SSModeSwitcher: An extension to change Screensaver mode

thomass · 02-23-2012, 01:39 PM

YifanLu's "custom screensaver hack" doesn't work after 5.1.2 so this extension would not work also.

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Currently available options:

Defaults: for default screensavers
Lock Screen (uses yifanlu's lockscreen.png)
Profile 1
Profile2
Enable/Disable

About:
This extension helps us to change screensaver mode among four screensaver profiles ( default, screenlock and 2 custom modes) It increases the functionality of YifanLu's ScreenSaver Hack.
Actually this is a really simple extension. It only renames folders so that yifanlu's Screensavers hack can use the folder that you choose.

Installing:
Install YifanLu's Launcher - https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=161263
Install Yifanlu's Custom Screensaver - http://yifan.lu/p/custom-screensaver/
Copy folders lockscreen, customscreensavers and customscreensaver2 to root ( beside the folder documents)
Copy the folder SSModeSwitcher to extensions folder
Restart Kindle

To Use:
Place your screensavers in folders customscreensavers and customscreensaver2 (for two seperate custom modes)
Choose whatever mode you want in Menu > Launcher > Screensaver Mode
DO NOT delete or rename the folders: lockscreen, customscreensavers and customscreensaver2
DO NOT place your screensavers beside the lockscreen.png

Archieve: SSModeSwitcher.zip

ab5tract · 02-26-2012, 10:59 AM

Very cool! It works great for me, with only one thing: is it possible to have a true toggle in the menu for the 'enable/disable' screensaver? Right now it doesn't remember its current state.

thomass · 02-26-2012, 12:52 PM

Thanks for the feedback. Unfortunately I don't have enough knowledge about the structure to add this at least for now. As you might have already noticed, I even did not avoid from using multiple versions of a script to not bother to use a param. value. My only goal was to have a simple but solid extension to do this job.

Maybe somebody edit this extension to add the feature you mentioned and to make it more compact.

thomass · 02-26-2012, 05:24 PM

I found an easy way to toggle between disable and enable, hence fixed this issue

v 0.3

have a true toggle in the menu for the 'enable/disable' screensaver
if screensaver is disabled automatically enable it whenever user choose one of the modes ,

perzer · 02-27-2012, 03:08 AM

hi,can this feature use in ad version?thanks!

aditya3098 · 02-27-2012, 03:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by perzer

hi,can this feature use in ad version?thanks!

No. No no and no.

perzer · 02-27-2012, 03:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by aditya3098

No. No no and no.

In fact i only want use "enable/disable" screensaver!

thomass · 02-27-2012, 06:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by perzer

In fact i only want use "enable/disable" screensaver!

only this one may work.

JustAMan · 02-27-2012, 12:10 PM

Actually this isn't really true enable/disable state. If someone changes the behaviour not using your extension it would show wrong state.
Push Yifan to either integrate my push request on his Launcher or re-implement the whole idea to get the possibility to implement really dynamic menus

thomass · 02-27-2012, 12:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JustAMan

Actually this isn't really true enable/disable state. If someone changes the behaviour not using your extension it would show wrong state.
Push Yifan to either integrate my push request on his Launcher or re-implement the whole idea to get the possibility to implement really dynamic menus

You are right . However extension will correct itself by adapting to the new situation if someone changes the settings not using it .

As I said before I don't have enough knowledge about the structure of the launcher to write such complex scripts. What I am doing here is just for a temporary solution.

lukeroge · 03-17-2012, 08:02 AM

Thanks!

Vidhart · 05-04-2012, 02:50 AM

Can some one please try and make this work on kindle touch 5.1.0
I thoufht this wasreally neat but it only works with the custom screensaver hack and not he simple screensaver hack. the custom screensaver hack doesnt work on 5.1 so im requesting that someone modify this gui extension to work with simple screensaver hack
simple screensaver hack is where the pictures have to be names "bg_xsmall_ss04" etc

maxniko · 11-04-2012, 09:57 PM

Hi. I'm new to this Kindle hacking, so I might be doing something wrong in the process.
I have a Kindle touch with firmware version 5.1.2.
I succesfully jailbroke my kindle and installed Yifan Lu's GUI Launcher.
I also removed the ads and installed XTerm.

I installed Yifan Lu's Custom Screensaver for Kindle Touch (http://yifan.lu/p/custom-screensaver/) and I downloaded the files in this thread and followed the instructions to install the SSModeSwitch mod.
The result I got was that not only I couldn't make the mod work, but also, when I lock the screen, it remains locked but without any image, which results in my screen staying in the last state before blocking.

Please, help.
Thanks in advance.

twobob · 11-04-2012, 10:31 PM

Yifan Custom doesn't work on the 5.1.2 IIRC. so this would not work.

Top-post should be updated to reflect that.

if you want to simply disable and enable screensavers via menu try the systemik extensions thingy I bundled together.

The Simple Screensavers hack is the one that works (again IIRC).

Sorry mate this is a no-go.

