Aura HD How to modify the header?

PeterOnne · 05-15-2014, 01:17 AM

Please, anyone knows how to modify the size of the header in the kobo aura HD? Because every book I read in the ereader, a have 1.5cm, at least, in the top of the screen.
I have already patch my 3.3.0 firmware. But I can't find a way to change the header.
Thanks.

GeoffR · 05-15-2014, 02:43 AM

I don't know any way to reduce the size of the top margin in kepubs.

The only option I know of is to sideload the book as a plain epub, and then the margins can be made as small as 15px (about 1.5mm on the Aura HD).

PeterOnne · 05-15-2014, 07:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GeoffR

I don't know any way to reduce the size of the top margin in kepubs.

The only option I know of is to sideload the book as a plain epub, and then the margins can be made as small as 15px (about 1.5mm on the Aura HD).

Thank you GeoffR. You were my hope...

PeterOnne · 05-15-2014, 10:15 PM

The problem is that all my eBooks are epubs, uploaded to the kobo by calibre. And all of then has the big header! Can I change all the headers of my epubs in calibre?

PeterOnne · 05-15-2014, 10:19 PM

Just to remender, the new firmware has a cool fullscreenmode that solves the problem of wasted space in the screen of Aura HD. But the footer with the page number is a good thing to me. I just want to erase the headers.

PeterOnne · 05-15-2014, 10:20 PM

Anyone with sugestions?

doubleshuffle · 05-16-2014, 12:42 AM

There is a Calibre plugin which converts epubs to kepubs when sending to the device. Perhaps you have that installed?

If not, you will have to modify the stylesheets of your books.

GeoffR · 05-16-2014, 02:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PeterOnne

The problem is that all my eBooks are epubs, uploaded to the kobo by calibre. And all of then has the big header! Can I change all the headers of my epubs in calibre?

Have a look at the Modify ePub plugin, it can set the page/body margin styles set in the css stylesheet and/or in the html files, and remove margins from any Adobe .xpgt files (or remove the .xpgt files altogether).

(It doesn't always work for left/right margins, especially with books created/converted by Calibre, but it seems to work well for top/bottom margins).

Also check the margin settings on your Common options > Page setup preferences. These are the margins used when converting/creating a book in Calibre, as well as by the Modify ePub plugin.

PeterOnne · 05-16-2014, 03:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GeoffR

Have a look at the Modify ePub plugin, it can set the page/body margin styles set in the css stylesheet and/or in the html files, and remove margins from any Adobe .xpgt files (or remove the .xpgt files altogether).

(It doesn't always work for left/right margins, especially with books created/converted by Calibre, but it seems to work well for top/bottom margins).

Also check the margin settings on your Common options > Page setup preferences. These are the margins used when converting/creating a book in Calibre, as well as by the Modify ePub plugin.

I will check this on the weekend. And I'll post here the results.

PeterOnne · 05-16-2014, 03:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by doubleshuffle

There is a Calibre plugin which converts epubs to kepubs when sending to the device. Perhaps you have that installed?

If not, you will have to modify the stylesheets of your books.

I will check this on the weekend. And I'll post here the results.

PeterOnne · 05-17-2014, 06:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by doubleshuffle

There is a Calibre plugin which converts epubs to kepubs when sending to the device. Perhaps you have that installed?

If not, you will have to modify the stylesheets of your books.

Doubleshuffle,

Exactly, I had the kobotouchextended. That plugin was converting every book to kepub in the upload process. Thanks a lot.
Just starting with ereaders...

PeterOnne · 05-17-2014, 07:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GeoffR

Have a look at the Modify ePub plugin, it can set the page/body margin styles set in the css stylesheet and/or in the html files, and remove margins from any Adobe .xpgt files (or remove the .xpgt files altogether).

(It doesn't always work for left/right margins, especially with books created/converted by Calibre, but it seems to work well for top/bottom margins).

Also check the margin settings on your Common options > Page setup preferences. These are the margins used when converting/creating a book in Calibre, as well as by the Modify ePub plugin.

Thanks GeoffR, this plugin worked fine with many epubs. Other ones, I just don't know what happens... Thanks a lot again.
Still looking for some way to disable the title bar in kepub

davidfor · 05-17-2014, 09:32 PM

Personally, I just read epubs. These don't have the title bar, so there isn't anything to get rid of. If there is any space at the top, it means the code in the epub has put it there. You need to edit the epub to change that. Or run an epub to epub conversion with the appropriate options to remove the space.

There are two hidden config option that might help.

