 168808719 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Vancouver Device: Kobo Sage, Libra Colour, Lenovo M8 FHD, Paperwhite 4, Tolino epos	The last ebook I looked at that bolded everything has the body class in the CSS stylesheet set with a font weight of 600. That's the type of error that you need to know a bit about CSS/HTML to locate and fix. Can you not re-download the original file from the vendor?

03-23-2025, 06:18 AM	#24
Rojofo Groupie Posts: 169 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2010 Device: none	I'm sorry! I downloaded the book some time ago and set it aside to read later. It was only when I opened it that I saw the problem. I can't remember where I found the original file. I thought it was Gutenberg but I can no longer see it there so I must be wrong on that. I'd like to thank all who helped me to solve the problem, particularly Sirtel.