Kobo Aura - Text cutting off at the end of the row

Josieb1 · 10-16-2014, 07:02 AM

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I seem to have just started to encounter an issue where each row cuts the last character of in the middle. It's every book and using every font. These are epubs converted from mobi in calibre. Any ideas what's causing this?

I first encountered this when I converted to Kepub, but now I've gone back to ePub I still have the same problem. The screen shot is using the Malabar font with large margins to more easily show the problem.

meeera · 10-16-2014, 07:26 AM

Just tested: Aura, 3.8.0, Malabar, large size, large margins, epub (not converted from mobi, though). No problems here. Have you tried a full reboot and if no joy a pinhole reset? (Factory as last resort.) Are these books that have worked properly for you in the past?

Josieb1 · 10-16-2014, 07:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by meeera

Just tested: Aura, 3.8.0, Malabar, large size, large margins, epub (not converted from mobi, though). No problems here. Have you tried a full reboot and if no joy a pinhole reset? (Factory as last resort.) Are these books that have worked properly for you in the past?

I'm on 3.8 too. Yes they worked yesterday, until I decided to try calibre's conversion to Kepub, that's when I first saw the problem, but even though I've removed the kepubs I still have the problem. It must be a calibre issue. I'll go back and see if I delete the epubs and start from scratch with the mobi file what I get.

Josieb1 · 10-16-2014, 07:44 AM

No that hasn't resolved the problem.

davidfor · 10-16-2014, 08:26 AM

It looks like you have the full screen reading option turned on. What you are seeing is a reported problem with that. It mainly happens with kepub. Turn it off and see what happens.

Josieb1 · 10-16-2014, 08:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by davidfor

It looks like you have the full screen reading option turned on. What you are seeing is a reported problem with that. It mainly happens with kepub. Turn it off and see what happens.

Thank you, I know I only first saw it when I tried to use Kepub.

I've actually just done a factory reset and am just reloading my books on now. I haven't yet added the Full Screen reading option so I'll leave it off for now.

JSWolf · 10-16-2014, 08:39 AM

From what I've been reading, you are better off with ePub then kepub due to the problems with kepub.

Josieb1 · 10-16-2014, 09:07 AM

The problem doesn't exist now, at present I don't have the full screen reading setting in the config file. I've checked both a kobo download and an ePub loaded from calibre.

I will load the setting back into the config file and I certainly won't be playing around with Kepub again.

Thanks again for everyone's help.

frenshprince · 10-16-2014, 10:33 AM

It's a known issue wilth fullscreen.

But you can fix that in calibre when you convert.
Just check here, and it'll be ok

Anak · 10-16-2014, 02:53 PM

the solution of frenshprince might work but you'll still end up with cut off characters that have a negative right side bearing (if it is the last character on a line). The same for characters with a positive left side bearing (if it is the first character on a line).

Try not to use the margin property but use the padding property instead.
This 'softens' the margins and will display all characters completely instead of cutting of some characters.

Code:

@page{margin:0;} or @page {margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em}
div,p{margin:0;padding:0;}
/* 'soft margins' by using the padding property */
.mypagemargins{padding-left:1em;padding-right:1em}

Wrap an extra divider around the original code

Code:

<body>
<div class="mypagemargins">
…
the original code
…
</div>
</body>

There are several other ways to archieve this by using the padding property instead of the margin property. Try to find a solution that fits your (coverted) book best.

Josieb1 · 10-16-2014, 03:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Anak

the solution of frenshprince might work but you'll still end up with cut off characters that have a negative right side bearing (if it is the last character on a line). The same for characters with a positive left side bearing (if it is the first character on a line).

Try not to use the margin property but use the padding property instead.
This 'softens' the margins and will display all characters completely instead of cutting of some characters.

Code:

@page{margin:0;} or @page {margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em}
div,p{margin:0;padding:0;}
/* 'soft margins' by using the padding property */
.mypagemargins{padding-left:1em;padding-right:1em}

Wrap an extra divider around the original code

Code:

<body>
<div class="mypagemargins">
…
the original code
…
</div>
</body>

There are several other ways to archieve this by using the padding property instead of the margin property. Try to find a solution that fits your (coverted) book best.

Thank you for your sugestion but how would I use that with Calibre. I never delve into the code of a book, the Calibre settings is as far as I can go.

JimmyH · 10-16-2014, 03:54 PM

I know nothing about these gadgets since my first is on the way, but ran across this tidbit which may have something to do with the kepup issue

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...1&postcount=15

That post is in this thread ;

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=247194

Josieb1 · 10-16-2014, 04:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JimmyH

I know nothing about these gadgets since my first is on the way, but ran across this tidbit which may have something to do with the kepup issue

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...1&postcount=15

That post is in this thread ;

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=247194

Thank you Jimmy, only thing is its happening to me with epubs, not Kepubs. It also seems to be linked to changes i make to fonts and margins. Like it takes a few steps to realise that it needs to redisplay. Its intermitant which doesn't help narrow down whats causing the problem.

