Instructions for patching firmware 4.25.15875

[jackie_w]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

Has the new patch for the header/footer been added to the standard patches yet?

I've done the bulk of the work but I'm still waiting for some technical clarification info from @geek1011 before committing the change to GitHub.

I'd be surprised if there was a new kobopatch zip released just for this, though.

Originally Posted by jackie_w

I know I'm a nitpicker but a "matching pair" would be preferable, if possible.

In addition, I believe I'm still waiting for you to do your bit as requested on 15th December.

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by jackie_w

I've done the bulk of the work but I'm still waiting for some technical clarification info from @geek1011 before committing the change to GitHub.

I'd be surprised if there was a new kobopatch zip released just for this, though.

Thanks for the update.

In addition, I believe I'm still waiting for you to do your bit as requested on 15th December.

I'll make a new after to match the before.

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by jackie_w

In addition, I believe I'm still waiting for you to do your bit as requested on 15th December.

I've replaced the after with a new screenshot. It should be OK.

[jackie_w]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

I've replaced the after with a new screenshot. It should be OK.

Thanks.

[bachvarov]

Originally Posted by DNSB

What error messages are seen in the log file? Delete the log file in the out directory, run kobopatch.bat and post the new log file. For the love of whatever deities you may or may not believe in, post it as an attachment or wrap in in spoiler tags if posted inline.

Hi,

there is no log file. Absolutely nothing happens after i run the bat file. I tried with older patches and the bat runs o.k. It is only with this patch.

[Semwize]

Originally Posted by bachvarov

there is no log file. Absolutely nothing happens after i run the bat file.

This can happen if you put an incorrect firmware version in the 'src' folder (or did not put it at all).

[bachvarov]

Originally Posted by Semwize

This can happen if you put an incorrect firmware version in the 'src' folder (or did not put it at all).

Hi,
I took the firmware for Kobo Libra H2O from
https://kbdownload1-a.akamaihd.net/f...4.25.15875.zip
I copied it to the SRC folder fort sure.
Is it possible that the link refers to a wrong version?

[Semwize]

Originally Posted by bachvarov

Is it possible that the link refers to a wrong version?

Link is correct, but what version is in the 'kobopatch.yaml' file? May be have copied it and forgot to correct the version number.

[bachvarov]

Originally Posted by Semwize

Link is correct, but what version is in the 'kobopatch.yaml' file? May be have copied it and forgot to correct the version number.

Hi,

thank you very much for your support. The problem is caused by kobopatch.yaml (attached). It looks o.k to me, but something must be wrong. Anyway when i run the bat not using kobopatch.yaml everything is fine (it is a lot more work however)

[jackie_w]

Originally Posted by bachvarov

Hi,

thank you very much for your support. The problem is caused by kobopatch.yaml (attached). It looks o.k to me, but something must be wrong. Anyway when i run the bat not using kobopatch.yaml everything is fine (it is a lot more work however)

At the end of your line 38:

Never show Kobo Plus, wishlist, and points SmartLinks:Yes

add a space between the colon : and Yes

[Semwize]

Originally Posted by bachvarov

It looks o.k to me, but something must be wrong

In such cases when a log is not created and you cannot find the error yourself, you just need to add the last line

pause

to 'kobopatch.bat'
And you will immediately see which line the error is on.

[jackie_w]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

Has the new patch for the header/footer been added to the standard patches yet?

I've just committed new patch Custom header/footer captions to @geek1011's GitHub site. The new customise caption width feature is Part 3 of the patch.

The new patch completely replaces old patch Custom new header/footer font.

It will be in the next kobopatch release (whenever that is). If you want to see it before then you can find it at the GitHub site from line 194 of this file.

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by jackie_w

I've just committed new patch Custom header/footer captions to @geek1011's GitHub site. The new customise caption width feature is Part 3 of the patch.

The new patch completely replaces old patch Custom new header/footer font.

It will be in the next kobopatch release (whenever that is). If you want to see it before then you can find it at the GitHub site from line 194 of this file.

Why a value of 116? When a value of 70 works?

