10-23-2015, 02:57 PM | #61 |
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Check the italic version to see if it got goofed and really is the bold italic version.
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10-23-2015, 03:06 PM | #62 |
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I'm also using Bookerly on my Kobo Glo HD, but I downloaded it from the Goodreads site. I don't know how to retrieve it from my Voyage. Can anyone advise me?
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Judging by comparative images on the net, it's extremely similar to Caecilia.
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Download the firmware for the Voyage v5.6.5 and rename to 565.bin after the download. Download the Kindletool package from here: KindleTool: Create/Unpack Kindle update files. Unpack the Kindletool package. Place the Kindletool files and the 565.bin file in a directory of your choice --I left everything in the Downloads directory. Create a directory called temp in that folder. Open Terminal and cd to the Downloads directory. Enter the following command: ./kindletool extract 565.bin temp Once Kindletool is finished, you can close the Terminal window. Open the Downloads/Temp directory. Double click on the rootfs.img.gz file. Extract the fwo-rootfs.img file (I placed it in the Downloads directory). Right click on the fwo-rootfs.img file and use Open With to select Disk Image Mounter. Once the image is mounted, open usr/java/lib directory. You should see a file called fonts.cramfs.img (or you can search for the file). Once you have located the file, right click and Open With => Disk Image Mounter. You should now see the font files. Copy the 4 Bookerly files to a convenient location, compress them into a .tar.gz file and email them to yourself, etc. I found the files were named properly for use with my Kobo so bold, italic, bold-italic and regular all worked but after a short while, I went back to Charis SIL. Baby duckling syndrome? Perhaps. Good luck! |
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10-24-2015, 02:01 AM | #65 |
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is it really that complex. i.e. you cant just usb-connect to a voyage & go look for font files with explorer ?- that is how i found the Kindle fire tablet versions
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It'd be like looking for the Kobo built in font files when the only partition exposed by the USB connection is the FAT32 partition.
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Sorted now! Did the same as you, Linux box
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Somewheres between 7Zip v15.01 and v15.09, the ability to open Linux disk image and VMWare VMDK files was added. I went the Linux route since 7Zip v15 is still a beta and some comments about issues in the discussion thread. After I had both sets of font files, I compared the SHA1 checksums and they matched so I feel safe enough going with either method. And yes, computers are my favourite toys. Last edited by DNSB; 10-24-2015 at 08:28 PM. |
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Caecilia has the slab style square serifs while Bookerly has an irregularly shaped serif (humanist style). Not sure if I really like some of the choices such as no serif on the bottom leg of the k or the 4 but I do find it easier on my eyes than Caecilia. However, I've found that choices in typography tend to very personal, fonts that I find very pleasing are cold pancakes and no honey to other people.
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I find them extremely different.
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10-25-2015, 02:41 PM | #74 |
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Is Bookerly lighter than Bitter? I think Bitter is the best (free) slab serif. (although right now I'm giving EB Garamond a try).
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10-25-2015, 04:31 PM | #75 |
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Bookerly isn't a slab serif; but Bitter is very good, I agree.
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