[Old Thread] Convert epub to mobi with wide left margin on Kindle - Page 4

Vighnahara · 09-29-2010, 04:45 AM

I'm still having the problem.

I loaded the book in Calibre and converted epub > epub, using all "0.0 pt" in the Page Setup option, using "Kindle" in the Output profile, and "Default Input Profile" in the Input profile. I did not change any other settings.

I did this with a copy of the book I'm currently reading, and compared it to the original, and there's no difference.

p.s. The "batch" books I need to convert is my entire library, put together piece by piece over the past couple years. I suppose I could just settle to convert them as I start reading them, but it would be nicer to hit a few buttons and be done with it.

foghat · 09-29-2010, 03:56 PM

never mind.

ldolse · 09-29-2010, 08:29 PM

Kovid did say back at the beginning of this thread that if someone opened a bug with an offending book that he would put an option/fix into Calibre. I think it would be great if someone took him up on his offer just so that this thread could die. Anyone??

Teifiside · 10-05-2010, 04:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mvdarend

As I had a lot of files to convert from EPUB to MOBI (and they were all giving me the left margin problem) I decided to write a small program to overwrite the stylesheet.css file with one of my own definition.

If anyone wants a copy let me know.

mvdarend - Just got a Kindle 3 and I'd be incredibly grateful if you could E mail me a link to your program, as manually editing the CSS for all my ePub books makes me shudder... E mail is - richard@anahata.net

Good work mate, thanks in advance.

mug2k · 10-05-2010, 04:59 PM

The easiest way is to open the epub in a program called Sigil and hit the save button. Then when you convert it to mobi its all aligned corectly.

Sigil
http://code.google.com/p/sigil/downl...dows-Setup.exe

Its worked for me faultlessly thus far.

Corran006 · 10-08-2010, 02:02 AM

I thought the fastest version of Calibre corrected this epub to mobi isssule according to the update.

But I still seem to have left margin pushed too far.

DoctorOhh · 10-08-2010, 02:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Corran006

I thought the fastest version of Calibre corrected this epub to mobi isssule according to the update.

It was fixed in 0.7.21

Quote:

MOBI Output: Fix bug that could caused left margins in the MOBI file to have twice the size of the left margins in the input document, when viewed on the pathetic Kindle MOBI renderer

The problem fixed was, during conversion from epub to mobi a epub that had a 1em left margin seemed to be translated into a 2em margin when converted to mobi. Now a 1em left margin is translated to mobi as a 1em left margin.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Corran006

But I still seem to have left margin pushed too far.

If it was actually fixed then your left margin is no longer "pushed too far" it is pushed exactly as far as your source document indicated it should be pushed.

For me personally, using a 6 inch ereader, any left margin (more then 5pts) seems too much to me.

JSWolf · 10-08-2010, 03:37 AM

There is NO WAY to know what the CSS is for a given ePub. So replacing it with some other CSS is going to screw with the formatting of the ePub. So don't use that program to break your ePub for conversion to Mobipocket.

JSWolf · 10-08-2010, 03:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Teifiside

mvdarend - Just got a Kindle 3 and I'd be incredibly grateful if you could E mail me a link to your program, as manually editing the CSS for all my ePub books makes me shudder... E mail is - richard@anahata.net

Good work mate, thanks in advance.

Changing the CSS could make the format worse then a wide left margin. The replacement CSS is not going to match the original CSS properly.

JSWolf · 10-08-2010, 04:10 AM

Well, guess what? There might be a very simple solution to this problem.

Code:

ebook-convert eBook.epub eBook.mobi --margin-left=0 --margin-right=0 --margin-top=0 --margin-bottom=0

I cannot test this as the laptop only has Mobipocket Reader on it which doesn't have the K3 bug. Yes, the bug is not in the Mobipocket file but in the K3's renderer.

