RTF conversion

[ElMiko]

It looks like calibre sometimes inserts the following code

<br class="calibre8" />

into empty carriage returns between paragraphs when converting from RTF to anything else.

I was wondering A) why, and B) how to make it stop.

I've run across these calbire "br classes" before, too. Any general color on what they are and how they behave would be appreciated.

[user_none]

A br tags signifies a line break just like a carriage return does. An empty carriage return between paragraphs in an RTF file serves the same purpose as a br tag between paragraphs in an HTML file.

[theducks]

Originally Posted by ElMiko

It looks like calibre sometimes inserts the following code

<br class="calibre8" />

into empty carriage returns between paragraphs when converting from RTF to anything else.

I was wondering A) why, and B) how to make it stop.

I've run across these calbire "br classes" before, too. Any general color on what they are and how they behave would be appreciated.

<h3 class="chapter"> Chapter 1 <br />A Subtitle Underneath</h3>


.chapter {
text-align: center;
text-indent: 0;
}


doing this trick in Sigil, will include both lines in the TOC on ONE LINE

[ElMiko]

Hmmm. From what I've observed, a </br> tag is creates a single-spaced paragraph break, whereas a <p> tag creates a double spaced paragraph break.

But what I'm really wondering is what the "calibre8" thing is all about... when is it generated, and why?

[theducks]

Originally Posted by ElMiko

Hmmm. From what I've observed, a </br> tag is creates a single-spaced paragraph break, whereas a <p> tag creates a double spaced paragraph break.

But what I'm really wondering is what the "calibre8" thing is all about... when is it generated, and why?

<p> creates whatever top and bottom margins are set.
<br> also does not indent like the beginning line.

the <br class="calibre#" /> allows that style to control lots more about a break. Line-height, or font-size (it still applies)

Since Calibre does not always use the same numbers, look at the stylesheet and see what your does (or prevents from defaulting)
Styles override the device defaults.

[ElMiko]

@theducks - Of course, you're absolutely right. I finally realized that the br/p difference was as much a function of the tags as it was the specific style settings! Thanks

[dwig]

Originally Posted by theducks

<p> creates whatever top and bottom margins are set ...

... in the HTML file's <style> definition or a style defined in a separate CSS stylesheet, if they exist. If they don't exist, the application displaying the HTML file (e.g. browser, ereader, ...) will use it's own defaults. The defaults used by various display apps tend to differ.