Any hack to make default ebook text bold?

judith009 · 12-27-2010, 08:52 PM

I sent my K3 a PDF that was converted to text by Amazon, and for some reason every other paragraph was bold. At first I didn't mind, but then I realized that bold text is much easier to read on a kindle than regular text. It's almost like getting a 50% boost in contrast!

So the question is, is there any available hack that can tell the K3 to display normal text in any ebook as bold?

Thanks!

kranu · 12-27-2010, 10:10 PM

Just use the fonts hack to replace the default font with a bold version.

judith009 · 12-27-2010, 10:31 PM

Sweet! Thanks a lot. Now I'm gonna do some research here to see how this is done, since I've never done it before. I am jailbroken already, though, for the screensavers hack, so I guess it shouldn't be too many other steps.

judith009 · 12-28-2010, 09:41 AM

I installed the font hack, and replaced the Serif_Regular.ttf with a copy of Serif_Bold.ttf, restarted the kindle, but then there was a problem opening some books. Over half of my books wouldn't open, and the error message said that "the selected item could not be opened". Does anyone know why this might have happened? I guess i'll just uninstall the hack for now.

kranu · 12-28-2010, 06:05 PM

Did you duplicate Serif_Bold.ttf or just rename it? If you renamed it, maybe one of your books was using a bold font, and it encountered an error.

judith009 · 12-28-2010, 06:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kranu

Did you duplicate Serif_Bold.ttf or just rename it? If you renamed it, maybe one of your books was using a bold font, and it encountered an error.

I duplicated it, so the original bold font was still there. Also, the books that did work really did show up all bold after the hack, as I had intended. It's just strange that half of the books wouldn't open.

kranu · 12-29-2010, 06:15 PM

Wow, that is really strange. I'm not super familiar with the fonts hack though, so I can't really help you with it =/ (I've used it before, but uninstalled it because I'm fine with the default font)

judith009 · 12-30-2010, 01:13 PM

Thanks for the help anyway. I'm just surprised others haven't tried to do the same thing, because of the increased contrast.

kranu · 12-30-2010, 05:51 PM

Well, bold is basically a larger font. As such, you get less text per page with bold.

judith009 · 01-01-2011, 02:32 PM

Yes, you get less text per page if everything is bold, but it's still a ton more text than the next font size up.

12-27-2010, 08:52 PM	#1
judith009 Groupie Posts: 151 Karma: 2000 Join Date: Aug 2010 Device: Kindle 3, Voyage	Any hack to make default ebook text bold? I sent my K3 a PDF that was converted to text by Amazon, and for some reason every other paragraph was bold. At first I didn't mind, but then I realized that bold text is much easier to read on a kindle than regular text. It's almost like getting a 50% boost in contrast! So the question is, is there any available hack that can tell the K3 to display normal text in any ebook as bold? Thanks!

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12-27-2010, 10:10 PM	#2
kranu I <3 my Kindle Posts: 528 Karma: 51332 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: United States Device: Kindle 3G + WiFi	Just use the fonts hack to replace the default font with a bold version.

12-27-2010, 10:31 PM	#3
judith009 Groupie Posts: 151 Karma: 2000 Join Date: Aug 2010 Device: Kindle 3, Voyage	Sweet! Thanks a lot. Now I'm gonna do some research here to see how this is done, since I've never done it before. I am jailbroken already, though, for the screensavers hack, so I guess it shouldn't be too many other steps.

12-28-2010, 09:41 AM	#4
judith009 Groupie Posts: 151 Karma: 2000 Join Date: Aug 2010 Device: Kindle 3, Voyage	I installed the font hack, and replaced the Serif_Regular.ttf with a copy of Serif_Bold.ttf, restarted the kindle, but then there was a problem opening some books. Over half of my books wouldn't open, and the error message said that "the selected item could not be opened". Does anyone know why this might have happened? I guess i'll just uninstall the hack for now.

12-28-2010, 06:05 PM	#5
kranu I <3 my Kindle Posts: 528 Karma: 51332 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: United States Device: Kindle 3G + WiFi	Did you duplicate Serif_Bold.ttf or just rename it? If you renamed it, maybe one of your books was using a bold font, and it encountered an error.

12-29-2010, 06:15 PM	#7
kranu I <3 my Kindle Posts: 528 Karma: 51332 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: United States Device: Kindle 3G + WiFi	Wow, that is really strange. I'm not super familiar with the fonts hack though, so I can't really help you with it =/ (I've used it before, but uninstalled it because I'm fine with the default font)

12-30-2010, 01:13 PM	#8
judith009 Groupie Posts: 151 Karma: 2000 Join Date: Aug 2010 Device: Kindle 3, Voyage	Thanks for the help anyway. I'm just surprised others haven't tried to do the same thing, because of the increased contrast.

12-30-2010, 05:51 PM	#9
kranu I <3 my Kindle Posts: 528 Karma: 51332 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: United States Device: Kindle 3G + WiFi	Well, bold is basically a larger font. As such, you get less text per page with bold.

01-01-2011, 02:32 PM	#10
judith009 Groupie Posts: 151 Karma: 2000 Join Date: Aug 2010 Device: Kindle 3, Voyage	Yes, you get less text per page if everything is bold, but it's still a ton more text than the next font size up.

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