Problem with EPUb to PDf coversion in new Calibre version

[EpubToPDF]

I have been using Calibre for several years but I am certainly no expert.

Some background on my process in my introduction to Calibre, "My Calibre Usage..."

As I said in the introduction, I used Calibre to produce readable PDFs from eBooks formats but in the past they could not be searched, so I would then GhostScript to coimplete the conversion process.

In Calibre version 5.4.2 the search problem vanished, producing a readable and searchable PDF in a single pass without the second step of GhostScript.

Sample: First Principles - Thomas E. Ricks 01.pdf

I was thrilled, but when I upgraded to the next version of Calibre 5.6.0 a new problem became evident despite using the same settings.

Hard to describe, better to show the sample than try to describe but the the text is horizontally compressed.

Sample: First Principles - Thomas E. Ricks 01.pdf

I had to back down to the previous version but this will not lat forever as I will need to upgrade at some point.

I also included the epub sample: First Principles - Thomas E. Ricks.epub

Thank you.

[kovidgoyal]

https://github.com/kovidgoyal/calibr...e0daad174b5578

[EpubToPDF]

Thank you!

There is always some strange comfort in knowing something is a bug and not personal failure, god knows I have enough of those. :-)

I'll look for the next version.

Another thank you for creating this software, it’s been a critical component of my research process