Book 'Comments' Field

mitch13 · 03-20-2014, 03:16 AM

I have had a quick check for anything relative but could not find a relative post.

I know the font for 'Comments' can be altered in size globally via Preferences.

Has it ever been considered as an option for a particular book. There are a lot of font type options for every books 'Comments' except for 'Size' or 'Font Type'.

Has this been raised before but found to be not possible?

mitch13

kovidgoyal · 03-20-2014, 05:32 AM

The comments are HTML. You can edit the HTML and do pretty much anything you want.

mitch13 · 04-13-2014, 10:55 PM

Thank for that Kovid.

However if anyone is not familiar with HTML how do you alter the font?

Is it not possible to have a 'font' option in the 'Normal' view - everything else seems to be there.

mitch13

kovidgoyal · 04-13-2014, 11:49 PM

Changing font sizes for the comments of individual books is not a good idea and not something I want to encourage. It can cause chaos when those comments are used in other contexts, like metadata jacket pages or catalogs or in the calibre content server. As such, adding a user friendly UI for it is not something I am willing to do.

DoctorOhh · 04-14-2014, 12:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mitch13

I know the font for 'Comments' can be altered in size globally via Preferences.

Has it ever been considered as an option for a particular book. There are a lot of font type options for every books 'Comments' except for 'Size' or 'Font Type'.

Not for a particulat book, but if no font is specified in the comments' html then the comments will use whichever font you have specified for the calibre GUI under Preferences - Look and Feel.

mitch13 · 04-19-2014, 05:50 AM

Thanks Kovid and DoctorOhh.

03-20-2014, 03:16 AM	#1
mitch13 Groupie Posts: 199 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Queensland, Australia Device: Appraising the market	Book 'Comments' Field I have had a quick check for anything relative but could not find a relative post. I know the font for 'Comments' can be altered in size globally via Preferences. Has it ever been considered as an option for a particular book. There are a lot of font type options for every books 'Comments' except for 'Size' or 'Font Type'. Has this been raised before but found to be not possible? mitch13

04-13-2014, 10:55 PM	#3
mitch13 Groupie Posts: 199 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Queensland, Australia Device: Appraising the market	Editing 'Comments' Thank for that Kovid. However if anyone is not familiar with HTML how do you alter the font? Is it not possible to have a 'font' option in the 'Normal' view - everything else seems to be there. mitch13

04-13-2014, 11:49 PM	#4
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,210 Karma: 27110894 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Changing font sizes for the comments of individual books is not a good idea and not something I want to encourage. It can cause chaos when those comments are used in other contexts, like metadata jacket pages or catalogs or in the calibre content server. As such, adding a user friendly UI for it is not something I am willing to do. Last edited by kovidgoyal; 04-14-2014 at 12:05 AM.

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03-20-2014, 05:32 AM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,210 Karma: 27110894 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	The comments are HTML. You can edit the HTML and do pretty much anything you want.

04-19-2014, 05:50 AM	#6
mitch13 Groupie Posts: 199 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Queensland, Australia Device: Appraising the market	Thanks Kovid and DoctorOhh.

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