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Find Characters Shift_JIS Cannot Represent Before Saving
To find characters that Shift_JIS cannot represent, test actual characters and positions instead of treating e […]
Display CR, LF, and CRLF Line Endings and Verify the Difference
To identify CR, LF, and CRLF in a text editor, compare byte counts in files containing the same text instead o […]
Handle a Large Manuscript in a MacBook Text Editor with Clear Stop Lines
Large-manuscript handling should not be judged by a vague impression of speed. Test immediately below and at t […]
Check a Horizontal KDP Manuscript in Preview Before Upload
A readable manuscript is not automatically ready for KDP. Check ordinary paragraphs, inline images, a table, a […]
Fix KDP Garbled Text Before Uploading the Manuscript
When a manuscript looks garbled before a KDP upload, do not save over the damaged-looking document. Preserve t […]
Prepare KDP Upload Data by Reconciling EPUB and Listing Metadata
KDP metadata should be checked in two columns: values read from the EPUB and values actually entered in KDP. I […]
Detect UTF-8 BOM Presence in a Text Editor Without Guessing
The decision in this article is not the generic question of how to recognize a BOM. It is whether the leading- […]
Save UTF-8 Text on Mac Without Carrying Garbled Characters Forward
When choosing a UTF-8 text editor for Mac, test more than its ability to produce a UTF-8 file. A suitable edit […]
Download and Install a Mac Text Editor with a Verifiable Source
Installing a Mac text editor should not end with “the file opened.” A defensible installation record separates […]
Choose a Horizontal Reflowable KDP Format by Testing Reading Order
Choosing a KDP format requires two separate decisions: whether the book is set to horizontal writing and wheth […]
Prepare a KDP Manuscript with Navigation, Cover, and Colophon
When a KDP manuscript changes, preserve separate sources for the body, navigation inclusion, cover, and coloph […]
Prepare a Horizontal Reflowable KDP Format Without Fixed Layout Assumptions
A horizontal KDP manuscript is not automatically reflowable just because its text runs from left to right. Tre […]