Native Kindle Menu for Paperwhite (1 & 2) and Touch

[Aeris]

As said, yes I access the directory of the json file before launching the scripts, just like KUAL does...

what do you mean with export PATH=/usr/bin:/bin:$PATH?

now I'm using:

cd /path/containing/the/JSONscript; DISPLAY=:0 script.sh

should I use instead:

cd /path/containing/the/JSONscript;export PATH=/usr/bin:/bin:$PATH; DISPLAY=:0 script.sh

?

Or must I export another path, like the one containing the sh script?

Edit: I've tryed with ;export PATH=/usr/bin:/bin:$PATH; before launching the script and doesn't seem to work

[twobob]

try that seems ok

you can add other paths to that path - as you say - just saying you should probably add those two as defaults.

[Aeris]

Nothing And what about Midori and Luakit? Shouldn't they behave at the same way?

[Aeris]

Ah, I see that Luakit runit misses some paths exports too!

UPDATE:

I've added these lines to luakit runit:

export PATH=/mnt/us/extensions/luakit/usr/bin:$PATH
export HOME=/mnt/us/extensions/luakit 
export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/mnt/us/extensions/luakit/usr/lib

And now luakit starts! The problem is that I can't fix all this kind of script issue in an automated way I guess... I only wonder why in KUAL the script doesn't need these lines to run!

[twobob]

its to do with the way environment variables are being "stripped" out when you call up the subshell.

you need to setup some simple tests like say

test.sh

echo $PATH > /mnt/us/path.txt

if that is empty then you have your answer, the subshell strips it.

it would also explain why putting the values IN a shell script AFTER you call the -c would work, as you are setting them "after" the stripping

and luakit isn't "missing" them, in the original context it didn't need them. but with the altered environment call it does.

There was some switch " su --preserve-environment -c" on a linux box to convince an su subshell to maintain the calling environment, It doens't apply here though (since you cant su anyways)
but it demonstrates a solution to a similar problem and what an answer might might be. Stripped environment in subshells.

test test test. set up simple tests. only way to know for sure.

[Aeris]

So many wise advices... thank you Twobob!

This what I've found from that test:

/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/bin

[Aeris]

SOLUTION FOUND!!!!

If I run the program with su -c instead of sh -c they works! The problems maybe wasn't that they weren't executed in superuser mode!

Any problem if I keep this beahviour?

(ps. with su --preserve-environment -c they didn't work)

[twobob]

hmm. that surprises me that there is even an su ON the kindle...

but hey, if it works it works.

Happy days

[Aeris]

Ah, the only one that continues to bother is the light toggle OFF on wakeup... if you run it, kindle dialogs doesn't work good until you execute the same command again from KUAL. Maybe I'll blacklist it or something...

[twobob]

yeah I dunno.

Maybe just replace it with something that does the job more "reliably."
(your light button does the same thing IIRC)

Or just "blacklist" it yourself and do a popup that says "USE THE LIGHT BUTTON"

Job done.

[Aeris]

New release available!

Changelog:

1.4
- NEW APP ADDED: KindleTask 0.1
I made this tiny new app (10kb) to replace in a native way Yad task manager,
that didn't work on PW2. Screenshot below.
- Overall speed improvement , especially in app launching. I fixed a little bottleneck that didn't see before
- Fixed alert timing small issue
- Battery button now works as an ON/OFF switch, not ON only (like it did before instead)
- Fixed kterm layout when launched from landscape mode
- Recoded some javascript for better performances and readability
- Faster method to add your custom shorcuts with icons. Please refer to the brand new guide below in the first post.

Hope you like it!

[Aeris]

Updated to v.1.5

Mainly bugfixes

[Aeris]

v.1.6 released!!

Changelog:

- NEW APP ADDED: KindleReminder 0.1
It's basically a to-do app. It is a little simple at the moment... maybe I'll add some new functionalities when I have some time . Screenshots below
- Added "firmware version" to "info" dialog
- Moved some icons; added KindleNotes icon
- Added a little error notification to Kindle Notes
- Fixed matchbox-keyboard "stay-in-memory" bug

[mg10]

Hi
I have istalled jailbreak and JBpatch with firmware 5.3.4. What must I do to install this menu? Just copy extensions folder to root?
What do I do with previous folders in my root: developer, linkss, opt, python?

Thanks in advance

[Aeris]

yes, to install just extract it into the /mnt/us folder (i.e. the main folder when connecting to usb). But to launch it, at the moment, you need to install KUAL too, and launch the shortcut from there