Downgrading a virgin 5.3.3 Paperwhite - Page 2

JimmyR · 02-08-2013, 05:06 PM

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Originally Posted by cubemike99

is it possible to remove the other fonts (not the 6 default and not user added)

Yes, but it requires usbnetwork:

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...24#post2358224

^ That actually hides the fonts. Not sure if removing them is advisable.

cubemike99 · 02-08-2013, 05:09 PM

Much obliged. Now if could only get those monospace fonts for my programming books...

DuckieTigger · 02-09-2013, 11:14 PM

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Originally Posted by cubemike99

Much obliged. Now if could only get those monospace fonts for my programming books...

Depends on what you want to do. The PW comes with a mono-spaced font built in. No need to even install any fonts.

All you need to do is put the monospaced sections into <code> .. </code> blocks in your html inside the book. That can be inside epub, kf8, or plain html. Convert that epub/html into mobi or azw3, or tweak a azw3 in calibre. If you need more fancy things / different fonts, you need to use css stylesheets and call for a specific font by name that you already installed or embed into the book.

This html:

Code:

<html><head><title>Test</title></head><body>
<h1 align=center>Testing &lt;code&gt;</h1>
<p align=justify>Normal font: <code>monospaced</code>. Normal again.</p>
<p align=left><code> 0123456789 ABCDEFGHIJ this is all monospaced<br>new line.</code></p>
</body></html>

Drag that into into calibre, it will create a book of type zip. Convert that book from zip to mobi (I chose old mobi), and send it to your PW. It will come out like this (click on image to enlarge screenshot from PW):

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PoP · 02-10-2013, 08:26 AM

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Originally Posted by DuckieTigger

...The PW comes with a mono-spaced font built in. No need to even install any fonts.

All you need to do is put the monospaced sections into <code> .. </code> blocks in your html inside the book. ...

K to you DuckieTigger.

This also works nicely on a Kindle Keyboard. With the Droid_Sans Mono font installed in the font hack it gives:

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DuckieTigger · 02-10-2013, 10:34 AM

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Originally Posted by PoP

K to you DuckieTigger.

This also works nicely on a Kindle Keyboard. With the Droid_Sans Mono font installed in the font hack it gives:
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Now that is interesting. That is definitely a different mono font. I assume it does not work without having Droid Sans Mono on the KK? I will have a look at the fonts that are on the PW. Changing my sample book to use Droid Sans Mono did only change the "normal" part of it - the monospaced part is still the fall-back font for mono.

And just extracted all the fonts from PW to take a look, and it uses: KindleBlackboxRegular.ttf

Have to keep looking on how to change the default mono font. But then the one on the PW does look quite nice, and comes in regular, bold, italic and bold-italic.

PoP · 02-10-2013, 12:46 PM

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Originally Posted by DuckieTigger

... I assume it does not work without having Droid Sans Mono on the KK?...

It still works. I did not try on my device but at least in

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cubemike99 · 02-10-2013, 04:15 PM

Oh guys, I think you misunderstood me. I have monospaced font wherever I need it. The question was whether I'm able to change the default monospace font with he USE_ALT_FONTS hack.

DuckieTigger · 02-10-2013, 07:42 PM

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Originally Posted by cubemike99

Oh guys, I think you misunderstood me. I have monospaced font wherever I need it. The question was whether I'm able to change the default monospace font with he USE_ALT_FONTS hack.

Aehm, no. I tried a few things to no avail. That leaves only to install your monospaced font via USE_ALT_FONTS and calling it directly by name, rather than font-family. But that would require of editing your books, possibly only the stylesheets in them.

JimmyR · 02-21-2013, 04:26 PM

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Originally Posted by cubemike99

Oh guys, I think you misunderstood me. I have monospaced font wherever I need it. The question was whether I'm able to change the default monospace font with he USE_ALT_FONTS hack.

I was able to change the default monospace font- KindleBlackboxC- to another- DejaVu Sans Mono. If you're using /etc/fonts/local.conf, try adding this:

Code:

  <match target="pattern">
    <test qual="any" name="family"><string>KindleBlackboxC</string></test>
    <edit name="family" mode="assign"><string>DejaVu Sans Mono</string></edit>
  </match>

Replace DejaVu Sans Mono with your preferred monospace font.

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02-08-2013, 05:09 PM	#17
cubemike99 Enthusiast Posts: 37 Karma: 260446 Join Date: Feb 2013 Device: Kindle Paperwhite	Much obliged. Now if could only get those monospace fonts for my programming books...

02-10-2013, 04:15 PM	#22
cubemike99 Enthusiast Posts: 37 Karma: 260446 Join Date: Feb 2013 Device: Kindle Paperwhite	Oh guys, I think you misunderstood me. I have monospaced font wherever I need it. The question was whether I'm able to change the default monospace font with he USE_ALT_FONTS hack.