Newbie question on NickelMenu use with Libra Colour

[shyhermit]

I apologize in advance for these newbie questions...

I am reading conflicting feedback online about compatibility of NickelMenu with Libra Colour.

1. Is the current stable version of NickelMenu wholly compatible with Libra Colour?
2. Am I correct that the current stable version is v0.5.4 released on Jan 22?
3. Why doesn't NickelMenu come with a "default" config file? Is there a "common" config file that I can just download to use that includes the most common setup options?

An extra question...

I read elsewhere that I SHOULD NOT install KOReader for now to use along with NickelMenu in Libra Colour because of numerous bugs in KOReader. Is this accurate?

[DNSB]

The current version of NickelMenu works without any issues that I've noticed on my Libra Colour. The doc file copied into the /.adds/nm directory is the documentation file. And no, there are no downloadable files though there is a thread called Best of NickelMenu? which has several people's config files in it. The problem is that most of us are very different in what we use NickelMenu for and so our choice of commands vary greatly.

AFAIK, 0.5.4 is still the latest available from the P Gaskin's GitHub Nickelmenu site.

If you install a KOReader nightly newer than -22 (2024-May-09), it should work on your Libra Colour. See Index of /download/nightly/ for the download links.

I've placed my current NM config in the spoiler/code tags below:

Spoiler:

# ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
menu_item : main    : Dump Syslog        : cmd_spawn      : logread > /mnt/onboard/.adds/syslog.log
menu_item : main    : Free Memory        : cmd_output     : 500  : free -m
menu_item : main    : Kernel Version     : cmd_output     : 500  : uname -a
menu_item : main    : Telnet             : cmd_spawn      : quiet: /bin/mount -t devpts | /bin/grep -q /dev/pts || { /bin/mkdir -p /dev/pts && /bin/mount -t devpts devpts /dev/pts; }
     chain_success  : cmd_spawn          : quiet: /usr/bin/pkill -f "^/usr/bin/tcpsvd -E 0.0.0.0 1023" || true && exec /usr/bin/tcpsvd -E 0.0.0.0 1023 /usr/sbin/telnetd -i -l /bin/login
     chain_success  : dbg_toast          : Started Telnet server on port 1023.
#
menu_item : main    : Dark Mode          : nickel_setting : toggle : dark_mode
menu_item : main    : Invert & Reboot    : nickel_setting : toggle : invert
    chain_success   : power              : reboot
#
menu_item : main    : dropbox            : nickel_open : library : dropbox
#
menu_item : main    : Screenshots        : nickel_setting : toggle : screenshots
menu_item : main    : Import books       : nickel_misc    : rescan_books_full
menu_item : main    : Toggle Auto USB    : nickel_setting : toggle : auto_usb_gadget
menu_item : main    : USB Connect        : nickel_misc    : force_usb_connection

menu_item : main    : Screensaver Status : cmd_output     : 500: quiet : test -e /mnt/onboard/.kobo/screensaver_old
      chain_success    : dbg_toast       : Screensaver is off
      chain_failure    : dbg_toast       : Screensaver is on
#
menu_item : main : Toggle screensaver    : cmd_output     : 500: quiet: test -e /mnt/onboard/.kobo/screensaver_old
      chain_failure  : skip              : 3
      chain_success  : cmd_spawn         : quiet  : mv /mnt/onboard/.kobo/screensaver_old /mnt/onboard/.kobo/screensaver
      chain_success  : dbg_toast         : Screensaver on
      chain_always   : skip              : -1
      chain_failure  : cmd_spawn         : quiet  : mv /mnt/onboard/.kobo/screensaver /mnt/onboard/.kobo/screensaver_old
      chain_success  : dbg_toast         : Screensaver off
#
menu_item : main     : Reboot            : power          : reboot
menu_item : main     : Shutdown          : power          : shutdown
#
menu_item : main    : Force WiFi on      : nickel_setting  : toggle: force_wifi
     chain_success  : nickel_wifi        : autoconnect
menu_item : main    : Pocket             : nickel_open     : library: pocket

# ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- #

menu_item : reader  : Dark Mode          : nickel_setting : toggle : dark_mode
menu_item : reader  : Invert & Reboot    : nickel_setting : toggle : invert
    chain_success   : power              : reboot
#
menu_item : reader  : Pocket             : nickel_open     : library: pocket
menu_item : reader  : Screenshots        : nickel_setting  : toggle : screenshots
menu_item : reader  : Free Memory        : cmd_output      : 500: free -m
menu_item : reader  : Reboot             : power           : reboot
# ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- #

menu_item : browser : Invert & Reboot    : nickel_setting : toggle: invert
    chain_success   : power              : reboot
# ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- #

menu_item : library : Dark Mode          : nickel_setting : toggle : dark_mode
menu_item : library : Free Memory        : cmd_output     : 500: free -m
menu_item : library  : Invert & Reboot   : nickel_setting : toggle: invert
    chain_success   : power              : reboot
#
menu_item : library : Pocket             : nickel_open     : library: pocket
menu_item : library : Screenshots        : nickel_setting : toggle : screenshots
menu_item : library : Import books       : nickel_misc    : rescan_books_full
menu_item : library : Toggle Auto USB    : nickel_setting : toggle : auto_usb_gadget
menu_item : library : USB Connect        : nickel_misc    : force_usb_connection
menu_item : library : Reboot             : power          : reboot
menu_item : library : Shutdown           : power          : shutdown
# ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- #

[shyhermit]

Thank you so much, DNSB. Your advice is really helpful.

What is your experience so far with the nightly build of KOReader running on the Libra Colour? How is the speed? Any major bugs you noticed?

Originally Posted by DNSB

The current version of NickelMenu works without any issues that I've noticed on my Libra Colour. The doc file copied into the /.adds/nm directory is the documentation file. And no, there are no downloadable files though there is a thread called Best of NickelMenu? which has several people's config files in it. The problem is that most of us are very different in what we use NickelMenu for and so our choice of commands vary greatly.

AFAIK, 0.5.4 is still the latest available from the P Gaskin's GitHub Nickelmenu site.

If you install a KOReader nightly newer than -22 (2024-May-09), it should work on your Libra Colour. See Index of /download/nightly/ for the download links.

I've placed my current NM config in the spoiler/code tags below:

[DNSB]

Originally Posted by shyhermit

Thank you so much, DNSB. Your advice is really helpful.

You're welcome.

Originally Posted by shyhermit

What is your experience so far with the nightly build of KOReader running on the Libra Colour? How is the speed? Any major bugs you noticed?

I've done only limited testing since KOReader is not my goto renderer. The speed is faster than on my Clara HD. I haven't noticed any bugs but, again, limited use. It was enough to convince me that until KOReader has a decent search interface, it's not going to be used for anything other than a few PDF files.

[Quoth]

Some day KOReader will use metadata instead of filebrowsing and its search of Calibre metadata import will work better. Then I might re-install it. I do have it on an Android eink where it's better than the built in reader for epubs, but oddly no better for PDFs.