kobopatch request thread - Page 78

geek1011 · 06-25-2024, 09:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BionicGecko

I figured it out, and for the other curious people with one of the new devices in their hands, I created an unofficial release package with the updated patches. I attach it here; geek1011 or the other devs, if you disagree with me posting this here, please revert, I will delete it ASAP.

Haven't looked at the package closely, but I noticed you put it together by hand over the span of a few hours (smh... I automated it for a reason lol). The binaries are good, so your package should be fine for people to use (I haven't looked at the patch files though).

Anyways, here's a compiled package done the proper way (go run ./scripts/build/build.go 4.39.22801).

BionicGecko · 06-26-2024, 01:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by geek1011

Haven't looked at the package closely, but I noticed you put it together by hand over the span of a few hours (smh... I automated it for a reason lol).

It was the first time I installed patches so I was just feeling my way around to be honest; I did see the build.go script but I haven’t got golang installed and couldn’t really be bothered just for this, so I just combined the patch files and hacked something together that reproduced the structure of the releases.

Quote:

Originally Posted by geek1011

Anyways, here's a compiled package done the proper way (go run ./scripts/build/build.go 4.39.22801).

Many thanks for this!

jaydee34983 · 06-27-2024, 03:42 PM

Thanks all. I was able to install several of the Kobo Libra Colour patches, at least one of which, was not compliant with the Kobo Libra 2 patchwork.

Thanks for the hard work!

m_pluto · 07-03-2024, 09:16 PM

Hey, I'm hoping I can get some help here with trying to get this patch that @ jackie_w was kind enough to write for me. I just gave my Sage away to a friend and now have a Libra Colour. Is there anyway I can get the patch below to work on my ereader?

I've tried applying it a couple of times, but every time I try, my kobo seems to crash and then do a factory reset of sorts? I've tried fiddling around with it a bit, but I'm not familiar enough with it to try to debug it fully.

I've quoted slash copy/pasted the original post they posted below.

Quote:

Originally Posted by jackie_w

@hatuluang,

Try the attached new beta patch instead. Put it in nickel.yaml or wherever you keep all your other customised nickel.yaml patches.

You'll need to disable both the old patches:
Custom synopsis details line spacing
Custom synopsis font size

and enable this new one:
Custom synopsis details all-in-one

Spoiler:

Code:

Custom synopsis details all-in-one:
  - Enabled: no
  - Description: |
      Customise synopsis body style in Book details,
        including font-size, line-height
      Add style(s) for p tags
  - FindZlib: "body[qApp_deviceIsTrilogy=true] {\n  line-height: 1.45em;" # qss/BookDetails.qss
  - ReplaceZlibGroup:
      Replacements:
        # modify <body> style, customise line-height here
        # Add style(s) for <p> tags
        - Find:    "body {\n  font-family: Georgia;\n  margin: 0px;\n  padding: 0px;\n}"
          Replace: "body {font-family:Georgia; margin:0; padding:0; line-height:1.3em;}\np {margin:0.5em 0 0 0; text-indent:1.5em;}"
        
        # customise font-size by model
        - {Find: "font-size: 19px;", Replace: "font-size:20px;"} # Touch/Mini (Trilogy)
        - {Find: "font-size: 23px;", Replace: "font-size:25px;"} # Glo/Aura/Aura2E/Nia (Phoenix)
        - {Find: "font-size: 29px;", Replace: "font-size:32px;"} # AuraHD/AuraH2O/AuraH2O2 (Dragon)
        - {Find: "font-size: 32px;", Replace: "font-size:35px;"} # GloHD/ClaraHD/Clara2E (Alyssum/Nova)
        - {Find: "font-size: 34px;", Replace: "font-size:37px;"} # LibraH2O/Libra2 (Storm)
        - {Find: "font-size: 37px;", Replace: "font-size:40px;"} # AuraONE/Forma/Sage/Elipsa/Elipsa2E (Daylight)

        # remove all per-model line-heights to create space for above code
        # line-height customisation is now done in the 1st Find/Replace
        ### DO NOT CHANGE OR REMOVE THESE LINES ###
        - {Find: "body[qApp_deviceIsTrilogy=true] {\n  line-height: 1.45em;\n}\n", Replace: "\n"}
        - {Find: "body[qApp_deviceIsPhoenix=true] {\n  line-height: 1.4em;\n}\n", Replace: "\n"}
        - {Find: "body[qApp_deviceIsDragon=true] {\n  line-height: 1.35em;\n}\n", Replace: "\n"}
        - {Find: "body[qApp_deviceIsStorm=true] {\n  line-height: 1.35em;\n}\n", Replace: "\n"}
        - {Find: "body[qApp_deviceIsDaylight=true] {\n  line-height: 1.35em;\n}\n", Replace: "\n"}
        
        # create even more space. 
        # If you set your Kobo to one of the following 4 Japanese/Chinese locales,
        # then comment out the line corresponding to this locale
        - {Find: "body[localeName=\"ja\"] {\n  font-family: Sans-SerifJP, sans-serif;\n  font-style: normal;\n}\n",   Replace: "\n"}
        - {Find: "body[localeName=\"zh\"] {\n  font-family: Sans-SerifZH-Simplified, sans-serif;\n  font-style: normal;\n}\n",   Replace: "\n"}
        - {Find: "body[localeName=\"zh-HK\"] {\n  font-family: Sans-SerifZH-Traditional, sans-serif;\n  font-style: normal;\n}\n",   Replace: "\n"}
        - {Find: "body[localeName=\"zh-TW\"] {\n  font-family: Sans-SerifZH-Traditional, sans-serif;\n  font-style: normal;\n}\n",   Replace: "\n"}

line-height is now customised in the 1st Find/Replace. This value is no longer model-specific.
font-size is still model-specific and is customised in the relevant line in the second block of Find/Replaces.
the rest of the patch code exists to clear enough space so that kobopatch.bat (or kobopatch.sh) doesn't fail. If you never set your Kobo to use any of the Japanese or Chinese locales then you don't need to change anything in this code.

jaydee34983 · 07-08-2024, 04:18 PM

Thank you so much for the effort. A request that is a repeat of one made two years ago, but I don't see any patch for.

