06-06-2013, 11:33 PM | #1 | |||
Grand Sorcerer
Posts: 12,154
Karma: 73448616
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Toronto
Device: Nexus 7, Clara, Touch, Tolino EPOS
|
Another bug that I wonder if others have seen
For many f/w revisions I have seen the odd occurrence of a word going "awol" after hyphenation, depending on the font and size settings on the Kobo.
I have a nice little test document that contains a few paragraphs from "The Silesian Station" that demonstrates this problem. Using (for instance) Georgia, at a size of 14 clicks over from the left, line spacing and margins at 0, justification at the middle (ragged right) setting, the first line of the chapter reads Quote:
Quote:
Quote:
If anyone wants to see this, I have attached the excerpt from the ePub to this posting. |
|||
06-07-2013, 01:30 PM | #2 | |
Wizard
Posts: 4,812
Karma: 26912940
Join Date: Apr 2010
Device: sony PRS-T1 and T3, Kobo Mini and Aura HD, Tablet
|
Quote:
Helen |
|
Advert | |
|
06-07-2013, 01:35 PM | #3 |
Grand Sorcerer
Posts: 12,154
Karma: 73448616
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Toronto
Device: Nexus 7, Clara, Touch, Tolino EPOS
|
Good It's always great to know I'm not alone in this.
|
06-07-2013, 03:45 PM | #4 |
Trying for calm & polite
Posts: 4,012
Karma: 9455193
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Mostly in Canada
Device: kobo original, WiFI, Touch, Glo, and Aura
|
I have not seeen this on either of my devices using kepubs. Is this all on epub (vs kepub) files? I have basically given up on that format on the kobo devices. I no longer expect them to fix anything on the old epubs2 programming they have in place. They may yet prove me wrong, of course.
|
06-07-2013, 03:50 PM | #5 | |
Wizard
Posts: 4,812
Karma: 26912940
Join Date: Apr 2010
Device: sony PRS-T1 and T3, Kobo Mini and Aura HD, Tablet
|
Quote:
Helen |
|
Advert | |
|
06-07-2013, 04:02 PM | #6 | |
Grand Sorcerer
Posts: 12,154
Karma: 73448616
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Toronto
Device: Nexus 7, Clara, Touch, Tolino EPOS
|
Quote:
I feel though that yet again this is an area where they have fallen down in their support especially seeing that the Adobe epub 2 support is the only way of reading library books on the Kobos, and in fact this sample was from the library. |
|
06-07-2013, 04:13 PM | #7 |
Grand Sorcerer
Posts: 12,154
Karma: 73448616
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Toronto
Device: Nexus 7, Clara, Touch, Tolino EPOS
|
FYI first reported September 9th 2012!
|
06-08-2013, 10:20 AM | #8 |
Grand Sorcerer
Posts: 12,154
Karma: 73448616
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Toronto
Device: Nexus 7, Clara, Touch, Tolino EPOS
|
Ok. I've forced the book to use the ACCESS engine. Now the problem seems not to occur.. however hyphenation of the unnecessarily does not occur either.
And no... I did not use the Extended driver, just did a manual transfer of the book to the Glo. **AHH** If I force paragraphs to being right justified, then I do get hyphenation, but also do get the remainder of the word to appear on the next line. |
06-08-2013, 10:34 AM | #9 |
Trying for calm & polite
Posts: 4,012
Karma: 9455193
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Mostly in Canada
Device: kobo original, WiFI, Touch, Glo, and Aura
|
Sowhere does this leave you, Peter, what is your final workaround?
|
06-08-2013, 12:16 PM | #10 |
Grand Sorcerer
Posts: 12,154
Karma: 73448616
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Toronto
Device: Nexus 7, Clara, Touch, Tolino EPOS
|
Frankly to keep reminding Kobo of this. I'm sorry but the ability to READ books is the key thing here, and this can impact anyone, whether it be a POWER user or a Joe-Blow regular user who borrows material from a library!
|
06-08-2013, 04:44 PM | #11 | |
Wizard
Posts: 1,847
Karma: 3212428
Join Date: Jun 2011
Device: iphone stanza, kobo touch,ASUS TF300,KOBO GLO, Kobo Aura HD, Kobo Mini
|
Quote:
regards JAck |
|
06-08-2013, 06:16 PM | #12 | |
Wizard
Posts: 4,812
Karma: 26912940
Join Date: Apr 2010
Device: sony PRS-T1 and T3, Kobo Mini and Aura HD, Tablet
|
Quote:
And if they are supporting them for other devices, it seems that Kobo device owners should get at least the same level of support if not better Different perhaps if they were giving them away. Helen |
|
06-08-2013, 06:54 PM | #13 |
Resident Curmudgeon
Posts: 73,877
Karma: 128597114
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts
Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3
|
There is a solution. Turn off hyphenation in the CSS.
|
06-08-2013, 06:56 PM | #14 |
Grand Sorcerer
Posts: 12,154
Karma: 73448616
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Toronto
Device: Nexus 7, Clara, Touch, Tolino EPOS
|
But JSWOLF that is not the point. Sure I can also fix it by changing font size, or font, or concertimgn to kePub,
The issue is that these are solutions that the common user would not know. |
06-08-2013, 07:31 PM | #15 | |
Resident Curmudgeon
Posts: 73,877
Karma: 128597114
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts
Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3
|
Quote:
I do agree that the average user would not know how to turn off hyphenation. But, I wasn't suggesting it for everyone. I was suggesting it for those reading this thread. |
|
Thread Tools | Search this Thread |
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
DR800 Help, I've got a bug!! A bug on my screen!! | Franky | iRex | 4 | 06-21-2011 11:45 AM |
Embedded font bug or CSS bug in ADE | JSWolf | ePub | 10 | 06-11-2011 02:34 PM |
Bug in 0.8.0? | Eskil | Calibre | 4 | 05-07-2011 06:36 PM |
Possible bug? | Lexicon | Sigil | 17 | 08-01-2010 03:23 PM |
PRS-505 bug or eBookLib bug? | porkupan | Sony Reader | 3 | 10-07-2007 10:44 PM |