12-17-2023, 11:34 AM | #1 |
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File Preview - Left & Right margins
I use minus margin settings when converting to AZW3 to fill Scribe screen, but when I edit in calibre the left and right sides of text are cropped...
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12-17-2023, 11:43 AM | #2 |
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Is the preview floating or docked?
Just drag the edge wider. Wait, when I do that, the text reflows. Is this a Fixed Layout book |
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12-17-2023, 11:47 AM | #3 |
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It reflows in both floating and docked, same with any book...
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12-17-2023, 11:50 AM | #4 |
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Example when I drag the edges
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12-17-2023, 12:18 PM | #5 | |
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The problem is Amazon's stupidity in adding a margin! |
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12-18-2023, 11:37 AM | #6 | |
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"The problem is Amazon's stupidity in adding a margin!"
Agree. For that reason, the very last step editing books for the Kindle Paperwhite, I set left/right margins at (minus) 50px. Since this destroys the ability to comfortably edit the AZW in Calibre, I delete that format after uploading to the device and keep a clean EPUB version (without negative margins) in Calibre just in case I need to edit later. Quote:
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is roughly no margin on all kindles? I think it fails for KDP upload, or used to. |
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12-19-2023, 12:01 PM | #8 | |
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@media amzn-kf8 { html { margin-left: -5.5%; margin-right: -5.5%; break-inside: avoid; } } |
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01-03-2024, 07:19 AM | #9 |
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Thanks but not really the answer I was after, there are many times I do the edtitng prior to conversion only to find the changes made have reverted. I was after a way to get the editor to show the full page rather than cropped but it seems there isnt.
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01-03-2024, 08:14 AM | #10 |
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The preview window is meant to preview your HTML as accurately as possible. When you specify a negative margin, it will therefore render a negative margin, which means your text will be cut off.
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