Big jump in font size

greenapple · 12-11-2010, 06:40 PM

Now I'm using font size no. 4, with 'Medium' line spacing. With this setting, Kindle 3 is able to display 22 lines. But when I use font size no. 5, the next step up, the number of lines displayed go down to 17. That's a quite a big jump in size. I'd sure like a font size no. 4.5.

Although Kindle 3 is able to display 8 different font sizes, I find the largest and smallest font sizes practically unusable, because they're either too big or too small.

I hope Amazon would make more font sizes for the middle range (esp between no. 3 to no. 5) so that increment in font size could be more gradual.

I have a question: Can this problem be remedied with the font hack?

HelenaJole · 12-11-2010, 09:31 PM

I have also had this thought.

Sonist · 12-11-2010, 10:25 PM

I'd write to them, but don't hold your breath -- similar "jump" in font-size was found in the previous versions of the Kindle.

It's strange that nobody at Amazon notices these things, but then it's just as strange that their flagship, the KDX, is still stuck at v.2.5.x.

12-11-2010, 06:40 PM	#1
greenapple Evangelist Posts: 404 Karma: 664 Join Date: Dec 2009 Device: Kindle Paperwhite, Kindle DX, Kobo Aura HD	Big jump in font size Now I'm using font size no. 4, with 'Medium' line spacing. With this setting, Kindle 3 is able to display 22 lines. But when I use font size no. 5, the next step up, the number of lines displayed go down to 17. That's a quite a big jump in size. I'd sure like a font size no. 4.5. Although Kindle 3 is able to display 8 different font sizes, I find the largest and smallest font sizes practically unusable, because they're either too big or too small. I hope Amazon would make more font sizes for the middle range (esp between no. 3 to no. 5) so that increment in font size could be more gradual. I have a question: Can this problem be remedied with the font hack?

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12-11-2010, 09:31 PM	#2
HelenaJole Connoisseur Posts: 88 Karma: 580 Join Date: Aug 2010 Device: Kindle 3	I have also had this thought.

12-11-2010, 10:25 PM	#3
Sonist Apeist Posts: 2,126 Karma: 381090 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: The sunny part of California Device: Generic virtual reality story-experiential device	I'd write to them, but don't hold your breath -- similar "jump" in font-size was found in the previous versions of the Kindle. It's strange that nobody at Amazon notices these things, but then it's just as strange that their flagship, the KDX, is still stuck at v.2.5.x.

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