07-11-2012, 06:39 PM | #181 | |
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With firmware .17 not all fonts worked, even though they had the full set. Linux Libertine, for example, works now but didn't work in .17. My working fonts are all named like this: CaeciliaLTStd-Bold CaeciliaLTStd-BoldItalic CaeciliaLTStd-Italic CaeciliaLTStd-Regular So maybe JSWolf's fonts don't work in 2.0 - but if you could take a look at them and see if you can get them to work, I'd appreciate it. Maybe I have to rename them in some way? That didn't work for Linux Libertine in .17, though... |
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07-11-2012, 07:05 PM | #182 |
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I installed the Charis SIL fonts from here: http://scripts.sil.org/cms/scripts/p...isSIL_download I used the .exe file--the windows installer and it installed the fonts in the font file on my computer. I then did a copy and paste into the fonts file on kobo.
They read like this CharisSIL-B.ttf. In other words like the example I used above. I have not played with Johns version. They work well in kepub. Bold works etc. They are pretty icky in ePUBs. Last edited by taming; 07-11-2012 at 07:08 PM. Reason: more details |
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07-11-2012, 07:56 PM | #183 | |
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Can someone else please test out the modified Charis SIL with Kobo firmware 2.0? I know for sure these work Sony Readers. |
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07-11-2012, 07:57 PM | #184 | |
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07-11-2012, 08:08 PM | #185 | |
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07-11-2012, 08:29 PM | #186 |
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I've had the experience that after updating to 2.0, my taps to change pages are randomly ignored. It's very frustrating. The most reliable page turn method I've found is to swipe the screen right to left, but even that has only about a 50% success rate.
This was not a problem with the previous release, it managed to get 90% or so of my taps, much less frustrating! Has anyone got some tips about this problem? |
07-11-2012, 08:41 PM | #187 |
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I am not very impressed with this new update. I had 700mb left and when I did the update I was down to 300mb. I don't care for the recommendations nor do I care about like books. If they wanted that information it should be on the website not on my ereader where I want to read books. The shelves are a nice idea but was not something that was a big concern with me.
I find the Kobo Touch much slower as well since the update. Lots of double taps and then double page turns. I was not experiencing these problems before. Just not the best upgrade as far as I am concerned but still love my Kobo. |
07-11-2012, 09:06 PM | #188 |
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I re-updated my Kobo by instlaling 1.9.17 first, then updating to 2.0. This did not resolve the sluggish page turn on epubs. However, it did restore the missing fonts. The 2.0 update is missing the Delima, Felbridge and Times New Roman fonts. If you want your kobo to have all it's font's intact (important since apparently user installed fonts aren't working correctly with Epub,) then you must first update to 1.9.17 before updaing to 2.0.
For those who havent' done this before, you can download the previous update here: http://download.kobobooks.com/firmwa...ate-1.9.17.zip Unzip the contents of the zip fle and copy them into the .kobo directory on Kobo. Wake me up when the first patch hits, but overall, I like the direction of this update. Kobo is almost viable again. |
07-11-2012, 09:28 PM | #189 |
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The update seemed to be fine till I realised I couldn't create shelves, and the Kobo had lost my shortlist (which had my 400-odd unread books on it and was an absolute pain to redo). The sign-out-sign-back-in solution from earlier in the thread worked, and I got my shelves created.
But now, the Kobo takes anywhere between 30 seconds and ten minutes to respond to touches. I'm not even exaggerating. I timed it when I went from the homescreen to the library. And again, six minutes to go back to the homescreen. Before, it was frozen for about seven minutes, so I held the power switch to reboot it. I finished a short, twenty page story earlier. At the end, I tapped the last page to end it and go back to the homescreen, and it took four minutes to get there. I tried with another short story, and it took just as long. I'm going to try a factory reset tonight. So annoying. It was fine before the update, and even just after the update. It was only after I signed out and in again. It won't even respond to the power slider except to reboot. I'm guessing it might be an issue with my SD card, but like I said, it was all fine till I signed out and in. At least mine is kind of working, though. My partner's Touch updated yesterday, and it's been stuck in the five squares boot animation for almost a day. |
07-11-2012, 09:35 PM | #190 |
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Updated without a hitch (for that matter, I've never had a firmware update go south on me). I really like the new features. The bookshelves are great, though I do miss the quick access to the shortlist, and the pop-up dictionary is awesome.
Two minor annoyances: 1) Why did they bury the clock in a menu? That seems counter intuitive. The previous clock was perfect. 2) Noticeably slower page turns. It's not a big deal because I just have to retrain myself to tap when I start reading the last line instead of waiting until I'm on the last few words. What surprises me, though, is that while page turns are slower, the menu screens are much snappier. All in all, a very good update. I just find it interesting that whenever Kobo releases a new firmware, it comes with significant changes to the home screen. It's like they can't just settle on a design and make minor improvements from there. |
07-11-2012, 09:44 PM | #191 |
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Many, many problems after a problematic install can be fixed by going to settings, then to accounts, signing out of the Kobo account and letting the device reset with the books in place.
Expect ePUBs to be slow in page turning at the moment, but other slow stuff is not a general thing with a good install of the new build. Same for problems creating shelves, populating the short list etc. |
07-12-2012, 12:31 AM | #192 |
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I first updated to 2.0 firmware directly from most recent prior version. Now I have done restore to original firmware then updated to 2.0 and it seems to run better. Faster interaction with large library. Faster resort from title sort to author sort, to recent read sort. No lost covers with 2,250 books. I think they fixed the data base. It's great, best update of all for KT. Still left room for improvements.
Is there a way to go back and add more books to a book shelf? Could do this on my first install of 2.0 but not now. The first update to 2.0 firmware it seemed to stall after unplugging from computer. I turned off KT then restarted it. The book shelf I created and loaded with 300 books locked up the reader whenever I tried to use it. Touch interface with buttons was sluggish so almost unusable. |
07-12-2012, 12:34 AM | #193 |
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Go to Library / Shelves; select the Edit option in the menu at the right hand side of the shelves; select Add Books; when finished select Save. |
07-12-2012, 01:31 AM | #194 |
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The thing I like best on this update:
The handling of the pictures. It does not create 5 or more pictures for every book while you load them on the device, but creates just the pictures it needs on the fly. You can even delete pictures and Kobo will create them again in case it needs them. This is really great, you do not have to erase pictures anymore when you have more then 1500 books on the device! What I don't like at all: No changes on the page turns. I really would have loved two more options, e.g. #4 tap on lower two thirds will step forward, tap on upper third backwards and #5 tap anywhere to go forward, wipe to go backwards. It's a pain in the ass to always have to do 6 menu clicks to change from right-handed to left-handed (and I change the reading hand quite often). |
07-12-2012, 03:44 AM | #195 | |
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edit: note another thread on slow updates https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=184495 Last edited by RickyB; 07-12-2012 at 04:28 AM. Reason: found another thread |
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