kobopatch request thread - Page 69

JSWolf · 12-14-2023, 02:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SpeakingOfBrad

I am using Inverted.
But what I would like to use is Inverted with a patch that inverts the cover images (so that they're displayed normally). But I don't want the patch to invert he images within the book as most of the images I've seen are just page decoration (mainly at the start of a chapter) and they appear with a white background in Dark Mode but look correct in Inverted.

I found this thread which says it's possible to invert the images within the book, so it seems like it may be possible to invert the covers with a patch.

I kindly request a patch to invert the cover images (for use with inverted screen mode).

Yes, it's possible to do it in code. But is it possible to get the system to do it when only in Inverted? I'm rather skeptical.

egin · 12-15-2023, 01:52 PM

sounds great! maybe also add a fullscreen cover!

Frank · 12-21-2023, 01:33 PM

First of all; amazing work and keep up the good work.

I would like to request a patch that Kobo can sort books by filename (just the ordinary filename and not by metadata).

Frank

DNSB · 12-21-2023, 04:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Frank

First of all; amazing work and keep up the good work.

I would like to request a patch that Kobo can sort books by filename (just the ordinary filename and not by metadata).

Frank

Double posting is frowned upon.

SpeakingOfBrad · 12-27-2023, 03:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JSWolf

Yes, it's possible to do it in code. But is it possible to get the system to do it when only in Inverted? I'm rather skeptical.

Oh, it doesn't have to only invert the covers if the system is inverted. I'm totally fine with knowing that if I enable/disable the system inverted colors patch then I should also enable/disable the inverted covers patch. It would be pretty silly for someone to enable the inverted covers patch without also enabling the inverted system colors patch, but to each their own.

John F · 01-16-2024, 08:51 AM

Is there/could we get a patch to disable bringing up the menu when the top of the screen is tapped? Please and thank you.

late_reader · 01-20-2024, 02:18 PM

Hello there!

Don't know if it has been requested, but I'd love to be able to replace the discover menu item with articles so I could jump on pocket saves quickly.

That or maybe have back the possibility to change the kobo shop section from the 3rd row to access articles, again my obsession with pocket

I saw that at some point this was possible (found older yaml files here and here that had a patch called "Change Browse Kobo home screen link target - Articles"), but I saw that firmware 4.28 was the last one to have that patch, then it disappeared.

In any case, thank you for the wonderful work so far!

Cheers!

jackie_w · 01-21-2024, 04:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by late_reader

Don't know if it has been requested, but I'd love to be able to replace the discover menu item with articles so I could jump on pocket saves quickly.

That or maybe have back the possibility to change the kobo shop section from the 3rd row to access articles, again my obsession with pocket

I saw that at some point this was possible (found older yaml files here and here that had a patch called "Change Browse Kobo home screen link target - Articles"), but I saw that firmware 4.28 was the last one to have that patch, then it disappeared.

Have you tried the existing patch Only show Pocket SmartLink located in libnickel.so.1.0.0.yaml? It's not exactly what you asked for but, as far as I know, it does put a permanent direct link to Pocket access on the Home screen - in row 3 column 2.

It's not one I use myself but I'm not aware that anyone has reported it as no longer working in the latest fw, 4.38.21908.

LuisBrandao · 02-02-2024, 06:15 AM

Hello everyone,

First of all, thanks for the great work being done here. I'd like to request a patch, if it's possible.

I'm a little obsessed with the unevenness of my screen's lightning - I can clearly see whiter corners at the bottom and the white / yellow colour merging. It's probably nothing to most people but, probably a little OCD-induced, I notice it every single time I reach the bottom of a page. I've switched devices, with some success, but not total.

I've also seen some improvements playing around the bottom margins and removing Book progress - in short, having more text in the bottom of the page improves the experience except for the specific line of text at the bottom, where I can see the unevenness while reading.

Then it occurred to me that this could be greatly improved if the area dedicated to book progress and below could be in dark mode, while all the rest in regular white mode (this way the dark part would hide the uneven light). It would look something like the attached image:

Is this something doable?

Thank you so much!
Luís

LuisBrandao · 02-02-2024, 06:21 AM

Sorry about the image, couldn't figure out how to add it but I've left a link.
Thanks

geek1011 · 02-02-2024, 10:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LuisBrandao

Hello everyone,

First of all, thanks for the great work being done here. I'd like to request a patch, if it's possible.

I'm a little obsessed with the unevenness of my screen's lightning - I can clearly see whiter corners at the bottom and the white / yellow colour merging. It's probably nothing to most people but, probably a little OCD-induced, I notice it every single time I reach the bottom of a page. I've switched devices, with some success, but not total.

I've also seen some improvements playing around the bottom margins and removing Book progress - in short, having more text in the bottom of the page improves the experience except for the specific line of text at the bottom, where I can see the unevenness while reading.

Then it occurred to me that this could be greatly improved if the area dedicated to book progress and below could be in dark mode, while all the rest in regular white mode (this way the dark part would hide the uneven light). It would look something like this (https://ibb.co/6wpYfSb):

Is this something doable?

