08-06-2018, 11:11 AM | #1 |
Junior Member
Posts: 9
Karma: 10
Join Date: Jul 2018
Location: Germany
Device: Kindle Paperwhite 1, Kobo Aura One
|
Missing Kobo Aura 1 Header? Also Footnotes
Hey people
I recently got a Aura One and really enjoyed reading with it. When I was starting a new book, however, the header with the book title was missing, so the text stretched to the very top, there was a larger gap at the bottom of the screen, and page numbers were overlaying with the text (I figured I can switch those off in the settings). See the pictures attached. I found that this was the case with a number of my ebooks. I am not deep into ebook-formatting/coding and have basically no idea what to make of this. It's okay so set fonts and sizes new, but some ebooks being rendered this weird, is a bit of a turn-off. On the Kindle, they all look uniform. What's the reason here? Similarly for footnotes. Some open as pop-ups, other just jump to the corresponding page in the Notes-section. On my old Paperwhite the same ones open as a popup. Others, which don't pop-up on the Kindle, do so on the KA1. Is there a system behind it? Unfortunately the really footnote-heavy book only opens pop-ups on my old Paperwhite... I would really appreciate some insight into this! The KA1 is less than a week old, so I am thinking of just returning the KA1 to get another Kindle. Would miss the Pocket integration though. |
08-06-2018, 12:15 PM | #2 | ||
Grand Sorcerer
Posts: 6,205
Karma: 16228558
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: UK
Device: Kobo: KA1, ClaraHD, Forma, Libra2, Clara2E. PocketBook: TouchHD3
|
Quote:
Only kepubs display the book title in the header. There are quite a few differences between the kepub app and the epub app. You will find other threads in this forum discussing the pros and cons of each. One was very recent so you shouldn't have far to look. Books bought and sync'd directly from the Kobo bookstore servers will be in kepub format, but there are several other ways to format-shift your sideloaded books to kepub format if that is your preference. Using the Calibre ebook management software is one way but there is also a standalone kepubify utility, again, discussed elsewhere in these forums. Quote:
Edit: I see from your other thread that you have installed KOReader. This is yet another variable to contend with in how your epubs will display. I can't offer any advice on that but hopefully you'll get some answers over there. As you are probably discovering, Kobos offer lots of choice but finding your personal version of 'perfect' can be a bit overwhelming to start with Last edited by jackie_w; 08-06-2018 at 12:28 PM. Reason: Edit: KoReader |
||
08-06-2018, 12:45 PM | #3 |
Junior Member
Posts: 9
Karma: 10
Join Date: Jul 2018
Location: Germany
Device: Kindle Paperwhite 1, Kobo Aura One
|
Thank you very much, that was quick!
I sideloaded everything from Calibre and didn't even realise I had a mix of kepub and epub in my library. If the nicer rendering and footnotes are a kepub feature, I'll convert everything then. And yes, I made seperate threads to distinguish between my KOReader and Kobo questions. Everything here referred to Nickel, but I hope I'll get my KOReader questions answered as well |
08-06-2018, 12:58 PM | #4 | |
Grand Sorcerer
Posts: 6,205
Karma: 16228558
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: UK
Device: Kobo: KA1, ClaraHD, Forma, Libra2, Clara2E. PocketBook: TouchHD3
|
Quote:
You should also check out the other Kobo-specific calibre plugins if you haven't already done so: Kobo Utilities Kepub Input Kepub Output Kepub Metadata Reader Kepub Metadata Writer |
|
08-06-2018, 01:07 PM | #5 |
Junior Member
Posts: 9
Karma: 10
Join Date: Jul 2018
Location: Germany
Device: Kindle Paperwhite 1, Kobo Aura One
|
*everything I transfer, was what I meant, but I would've still converted. Format shifting sounds definitely better, thank you again
And I'll also check out the Kobo plugins. My Calibre is still pretty much set up for my Kindle. |
08-07-2018, 06:17 AM | #6 |
Wizard
Posts: 1,775
Karma: 2694823
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: The Netherlands
Device: Kobo Touch, Glo, Clara HD
|
Just a small addition FYI: there is a bug in the latest firmware (4.9.11311 or 4.9.11314) that affects the top margin in epubs by shifting the text up. I think what you see is this behaviour, so it is not the standard ePub view. There are a few workarounds that have been explained in other threads about the firmware (I think one is changing the reading settings if I recall correctly), but if you're planning on reading everything in kepub format it doesn't matter
|
08-15-2018, 11:20 AM | #7 | |
Zealot
Posts: 130
Karma: 20456
Join Date: Apr 2014
Device: KPW1
|
Quote:
|
|
08-15-2018, 11:40 AM | #8 |
Grand Sorcerer
Posts: 6,205
Karma: 16228558
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: UK
Device: Kobo: KA1, ClaraHD, Forma, Libra2, Clara2E. PocketBook: TouchHD3
|
But, for me, it isn't, because I also want every book easily & trouble-free readable on my Android devices with my favourite epub apps.
I want my calibre master copy as the 'best archive format' available. Obviously a personal opinion but I consider that to be EPUB. Kepubs are less-than-ideal for manual editing in the calibre Editor (or Sigil) and I do a lot of this. All those KoboSpans get in the way of seeing the wood for the trees. I've moved over to only reading kepubs on my Kobo devices these days (after eventually finding workarounds for most of the things epubs are better at) but I wouldn't want kepub to be my 'master' format. |
08-15-2018, 11:45 AM | #9 | |
Bibliophagist
Posts: 35,280
Karma: 145435140
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Vancouver
Device: Kobo Sage, Forma, Clara HD, Lenovo M8 FHD, Paperwhite 4, Tolino epos
|
Quote:
Basically, epub handles the core functions of reading such as kerning, ligatures, line spacing, justification and hyphenation better while kepub's image zoom, reading stats, annotation and popup footnotes are not necessary for the core function of reading. |
|
Tags |
footnote, header, styling |
Thread Tools | Search this Thread |
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
Tiny footer and header in kepub for Kobo Aura One | Percivale | Kobo Developer's Corner | 13 | 11-30-2018 07:46 PM |
Modify Default Kobo Header/Book Title Font in Reading Mode | timd.mackey | Kobo Developer's Corner | 12 | 07-19-2018 08:19 PM |
Double Title Header in ebook | Kawasaki | Editor | 0 | 11-14-2016 08:57 AM |
Aura HD Header on the Aura? | wesb2 | Kobo Reader | 10 | 05-03-2013 12:16 AM |
No Title Header in 0.4.91? | nellow | Calibre | 14 | 12-15-2008 04:35 PM |