# AuraHD/H2O/H2Ov2/GloHD/ClaraHD/LibraH2O
#- {Find: "footerMargin: 170;", Replace: "footerMargin:116;"}

- Find:    "ReadingFooter[qApp_deviceIsDragon=true] {\n  qproperty-footerMargin: 170;\n}"
Replace: "ReadingFooter[qApp_deviceIsDragon=true] {\n  qproperty-footerMargin: 70;\n}"

[jackie_w]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

Why a value of 116? When a value of 70 works?

# AuraHD/H2O/H2Ov2/GloHD/ClaraHD/LibraH2O
#- {Find: "footerMargin: 170;", Replace: "footerMargin:116;"}

It's set as a *default* value which, by my definition, should be based on logic rather than the spurious whims of one user who owns only a single Kobo model.

The lines of code you've referenced state clearly that this value will be used by all these models AuraHD/H2O/H2Ov2/GloHD/ClaraHD/LibraH2O. To avoid the potential "dogear bookmark problem" I've outlined previously, the *default* value needs to be big enough to accommodate the largest dogear icon in that set of models, namely the LibraH2O, whose dogear icon is 116x110px. The AuraHD/H2O/H2Ov2/GloHD/ClaraHD models all use a dogear icon sized 102x97px.

It looks like you didn't bother to read any of the Help notes I added to the patch where I attempted to explain this.

# Part 3. Increase the width of header/footer captions by reducing the width
#         of the pageturn tap zones in the footer's left/right corners
# N.B: 
#   The default Replace values below have been set larger than you might prefer.
#     This is to avoid the possibility of the "dogear" bookmark icon
#     in the top right corner being partially obscured by the header caption's white background.
#   See screenshot at following link for an example of what can sometimes happen 
#     if the new Replace value is too small.
#     https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...5&postcount=34
#   Feel free to reduce your custom Replace values if a wider caption area
#     is more important to you than "dogear" aesthetics. 
#     Alternatively, look at the Hint in Part 1 of this patch for a way to avoid
#     the "dogear" problem.

Pay particular attention to the last 4 lines.

I'd like to finish by saying that all the work I do on kobopatch is voluntary. Your obnoxious argumentative attitude regarding the addition of this new feature means I'm unlikely to ever respond positively to any future patch request you might make. In other words, find another mug.

@everyone,
If the Help notes in this (or any other) patch are not as clear/helpful as they could be I'm open to suggestions for improving them.

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by jackie_w

It's set as a *default* value which, by my definition, should be based on logic rather than the spurious whims of one user who owns only a single Kobo model.

The lines of code you've referenced state clearly that this value will be used by all these models AuraHD/H2O/H2Ov2/GloHD/ClaraHD/LibraH2O. To avoid the potential "dogear bookmark problem" I've outlined previously, the *default* value needs to be big enough to accommodate the largest dogear icon in that set of models, namely the LibraH2O, whose dogear icon is 116x110px. The AuraHD/H2O/H2Ov2/GloHD/ClaraHD models all use a dogear icon sized 102x97px.

It looks like you didn't bother to read any of the Help notes I added to the patch where I attempted to explain this.

# Part 3. Increase the width of header/footer captions by reducing the width
#         of the pageturn tap zones in the footer's left/right corners
# N.B: 
#   The default Replace values below have been set larger than you might prefer.
#     This is to avoid the possibility of the "dogear" bookmark icon
#     in the top right corner being partially obscured by the header caption's white background.
#   See screenshot at following link for an example of what can sometimes happen 
#     if the new Replace value is too small.
#     https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...5&postcount=34
#   Feel free to reduce your custom Replace values if a wider caption area
#     is more important to you than "dogear" aesthetics. 
#     Alternatively, look at the Hint in Part 1 of this patch for a way to avoid
#     the "dogear" problem.

Pay particular attention to the last 4 lines.

I'd like to finish by saying that all the work I do on kobopatch is voluntary. Your obnoxious argumentative attitude regarding the addition of this new feature means I'm unlikely to ever respond positively to any future patch request you might make. In other words, find another mug.

@everyone,
If the Help notes in this (or any other) patch are not as clear/helpful as they could be I'm open to suggestions for improving them.

I did not read those 4 lines. I also did not know that the Libra has a larger dogear. I'm not trying to to be obnoxious. I do apologize if it came off that way.