Broken PW screen, anyway to widen margins?

Xelnok · 04-06-2013, 05:23 PM

So I have a paperwhite with a distorted screen that is about an inch by an inch in the corner of the screen. If I put the Kindle in landscape mode with the widest margins I can almost read an entire page except for about a centimeter from the crack that still gets in the way.

The question is whether it is somehow possible to get wider margins so I can read an entire page without the crack getting in the way?

Thanks a lot!

crich70 · 04-06-2013, 07:24 PM

If the screen is cracked like you say probably about the only thing you can do is contact Kindle's CS about getting a replacement if still in warranty. Or buy a replacement if it's exhausted.

Xelnok · 04-06-2013, 08:24 PM

After looking around on Google it looks like there are programs you can use after you jail break the Kindle to manipulate margins, all I really need to do is shift the margin a centimeter left. I'm just not sure at what programs are the best and easiest to play around with the margins.

(it's not really a crack perse, the screen was damaged internally in a small section with almost all of the text on the screen easily readable, I just need to move the text a little.
I am on 5.3.4 btw)

Thanks

ixtab · 04-07-2013, 05:25 AM

JBPatch can modify the reader margins. Note that FW 5.3.4 is not "officially" supported yet, so you'll need to manually install the margins patch from this post.

Xelnok · 04-07-2013, 02:21 PM

Thanks a lot, editing the margins worked perfectly with jbpatch. I lowered the top margin by about an inch, covered the top broken area with black electric tape and now it's back to looking and working great!

Andy_T · 04-10-2013, 01:51 PM

Question ... did you try to call Kindle Customer SErvice?

I found them to be extremely helpful when the screen on my Kindle Keyboard broke (sent me a new one).

Best regards,
Andy

04-06-2013, 05:23 PM	#1
Xelnok Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2013 Device: Kindle pw	Broken PW screen, anyway to widen margins? So I have a paperwhite with a distorted screen that is about an inch by an inch in the corner of the screen. If I put the Kindle in landscape mode with the widest margins I can almost read an entire page except for about a centimeter from the crack that still gets in the way. The question is whether it is somehow possible to get wider margins so I can read an entire page without the crack getting in the way? Thanks a lot!

04-07-2013, 05:25 AM	#4
ixtab (offline) Posts: 2,907 Karma: 6736094 Join Date: Dec 2011 Device: K3, K4, K5, KPW, KPW2	JBPatch can modify the reader margins. Note that FW 5.3.4 is not "officially" supported yet, so you'll need to manually install the margins patch from this post. Last edited by ixtab; 04-07-2013 at 05:37 AM.

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crich70 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,305 Karma: 43993832 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Monroe Wisconsin Device: K3, Kindle Paperwhite, Calibre, and Mobipocket for Pc (netbook)	If the screen is cracked like you say probably about the only thing you can do is contact Kindle's CS about getting a replacement if still in warranty. Or buy a replacement if it's exhausted.

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Xelnok Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2013 Device: Kindle pw	After looking around on Google it looks like there are programs you can use after you jail break the Kindle to manipulate margins, all I really need to do is shift the margin a centimeter left. I'm just not sure at what programs are the best and easiest to play around with the margins. (it's not really a crack perse, the screen was damaged internally in a small section with almost all of the text on the screen easily readable, I just need to move the text a little. I am on 5.3.4 btw) Thanks

04-07-2013, 02:21 PM	#5
Xelnok Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2013 Device: Kindle pw	Thanks a lot, editing the margins worked perfectly with jbpatch. I lowered the top margin by about an inch, covered the top broken area with black electric tape and now it's back to looking and working great!

04-10-2013, 01:51 PM	#6
Andy_T Evangelist Posts: 431 Karma: 5121676 Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Hannover, Germany Device: iPod touch, iPhone, iPad, Kindle KB, NT, Fire, PW II	Question ... did you try to call Kindle Customer SErvice? I found them to be extremely helpful when the screen on my Kindle Keyboard broke (sent me a new one). Best regards, Andy

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