Adding "FullScreenReading=true" in the "FeatureSettings" section of the config file adds an option to the "Reading Settings" screen to show/not show the heading and footing when reading.

Putting "showPageHeader=true" in the "Reading" section of the config file will remove the title when reading kepubs. I haven't tried this one for a while, but, on my Glo it doesn't help that much. The title is removed, but most of the header space is still there.

GeoffR · 05-31-2014, 11:01 PM

Some more progress on this: Using full-screen reading mode as explained by davidfor above, in combination with this patch to set the built-in kepub margin to zero, when you set the margin slider to the far left, the whole screen -- every pixel -- is available for text when reading kepubs.

price · 11-29-2018, 08:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by davidfor

Personally, I just read epubs. These don't have the title bar, so there isn't anything to get rid of. If there is any space at the top, it means the code in the epub has put it there. You need to edit the epub to change that. Or run an epub to epub conversion with the appropriate options to remove the space.

There are two hidden config option that might help.

Adding "FullScreenReading=true" in the "FeatureSettings" section of the config file adds an option to the "Reading Settings" screen to show/not show the heading and footing when reading.

Putting "showPageHeader=true" in the "Reading" section of the config file will remove the title when reading kepubs. I haven't tried this one for a while, but, on my Glo it doesn't help that much. The title is removed, but most of the header space is still there.

It does not work on Kobo Aura One, the title is still there.

05-15-2014, 01:17 AM	#1
PeterOnne Member Posts: 10 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2014 Device: Kobo Aura HD	How to modify the header (title bar)? Please, anyone knows how to modify the size of the header in the kobo aura HD? Because every book I read in the ereader, a have 1.5cm, at least, in the top of the screen. I have already patch my 3.3.0 firmware. But I can't find a way to change the header. Thanks. Last edited by PeterOnne; 05-17-2014 at 02:39 PM.

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05-15-2014, 02:43 AM	#2
GeoffR Wizard Posts: 3,821 Karma: 19162882 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Te Riu-a-Māui Device: Kobo Glo	I don't know any way to reduce the size of the top margin in kepubs. The only option I know of is to sideload the book as a plain epub, and then the margins can be made as small as 15px (about 1.5mm on the Aura HD).

05-15-2014, 10:15 PM	#4
PeterOnne Member Posts: 10 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2014 Device: Kobo Aura HD	The problem is that all my eBooks are epubs, uploaded to the kobo by calibre. And all of then has the big header! Can I change all the headers of my epubs in calibre?

05-15-2014, 10:19 PM	#5
PeterOnne Member Posts: 10 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2014 Device: Kobo Aura HD	Just to remender, the new firmware has a cool fullscreenmode that solves the problem of wasted space in the screen of Aura HD. But the footer with the page number is a good thing to me. I just want to erase the headers.

05-15-2014, 10:20 PM	#6
PeterOnne Member Posts: 10 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2014 Device: Kobo Aura HD	Anyone with sugestions?

05-16-2014, 12:42 AM	#7
doubleshuffle Unicycle Daredevil Posts: 13,932 Karma: 185392166 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Planet of the Pudding Brains Device: Aura HD (R.I.P. After six years the USB socket died.) tolino shine 3	There is a Calibre plugin which converts epubs to kepubs when sending to the device. Perhaps you have that installed? If not, you will have to modify the stylesheets of your books.

05-17-2014, 09:32 PM	#13
davidfor Grand Sorcerer Posts: 24,906 Karma: 47303822 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Sydney, Australia Device: Kobo:Touch,Glo, AuraH2O, GloHD,AuraONE, ClaraHD, Libra H2O; tolinoepos	Personally, I just read epubs. These don't have the title bar, so there isn't anything to get rid of. If there is any space at the top, it means the code in the epub has put it there. You need to edit the epub to change that. Or run an epub to epub conversion with the appropriate options to remove the space. There are two hidden config option that might help. Adding "FullScreenReading=true" in the "FeatureSettings" section of the config file adds an option to the "Reading Settings" screen to show/not show the heading and footing when reading. Putting "showPageHeader=true" in the "Reading" section of the config file will remove the title when reading kepubs. I haven't tried this one for a while, but, on my Glo it doesn't help that much. The title is removed, but most of the header space is still there.

05-31-2014, 11:01 PM	#14
GeoffR Wizard Posts: 3,821 Karma: 19162882 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Te Riu-a-Māui Device: Kobo Glo	Some more progress on this: Using full-screen reading mode as explained by davidfor above, in combination with this patch to set the built-in kepub margin to zero, when you set the margin slider to the far left, the whole screen -- every pixel -- is available for text when reading kepubs.

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