Does Kindle automatically Justify text?

Woodssi · 12-21-2023, 01:07 PM

Hello peeps,

Have received gift of a new Kindle Paperwhite, and a flash drive with a load of EPUBs on.
Have been reading posts (not on here) from people saying that the displayed text will be Justify by default, with no option on the Kindle itself to change this.

I'd prefer to read in left-aligned format.

As such, is there a straightforward .css template that I could link to the EPUB files, or is there an easier way of doing it?

Thanks in advance.

hleo12 · 12-21-2023, 06:41 PM

As long as the epub file's css doesn't specifically tag the text as "justified" you can turn on left align in the font settings ('Aa', then under 'Layout,' you'll see 'Alignment').

Sirtel · 12-21-2023, 07:30 PM

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Originally Posted by hleo12

As long as the epub file's css doesn't specifically tag the text as "justified" you can turn on left align in the font settings ('Aa', then under 'Layout,' you'll see 'Alignment').

Isn't that only possible with the KFX format?

tomsem · 12-21-2023, 08:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Sirtel

Isn't that only possible with the KFX format?

I think that's right.

What I'm not sure of is if PaperWhite 2 supports KFX. I think it does, in which case Send to Kindle will generate KFX (as will KFX Output plugin).

dedeca · 12-21-2023, 09:30 PM

I like hyphenated text, but I'd also like the hyphenation to be disabled when I choose the option to align the text to the left... Come on, Amazon, it's not that difficult!

Woodssi · 12-22-2023, 03:05 AM

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Originally Posted by tomsem

I think that's right.

What I'm not sure of is if PaperWhite 2 supports KFX. I think it does, in which case Send to Kindle will generate KFX (as will KFX Output plugin).

If I'm reading this right, do you mean that I should use a program (say Calibre) rather than just copy and paste the file directly into the Kindle memory?

Is that where the alignment options can be chosen?

Sirtel · 12-22-2023, 03:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Woodssi

If I'm reading this right, do you mean that I should use a program (say Calibre) rather than just copy and paste the file directly into the Kindle memory?

Is that where the alignment options can be chosen?

You can't copy and paste epubs to your Kindle in any case. Kindles can't read epubs, they must be converted to a Kindle-compatible format first.

12-21-2023, 01:07 PM	#1
Woodssi Enthusiast Posts: 45 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Barrhead, Scotland Device: Kindle Paperwhite (2)	Does Kindle automatically Justify text? Hello peeps, Have received gift of a new Kindle Paperwhite, and a flash drive with a load of EPUBs on. Have been reading posts (not on here) from people saying that the displayed text will be Justify by default, with no option on the Kindle itself to change this. I'd prefer to read in left-aligned format. As such, is there a straightforward .css template that I could link to the EPUB files, or is there an easier way of doing it? Thanks in advance.

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hleo12 Guru Posts: 631 Karma: 5078890 Join Date: Feb 2014 Device: Kobo Glo (deceased), Kindle 4th, Kindle Basic 10th Generation	As long as the epub file's css doesn't specifically tag the text as "justified" you can turn on left align in the font settings ('Aa', then under 'Layout,' you'll see 'Alignment').

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dedeca Enthusiast Posts: 38 Karma: 50 Join Date: May 2022 Location: Brazil Device: PW3 and PW5	I like hyphenated text, but I'd also like the hyphenation to be disabled when I choose the option to align the text to the left... Come on, Amazon, it's not that difficult!

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