[Kindle Touch] Font Hack - Page 2

jglerner · 02-13-2012, 05:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hybernation

I have georgia (a nice fat bold one) working on my KT.

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...&postcount=163

After I fattened up the default fonts I replaced the condensed one with a Georgia I doctored up from the windows ttf file.

So sorry, too much for my poor understanding. I installed usbnet after a prior, and successful , jailbreak but I was unable to follow on. I´m sure it´s just lack of knowledge. I can use chose among Mac OS X, Windows and Linux boxes but my Kindle Touch just refused to be telneted (!?)

My bad!

ixtab · 02-13-2012, 05:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jglerner

So sorry, too much for my poor understanding. I installed usbnet after a prior, and successful , jailbreak but I was unable to follow on. I´m sure it´s just lack of knowledge. I can use chose among Mac OS X, Windows and Linux boxes but my Kindle Touch just refused to be telneted (!?)

My bad!

Are you sure you want to telnet?! That is so 1980s... (SCNR). Try ssh instead.
(sample: https://wiki.mobileread.com/wiki/Kind...USB_Networking)

jglerner · 02-13-2012, 06:38 PM

Sorry, I started learning code a decade prior the 80´s. Somewhat my inside head fuses were blowing up this afternoon... Forget it (read, I forgot it!)..
SSH...
Will restart tomorrow from the very beginning.
Thanks for the heads up!

desirumguy · 02-14-2012, 10:13 PM

Hi,

Can you please guide me on how to install the conf file to my Kindle Touch. I am very new to Kindle world!

I wanted to read some books on my local language using Kindle Touch and realize I need a font hack. I followed this thread
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=116098

Jailbroken the Kindle, but couldn't find relevant files to install fonts and arrived here.

Any help would be deeply appreciated, Thx

ixtab · 02-15-2012, 09:43 AM

Can you attach here a document that causes the broken display, and a screenshot of what it *should* look like, and one showing what it *does* look like?
The document would ideally be in .mobi format. The "correct" screenshot can be from any application (Windows or whatever) which displays it properly, the "broken" screenshot can be directly from the Kindle.

ixtab · 02-15-2012, 11:33 AM

@desirumguy: I have tried to find some tamil ebook in "real unicode" in .mobi format, but did not find any (I only found the ones in TSCII encoding in the thread you mentioned, but without installing the appropriate font, it obviously only displays garbage).

However, I have installed a thai ebook on the device, taken from the second post of this thread (downloaded the epub, and had calibre automatically convert it to .mobi).

It displays properly. (this is actually what I expected, since the KT comes with the Code 2000 font, which should support virtually all languages).

So my suggestion is, before you break your Kindle by installing some weird font hacks, give it a go with the installed font.

I tried a bit more, and created a small HTML test file which I converted to .mobi using this site. As far as I can tell, everything displays properly on the device. I'm attaching the files for reference, so you can check the results for yourself.

Again, this was verified to work on a *standard* Kindle with *no* font hack.

hybernation · 02-15-2012, 10:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zamana

A doubt: after you apply this procedure, the stock fonts are lost?

Thanks.

I make backups of the files I replace so I can always revert.

desirumguy · 02-17-2012, 02:35 AM

ixtab, Worked perfectly!!!

Thanks a billion for the timely advice, and efforts you took to test it. I am happily reading tamil in my kindle now, Thanks again!!!

bartveld · 02-18-2012, 06:31 AM

Oh, how I would love a simple, noobproof fonthack, like we have on K3! I've looked into this ssh and putty and linux stuff, but it's way over my head and I'm afraid to brick my Touch. Just to be able to change to Times or anything other than what Amazon gives us...
Ixtab, NiLuJe, Yifanlu, I beg of you...

ixtab · 02-18-2012, 06:38 AM

I'm currently developing an application for this.

It's still in a *very* early stage, so don't hold your breath

bartveld · 02-18-2012, 01:27 PM

I'm turning blue!

