Aura H2O Pocket/epub font size ricochet

rwhe · 01-13-2015, 08:29 PM

Hi all,

There's a big difference in font size between Pocket articles and (at least) sideloaded epubs on my H2O. (It didn't seem to occur when I recently borrowed a Glo for a few weeks.)

Generally, Pocket articles are displayed in a tiny font, especially after I sync. When I adjust them to a comfortable size, the font size in sideloaded epubs is suddenly huge. Back and forth...

I looked at my main Kobo config file, searching for "pocket" and "font", but didn't see anything relevant, such as a Pocket-only font size. There only seems to be one font size setting in the entire file, which would of course partially explain what's going on.

Does anyone have a solution or workaround to harmonize font sizes between epubs and Pocket articles? Thanks.

Looking forward to some bright ideas here. Kobo should be subsidizing this forum as front-line tech support.

jandrew · 01-14-2015, 12:23 PM

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Originally Posted by rwhe

Does anyone have a solution or workaround to harmonize font sizes between epubs and Pocket articles? Thanks.

Kobo ereaders have two different renderers: one for epubs and one for kepubs, and each appears to be calibrated differently to the font-size control (at least on my device). However, the kepub renderer is also used for Pocket articles, so if you load only kepubs (as I do) you'll have a more consistent reading experience between your ebooks and Pocket articles.

davidfor · 01-14-2015, 06:52 PM

The only thing I can think of is to set the font used for each book. When you change the font settings while reading, they are stored for the book and the config file is updated. If you close and reopen the book, it's stored settings are used. If you open a new book, the settings from the config file will be used.

My Kobo Utilities plugin for calibre has a method to take advantage of this. You can use it to set the font settings for the books on the device. So, you could set all books to have the same settings and then let the Pocket articles use what is in the config file. Not ideal, but it should get close to what you want.

rwhe · 01-15-2015, 12:56 AM

jandrew, I buy very few kepubs, but I'll keep it in mind.

Thanks, davidfor. I'll look into tweaking the font settings with Kobo Utilities.

jandrew · 01-15-2015, 01:14 AM

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Originally Posted by rwhe

jandrew, I buy very few kepubs, but I'll keep it in mind.

A good number of the kepubs on my device got there via the Kepub Output plugin for Calibre.

rwhe · 01-15-2015, 01:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jandrew

A good number of the kepubs on my device got there via the Kepub Output plugin for Calibre.

I thought that might be the case, but I've gotten into trouble with it before (technical issues, I mean). Thus, I prefer not to use it.

01-13-2015, 08:29 PM	#1
rwhe Hierodule Posts: 170 Karma: 629686 Join Date: Mar 2010 Device: Kobo Glo, calibre, Android, FBReader	Pocket/epub font size ricochet Hi all, There's a big difference in font size between Pocket articles and (at least) sideloaded epubs on my H2O. (It didn't seem to occur when I recently borrowed a Glo for a few weeks.) Generally, Pocket articles are displayed in a tiny font, especially after I sync. When I adjust them to a comfortable size, the font size in sideloaded epubs is suddenly huge. Back and forth... I looked at my main Kobo config file, searching for "pocket" and "font", but didn't see anything relevant, such as a Pocket-only font size. There only seems to be one font size setting in the entire file, which would of course partially explain what's going on. Does anyone have a solution or workaround to harmonize font sizes between epubs and Pocket articles? Thanks. Looking forward to some bright ideas here. Kobo should be subsidizing this forum as front-line tech support.

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01-14-2015, 06:52 PM	#3
davidfor Grand Sorcerer Posts: 24,906 Karma: 47303748 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Sydney, Australia Device: Kobo:Touch,Glo, AuraH2O, GloHD,AuraONE, ClaraHD, Libra H2O; tolinoepos	The only thing I can think of is to set the font used for each book. When you change the font settings while reading, they are stored for the book and the config file is updated. If you close and reopen the book, it's stored settings are used. If you open a new book, the settings from the config file will be used. My Kobo Utilities plugin for calibre has a method to take advantage of this. You can use it to set the font settings for the books on the device. So, you could set all books to have the same settings and then let the Pocket articles use what is in the config file. Not ideal, but it should get close to what you want.

01-15-2015, 12:56 AM	#4
rwhe Hierodule Posts: 170 Karma: 629686 Join Date: Mar 2010 Device: Kobo Glo, calibre, Android, FBReader	jandrew, I buy very few kepubs, but I'll keep it in mind. Thanks, davidfor. I'll look into tweaking the font settings with Kobo Utilities.

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