Remove icons from PocketBook desktop and app drawer

[neil_swann80]

Should anyone wish to change the control panel icons (Wifi, BT, Flight Mode etc) new icons for those can be placed in the same directory as the lock screen image e.g.
/mnt/ext1/system/resources/Line/

The names are:

"SH_POWEROFF"
	"icon":       "taskmgr_off",
	"icon_focus": "taskmgr_off_f"

"SH_SCREENSHOT"
	"icon":       "taskmgr_screenshot",
	"icon_focus": "taskmgr_screenshot_f"

"SH_LOCK"
	"icon":       "taskmgr_lock",
	"icon_focus": "taskmgr_lock_f"

"SH_AUTOROTATE"
	"icon":	      "ctrl_panel_auto_rotate",
	"icon_focus": "ctrl_panel_auto_rotate_f"

"SH_FRONTLIGHT"
	"icon":	      "ctrl_panel_frontlight",
	"icon_focus": "ctrl_panel_frontlight_f"

"SH_SEARCH"
	"icon":	      "ctrl_panel_search",
	"icon_focus": "ctrl_panel_search_f"

"SH_SETTINGS"
	"icon":	      "ctrl_panel_settings",
	"icon_focus": "ctrl_panel_settings_f",

"SH_SYNC"
	"icon":	      "ctrl_panel_sync",
	"icon_focus": "ctrl_panel_sync_f"

"SH_FLIGHTMODE"
	"icon":	      "ctrl_panel_flight_mode",
	"icon_focus": "ctrl_panel_flight_mode_f"

"SH_TASKMANAGER"
	"icon":	      "ctrl_panel_taskmgr",
	"icon_focus": "ctrl_panel_taskmgr_f"

"SH_BLUETOOTH"
	"icon":	      "ctrl_panel_bluetooth",
	"icon_focus": "ctrl_panel_bluetooth_f",

"SH_WIFI"
	"icon":	      "ctrl_panel_wifi",
	"icon_focus": "ctrl_panel_wifi_f",

"SH_NIGHTMODE"
	"icon":	      "ctrl_panel_night_mode",
	"icon_focus": "ctrl_panel_night_mode_f"

This info is from:
/ebrmain/config/control_panel/shortcuts_db.json
It lists all the app pathnames as well, so very similar to view.json.

/mnt/system/config/control_panel/user_shortcuts.json
simply contains the list of the control panel apps currently active, e.g.

{"shortcuts":[{"id":"SH_WIFI"},{"id":"SH_BLUETOOTH"},{"id":"SH_FLIGHTMODE"},{"id":"SH_NIGHTMODE"},{"id":"SH_POWEROFF"}],"version":1}

The "id" all being the same as found in shortcuts_db.json.

If you add user apps to the control panel and then check user_shortcuts.json the apps are prefixed with UR_ rather than the system apps with SH_ (e.g. UR_koreader).

I've tried copying shortcuts_db.json across to the user area and adding an entry for koreader, but no luck.

I also edited /ebrmain/config/control_panel/shortcuts_db.json directly, adding the koreader info, but no luck with this either, still no change of icon.

For the moment you can only change the system control panel icons.

[Michal Jancik]

At least KORADER icons can be changed easily

[neil_swann80]

Originally Posted by Michal Jancik

At least KORADER icons can be changed easily

Nice! Got a link for them? Or were they self-made?

[Michal Jancik]

Originally Posted by neil_swann80

Nice! Got a link for them? Or were they self-made?

Yes, made in HOME

Icons downloaded from: : https://www.svgrepo.com/collection/web-design-11/
(open licensed)

Basically, just move the downloaded icons to folder (Pocketbook): \applications\koreader\resources\icons\mdlight and rename them according to the original name of the icon you want to replace. Certainly nothing complicated for you.

At the moment I need to choose the right (adequate) icons for the top menu.

[Michal Jancik]

KOREADER ICON REMPLACEMMENT
(unofficial releases, custom versions)

V1.0

PREVIEW CLICK HERE :

Spoiler:

Etract to root folder of Pocketbook

Only the main icons were changed, the script was not interfered with.
Extract directly to the reader pocketbook, or the icons themselves from the mdlight address book.

[certciv]

On the Era I discovered that any app icon can be changed in "/mnt/ext1/system/config/desktop/view.json". That includes built in applications. The replaced icons also work on the home page. To change the dictionary icon for example:

        "PB_Dictionary": {
			"icon": "[path to .bmp]",
			"focused_icon": "[path to .bmp]"

	}

The only bug is that these custom icons don't work in the home page's "Replace application" context menu. That's a minor issue though, since accessing the context menu to change home page applications is rarely done.

[neil_swann80]

Originally Posted by certciv

On the Era I discovered that any app icon can be changed in "/mnt/ext1/system/config/desktop/view.json". That includes built in applications.

Indeed. This was discussed on page 3. There's forum user created icons on page 4 if you need them.

[certciv]

Oh, I missed that.

I actually spent the evening replacing most of my Era Color's icons with color versions. After all why not use color if you've got it! They are as close to the original designs as I could make them, with a few improvements where I thought they could use more than a little color. My view.json is in the zip file as well.

Photos of the final product are attached. Screenshots render colors like they would appear on an LCD, not on color e-ink. Color adjustment can actually be a little tricky to get the intended effect on e-ink, so some of the bitmap colors are a bit strange viewed on a monitor.

The only issue with this on the Era Color is shown on the fourth image. I'm not sure why custom icons do not render on the home page's "Replace application" context menu. I've tried a bunch of encodings, quite a few image sizes, and even a few different programs to see if that would make a difference. Nothing worked. I'm starting to think it's an actual bug.

[neil_swann80]

Originally Posted by certciv

I actually spent the evening replacing most of my Era Color's icons with color versions. After all why not use color if you've got it! They are as close to the original designs as I could make them, with a few improvements where I thought they could use more than a little color. My view.json is in the zip file as well..

That's great, thanks for sharing!