12-22-2018, 04:47 AM | #136 | |
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Now I enabled the new patch of GeoffR....Reduce top/bottom page spacer https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...3&postcount=98 ...and the unwanted behaviour of the navigationbar is back again. https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...&postcount=117 |
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12-26-2018, 02:16 PM | #137 |
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Questions about patching my Kobo Clara:
1. Do I just download 1 patch at a time for a feature wanted or are the patches cumulative as they are created? 2. I see the instructions say to download the firmware from the provided link. My Kobo came from Walmart. In my Kobo Clara I changed the affiliate to "Kobo." Can I download the regular Kobo firmware from now on and not use the Walmartca firmware anymore? 3. It looks like one downloads a new copy of the firmware for their device, then applies the patch to the downloaded firmware and then uploads the revised & patched firmware to their Kobo through a file that is created. Is this correct? 4. Will all existing settings and files then be overwritten besides just the firmware? Do I need to save a copy of all existing files on my Kobo Clara before attempting to upload a patched firmware copy? What about any custom fonts or config settings? 5. If I want to install more than 1 patch how do I accomplish this? 6. For Kobopatch: I'm using a Macbook 2017 model. Do I download the linux version 64bit? If no, which file do I use? Thank you in advance. I don't want to do anything that will brick my device so better to ask before jumping ahead. Last edited by mobilemoxie; 12-26-2018 at 02:26 PM. |
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12-26-2018, 02:55 PM | #138 |
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@mobilemoxie:
1/ They're cumulative, and you don't actually "download" them one by one, each FW version gets a dedicated zip file with *all* the patches for the FW version. You *enable* them one by one by tweaking the config, though. 2/ Yep, the affiliate has no impact on the actual FW being used, it's just a config switch you've just flipped . 3/ Yes. (Although, technically, the "patched" package only contains the patched files, so it's much smaller/faster to install). 4/ Nothing user-created will be affected. As I said in 3/, only the patched *system* files are modified. (Note that, even with a full, official FW upgrade, your settings & content will *never* be affected either). 5/ See 1/, through the config file. 6/ No, use the mac build . But that isn't really relevant, since you probably won't be downloading the kobopatch binary, but the kobopatch-patches package for your FW version, which bundles *all* the kobopatch binaries. The question then becomes "which script do I use"? And then the answer is indeed, kobopatch.sh, like on Linux . |
12-26-2018, 05:25 PM | #139 |
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Thank you for answering my questions
Two more: For this instruction, "Enable patches in the files in the src folder" How do I enable patches? And "You *enable* them one by one by tweaking the config, though." How do I tweak the config to turn 'on' whatever new features I want to get patched? Last edited by mobilemoxie; 12-26-2018 at 05:35 PM. |
12-26-2018, 05:59 PM | #140 |
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typing "yes" instead of "no" in "enabled" section of the patch. 2 forget about that one. |
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12-26-2018, 06:10 PM | #141 | |
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- 3 patching firmware file libnickel.so.1.0.0 - 2 patching firmware file nickel Code:
version: 4.12.12111 in: src/kobo-update-4.12.12111.zip out: out/KoboRoot.tgz log: out/log.txt ## The patch format to use: kobopatch (.yaml) or patch32lsb(.patch) patchFormat: kobopatch ## This section lists the patch files and the corresponding binary in the tgz. patches: src/libnickel.so.1.0.0.yaml: usr/local/Kobo/libnickel.so.1.0.0 src/nickel.yaml: usr/local/Kobo/nickel ## You can put lines in the following section to override the enabled state of patches. overrides: src/libnickel.so.1.0.0.yaml: Freedom to advanced fonts control: yes My 24 line spacing values: yes Custom left & right margins: yes src/nickel.yaml: Increase the cover size in library: yes Increase size of kepub chapter progress chart: yes If you're still baffled, post a list of all the patches you want to enable and one of us can help you create your personalised kobopatch.yaml file Last edited by jackie_w; 12-26-2018 at 06:16 PM. |
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01-03-2019, 02:12 AM | #142 |
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Hello and Happy New Year
I think there may be a problem with the patch "Increase the view details container size" in version 38 of the patches for the latest firmware. With the patch enabled without modification, it appears that the lower lines are obscured by the pagination indicator and navigation (most clear when the info is more than one page long). |
01-03-2019, 11:54 AM | #143 | |
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Happy new year (and v39 of the patches with 4 new ones and 2 improvements)!
