Refresh screen in A2 mode

kunsttyv · 06-28-2018, 08:01 AM

Hi everyone!

I recently bought the Onyx Boox Note and I couldn't be happier. My two main uses are the following:

1. Read pdfs/e-books <--- works perfectly, no complains
2. Write stuff <--- some minor issues, see below

Since long I've been craving a distraction free digital typewriter, and with the Note I believe I've finally found it. I pair it up with the Apple Magic Keyboard via bluetooth, and fire up the iA Writer (3rd party app) which syncs directly to Google Drive. Full screen. No distractions. I can write for hours without eye strain, it's perfectly portable, the battery lasts and lasts, and I can take my typewriter outside.

The only thing is that I have to use the A2 mode for sufficient responsiveness, and the ghosting becomes quite apparent after some writing/scrolling in the document, at which point I would love to just force a screen refresh and keep on writing. So:

* Is there a keyboard command for refreshing the screen?
* If not, do any of you know if there's something I could do to the operating system to create such a key binding?

And one more minor thing: when I first open iA Writer it will open in full screen mode, which is desirable. If I then switch apps and go back to iA Writer later on, it will no longer be full screen. The only solution I've found is to close the app and open it again. Is there something I'm missing here?

All the best!

kunsttyv · 09-01-2018, 01:10 PM

I’m bumping this in case someone who didn’t see it last time knows the answer.

Is it possible to refresh the screen on an Onyx Boox by a keyboard command?

whopper · 09-01-2018, 01:14 PM

the only way I know to make a refresh, is changing to normal mode and then moving back to A2

wherahiko · 09-01-2018, 07:18 PM

I have also found that iA Writer on the Boox Note is about as close as one can get to the hypothetical "Prose" described here: https://medium.com/this-should-exist...s-4182a62d63b2

However, I have also struggled with the screen refresh problem in A2 mode. The only solution I have found is to not use the app in full screen mode; that way, one can use the status bar to quickly switch to normal mode and back again, thus refreshing the screen. Hope this helps!

wherahiko · 09-01-2018, 07:58 PM

Having spent much of the morning working in iA Writer on the Note, it occurs to me that there are two ways this problem could (ideally) be solved. One would be, as the OP suggests, to have a keyboard shortcut to refresh the screen. The other—and this would solve other problems too—would be to be able to set a keyboard shortcut to switch between full-screen and non-full-screen mode (or simply be able to drag or swipe from the top of the screen to do this.) Is this possible?

cqman · 09-01-2018, 09:14 PM

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...7&postcount=25

This floating tool might be helpful.

mdp · 09-02-2018, 11:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kunsttyv

* Is there a keyboard command for refreshing the screen?

I had encountered a similar problem years ago, spending very many hours per week on the Onyx i86 using Kingsoft Office, oh sweet were the times. I was about to making some confusion with a further problem, that of blinking (I suppose the software you are using does not make a cursor blink).

For the refresh, I wrote an app that presented a white (or black?) fullscreen and exited soon after, called through a [CMD]+[R] through the QuickLaunchSettings.

This is fairly simple - but It would be more clean to do as per what follows.

Quote:

Originally Posted by kunsttyv

* If not, do any of you know if there's something I could do to the operating system to create such a key binding?

More than on the operating system, you could modify that app you are using, injecting the Onyx SDK, which contains the refresh function, to be called through some interaction with the modified application.

orpheus2011 · 09-02-2018, 05:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cqman

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...7&postcount=25

This floating tool might be helpful.

Has this been updated at all, and do you think we will have an update for 1.9.1 with the disable capacitive layer icon being included?

Many thanks

plusz · 09-04-2018, 06:26 AM

In many apps the hamburger key on the device, which should open app menu, does screen refresh.

whopper · 09-04-2018, 03:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by plusz

In many apps the hamburger key on the device, which should open app menu, does screen refresh.

yeah, after pressing for 5 seconds, but that's a bit of a break of the workflow he is looking for.

kunsttyv · 10-16-2019, 09:22 AM

Bumping this more than a year later.

Is there some new information on this? Maybe some software update to make it easier? I’m still looking for a keybord shortcut to switch between normal mode and A2 mode.

kunsttyv · 10-16-2019, 10:35 AM

Wow I just found it myself by pure chance: F11 toggles on and off A2. Amazing!

kunsttyv · 10-17-2019, 05:27 AM

I'm very happy with writing in A2 mode and then hit F11 twice now and then to remove ghosting.

But now the issue is that I cannot hide the top status bar while inside the iA Writer app.

