Marvin SxS and “Picture Books”

cr130 · 04-30-2020, 04:54 PM

Hello All,

I am trying to use Marvin SxS on an IPad Air 2 for mostly children’s books but I can’t get them to display correctly.

I am using mostly ePub formats. I have attached the image of how it looks on my screen. In landscape mode it’s so small and won’t display both pages (even though I changed the setting to). The portrait mode is still small too.

I am not sure what I am doing wrong. Can someone please help? Thank you!

Example 1;
Landscape

Example 2;
Landscape

Landscape

Turtle91 · 05-01-2020, 11:53 AM

I think there might be some confusion on what SxS really is. iOS won't let 2 versions of the same software run at the same time. To get around this, the Marvin creator made a duplicate of Marvin, and called it SxS so that you can have two books open (one in each app) at the same time such as a reference book or dictionary. SxS does not do anything different than Marvin.

Marvin (SxS) will only display ePub format (and .cbx/.cbr for graphic novels/comic books) so make sure you are putting the book into proper ePub format. I know Marvin can display "multi-column" and split-view/slide-over, but I haven't seen it support displaying 2 separate pages at the same time...??

I'm thinking you are trying to display a Fixed Format ePub - not reflowable?? Marvin will display both types just fine, but it is very difficult to get a Fixed Format coded properly for any reader to display. Without seeing the code used to create your ePub, we aren't going to be much help. I would recommend asking for help in the ePub forum where they can help with FF. (Warning - it's much more difficult than reflowable, so it'll be harder to find someone who is knowledgeable and willing to dive into your book...but you can certainly try!)

cr130 · 05-03-2020, 01:37 AM

Thanks for the response. I am new to the whole ebook game so still trying to figure stuff out. Basically I am just trying to find a good app for children’s books. I will keep trying, thanks!

Turtle91 · 05-03-2020, 05:23 PM

No worries.

Don't get me wrong, Marvin IS a good app for children's books. It's just that it's hard to find good children's books in the Fixed Format. There aren't very many people, or design apps that do a very good job creating them...

04-30-2020, 04:54 PM	#1
cr130 Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2020 Device: Ipad Air 2	Marvin SxS and “Picture Books” Hello All, I am trying to use Marvin SxS on an IPad Air 2 for mostly children’s books but I can’t get them to display correctly. I am using mostly ePub formats. I have attached the image of how it looks on my screen. In landscape mode it’s so small and won’t display both pages (even though I changed the setting to). The portrait mode is still small too. I am not sure what I am doing wrong. Can someone please help? Thank you! Example 1; Landscape Example 2; Landscape Landscape

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05-01-2020, 11:53 AM	#2
Turtle91 A Hairy Wizard Posts: 3,094 Karma: 18727053 Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Charleston, SC today Device: iPhone 11/X/6/iPad 1,2,Air & Air Pro/Surface Pro/Kindle PW & Fire	I think there might be some confusion on what SxS really is. iOS won't let 2 versions of the same software run at the same time. To get around this, the Marvin creator made a duplicate of Marvin, and called it SxS so that you can have two books open (one in each app) at the same time such as a reference book or dictionary. SxS does not do anything different than Marvin. Marvin (SxS) will only display ePub format (and .cbx/.cbr for graphic novels/comic books) so make sure you are putting the book into proper ePub format. I know Marvin can display "multi-column" and split-view/slide-over, but I haven't seen it support displaying 2 separate pages at the same time...?? I'm thinking you are trying to display a Fixed Format ePub - not reflowable?? Marvin will display both types just fine, but it is very difficult to get a Fixed Format coded properly for any reader to display. Without seeing the code used to create your ePub, we aren't going to be much help. I would recommend asking for help in the ePub forum where they can help with FF. (Warning - it's much more difficult than reflowable, so it'll be harder to find someone who is knowledgeable and willing to dive into your book...but you can certainly try!)

05-03-2020, 01:37 AM	#3
cr130 Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2020 Device: Ipad Air 2	Thanks for the response. I am new to the whole ebook game so still trying to figure stuff out. Basically I am just trying to find a good app for children’s books. I will keep trying, thanks!

05-03-2020, 05:23 PM	#4
Turtle91 A Hairy Wizard Posts: 3,094 Karma: 18727053 Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Charleston, SC today Device: iPhone 11/X/6/iPad 1,2,Air & Air Pro/Surface Pro/Kindle PW & Fire	No worries. Don't get me wrong, Marvin IS a good app for children's books. It's just that it's hard to find good children's books in the Fixed Format. There aren't very many people, or design apps that do a very good job creating them...