Modify indent size just on indented paragraphs

Griu · 10-26-2016, 05:22 PM

Hi,

I've been trying to solve this issue for a while but I can't find the solution.

I know how to change the paragraphs' indent size converting the books.

My problem is that usually the first paragraph on the books' chapter is not indented. I would like to set up the size of the indent without indenting the paragraphs that were not.

Is there a way to do this?

Example:

Original:
This is the first paragraph

This is the second paragraph

After conversion:

This is the first paragraph.

This is the second paragraph.

How I want it:
This is the first paragraph.

This is the second paragraph.

Thanks in advance.

dwig · 10-26-2016, 07:51 PM

You need to edit your original post. HTML display will ignore leading spaces. Replace the spaces that illustrate the indents with underscores or some similar character.

How you would do these edits depends largely on the book's format and how well it was built. If it is EPUB or AZW3 then you should be able to open it in Calibre's Editor and alter the appropriate Style. You need to look at the HTML/xHTML code to find how the styles are applied to the type classes of paragraphs and then find the Style, either in the xHTML's Head section or in a separate CSS Stylesheet, and change the text-indent. Well built EPUBs and AZW3s will have the Styles in a separate stylesheet.

If the ebook is not one of those two formats you may need to convert it to EPUB, or AZW3, edit the conversion, and then convert back to your desired format.

theducks · 10-26-2016, 08:13 PM

For posting You can use the indent tool , next to the globe on the advanced mode message editor.
this is normal

this is indented

Code:

p + p {text-indent:1.5em;}

This assumes the the first P follows something other than a P (h#,div)

Griu · 10-26-2016, 11:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dwig

You need to edit your original post. HTML display will ignore leading spaces. Replace the spaces that illustrate the indents with underscores or some similar character.

How you would do these edits depends largely on the book's format and how well it was built. If it is EPUB or AZW3 then you should be able to open it in Calibre's Editor and alter the appropriate Style. You need to look at the HTML/xHTML code to find how the styles are applied to the type classes of paragraphs and then find the Style, either in the xHTML's Head section or in a separate CSS Stylesheet, and change the text-indent. Well built EPUBs and AZW3s will have the Styles in a separate stylesheet.

If the ebook is not one of those two formats you may need to convert it to EPUB, or AZW3, edit the conversion, and then convert back to your desired format.

Thanks. I modified it.

I've been converting the files and replacing the class on those paragraphs for "non-indent" or "first" but that doesn't work on all the books, and it's a really long work.

Besides, some paragraphs inside the chapters sometimes are not indented as well, and it's really hard to find them.

I was wondering if there's a way to do this automatically, since the original file has some non indented pragraphs. Does calibre need to indent everything?

Griu · 10-27-2016, 12:00 PM

I found the way to do it.

I just modified the class in the stylesheet.css on the original file for the regular text

In this case calibre17 is the class for the indented paragraphs, I modified text-indent to 1em

.calibre17 {
border-bottom: currentColor none 0;
border-top: currentColor none 0;
display: block;
padding-bottom: 0;
padding-top: 0;
text-align: justify;
text-indent: 1em;
margin: 0.5em 0
}

Thanks anyway.

sherman · 10-28-2016, 06:24 AM

Allow me to introduce to you the wonderful feature that Kovid introduced a few months ago, in response to a feature request I made:

Introducing Transform Styles...

This feature, found in the common options for conversion options has a tab called Transform Styles.

At the end (I think?) of the conversion, calibre will apply any rules set here to alter the CSS in the converted ebook.

See the attached screenshot for some examples of things you can do with this option.

Note, if you save a set of rules, you can also use them in the ebook editor for ebooks already in the desired format (epub or azw3

Griu · 10-28-2016, 12:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sherman

Allow me to introduce to you the wonderful feature that Kovid introduced a few months ago, in response to a feature request I made:

Introducing Transform Styles...

This feature, found in the common options for conversion options has a tab called Transform Styles.

At the end (I think?) of the conversion, calibre will apply any rules set here to alter the CSS in the converted ebook.

See the attached screenshot for some examples of things you can do with this option.

Note, if you save a set of rules, you can also use them in the ebook editor for ebooks already in the desired format (epub or azw3

Thanks. Exactly what I was looking for.

bob.f · 05-23-2019, 05:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sherman

Allow me to introduce to you the wonderful feature that Kovid introduced a few months ago, in response to a feature request I made:

Introducing Transform Styles...

This feature, found in the common options for conversion options has a tab called Transform Styles.

At the end (I think?) of the conversion, calibre will apply any rules set here to alter the CSS in the converted ebook.

See the attached screenshot for some examples of things you can do with this option.

