08-26-2014, 05:11 PM | #1 |
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Launcher Tile Question
This one is really quick. It's too general to post in one of those threads.
Anyway, with all of those installers that are launched by a tile, do I have to constantly clear away my tiles in order to launch those applications, or will opening them with the library suffice? 'Cause I still plan to use Kobo's reader. And as an added question, Will I have a problem with Kobo's file structure if I use Coolreader/Koreader? My library is also mainly consisted of kepubs. |
08-26-2014, 08:33 PM | #2 |
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The tiles change as you do things. Each time you open a book, the tile for it is put onto the home page. And one is probably pushed off to make room. Same happens for all the other things you can do.. If you dismiss a tile, the tile that was most recently pushed off, should return.
There are two special tiles. The first is always the book you most recently read. If you dismiss this, it is replaced be the next most recently read book. The second tile is the sync tile. This cannot be dismissed using the UI. But, you can get rid of it with my Kobo Utilities plugin in calibre. And prevent it and most other tiles from returning. I don't use the alternative readers, so can't answer the other question. |
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I dismissed my tiles to KOReader and Launcher, and they both work just fine starting them from the Library. I finally added them to their own Collection, Alternate Readers, so I can always get to them from a first page (or "1 Alternate Readers" might work better so they're always at the top of the Collection list).
I would like to know how to get the tiles back though... they don't seem to ever reappear on the homescreen after dismissing them (probably a good thing so you're not constantly dismissing them, but it's more for my own curiousity if it can be done). |
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As for the tiles. It seems that you can get the Koreader tile back by pressing the home button on the Koreader. But this erases the most recent tile on your homescreen. I deleted both readers after playing around for a while. But I do prefer Coolreader tho... It's just that the device has to restart to exit it... |
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The downside is that you have to power cycle the reader to switch readers. The upside is that they don't interfere with each other so I haven't seen many of the issues complained about when using other launch methods. Regards, David |
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I have tried the start menu... I also got some freezes with it. Like when I first installed it, it just froze and won't let me choose any option. A paperclip solved it.
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Did you have Giorgio's Multitouch two Finger Light Adjustment patch installed? The start menu is not compatable with that.
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The only downside that I can see about File Manager system reader is I use Calibre to sort my books. And it'll take me a lifetime to find a book I want to read. |
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One thing why I like Coolreader over Koreader is the text search function... Ooh, and it seems that Coolreader has smaller margins... |
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A bit of the PITA to set up the first time I used it since the instructions were not all that clear at that time but easier now though how much that is due to familiarity is another question. Regards, David |
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