Hello, I just wanted to note that epub rendering is still lacking basic typography CSS.
It creates a lot of empty pages with slivers of cover images and misaligned embeds. To compare, try getting a drm free epub with some images (this could be the cover and simple things like publisher logos) and import it to MN, and then import it to commercial readers like Nook etc to see the difference.
Some obvious ones:
Cover images that are long create a second page with the bottom part of the cover image rather than fitting screen while keeping aspect ratio
Images are not center aligned / well spaced and often fall to the left
Typography doesn’t have size hierarchy, everything is the same size. Heading1 Heading2 Heading3 should have a scale
Text Alignment(justify/left rag) and Margin Control are missing as well as paragraph spacing
Not enough control over ‘theme’, might be simpler to offer direct color choices
There are many typography boilerplates (starting templates) for Less/CSS that you can choose to begin with that would fix some of this.
@Edward_Support-Team Thank you for your response, there are many out there, some easier to use than others. Please let me know if I can help develop or test some implementation.
I do fully agree. The overall typography seems unbalanced and is simply not pleasant to read.
How the Apple Books app lays out text is sheer bliss to look at compared to MarginNote.
Please feel free to send me a direct note if you need beta feedback or would like to discuss issues, I do CSS design and can help with the typographic layout and ideal typeface options. (See Literata Book open source typeface for serif)
I’d like to +1 this issue and request an update on progress. The styling for epubs is a noticeable weak point right now: in dark mode, the blue links are barely even visible. The ability to customize the CSS style would be absolutely incredible.