Note, if you save a set of rules, you can also use them in the ebook editor for ebooks already in the desired format (epub or azw3

I think I love Kovid. I have over 100 books with an insane amount of text indentation and this feature is the bomb.

retiredbiker · 05-23-2019, 08:43 PM

Excellent tool, I had not noticed it before. But I can't seem to get it to work

When I try the test, I get nothing, and the values I type in like 1.5, have the 1 in red and the .5 in green, which looks fishy. Can someone give me a pointer?

Thanks!

lumpynose · 05-23-2019, 08:49 PM

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retiredbiker · 05-24-2019, 11:50 AM

Well, I can't get the test to work no matter what I put in, but the tool actually does the job, at least in the editor. But I've got about 100 saved searches that are very specifically tuned to my work. I'll play with this...maybe find something that could cut down on the number of searches I run.

10-26-2016, 05:22 PM	#1
Griu Enthusiast Posts: 40 Karma: 1010 Join Date: Jun 2016 Device: Kobo Glo HD, Kobo Aura One	Modify indent size just on indented paragraphs Hi, I've been trying to solve this issue for a while but I can't find the solution. I know how to change the paragraphs' indent size converting the books. My problem is that usually the first paragraph on the books' chapter is not indented. I would like to set up the size of the indent without indenting the paragraphs that were not. Is there a way to do this? Example: Original: This is the first paragraph This is the second paragraph After conversion: This is the first paragraph. This is the second paragraph. How I want it: This is the first paragraph. This is the second paragraph. Thanks in advance. Last edited by Griu; 10-26-2016 at 11:11 PM.

10-26-2016, 08:13 PM	#3
theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 29,803 Karma: 54830978 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	For posting You can use the indent tool , next to the globe on the advanced mode message editor. this is normal this is indented Code: p + p {text-indent:1.5em;} This assumes the the first P follows something other than a P (h#,div)

10-28-2016, 06:24 AM	#6
sherman Guru Posts: 856 Karma: 2676800 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Taranaki - NZ Device: Kobo Aura H2O, Kobo Forma	Allow me to introduce to you the wonderful feature that Kovid introduced a few months ago, in response to a feature request I made: Introducing Transform Styles... This feature, found in the common options for conversion options has a tab called Transform Styles. At the end (I think?) of the conversion, calibre will apply any rules set here to alter the CSS in the converted ebook. See the attached screenshot for some examples of things you can do with this option. Note, if you save a set of rules, you can also use them in the ebook editor for ebooks already in the desired format (epub or azw3 Attached Thumbnails

05-23-2019, 08:43 PM	#9
retiredbiker Addict Posts: 387 Karma: 1638210 Join Date: May 2013 Location: Ontario, Canada Device: Kindle KB, Oasis, Pop_Os!, Jutoh, Kobo Forma	Excellent tool, I had not noticed it before. But I can't seem to get it to work When I try the test, I get nothing, and the values I type in like 1.5, have the 1 in red and the .5 in green, which looks fishy. Can someone give me a pointer? Thanks! Attached Thumbnails

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10-26-2016, 07:51 PM	#2
dwig Wizard Posts: 1,613 Karma: 6718479 Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Paradise (Key West, FL) Device: Current:Surface Go & Kindle 3 - Retired: DellV8p, Clie UX50, ...	You need to edit your original post. HTML display will ignore leading spaces. Replace the spaces that illustrate the indents with underscores or some similar character. How you would do these edits depends largely on the book's format and how well it was built. If it is EPUB or AZW3 then you should be able to open it in Calibre's Editor and alter the appropriate Style. You need to look at the HTML/xHTML code to find how the styles are applied to the type classes of paragraphs and then find the Style, either in the xHTML's Head section or in a separate CSS Stylesheet, and change the text-indent. Well built EPUBs and AZW3s will have the Styles in a separate stylesheet. If the ebook is not one of those two formats you may need to convert it to EPUB, or AZW3, edit the conversion, and then convert back to your desired format.

10-27-2016, 12:00 PM	#5
Griu Enthusiast Posts: 40 Karma: 1010 Join Date: Jun 2016 Device: Kobo Glo HD, Kobo Aura One	I found the way to do it. I just modified the class in the stylesheet.css on the original file for the regular text In this case calibre17 is the class for the indented paragraphs, I modified text-indent to 1em .calibre17 { border-bottom: currentColor none 0; border-top: currentColor none 0; display: block; padding-bottom: 0; padding-top: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1em; margin: 0.5em 0 } Thanks anyway.

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05-24-2019, 11:50 AM	#11
retiredbiker Addict Posts: 387 Karma: 1638210 Join Date: May 2013 Location: Ontario, Canada Device: Kindle KB, Oasis, Pop_Os!, Jutoh, Kobo Forma	Well, I can't get the test to work no matter what I put in, but the tool actually does the job, at least in the editor. But I've got about 100 saved searches that are very specifically tuned to my work. I'll play with this...maybe find something that could cut down on the number of searches I run.