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I mostly read fiction in the form of .pdfs and epub files.
I was surprised on downloading an .lrf file from mobileread that the font seemed to be a lot crisper and darker than what I've been used to reading so far. Is it just my imagination or are .lrf files much better in terms of readability? If so I will consider using this format a lot more. |
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I confess... I will read the lrf format first if available. I always get the ePub version first when buying a book just because it is supported by more devices.
I also found that I like the looks of the lrf, although my mother prefers the ePub versions (she enlarges the text). |
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You can change the default font for both renderers. It's not hard, but it's not exactly easy, either. |
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Thank you for the help. So it's probably the font then, hadn't considered that. I might have a go at using calibre to convert some of my books into lrf and see what the difference is.
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If there was, I haven't seen it (and would very much like to see it).
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lrf is better, because they are way bigger than epub.
its around 40% more (thats all i heard about the difference) keep reading harry |
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See thread here: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=56548 |
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I thought we were talking about setting some default CSS so that even epubs *without* any custom CSS could display in a different font? |
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What you are noticing in the darker text of the lrf files was probably just a "bold all" option when the book was prepared. You can do it yourself upon a conversion in Calibre:
http://www.teleread.org/2009/12/26/h...calibre-tweak/ Hope that helps! |
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That's because the overwhelming majority of LRF files at MR have been created using "BookDesigner", and BookDesigner uses, by default, a bold font as its default body text font.
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