02-23-2012, 01:39 PM	#1
thomass Wizard Posts: 1,669 Karma: 2300001 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Türkiye Device: Kindle 5.3.7	SSModeSwitcher: An extension to change Screensaver mode YifanLu's "custom screensaver hack" doesn't work after 5.1.2 so this extension would not work also. Currently available options: Defaults: for default screensavers Lock Screen (uses yifanlu's lockscreen.png) Profile 1 Profile2 Enable/Disable About: This extension helps us to change screensaver mode among four screensaver profiles ( default, screenlock and 2 custom modes) It increases the functionality of YifanLu's ScreenSaver Hack. Actually this is a really simple extension. It only renames folders so that yifanlu's Screensavers hack can use the folder that you choose. Installing: Install YifanLu's Launcher - https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=161263 Install Yifanlu's Custom Screensaver - http://yifan.lu/p/custom-screensaver/ Copy folders lockscreen, customscreensavers and customscreensaver2 to root ( beside the folder documents) Copy the folder SSModeSwitcher to extensions folder Restart Kindle To Use: Place your screensavers in folders customscreensavers and customscreensaver2 (for two seperate custom modes) Choose whatever mode you want in Menu > Launcher > Screensaver Mode DO NOT delete or rename the folders: lockscreen, customscreensavers and customscreensaver2 DO NOT place your screensavers beside the lockscreen.png Archieve: SSModeSwitcher.zip Last edited by thomass; 11-05-2012 at 02:41 AM.

02-26-2012, 05:24 PM	#4
thomass Wizard Posts: 1,669 Karma: 2300001 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Türkiye Device: Kindle 5.3.7	Update I found an easy way to toggle between disable and enable, hence fixed this issue v 0.3 have a true toggle in the menu for the 'enable/disable' screensaver if screensaver is disabled automatically enable it whenever user choose one of the modes ,

11-04-2012, 09:57 PM	#13
maxniko Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2012 Device: Kindle Touch v5.1.2	Failed to install Hi. I'm new to this Kindle hacking, so I might be doing something wrong in the process. I have a Kindle touch with firmware version 5.1.2. I succesfully jailbroke my kindle and installed Yifan Lu's GUI Launcher. I also removed the ads and installed XTerm. I installed Yifan Lu's Custom Screensaver for Kindle Touch (http://yifan.lu/p/custom-screensaver/) and I downloaded the files in this thread and followed the instructions to install the SSModeSwitch mod. The result I got was that not only I couldn't make the mod work, but also, when I lock the screen, it remains locked but without any image, which results in my screen staying in the last state before blocking. Please, help. Thanks in advance.

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02-26-2012, 10:59 AM	#2
ab5tract Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2012 Device: Kindle Touch (5)	Very cool! It works great for me, with only one thing: is it possible to have a true toggle in the menu for the 'enable/disable' screensaver? Right now it doesn't remember its current state.

02-26-2012, 12:52 PM	#3
thomass Wizard Posts: 1,669 Karma: 2300001 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Türkiye Device: Kindle 5.3.7	Thanks for the feedback. Unfortunately I don't have enough knowledge about the structure to add this at least for now. As you might have already noticed, I even did not avoid from using multiple versions of a script to not bother to use a param. value. My only goal was to have a simple but solid extension to do this job. Maybe somebody edit this extension to add the feature you mentioned and to make it more compact.

02-27-2012, 03:08 AM	#5
perzer Junior Member Posts: 7 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2012 Device: kindle touch	hi,can this feature use in ad version?thanks!

02-27-2012, 12:10 PM	#9
JustAMan Groupie Posts: 153 Karma: 113 Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Russia Device: Kindle Touch	Actually this isn't really true enable/disable state. If someone changes the behaviour not using your extension it would show wrong state. Push Yifan to either integrate my push request on his Launcher or re-implement the whole idea to get the possibility to implement really dynamic menus

03-17-2012, 08:02 AM	#11
lukeroge Enthusiast Posts: 35 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2012 Device: Kindle Touch	Thanks!

05-04-2012, 02:50 AM	#12
Vidhart Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2012 Device: Kindle touch	Can some one please try and make this work on kindle touch 5.1.0 I thoufht this wasreally neat but it only works with the custom screensaver hack and not he simple screensaver hack. the custom screensaver hack doesnt work on 5.1 so im requesting that someone modify this gui extension to work with simple screensaver hack simple screensaver hack is where the pictures have to be names "bg_xsmall_ss04" etc

11-04-2012, 10:31 PM	#14
twobob ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°){ʇlnɐɟ ƃǝs}Týr Posts: 6,586 Karma: 6299991 Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: uti gratia usura (Yao ying da ying; Mo ying da yieng) Device: PW-WIFI\|K5-3G+WIFI\| K4\|K3-3G\|DXG\|K2\| Rooted Nook Touch	Yifan Custom doesn't work on the 5.1.2 IIRC. so this would not work. Top-post should be updated to reflect that. if you want to simply disable and enable screensavers via menu try the systemik extensions thingy I bundled together. The Simple Screensavers hack is the one that works (again IIRC). Sorry mate this is a no-go.

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