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<pre> doesn't actually work properly. With RMDSK (ADE), if the <pre> goes off the screen, you don't see it. I don't know if this bug has been fixed or not, but it does exist in older versions and a lot of Readers or apps are using older versions. So using <pre> is out.
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My philosophy: Users will upgrade their devices when they can't adequately read content on them. If they don't mind the pitfalls of older software, then they probably won't care if your poetry isn't formatted exactly so... Publish your book using the most common standards out there and don't worry about the outliers - or bugs in older software. Last edited by Turtle91; 08-01-2017 at 12:56 PM. |
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08-02-2017, 05:11 AM | #19 |
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If I bought a book and I found it did not work on say a Sony Reader PRS-T1, I would blame the book before i'd think of the T1's software being out of date.
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Fair enough, but where do you draw the line, Jon? At what point do you decide not to include a useful formatting feature in your book because it won't look right to a handful of users of older devices? To my mind, if it looks right to the majority of users, it's fine to use it.
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You seem to be suggesting precisely the opposite: that book creators should avoid using advanced formatting features for fear that the resulting books won't look good on a minority of devices. |
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Which brings me back to the question I asked Jon: should a book creator avoid advanced formatting features on the grounds that they won't work on a minority of older devices?
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But, if it's something that doesn't need to be there like say dropcaps, then that can be done without. It depends on what features and how needed they are. |
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