John F · 10-16-2014, 04:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Josieb1

Thank you Jimmy, only thing is its happening to me with epubs, not Kepubs. It also seems to be linked to changes i make to fonts and margins. Like it takes a few steps to realise that it needs to redisplay. Its intermitant which doesn't help narrow down whats causing the problem.

I only saw the problem when I traversed a chapter (I think). A work around (I did not like):

Start chapter (problem occurs)
Page back
Turn off headers/footers
Page forward
Turn on headers/footers

This was for kepubs.

Josieb1 · 10-16-2014, 04:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by John F

I only saw the problem when I traversed a chapter (I think). A work around (I did not like):

Start chapter (problem occurs)
Page back
Turn off headers/footers
Page forward
Turn on headers/footers

This was for kepubs.

That's the kind of thing I'm seeing too, especially after I've changed font and then margins,

10-16-2014, 07:02 AM	#1
Josieb1 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,084 Karma: 18051062 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: UK Device: Kindle Scribe, Coloursoft, PW SE, Kindle 6, Kobo Libra Colour, Libra 2	Kobo Aura - Text cutting off at the end of the row I seem to have just started to encounter an issue where each row cuts the last character of in the middle. It's every book and using every font. These are epubs converted from mobi in calibre. Any ideas what's causing this? I first encountered this when I converted to Kepub, but now I've gone back to ePub I still have the same problem. The screen shot is using the Malabar font with large margins to more easily show the problem. Last edited by Josieb1; 10-16-2014 at 07:06 AM.

10-16-2014, 02:53 PM	#10
Anak Guru Posts: 602 Karma: 641742 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: DE Device: Kobo Glo	the solution of frenshprince might work but you'll still end up with cut off characters that have a negative right side bearing (if it is the last character on a line). The same for characters with a positive left side bearing (if it is the first character on a line). Try not to use the margin property but use the padding property instead. This 'softens' the margins and will display all characters completely instead of cutting of some characters. Code: @page{margin:0;} or @page {margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em} div,p{margin:0;padding:0;} /* 'soft margins' by using the padding property / .mypagemargins{padding-left:1em;padding-right:1em} Wrap an extra divider around the original code Code: <body> <div class="mypagemargins"> … the original code … </div> </body> There are several other ways to archieve this by using the padding property instead of the margin property. Try to find a solution that fits your (coverted) book best. Last edited by Anak; 10-16-2014 at 02:57 PM.*

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10-16-2014, 07:26 AM	#2
meeera Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,808 Karma: 68407974 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Australia Device: Kobo Libra 2, iPadMini4, iPad4, MBP; support other Kobo/Kindles	Just tested: Aura, 3.8.0, Malabar, large size, large margins, epub (not converted from mobi, though). No problems here. Have you tried a full reboot and if no joy a pinhole reset? (Factory as last resort.) Are these books that have worked properly for you in the past?

10-16-2014, 07:44 AM	#4
Josieb1 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,084 Karma: 18051062 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: UK Device: Kindle Scribe, Coloursoft, PW SE, Kindle 6, Kobo Libra Colour, Libra 2	No that hasn't resolved the problem.

10-16-2014, 08:26 AM	#5
davidfor Grand Sorcerer Posts: 24,905 Karma: 47303824 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Sydney, Australia Device: Kobo:Touch,Glo, AuraH2O, GloHD,AuraONE, ClaraHD, Libra H2O; tolinoepos	It looks like you have the full screen reading option turned on. What you are seeing is a reported problem with that. It mainly happens with kepub. Turn it off and see what happens.

10-16-2014, 08:39 AM	#7
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 79,575 Karma: 145863177 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	From what I've been reading, you are better off with ePub then kepub due to the problems with kepub.

10-16-2014, 09:07 AM	#8
Josieb1 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,084 Karma: 18051062 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: UK Device: Kindle Scribe, Coloursoft, PW SE, Kindle 6, Kobo Libra Colour, Libra 2	The problem doesn't exist now, at present I don't have the full screen reading setting in the config file. I've checked both a kobo download and an ePub loaded from calibre. I will load the setting back into the config file and I certainly won't be playing around with Kepub again. Thanks again for everyone's help.

10-16-2014, 10:33 AM	#9
frenshprince Connoisseur Posts: 54 Karma: 10000 Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: France Device: Kindle Voyage, Kindle PW3, Kobo Aura One, Kobo Glo HD	It's a known issue wilth fullscreen. But you can fix that in calibre when you convert. Just check here, and it'll be ok

10-16-2014, 03:54 PM	#12
JimmyH Enthusiast Posts: 37 Karma: 56396 Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Greenacres, FL Device: Kindle Voyage, Kobo H2O, Droid RazrMaxxHD	I know nothing about these gadgets since my first is on the way, but ran across this tidbit which may have something to do with the kepup issue https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...1&postcount=15 That post is in this thread ; https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=247194

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