Viewer question

Hampshire Nanny · 07-24-2014, 03:55 PM

When viewing an ePub book using the built-in viewer, I noticed that the characters on the right side are clipped. See the attached image. This happens for both Mobi and ePub formats.

Searching the forum for questions about the right margin, I found this post by HarryT which explains how to set a larger right margin in the output profile.

So, I followed the directions and the ePub appears to have the correct values in its CSS:

Code:

.calibre {
    display: block;
    font-size: 1em;
    line-height: 1.2;
    padding-left: 0;
    padding-right: 0;
    text-align: justify;
    margin: 0 15pt 0 5pt
    }

But the output display is exactly the same as when the right margin was set to 5pt. I tried making the font larger and smaller in the viewer, and this effect goes away at the smallest font size -- but that font is too small to read. And, since the output display is exactly the same regardless of the right margin value in the CSS, it appears that the viewer is ignoring the style directions in the ePub.

Environment is Windows 7 Professional, Calibre 1.42 Portable. I started with an ePub downloaded from Baen. (Interestingly, it had six style sheets each with a name containing "calibre".) I created a new ePub using the larger right margin value given by HarryT. Also created a Mobi file with the same output values.

I couldn't identify which subforum, if any, should be used. If this post is in the wrong place, please pardon me.

kovidgoyal · 07-24-2014, 11:22 PM

This has nothing to do with the CSS and is caused by a bug in Qt WebKit with certain fonts. You should try changing the fonts int he viewer preferences, you will have to experiment with a few fonts till you find one that works.

nqk · 07-25-2014, 06:13 AM

Dear kovidgoyal,

Somehow Viewer (even the 1.46 version - Portable one) doesn't show embedded font, while Editor and even Moon Reader Pro has no problem.

This is the epub I created

https://db.tt/BEqBqJfN

kovidgoyal · 07-25-2014, 06:26 AM

Use the qt 5 version of calibre from https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=242223

or replace the %20 with space characters in fonts.css or better yet, change the name of the font file to not include spaces at all.

07-24-2014, 03:55 PM	#1
Hampshire Nanny Guru Posts: 615 Karma: 8064562 Join Date: Aug 2009 Device: Sony PRS-505, Kindle 3 KB, iPad2	Viewer question When viewing an ePub book using the built-in viewer, I noticed that the characters on the right side are clipped. See the attached image. This happens for both Mobi and ePub formats. Searching the forum for questions about the right margin, I found this post by HarryT which explains how to set a larger right margin in the output profile. So, I followed the directions and the ePub appears to have the correct values in its CSS: Code: .calibre { display: block; font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.2; padding-left: 0; padding-right: 0; text-align: justify; margin: 0 15pt 0 5pt } But the output display is exactly the same as when the right margin was set to 5pt. I tried making the font larger and smaller in the viewer, and this effect goes away at the smallest font size -- but that font is too small to read. And, since the output display is exactly the same regardless of the right margin value in the CSS, it appears that the viewer is ignoring the style directions in the ePub. Environment is Windows 7 Professional, Calibre 1.42 Portable. I started with an ePub downloaded from Baen. (Interestingly, it had six style sheets each with a name containing "calibre".) I created a new ePub using the larger right margin value given by HarryT. Also created a Mobi file with the same output values. I couldn't identify which subforum, if any, should be used. If this post is in the wrong place, please pardon me. Attached Thumbnails

07-25-2014, 06:13 AM	#3
nqk Fanatic Posts: 564 Karma: 32228 Join Date: Feb 2012 Device: Onyx Boox Leaf	Viewer and Embedded Font Dear kovidgoyal, Somehow Viewer (even the 1.46 version - Portable one) doesn't show embedded font, while Editor and even Moon Reader Pro has no problem. This is the epub I created https://db.tt/BEqBqJfN

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07-24-2014, 11:22 PM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,364 Karma: 27230406 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	This has nothing to do with the CSS and is caused by a bug in Qt WebKit with certain fonts. You should try changing the fonts int he viewer preferences, you will have to experiment with a few fonts till you find one that works.

07-25-2014, 06:26 AM	#4
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,364 Karma: 27230406 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Use the qt 5 version of calibre from https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=242223 or replace the %20 with space characters in fonts.css or better yet, change the name of the font file to not include spaces at all.

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