Is there a keyboard shortcut for hiding the top status/menu bar. Or to force an app into full screen mode?

06-28-2018, 08:01 AM	#1
kunsttyv Junior Member Posts: 7 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2018 Device: Onyx Boox Note	Refresh screen in A2 mode Hi everyone! I recently bought the Onyx Boox Note and I couldn't be happier. My two main uses are the following: 1. Read pdfs/e-books <--- works perfectly, no complains 2. Write stuff <--- some minor issues, see below Since long I've been craving a distraction free digital typewriter, and with the Note I believe I've finally found it. I pair it up with the Apple Magic Keyboard via bluetooth, and fire up the iA Writer (3rd party app) which syncs directly to Google Drive. Full screen. No distractions. I can write for hours without eye strain, it's perfectly portable, the battery lasts and lasts, and I can take my typewriter outside. The only thing is that I have to use the A2 mode for sufficient responsiveness, and the ghosting becomes quite apparent after some writing/scrolling in the document, at which point I would love to just force a screen refresh and keep on writing. So: * Is there a keyboard command for refreshing the screen? * If not, do any of you know if there's something I could do to the operating system to create such a key binding? And one more minor thing: when I first open iA Writer it will open in full screen mode, which is desirable. If I then switch apps and go back to iA Writer later on, it will no longer be full screen. The only solution I've found is to close the app and open it again. Is there something I'm missing here? All the best!

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09-01-2018, 01:10 PM	#2
kunsttyv Junior Member Posts: 7 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2018 Device: Onyx Boox Note	I’m bumping this in case someone who didn’t see it last time knows the answer. Is it possible to refresh the screen on an Onyx Boox by a keyboard command?

09-01-2018, 01:14 PM	#3
whopper Addict Posts: 350 Karma: 22726 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Europe Device: Boox max 2	the only way I know to make a refresh, is changing to normal mode and then moving back to A2

09-01-2018, 07:18 PM	#4
wherahiko Enthusiast Posts: 46 Karma: 290 Join Date: May 2018 Device: Kobo Glo HD, Kindle PW 3	I have also found that iA Writer on the Boox Note is about as close as one can get to the hypothetical "Prose" described here: https://medium.com/this-should-exist...s-4182a62d63b2 However, I have also struggled with the screen refresh problem in A2 mode. The only solution I have found is to not use the app in full screen mode; that way, one can use the status bar to quickly switch to normal mode and back again, thus refreshing the screen. Hope this helps!

09-01-2018, 07:58 PM	#5
wherahiko Enthusiast Posts: 46 Karma: 290 Join Date: May 2018 Device: Kobo Glo HD, Kindle PW 3	Having spent much of the morning working in iA Writer on the Note, it occurs to me that there are two ways this problem could (ideally) be solved. One would be, as the OP suggests, to have a keyboard shortcut to refresh the screen. The other—and this would solve other problems too—would be to be able to set a keyboard shortcut to switch between full-screen and non-full-screen mode (or simply be able to drag or swipe from the top of the screen to do this.) Is this possible?

09-01-2018, 09:14 PM	#6
cqman Groupie Posts: 170 Karma: 30112 Join Date: Jan 2017 Device: Kindle DXG, Onyx Boox Max1, Max2, Nova, Hisense A5 Pro	https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...7&postcount=25 This floating tool might be helpful.

09-04-2018, 06:26 AM	#9
plusz Addict Posts: 372 Karma: 50008 Join Date: Feb 2017 Device: 13.3" Boox Max2, 7" Kobo H2O	In many apps the hamburger key on the device, which should open app menu, does screen refresh.

10-16-2019, 09:22 AM	#11
kunsttyv Junior Member Posts: 7 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2018 Device: Onyx Boox Note	Bumping this more than a year later. Is there some new information on this? Maybe some software update to make it easier? I’m still looking for a keybord shortcut to switch between normal mode and A2 mode.

10-16-2019, 10:35 AM	#12
kunsttyv Junior Member Posts: 7 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2018 Device: Onyx Boox Note	Wow I just found it myself by pure chance: F11 toggles on and off A2. Amazing!

10-17-2019, 05:27 AM	#13
kunsttyv Junior Member Posts: 7 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2018 Device: Onyx Boox Note	I'm very happy with writing in A2 mode and then hit F11 twice now and then to remove ghosting. But now the issue is that I cannot hide the top status bar while inside the iA Writer app. Is there a keyboard shortcut for hiding the top status/menu bar. Or to force an app into full screen mode?

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