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Show current time while reading
Hello,
is it possible to show current time while reading a book (not only when menu is open?) |
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I don't know is is it possible for a KUAL extension to show something on the UI when a book is open, or to change an existing label on it (for example that showing page/position information)
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Here you go: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...6&postcount=49
Thanks again to all that helped to make it possible. It was the one thing that I missed on my kindle. Hape |
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Thanks, this is what i'm looking for!
![]() On my PW3 title height was too little, so i made a little change: In the showtime-header.sh, from: /mnt/us/extensions/showtitle/bin/xdotool windowsize $i 100% 30 to /mnt/us/extensions/showtitle/bin/xdotool windowsize $i 100% 60 and it looks good now ![]() BUT after some time and usage, my kindle tends to hang with this extension active, and i need to reboot ![]() Anyone noticed this behaviour? Can you fix this? Last edited by encol; 05-17-2016 at 05:48 PM. |
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The UI stop responding but i can still use ssh via wifi.
A question for you, linux experts: how can i find the process that is causing this problem? |
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This is what happened!
The problem is that with the latest firmware this region is very utilized for various tasks ![]() Maybe we can move the title bar on the bottom? Not really nice, but in this way it will not interfere |
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Going to go out on a limb here: Nope.
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There is already a 'tool bar' down there - not often seen. Tap the lower left corner of the display with a book open, you'll see one of its features. Last edited by knc1; 05-20-2016 at 12:53 PM. |
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Ok i made a KUAL extension for this.
I tested on my PW3 5.7.4.1, let me know if it works on other models. PS: for the experts: There is some way to know if kindle is in "reading book mode"? i'd like to auto-hide the time showed by this extension if i am in the kindle home, because in this case it's unnecessary Last edited by encol; 05-28-2016 at 05:58 PM. |
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Check if current booklet is home (cf. screensaver hack for inspiration).
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I suppose that calling eips every second increase battery consumption. There is any way to detect if the screen (or a portion of the screen) has updated? Quote:
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Not necessarily, there might be a way to simply query the current booklet over lips. The ScreenSavers hack has to react to booklet *switches*, so, yeah, had to resort to wait-event there.
As for the screen, besides looking at the frame buffer programatically, which seems kind of overkill, no idea. (We also have X & the Damage extension running, but I have no idea how that would be helpful to you without an actual X window). |
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Hi encol,
did you ever continue to work on this extension? I switched to a Kindle voyager and realised that on the current fw my extension still shows the title bar, but the time is not updated any more. I expected that they do not update the time on title bar any more if it is not shown ![]() Happy new year HaPe |
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