How to make margins lower than -0.9 ?

AzHar Sologuy · 09-25-2021, 06:37 AM

I want to make my text closer to the top, left , right and bottom but i can't go lower than -0.9 for margins.

Is there any other way to do it ?

theducks · 09-25-2021, 10:29 AM

Those settings mostly affect the @page calibre inserts in conversions.
(I'm not sure <0 is valid )

Learn to Edit the code. Why?
Because there are as many ways margins get set as there are MR members

Been doing this (fixing my books) and some still take quite a bit of detective work.

The Code Inspector (in the Editor) helps track down where in the Inheritance

BTW What is your Output format (you did read the note at the bottom of that screen?)

hobnail · 09-25-2021, 01:11 PM

As theducks says, the only sure-fire way is to edit the code. Unfortunately you need to eyeball the html files to see what classes are used on the body tag as well as the p tag. Then fix the css files.

I take a sledge hammer approach and in the html files I globally delete the class on the body tag as well as the p tag for the body paragraphs (e.g., substitute nothing for class="calibre1"), then I add the following to the bottom of the css files.

Code:

body {
    border: 0;
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
     width: auto;
}

p {
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
    text-indent: 2em;
}

Alternatively, you could fix their css for whatever classes they're using. Also watch out for a div around the entire chapter in each html file, which will also need fixing.

Remember that in the html a p tag with a class has higher precedence over a naked p, regardless of the order in the css file.

deback · 09-27-2021, 10:00 PM

Add the following lines into the appropriate class in the stylesheet.css file:

margin-bottom: 0;
margin-left: 0;
margin-right: 0;
margin-top: 0;

Edit the 0 values to be what you want, such as: 0.5em; instead of 0;

JSWolf · 09-28-2021, 04:10 AM

This is the CSS code I use when I edit eBooks.

Code:

body {
  widows: 1;
  orphans: 1;
  margin-top: 0;
  margin-right: 0;
  margin-bottom: 0;
  margin-left: 0;
  text-align: justify;
}

p {
  margin-top: 0;
  margin-bottom: 0;
  text-indent: 1.2em;
}

You also have to make sure that any class with text-align: center; has a text-indent: 0; or centered things could be off by 1.2em;

09-25-2021, 06:37 AM	#1
AzHar Sologuy Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2021 Device: none	How to make margins lower than -0.9 ? I want to make my text closer to the top, left , right and bottom but i can't go lower than -0.9 for margins. Is there any other way to do it ? Attached Thumbnails

09-25-2021, 01:11 PM	#3
hobnail Running with scissors Posts: 1,552 Karma: 14325282 Join Date: Nov 2019 Device: none	As theducks says, the only sure-fire way is to edit the code. Unfortunately you need to eyeball the html files to see what classes are used on the body tag as well as the p tag. Then fix the css files. I take a sledge hammer approach and in the html files I globally delete the class on the body tag as well as the p tag for the body paragraphs (e.g., substitute nothing for class="calibre1"), then I add the following to the bottom of the css files. Code: body { border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: auto; } p { margin: 0; padding: 0; text-indent: 2em; } Alternatively, you could fix their css for whatever classes they're using. Also watch out for a div around the entire chapter in each html file, which will also need fixing. Remember that in the html a p tag with a class has higher precedence over a naked p, regardless of the order in the css file. Last edited by hobnail; 09-25-2021 at 01:18 PM.

09-28-2021, 04:10 AM	#5
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 73,894 Karma: 128597114 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	This is the CSS code I use when I edit eBooks. Code: body { widows: 1; orphans: 1; margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: 0; margin-left: 0; text-align: justify; } p { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-indent: 1.2em; } You also have to make sure that any class with text-align: center; has a text-indent: 0; or centered things could be off by 1.2em; Last edited by JSWolf; 09-28-2021 at 04:13 AM.

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theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 29,779 Karma: 54830978 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	Those settings mostly affect the @page calibre inserts in conversions. (I'm not sure <0 is valid ) Learn to Edit the code. Why? Because there are as many ways margins get set as there are MR members Been doing this (fixing my books) and some still take quite a bit of detective work. The Code Inspector (in the Editor) helps track down where in the Inheritance BTW What is your Output format (you did read the note at the bottom of that screen?)

09-27-2021, 10:00 PM	#4
deback Book E d i t o r Posts: 432 Karma: 288184 Join Date: May 2015 Device: Laptop	Add the following lines into the appropriate class in the stylesheet.css file: margin-bottom: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-top: 0; Edit the 0 values to be what you want, such as: 0.5em; instead of 0;