Emrexcem · 02-19-2012, 05:02 AM

can some one give the origanel l font for kt

Emrexcem · 02-19-2012, 05:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ixtab

hybernation's procedure, yes.
fontconfig procedure, no. (it was from the beginning designed to be as unintrusive as possible; it still obviously has to modify the font cache and /etc/font/conf.d directory, but both of these are easily "reversible")

how can i reverse?

ixtab · 02-19-2012, 07:34 AM

Remove the 99-*.conf and re-run fc-cache, then restart the framework.

ixtab · 02-20-2012, 06:46 PM

Here's a screenshot of the application being developed.

It's still in an extremely early development stage -- it may take a week, or a month, or two, or even more than that, until completion. I'll keep you updated. Eventually, there will be a "full" font hack for the KT, but it may still take a bit of time.

02-20-2012, 06:46 PM	#30
ixtab (offline) Posts: 2,907 Karma: 6736092 Join Date: Dec 2011 Device: K3, K4, K5, KPW, KPW2	Here's a screenshot of the application being developed. It's still in an extremely early development stage -- it may take a week, or a month, or two, or even more than that, until completion. I'll keep you updated. Eventually, there will be a "full" font hack for the KT, but it may still take a bit of time. Last edited by ixtab; 02-21-2012 at 12:29 AM.

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02-13-2012, 06:38 PM	#18
jglerner Connoisseur Posts: 95 Karma: 128 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Upside-down Device: Kindle 3g (US), KT & PaperWhite, Nook ST	Sorry, I started learning code a decade prior the 80´s. Somewhat my inside head fuses were blowing up this afternoon... Forget it (read, I forgot it!).. SSH... Will restart tomorrow from the very beginning. Thanks for the heads up!

02-14-2012, 10:13 PM	#19
desirumguy Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2012 Device: Kindle Touch	Hi, Can you please guide me on how to install the conf file to my Kindle Touch. I am very new to Kindle world! I wanted to read some books on my local language using Kindle Touch and realize I need a font hack. I followed this thread https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=116098 Jailbroken the Kindle, but couldn't find relevant files to install fonts and arrived here. Any help would be deeply appreciated, Thx

02-15-2012, 09:43 AM	#20
ixtab (offline) Posts: 2,907 Karma: 6736092 Join Date: Dec 2011 Device: K3, K4, K5, KPW, KPW2	Can you attach here a document that causes the broken display, and a screenshot of what it should look like, and one showing what it does look like? The document would ideally be in .mobi format. The "correct" screenshot can be from any application (Windows or whatever) which displays it properly, the "broken" screenshot can be directly from the Kindle.

02-17-2012, 02:35 AM	#23
desirumguy Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2012 Device: Kindle Touch	ixtab, Worked perfectly!!! Thanks a billion for the timely advice, and efforts you took to test it. I am happily reading tamil in my kindle now, Thanks again!!!

02-18-2012, 06:31 AM	#24
bartveld Evangelist Posts: 413 Karma: 1477913 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Netherlands Device: KA1, Galaxy S8, Galaxy Tab A 10.1, ReMarkable	Oh, how I would love a simple, noobproof fonthack, like we have on K3! I've looked into this ssh and putty and linux stuff, but it's way over my head and I'm afraid to brick my Touch. Just to be able to change to Times or anything other than what Amazon gives us... Ixtab, NiLuJe, Yifanlu, I beg of you...

02-18-2012, 06:38 AM	#25
ixtab (offline) Posts: 2,907 Karma: 6736092 Join Date: Dec 2011 Device: K3, K4, K5, KPW, KPW2	I'm currently developing an application for this. It's still in a very early stage, so don't hold your breath

02-18-2012, 01:27 PM	#26
bartveld Evangelist Posts: 413 Karma: 1477913 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Netherlands Device: KA1, Galaxy S8, Galaxy Tab A 10.1, ReMarkable	I'm turning blue!

02-19-2012, 05:02 AM	#27
Emrexcem Turkish :) Posts: 40 Karma: 26 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Türkiye Device: Kindle Touch (5.03)	can some one give the origanel l font for kt

02-19-2012, 07:34 AM	#29
ixtab (offline) Posts: 2,907 Karma: 6736092 Join Date: Dec 2011 Device: K3, K4, K5, KPW, KPW2	Remove the 99-*.conf and re-run fc-cache, then restart the framework.

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