keeping small images small in an epub

krommenaas · 01-15-2021, 12:00 PM

I'm converting from Word to epub. Below each chapter title I have a small image (a big icon really). In Coolreader on Android, this image gets blown up to take the full width. I'm pretty sure though that I've seen small images in epubs on this reader before, but can't find an example unfortunately. Any advise on what CSS to use to keep the image small? Just its real size, i.e. no scaling either way, would be fine.

I've been experimenting with width, max-width and object-fit: contain, all to no avail.

deback · 01-15-2021, 12:03 PM

Try the following in the CSS file for the image class (if your original image files are small):

height: auto;
width: auto;

If your original image files are larger than you want displayed in the book, use percentages, like the following:

height: 50%;
width: 50%;

Use whatever percentage results in the size you want.

This image class is the class that you've included in the img src line.

krommenaas · 01-17-2021, 04:09 AM

Thanks for the idea. Didn't work unfortunately. I'm going to assume it's just a problem with Coolreader.

deback · 01-17-2021, 04:17 AM

Find the setting in Coolreader to use the settings in the ePub file.

01-15-2021, 12:00 PM	#1
krommenaas Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2021 Device: All of them (author)	keeping small images small in an epub I'm converting from Word to epub. Below each chapter title I have a small image (a big icon really). In Coolreader on Android, this image gets blown up to take the full width. I'm pretty sure though that I've seen small images in epubs on this reader before, but can't find an example unfortunately. Any advise on what CSS to use to keep the image small? Just its real size, i.e. no scaling either way, would be fine. I've been experimenting with width, max-width and object-fit: contain, all to no avail.

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01-15-2021, 12:03 PM	#2
deback Book E d i t o r Posts: 432 Karma: 288184 Join Date: May 2015 Device: Laptop	Try the following in the CSS file for the image class (if your original image files are small): height: auto; width: auto; If your original image files are larger than you want displayed in the book, use percentages, like the following: height: 50%; width: 50%; Use whatever percentage results in the size you want. This image class is the class that you've included in the img src line.

01-17-2021, 04:09 AM	#3
krommenaas Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2021 Device: All of them (author)	Thanks for the idea. Didn't work unfortunately. I'm going to assume it's just a problem with Coolreader.

01-17-2021, 04:17 AM	#4
deback Book E d i t o r Posts: 432 Karma: 288184 Join Date: May 2015 Device: Laptop	Find the setting in Coolreader to use the settings in the ePub file.

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