How to reduce line spacing int the main window ?

PO40600 · 08-22-2014, 10:56 AM

Hello,

Thank you Kovid for the new 2.0 release of Calibre.

I have a little problem, and though I've explored all the preferences, I can't solve it.

In the previous release of Calibre, the main windows displayed 49 books (when the covers are not shown). In Calibre 2.0, only 31 books are displayed. I would like to have the same setting than previously.

I would also like to know if it's possible to display the book list with a special police, different from the main interface?

Thank you again.

kovidgoyal · 08-22-2014, 10:58 AM

Preferences->Look & Feel->Extra spacing to add between rows (can be negative)

fidvo · 08-22-2014, 11:58 AM

A value of -11 px in the field Kovid mentioned above seems about right to set the spacing back to the way it was before.

802384384 · 08-22-2014, 12:45 PM

Hi Guys, thanks for the line spacing advice, it works very well indeed, might be more intuitive to start from zero and default it to a -11 value.

In any event a fanastic program, thanks to all for it.

PO40600 · 08-22-2014, 01:10 PM

Thank you very much, Kovid for your quick answer (as usual

).

theducks · 08-22-2014, 01:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 802384384

Hi Guys, thanks for the line spacing advice, it works very well indeed, might be more intuitive to start from zero and default it to a -11 value.

In any event a fanastic program, thanks to all for it.

The difference is the behavior of QT5 vs QT4 (module used in all the previous 1.x calibre installs)

cybmole · 08-22-2014, 02:07 PM

i noticed that change also, which sent me off on a worried check to see what else might have changed. I also got a welcome to calibre screen and a little quiz about what device I was using, which also worried me - because it should know that already - so had other preference been lost/discarded....did it now think I was a new user ? .....

It all seems OK, but a warning in the release note to expect both of those would have been nice.

tetrault · 12-29-2015, 01:52 PM

You might want to tell people that the amount of row height reduction is dependent on the font. I got no additional row height reduction after -6 with the default font. I switched to a font with a lower line-height (Helvetica) and got row height reduction down to -11.

theducks · 12-29-2015, 04:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tetrault

You might want to tell people that the amount of row height reduction is dependent on the font. I got no additional row height reduction after -6 with the default font. I switched to a font with a lower line-height (Helvetica) and got row height reduction down to -11.

Did you look at the date you responded to? -5 or more has been the recommendation for over a year.

Calibre moves fast. 6 months is forever.
There is a good chance the resolution has been done (or won't, for a reason) by now.

08-22-2014, 10:56 AM	#1
PO40600 Enthusiast Posts: 43 Karma: 472362 Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: France Device: Galaxy Note II & Note Pro 12.2, PocketBook Touch Lux, PB Touch,Odysse	How to reduce line spacing int the main window ? Hello, Thank you Kovid for the new 2.0 release of Calibre. I have a little problem, and though I've explored all the preferences, I can't solve it. In the previous release of Calibre, the main windows displayed 49 books (when the covers are not shown). In Calibre 2.0, only 31 books are displayed. I would like to have the same setting than previously. I would also like to know if it's possible to display the book list with a special police, different from the main interface? Thank you again.

08-22-2014, 12:45 PM	#4
802384384 Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2011 Device: elonex 621eb	Line Spacing in Calibre V2.0 Hi Guys, thanks for the line spacing advice, it works very well indeed, might be more intuitive to start from zero and default it to a -11 value. In any event a fanastic program, thanks to all for it.

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08-22-2014, 10:58 AM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 44,154 Karma: 22670164 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Preferences->Look & Feel->Extra spacing to add between rows (can be negative)

08-22-2014, 11:58 AM	#3
fidvo Addict Posts: 298 Karma: 1599870 Join Date: Jun 2012 Device: none	A value of -11 px in the field Kovid mentioned above seems about right to set the spacing back to the way it was before.

08-22-2014, 01:10 PM	#5
PO40600 Enthusiast Posts: 43 Karma: 472362 Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: France Device: Galaxy Note II & Note Pro 12.2, PocketBook Touch Lux, PB Touch,Odysse	Thank you very much, Kovid for your quick answer (as usual ).

08-22-2014, 02:07 PM	#7
cybmole Wizard Posts: 3,720 Karma: 1759970 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: none	i noticed that change also, which sent me off on a worried check to see what else might have changed. I also got a welcome to calibre screen and a little quiz about what device I was using, which also worried me - because it should know that already - so had other preference been lost/discarded....did it now think I was a new user ? ..... It all seems OK, but a warning in the release note to expect both of those would have been nice.

12-29-2015, 01:52 PM	#8
tetrault Enthusiast Posts: 26 Karma: 2010 Join Date: Jul 2015 Device: Kindle 3	You might want to tell people that the amount of row height reduction is dependent on the font. I got no additional row height reduction after -6 with the default font. I switched to a font with a lower line-height (Helvetica) and got row height reduction down to -11.

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