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01-03-2019, 03:54 PM | #144 |
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Hi geek1011,
Happy new year to you, and thank you for the new patches I am making extensive use of your patches and really appreciate them. Discovering them was like having a free upgrade for my device I played around with the synopsis line spacing and font size patches, and have tuned those to my preference now. With the "Increase the view details container size" patch though, some lines were still obscured by the pagination controls, but I felt inspired to play around with the code. Through trial and error, I have settled on patch code for my Aura ONE which makes the view details page look good to me. I've pasted it below in case someone else might find it useful at all. Code:
Increase the view details container size:
- Enabled: yes
- Description: See https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showpost.php?p=3311354&postcount=134
- FindZlib: "#bookInfoWidget"
- ReplaceZlib:
Offset: 0
Find: "#bookInfoWidget[isLandscape=false][qApp_deviceIsTrilogy=true] {\n max-height: 300px;\n min-height: 300px;\n}\n#bookInfoWidget[isLandscape=false][qApp_deviceIsPhoenix=true] {\n max-height: 390px;\n min-height: 390px;\n}\n#bookInfoWidget[isLandscape=false][qApp_deviceIsDragon=true] {\n max-height: 550px;\n min-height: 550px;\n}\n#bookInfoWidget[isLandscape=false][qApp_deviceIsDaylight=true] {\n max-height: 715px;\n min-height: 715px;\n}"
Replace: "#bookInfoWidget[isLandscape=false][qApp_deviceIsTrilogy=true] {\n max-height: 200px;\n min-height: 200px;\n}\n#bookInfoWidget[isLandscape=false][qApp_deviceIsPhoenix=true] {\n max-height: 230px;\n min-height: 230px;\n}\n#bookInfoWidget[isLandscape=false][qApp_deviceIsDragon=true] {\n max-height: 400px;\n min-height: 400px;\n}\n#bookInfoWidget[isLandscape=false][qApp_deviceIsDaylight=true] {\n max-height: 450px;\n min-height: 450px;\n}"
# - ReplaceZlib:
# Offset: 0
# Find: "#bookInfoWidget[isLandscape=true][qApp_deviceIsTrilogy=true] {\n max-height: 210px;\n min-height: 210px;\n}\n#bookInfoWidget[isLandscape=true][qApp_deviceIsPhoenix=true] {\n max-height: 265px;\n min-height: 265px;\n}\n#bookInfoWidget[isLandscape=true][qApp_deviceIsDragon=true] {\n max-height: 420px;\n min-height: 420px;\n}\n#bookInfoWidget[isLandscape=true][qApp_deviceIsDaylight=true] {\n max-height: 540px;\n min-height: 540px;\n}"
# Replace: "#details[qApp_deviceIsTrilogy=true] {\n max-height: 390px;\n min-height: 390px;\n}\n#details[qApp_deviceIsPhoenix=true] {\n max-height: 515px;\n min-height: 515px;\n}\n#details[qApp_deviceIsDragon=true] {\n max-height: 710px;\n min-height: 710px;\n}\n#details[qApp_deviceIsDaylight=true] {\n max-height: 880px;\n min-height: 880px;\n}"
Then I stuck it together with duct tape Hopefully it holds up! Thanks again! |
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This patch was made when Landscape mode was not in use. Therefore, use something like Code:
Increase the view details container size: - Enabled: no - Description: See https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showpost.php?p=3311354&postcount=134 - FindZlib: "#bookInfoWidget" - ReplaceZlib: Offset: 0 Find: "#bookInfoWidget[isLandscape=false][qApp_deviceIsDaylight=true] {\n max-height: 715px;\n min-height: 715px;\n}" Replace: "#bookInfoWidget[isLandscape=false][qApp_deviceIsDaylight=true] {\n max-height: 450px;\n min-height: 450px;\n}" - ReplaceZlib: Offset: 0 Find: "#bookInfoWidget[isLandscape=true][qApp_deviceIsDaylight=true] {\n max-height: 540px;\n min-height: 540px;\n}" Replace: "#bookInfoWidget[isLandscape=true][qApp_deviceIsDaylight=true] {\n max-height: 425px;\n min-height: 425px;\n}" Good luck. |
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01-11-2019, 04:29 AM | #146 |
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Hello,
Discovering this thread and, wow, I'm excited. Thanks for all the work ! Is there a patch to disable the "slide to change brightness" feature*? When reading in the dark, I'm always setting brightness to 1% and, sometimes, I*unvoluntarely scroll down and set it to 0% (which is very annoying). So I'm looking to either disable the "scroll brightness" or to disable 0% entirely (when reading in daylight, I*don't mind having backlight enabled, I*never disable it anyway) |
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@ploum,
There is a checkbox to do that in the Reading settings. |
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kobopatch request thread
Hi geek1011, I’m happy to see you’ve been making some more patches again! If you find some more time in the future and are willing, I’d still really be interested in the below
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01-12-2019, 04:41 PM | #150 |
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I'm going to ask because I will never know if I don't ask Should it be possible to make a patch that switches between pages per book and pages per chapter with short tap/long tap (I'm not picky) in the footer?
Thank you for the work of all of you who maintain the patches and the tools. Last edited by Terisa de morgan; 01-12-2019 at 04:43 PM. |
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