diff --git a/v2/content/posts/2022/monospace-kobo-ereader/index.md b/v2/content/posts/2022/monospace-kobo-ereader/index.md index d712124..05b2cd1 100644 --- a/v2/content/posts/2022/monospace-kobo-ereader/index.md +++ b/v2/content/posts/2022/monospace-kobo-ereader/index.md @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ title = "Fixing Monospace Text in Kobo eReaders" date = 2022-04-10T09:14:50+10:00 [extra] -updated = 2022-08-22T14:10:50+10:00 +updated = 2024-11-14T18:10:31+10:00 +++ After verifying with friends that eBook readers do a decent job of rendering @@ -14,6 +14,18 @@ text with CSS rules like `font-family: monospace` in a monospace font. +**Update Nov 2024:** Oliver Fink wrote in to tell me that the issue is that +the font now has to have the font family name "Courier", not just have a +file name of Courier. [Check out their write-up][olifink] for all the details. + +Additionally Roman FroĊ‚ow wrote in with a tip for a tool that can turn off +behaviour that overrides the font family in KePub books, which could also +result in monospace fonts not showing up in books. [Visit this Reddit +thread][rofrol] for the details. + +[olifink]: https://memos.mountmerlin.com/m/Gy8venDj6xej3vabw2idwx +[rofrol]: https://www.reddit.com/r/kobo/comments/12kgo49/comment/jg4p6gj/ + **Update Aug 2022:** I was told and have confirmed myself that the workaround described in this post no longer works with the latest firmware. I tested version 4.33.19759. If anyone knows how to restore the behaviour please get in