FBReader adds extra spaces for EPUB Book

pakiyabhai · 05-02-2010, 02:54 PM

I am reading a book which works fine as an EBUB(Since it's native EPUB) , opening the file fbreader gives it lots of extra space between each words(2-3) , I have tried every setting I can wrap my head around but I get no results.

Any ideas ?

mtravellerh · 05-05-2010, 05:35 AM

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Originally Posted by pakiyabhai

I am reading a book which works fine as an EBUB(Since it's native EPUB) , opening the file fbreader gives it lots of extra space between each words(2-3) , I have tried every setting I can wrap my head around but I get no results.

Any ideas ?

I'd like to help but your description is too vague. Please try to detail your problem a tad.

Bookster · 05-05-2010, 08:02 AM

Could you post a screen-capture? Even a note (which is a screen-capture, after all- the file is under note/nameofthenotebook.files directory in bmp format) would work, I believe.

pakiyabhai · 05-05-2010, 08:58 AM

hello guys ,

sorry for the delay , i shall send the screenshots tonight.

Bookster · 05-05-2010, 09:05 AM

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Originally Posted by pakiyabhai

hello guys ,

sorry for the delay , i shall send the screenshots tonight.

No problem

pakiyabhai · 05-19-2010, 09:54 AM

Ok this took a lot longer, I converted the file from epub to fbreader format , and this is what it shows, each word has an extra space between them I feel , how can I fix it ?

mtravellerh · 05-19-2010, 12:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pakiyabhai

Ok this took a lot longer, I converted the file from epub to fbreader format , and this is what it shows, each word has an extra space between them I feel , how can I fix it ?

There is no fbreader format

kacir · 05-19-2010, 01:57 PM

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Originally Posted by mtravellerh

There is no fbreader format

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askyn · 05-19-2010, 04:07 PM

looks like the book was set up as fully justified vs left justified.

This would spread the text across the screen so that there are square margins on both sides.

Not being THAT familar with fbreader ( even tho i use it as default on the 360 rofl ), maybe check to see if there is a option you could change in the fbreader configuration screen?

Press the center button and go to configure to check it out.

And / Or ... if this is a non drm book ( no copy protection ), try editing the book and change the alignment to left justified and see if that fixes the problem.

mtravellerh · 05-20-2010, 04:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by askyn

looks like the book was set up as fully justified vs left justified.

This would spread the text across the screen so that there are square margins on both sides.

Not being THAT familar with fbreader ( even tho i use it as default on the 360 rofl ), maybe check to see if there is a option you could change in the fbreader configuration screen?

Press the center button and go to configure to check it out.

And / Or ... if this is a non drm book ( no copy protection ), try editing the book and change the alignment to left justified and see if that fixes the problem.

Normally fbreader autohyphenates texts, so this shouldn't be happening.

pakiyabhai · 05-20-2010, 04:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by askyn

looks like the book was set up as fully justified vs left justified.

This would spread the text across the screen so that there are square margins on both sides.

Not being THAT familar with fbreader ( even tho i use it as default on the 360 rofl ), maybe check to see if there is a option you could change in the fbreader configuration screen?

Press the center button and go to configure to check it out.

And / Or ... if this is a non drm book ( no copy protection ), try editing the book and change the alignment to left justified and see if that fixes the problem.

I checked the configuration screen and there was no option to align to left justify , this alignment I open the book in calibre and do it ? The book is nondrm

Pranananda · 05-27-2010, 05:58 PM

Make a copy of your book.epub file into book.zip
Unzip book.zip into a new empty directory.
Go into the directory, and edit stylesheet.css (if it were made with Calibre). It might have a different name.

Look for the word "justify", and replace it with left.
zip the directory up again.
rename the new zip file to epub.

Under mac or ubuntu, here are the commands:

> cp book.epub book.zip
> mkdir tmp
> cd tmp
> unzip ../book.zip
> sed "s/justify/left" < stylesheet.css > new.css
> mv new.css stylesheet.css
> zip ../newbook.zip *
> cd ..
> mv newbook.zip newbook.epub

05-02-2010, 02:54 PM	#1
pakiyabhai Zealot Posts: 129 Karma: 14 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: pakiyabhai	FBReader adds extra spaces for EPUB Book I am reading a book which works fine as an EBUB(Since it's native EPUB) , opening the file fbreader gives it lots of extra space between each words(2-3) , I have tried every setting I can wrap my head around but I get no results. Any ideas ? Last edited by pakiyabhai; 05-19-2010 at 09:54 AM.

05-19-2010, 09:54 AM	#6
pakiyabhai Zealot Posts: 129 Karma: 14 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: pakiyabhai	Ok this took a lot longer, I converted the file from epub to fbreader format , and this is what it shows, each word has an extra space between them I feel , how can I fix it ? Attached Thumbnails

05-27-2010, 05:58 PM	#12
Pranananda Connoisseur Posts: 98 Karma: 122982 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Humboldt County, California Device: ipad, iPod touch, JetBook Lite	Make a copy of your book.epub file into book.zip Unzip book.zip into a new empty directory. Go into the directory, and edit stylesheet.css (if it were made with Calibre). It might have a different name. Look for the word "justify", and replace it with left. zip the directory up again. rename the new zip file to epub. Under mac or ubuntu, here are the commands: > cp book.epub book.zip > mkdir tmp > cd tmp > unzip ../book.zip > sed "s/justify/left" < stylesheet.css > new.css > mv new.css stylesheet.css > zip ../newbook.zip * > cd .. > mv newbook.zip newbook.epub Last edited by Pranananda; 05-27-2010 at 08:42 PM.

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05-05-2010, 08:02 AM	#3
Bookster Maniac Posts: 63 Karma: 632 Join Date: Mar 2010 Device: Gen3 PRS505&600 Kindle2 Pocketbook360&302 BeBookmini Onyx Boox Opus	Could you post a screen-capture? Even a note (which is a screen-capture, after all- the file is under note/nameofthenotebook.files directory in bmp format) would work, I believe.

05-05-2010, 08:58 AM	#4
pakiyabhai Zealot Posts: 129 Karma: 14 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: pakiyabhai	hello guys , sorry for the delay , i shall send the screenshots tonight.

05-19-2010, 04:07 PM	#9
askyn Addict Posts: 300 Karma: 1006538 Join Date: Jul 2008 Device: Kindle Paperwhite (11th Gen)	looks like the book was set up as fully justified vs left justified. This would spread the text across the screen so that there are square margins on both sides. Not being THAT familar with fbreader ( even tho i use it as default on the 360 rofl ), maybe check to see if there is a option you could change in the fbreader configuration screen? Press the center button and go to configure to check it out. And / Or ... if this is a non drm book ( no copy protection ), try editing the book and change the alignment to left justified and see if that fixes the problem.

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