JSWolf · 10-11-2010, 09:19 AM

Has anyone with a Kindle actually tried my suggestion and does it work?

pghaworth · 10-11-2010, 10:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JSWolf

Has anyone with a Kindle actually tried my suggestion and does it work?

I had this issue but now can't find the ebook. So many books, so little time. Once I find it I would like to try this. Where would I put the code?

JSWolf · 10-11-2010, 10:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pghaworth

I had this issue but now can't find the ebook. So many books, so little time. Once I find it I would like to try this. Where would I put the code?

In the command prompt. It's a command line command. I don't use the gui. I use the command prompt program ebook-convert.

pghaworth · 10-11-2010, 10:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JSWolf

In the command prompt. It's a command line command. I don't use the gui. I use the command prompt program ebook-convert.

That's a new can of worms for me. When I'm not so busy I'll set about figuring out how to use the command line for converting. Thanks for the info.

Clark10 · 10-11-2010, 03:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JSWolf

Has anyone with a Kindle actually tried my suggestion and does it work?

I just tried it, the result was identical to the output of the version I created in the gui, it still had the large left margin.

The only solution I've found is opening the epub in Sigil, identifying the style that's causing the left margin to be so wide and removing it, not ideal if you've got a load of epubs to convert.

09-29-2010, 03:56 PM	#47
foghat Evangelist Posts: 464 Karma: 1006520 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Alberta, Canada Device: Kindle PW3	never mind. Last edited by foghat; 09-29-2010 at 04:54 PM.

10-08-2010, 04:10 AM	#55
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 73,877 Karma: 128597114 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	Well, guess what? There might be a very simple solution to this problem. Code: ebook-convert eBook.epub eBook.mobi --margin-left=0 --margin-right=0 --margin-top=0 --margin-bottom=0 I cannot test this as the laptop only has Mobipocket Reader on it which doesn't have the K3 bug. Yes, the bug is not in the Mobipocket file but in the K3's renderer.

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09-29-2010, 04:45 AM	#46
Vighnahara Member Posts: 15 Karma: 12 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Saskatoon, SK Device: Kindle 3 Wi-Fi	I'm still having the problem. I loaded the book in Calibre and converted epub > epub, using all "0.0 pt" in the Page Setup option, using "Kindle" in the Output profile, and "Default Input Profile" in the Input profile. I did not change any other settings. I did this with a copy of the book I'm currently reading, and compared it to the original, and there's no difference. p.s. The "batch" books I need to convert is my entire library, put together piece by piece over the past couple years. I suppose I could just settle to convert them as I start reading them, but it would be nicer to hit a few buttons and be done with it.

09-29-2010, 08:29 PM	#48
ldolse Wizard Posts: 1,337 Karma: 123455 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Malaysia Device: PRS-650, iPhone	Kovid did say back at the beginning of this thread that if someone opened a bug with an offending book that he would put an option/fix into Calibre. I think it would be great if someone took him up on his offer just so that this thread could die. Anyone??

10-05-2010, 04:59 PM	#50
mug2k Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: kindle 3	The easiest way is to open the epub in a program called Sigil and hit the save button. Then when you convert it to mobi its all aligned corectly. Sigil http://code.google.com/p/sigil/downl...dows-Setup.exe Its worked for me faultlessly thus far.

10-08-2010, 02:02 AM	#51
Corran006 Connoisseur Posts: 68 Karma: 7080 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Toronto Device: Kindle 3	I thought the fastest version of Calibre corrected this epub to mobi isssule according to the update. But I still seem to have left margin pushed too far.

10-08-2010, 03:37 AM	#53
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 73,877 Karma: 128597114 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	There is NO WAY to know what the CSS is for a given ePub. So replacing it with some other CSS is going to screw with the formatting of the ePub. So don't use that program to break your ePub for conversion to Mobipocket.

10-11-2010, 09:19 AM	#56
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 73,877 Karma: 128597114 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	Has anyone with a Kindle actually tried my suggestion and does it work?

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