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...le#post4218511

Would there be a way to change the links to the browser that you see when you select/highlight a word (you get a popup with the options to

Search in book
Search Wikipedia
Search Google

There's also a pop-up dictionary with logos that if pressed leads to the same "Search Wikipedia" and "Search Google" functions.

I'm wondering if instead of "Search Google", the outcome of pressing the selection could instead target DuckDuckGo, or make any customized link appear?

If this request is found to be worthy of the attention of any of the devs, it would much appreciated!

foosion · 07-17-2024, 12:19 PM

Would it be possible to create a patch to show numbers for font size, margins, etc. on the Aa adjustment screen, rather than just having unquantified sliders?

I could examine koboreader.conf, but it would be better to have the numbers on the Aa adjustment screen itself.

hatuluang · 07-17-2024, 01:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by foosion

Would it be possible to create a patch to show numbers for font size, margins, etc. on the Aa adjustment screen, rather than just having unquantified sliders?

I could examine koboreader.conf, but it would be better to have the numbers on the Aa adjustment screen itself.

There is a NickelMenu command to have the information about font, font size & weight, and margins that you are using on the reading page.

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...postcount=1038

foosion · 07-17-2024, 02:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hatuluang

There is a NickelMenu command to have the information about font, font size & weight, and margins that you are using on the reading page.

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...postcount=1038

Yes, but it would be much better to have the information on the Aa setting page.

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...7&postcount=28

JSWolf · 07-17-2024, 05:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by foosion

Yes, but it would be much better to have the information on the Aa setting page.

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...7&postcount=28

I think what you want can't be done.

foosion · 07-17-2024, 07:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JSWolf

I think what you want can't be done.

That's too bad.

Not that it matters for a Kobo, but it appears Kindles have this feature.

lunawl · 07-23-2024, 07:15 AM

i wonder if there can be a patch for kobo screens refresh
same as KOreader options:
Avoid mandatory black flashes in UI (the black flash is really annoying in libra color for some ppl so disable that is good )
also is there already a refresh patch for disable “Always flash on pages with images” --|
libra color mainly use images so these two patches will really be good !

thank you

foosion · 07-23-2024, 11:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lunawl

i wonder if there can be a patch for kobo screens refresh
same as KOreader options:
Avoid mandatory black flashes in UI (the black flash is really annoying in libra color for some ppl so disable that is good )
also is there already a refresh patch for disable “Always flash on pages with images” --|
libra color mainly use images so these two patches will really be good !

thank you

numPartialUpdatePageTurns in Kobo eReader.conf controls how often the screen refreshes, so you can change it to a high number to limit black flashes.

lunawl · 07-23-2024, 12:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by foosion

numPartialUpdatePageTurns in Kobo eReader.conf controls how often the screen refreshes, so you can change it to a high number to limit black flashes.

thanks.

the problem is that it doesn't work for contents with images.
there is a forced refresh in kobo libra color for content with images. so the numPartialUpdatePageTurns is overriden.

foosion · 07-23-2024, 01:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lunawl

thanks.

the problem is that it doesn't work for contents with images.
there is a forced refresh in kobo libra color for content with images. so the numPartialUpdatePageTurns is overriden.

Same image issue for the b&w libra. It helps for normal books with few if any illustrations, but not mainly graphic content.

lunawl · 07-27-2024, 03:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by foosion

Same image issue for the b&w libra. It helps for normal books with few if any illustrations, but not mainly graphic content.

possible to patch it? KOreader doesn't have this issue.

07-08-2024, 04:18 PM	#1160
jaydee34983 Member Posts: 20 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2024 Device: Kobo Libra Colour	Thank you so much for the effort. A request that is a repeat of one made two years ago, but I don't see any patch for. https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...le#post4218511 Would there be a way to change the links to the browser that you see when you select/highlight a word (you get a popup with the options to Search in book Search Wikipedia Search Google There's also a pop-up dictionary with logos that if pressed leads to the same "Search Wikipedia" and "Search Google" functions. I'm wondering if instead of "Search Google", the outcome of pressing the selection could instead target DuckDuckGo, or make any customized link appear? If this request is found to be worthy of the attention of any of the devs, it would much appreciated!

07-23-2024, 07:15 AM	#1166
lunawl Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2024 Device: kobo kindle boox	kobo libra color patches i wonder if there can be a patch for kobo screens refresh same as KOreader options: Avoid mandatory black flashes in UI (the black flash is really annoying in libra color for some ppl so disable that is good ) also is there already a refresh patch for disable “Always flash on pages with images” --\| libra color mainly use images so these two patches will really be good ! thank you

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06-27-2024, 03:42 PM	#1158
jaydee34983 Member Posts: 20 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2024 Device: Kobo Libra Colour	Thanks all. I was able to install several of the Kobo Libra Colour patches, at least one of which, was not compliant with the Kobo Libra 2 patchwork. Thanks for the hard work!

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foosion Evangelist Posts: 429 Karma: 41524 Join Date: Sep 2011 Device: Kobo Libra 2 & Clara BW	Would it be possible to create a patch to show numbers for font size, margins, etc. on the Aa adjustment screen, rather than just having unquantified sliders? I could examine koboreader.conf, but it would be better to have the numbers on the Aa adjustment screen itself.