Thank you so much!
Luís

That should be relatively easy to do properly with a NickelHook mod (similar to how NickelClock works), or hackily with a script and FBInk. I don't have time to work on this myself, though.

JSWolf · 02-02-2024, 10:48 AM

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Originally Posted by LuisBrandao

Sorry about the image, couldn't figure out how to add it but I've left a link.
Thanks

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jackie_w · 02-02-2024, 04:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LuisBrandao

Is this something doable?

It looks like @geek1011 doesn't have the time to do a "proper job" for a suitable patch. The only, much simpler, patch for nickel.yaml I could find was one which sets the caption background to black and looks like the attached screenshot.

As you can see - pretty bad

- not least because there's no way to affect the footer without also affecting the header.

You could just read with Dark Mode switched on. That would make it hard to see any uneven lighting.

Aleron Ives · 02-03-2024, 02:32 AM

You could also disable the frontlight and switch to using a reading lamp, and then you'll never be bothered by the unevenness again.

hsuan9522 · 02-03-2024, 08:15 AM

Hello, I'm not sure if this functionality is achievable.

I am a Chinese user, and I know that through Calibre's plugin, I can convert the layout and then transfer it to Kobo.
However, I still hope for a feature that can freely switch between vertical and horizontal layouts in Kobo.

I took a quick look at the differences between vertical and horizontal layouts, and it seems to be related to the differences in CSS and the 'page-progression-direction' attribute in the content.opf file under the <spine>, am I correct?

12-21-2023, 01:33 PM	#1023
Frank Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2023 Device: Kono Libra 2	Patch request: sort books by filename First of all; amazing work and keep up the good work. I would like to request a patch that Kobo can sort books by filename (just the ordinary filename and not by metadata). Frank

02-02-2024, 06:15 AM	#1029
LuisBrandao Junior Member Posts: 9 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2024 Device: Kobo Clara 2E	Hello everyone, First of all, thanks for the great work being done here. I'd like to request a patch, if it's possible. I'm a little obsessed with the unevenness of my screen's lightning - I can clearly see whiter corners at the bottom and the white / yellow colour merging. It's probably nothing to most people but, probably a little OCD-induced, I notice it every single time I reach the bottom of a page. I've switched devices, with some success, but not total. I've also seen some improvements playing around the bottom margins and removing Book progress - in short, having more text in the bottom of the page improves the experience except for the specific line of text at the bottom, where I can see the unevenness while reading. Then it occurred to me that this could be greatly improved if the area dedicated to book progress and below could be in dark mode, while all the rest in regular white mode (this way the dark part would hide the uneven light). It would look something like the attached image: Is this something doable? Thank you so much! Luís Attached Thumbnails Last edited by DNSB; 02-02-2024 at 02:55 PM. Reason: Moved image to attachment.

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12-15-2023, 01:52 PM	#1022
egin Member Posts: 12 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2017 Device: kobo	sounds great! maybe also add a fullscreen cover!

01-16-2024, 08:51 AM	#1026
John F Grand Sorcerer Posts: 7,236 Karma: 65290611 Join Date: Feb 2009 Device: Kobo Glo HD	Is there/could we get a patch to disable bringing up the menu when the top of the screen is tapped? Please and thank you.

01-20-2024, 02:18 PM	#1027
late_reader Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2024 Location: Romania Device: Kobo Libra 2	Hello there! Don't know if it has been requested, but I'd love to be able to replace the discover menu item with articles so I could jump on pocket saves quickly. That or maybe have back the possibility to change the kobo shop section from the 3rd row to access articles, again my obsession with pocket I saw that at some point this was possible (found older yaml files here and here that had a patch called "Change Browse Kobo home screen link target - Articles"), but I saw that firmware 4.28 was the last one to have that patch, then it disappeared. In any case, thank you for the wonderful work so far! Cheers!

02-02-2024, 06:21 AM	#1030
LuisBrandao Junior Member Posts: 9 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2024 Device: Kobo Clara 2E	Sorry about the image, couldn't figure out how to add it but I've left a link. Thanks

02-03-2024, 02:32 AM	#1034
Aleron Ives Wizard Posts: 1,159 Karma: 13621998 Join Date: Sep 2022 Device: Kobo Libra 2	You could also disable the frontlight and switch to using a reading lamp, and then you'll never be bothered by the unevenness again.

02-03-2024, 08:15 AM	#1035
hsuan9522 Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 13780 Join Date: Nov 2022 Device: kobo nia	Hello, I'm not sure if this functionality is achievable. I am a Chinese user, and I know that through Calibre's plugin, I can convert the layout and then transfer it to Kobo. However, I still hope for a feature that can freely switch between vertical and horizontal layouts in Kobo. I took a quick look at the differences between vertical and horizontal layouts, and it seems to be related to the differences in CSS and the 'page-progression-direction' attribute in the content.opf file under the <spine>, am I correct?