last line in each paragraph centred

scgf · 09-07-2008, 09:42 AM

I have converted some books I bought a while ago from ereader format to html, then using Calibre to lrf.

Strangely, when I view the books in Calibre, I see that the last line of each paragraph is centred. I have tried editing the html source, adding <align=center> to no avail. The html file looks fine in a web browser and each paragraph is correctly aligned.

I haven't bothered putting any of these files onto my Sony Reader, I am assuming that the layout will look the same as Callibre displays it.

Any ideas?

Cheers.

kovidgoyal · 09-07-2008, 11:29 AM

Attach one of these html files here.

scgf · 09-07-2008, 11:48 AM

One of the offending html files is here

Note I am using the b9 version of Calibre on a Mac.

Cheers.

kovidgoyal · 09-07-2008, 11:56 AM

the paragaphs have align='center' specified (all the lines are centered, you only notice it for the last line because its ususally shorter than the page width.

kovidgoyal · 09-07-2008, 11:58 AM

It works in a browser because actually only the leading paragraphs have align=center however the text is not put into its own <p> element. In this situation html2lrf (in order to generate more efficient LRF files) inherits the center attribute from the previous paragraph.

scgf · 09-07-2008, 03:02 PM

Thank you.

I'm not sure what to do to put it right, though. I added <align=left> after any centred text and it made no difference.

Sorry to be so dumb :-(

kovidgoyal · 09-07-2008, 04:22 PM

Just add a <p style="text-align:left"> at the start of each block of text

Waltarro · 09-10-2008, 01:46 AM

Don't know if you've worked around this or not, but I've been having the
same problem. I found that if open the html file in OpenOffice Writer and
resave the html, the alignment is corrected.

scgf · 09-10-2008, 02:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Waltarro

Don't know if you've worked around this or not, but I've been having the
same problem. I found that if open the html file in OpenOffice Writer and
resave the html, the alignment is corrected.

Hey, that's excellent! I use OpenOffice already so I'll give it a shot.

Thank's very much for the tip!

scgf · 09-10-2008, 02:23 PM

Just tried it on my Mac using NeoOffice and it works! Very easy!

Thanks again.

09-07-2008, 09:42 AM	#1
scgf Connoisseur Posts: 81 Karma: 2136402 Join Date: Aug 2008 Device: Kobo Clara HD, Amazon PW 3 iPad Pro, iPhone 12 Pro	last line in each paragraph centred I have converted some books I bought a while ago from ereader format to html, then using Calibre to lrf. Strangely, when I view the books in Calibre, I see that the last line of each paragraph is centred. I have tried editing the html source, adding <align=center> to no avail. The html file looks fine in a web browser and each paragraph is correctly aligned. I haven't bothered putting any of these files onto my Sony Reader, I am assuming that the layout will look the same as Callibre displays it. Any ideas? Cheers.

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09-07-2008, 11:29 AM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,843 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Attach one of these html files here.

09-07-2008, 11:48 AM	#3
scgf Connoisseur Posts: 81 Karma: 2136402 Join Date: Aug 2008 Device: Kobo Clara HD, Amazon PW 3 iPad Pro, iPhone 12 Pro	One of the offending html files is here Note I am using the b9 version of Calibre on a Mac. Cheers.

09-07-2008, 11:56 AM	#4
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,843 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	the paragaphs have align='center' specified (all the lines are centered, you only notice it for the last line because its ususally shorter than the page width.

09-07-2008, 11:58 AM	#5
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,843 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	It works in a browser because actually only the leading paragraphs have align=center however the text is not put into its own <p> element. In this situation html2lrf (in order to generate more efficient LRF files) inherits the center attribute from the previous paragraph.

09-07-2008, 03:02 PM	#6
scgf Connoisseur Posts: 81 Karma: 2136402 Join Date: Aug 2008 Device: Kobo Clara HD, Amazon PW 3 iPad Pro, iPhone 12 Pro	Thank you. I'm not sure what to do to put it right, though. I added <align=left> after any centred text and it made no difference. Sorry to be so dumb :-(

09-07-2008, 04:22 PM	#7
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,843 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Just add a <p style="text-align:left"> at the start of each block of text

09-10-2008, 01:46 AM	#8
Waltarro Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 32 Join Date: Sep 2008 Device: Sony PRS505	Don't know if you've worked around this or not, but I've been having the same problem. I found that if open the html file in OpenOffice Writer and resave the html, the alignment is corrected.

09-10-2008, 02:23 PM	#10
scgf Connoisseur Posts: 81 Karma: 2136402 Join Date: Aug 2008 Device: Kobo Clara HD, Amazon PW 3 iPad Pro, iPhone 12 Pro	Just tried it on my Mac using NeoOffice and it works! Very easy! Thanks again.