[Enhancement]: Left-alignment (and others) for books #2984

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opened 2026-02-20 10:25:30 -05:00 by deekerman · 0 comments

deekerman commented

2026-02-20 10:25:30 -05:00

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Originally created by @Wordsmith9091 on GitHub (Sep 2, 2025).

Type of Enhancement

None

Describe the Feature/Enhancement

It's a pretty simple request (though I don't know if it's simple to make happen!): I'd love to see the built-in ebook reader have an option to override any formatting for justification and left-align all or most text.

(I'm submitting this request for the main web project, but I'd love to see the same on the app as well.)

Why would this be helpful?

I find ragged-right text much easier to read than fully justified text, especially on small screens where full-justification can wind up spacing out words oddly if you have just a few long words in a relatively thin column. I've seen a few implementations that allow for a "most text" override, where titles and similar headings retain the justification in the ebook style sheet, but body text is left-justified.

Future Implementation (Screenshot)

n/a

Audiobookshelf Server Version

2.29

Current Implementation (Screenshot)

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Originally created by @Wordsmith9091 on GitHub (Sep 2, 2025). ### Type of Enhancement None ### Describe the Feature/Enhancement It's a pretty simple request (though I don't know if it's simple to make happen!): I'd love to see the built-in ebook reader have an option to override any formatting for justification and left-align all or most text. (I'm submitting this request for the main web project, but I'd love to see the same on the app as well.) ### Why would this be helpful? I find ragged-right text much easier to read than fully justified text, especially on small screens where full-justification can wind up spacing out words oddly if you have just a few long words in a relatively thin column. I've seen a few implementations that allow for a "most text" override, where titles and similar headings retain the justification in the ebook style sheet, but body text is left-justified. ### Future Implementation (Screenshot) n/a ### Audiobookshelf Server Version 2.29 ### Current Implementation (Screenshot) _No response_