PRS-500 Direct Page Control with Enter - Page 4

JSWolf · 08-23-2007, 09:08 AM

There are people with multiple readers who could probibly leave one still in the "off" state and see what happens.

diabloNL · 08-25-2007, 10:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Nogg

Yeah, forgive me for that. I have about 50 different main.xml files all over my drive and sometimes I get them a little confused.

The only thing I can guess is that USB is somehow clearing the local variables, of which the counter is one.

I'm not surprised that powering off resets the counter. I think the page counter will have to be upgraded to write itself to file like the clock setting does, which should solve both problems. I'll work on that once the hack app is done.

I have no problems here. The counter variable stays even after power off and USB connection. It will only reset the counter on ENTER press and when a reset of the Reader is performed.

Nogg · 08-25-2007, 12:06 PM

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Originally Posted by diabloNL

I have no problems here. The counter variable stays even after power off and USB connection. It will only reset the counter on ENTER press and when a reset of the Reader is performed.

We're talking about turning the reader OFF (using the hack), and not the normal power button suspend in this case.

I'll test out the Hack Builder version of the counter today to see what happens for me. I'm also working on a version that will retain even after a reset.

Nogg · 08-25-2007, 12:08 PM

BTW, are you back from your vacation Diablo? How was it?!

diabloNL · 08-25-2007, 12:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Nogg

BTW, are you back from your vacation Diablo? How was it?!

Was really good but I could use another week.

Muskrat · 08-26-2007, 07:52 PM

I suppose requests for variations of these fantastic hacks are potentially endless, but:
#16-2 is "almost" my perfect hack, with the enter press for direct page entry. To make it perfect for me I would prefer to have the circular page turn button as still performing page turn back/forward (I like having three fast page turn options when changing reading positions) but also have history back/forward when holding down the circular button. Is there a way to easily reverse these two functions in the code? Figuring this out for myself is a bit beyond me I'm afraid! All the other functions such as clock/font etc. are just great!
BTW, what is the "total" followed by an incremental number next door to the page count? Havn't worked that one out yet.

Nogg · 08-26-2007, 08:05 PM

Muskrat: Try Hack Builder (https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=13185). It will let you select your hacks and configure your buttons however you like.

The total is the total pages changed since you've reset the value. It's meant to help people figure out how many page flips they're getting on a battery charge. Or, to help you keep track of the total pages you've read in a certain time frame.

Muskrat · 08-26-2007, 10:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Nogg

Muskrat: Try Hack Builder (https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=13185). It will let you select your hacks and configure your buttons however you like.

Wow. Neat little proggie.
What command do I set for history back and history forward?

Nogg · 08-26-2007, 11:41 PM

doLeft and doRight will do history. If you've installed the Joystick Page Turning hack, however, doLeft and doRight are overridden to be page turning.

I should probably put in a brief description doc about the commands, since they're not always intuitive. (blame sony for that one)

What you could do if you like the Page Turning Hack but also want history is :
Don't install the Page Turning Hack
Remap the Joystick Left and Right to doPrevious and doNext respectively
Remap whatever other buttons to doLeft and doRight (these will be your history)

Muskrat · 09-01-2007, 04:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nogg

What you could do if you like the Page Turning Hack but also want history is :
Don't install the Page Turning Hack
Remap the Joystick Left and Right to doPrevious and doNext respectively
Remap whatever other buttons to doLeft and doRight (these will be your history)

This is great! It even uses the enter button for direct page control! The only thing is the total history counter at the bottom of the page isn't showing anything. Is it not possible to have this working as well, or won't this feature work with the hack builder?

Nogg · 09-01-2007, 01:05 PM

The total page count hack should still work with this. Which hacks did you install?

Muskrat · 09-01-2007, 03:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nogg

The total page count hack should still work with this. Which hacks did you install?

These:
(plus hack #15 - the icon suite)

Nogg · 09-01-2007, 04:41 PM

Do you get the "total NaN" bit?

If so, that just means you need to go into the About screen and reset the counter with Enter.

After you've done that, as long as you don't reflash or turn the reader to true OFF, it should retain the count.

Muskrat · 09-01-2007, 06:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nogg

Do you get the "total NaN" bit?

If so, that just means you need to go into the About screen and reset the counter with Enter.

After you've done that, as long as you don't reflash or turn the reader to true OFF, it should retain the count.

Yes that was it! I did get the "total NaN" message but did not understand what it meant. I now have the perfect sony reader! Thank you Nogg. You deserve a click or two on your Karma button for that!
I'm off for a read.............

Nogg · 09-01-2007, 07:29 PM

Just so you know "NaN" just means "Not a Number". I'm still working on figuring out how to properly initialize variables at start-up so that we don't have to see that.

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08-23-2007, 09:08 AM	#46
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 74,037 Karma: 129333114 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	There are people with multiple readers who could probibly leave one still in the "off" state and see what happens.

08-25-2007, 12:08 PM	#49
Nogg Literate! Posts: 256 Karma: 2247 Join Date: Mar 2007 Device: PRS-500	BTW, are you back from your vacation Diablo? How was it?!

08-26-2007, 07:52 PM	#51
Muskrat Enthusiast Posts: 49 Karma: 11 Join Date: Mar 2007 Device: prs500	I suppose requests for variations of these fantastic hacks are potentially endless, but: #16-2 is "almost" my perfect hack, with the enter press for direct page entry. To make it perfect for me I would prefer to have the circular page turn button as still performing page turn back/forward (I like having three fast page turn options when changing reading positions) but also have history back/forward when holding down the circular button. Is there a way to easily reverse these two functions in the code? Figuring this out for myself is a bit beyond me I'm afraid! All the other functions such as clock/font etc. are just great! BTW, what is the "total" followed by an incremental number next door to the page count? Havn't worked that one out yet.

08-26-2007, 08:05 PM	#52
Nogg Literate! Posts: 256 Karma: 2247 Join Date: Mar 2007 Device: PRS-500	Muskrat: Try Hack Builder (https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=13185). It will let you select your hacks and configure your buttons however you like. The total is the total pages changed since you've reset the value. It's meant to help people figure out how many page flips they're getting on a battery charge. Or, to help you keep track of the total pages you've read in a certain time frame.

08-26-2007, 11:41 PM	#54
Nogg Literate! Posts: 256 Karma: 2247 Join Date: Mar 2007 Device: PRS-500	doLeft and doRight will do history. If you've installed the Joystick Page Turning hack, however, doLeft and doRight are overridden to be page turning. I should probably put in a brief description doc about the commands, since they're not always intuitive. (blame sony for that one) What you could do if you like the Page Turning Hack but also want history is : Don't install the Page Turning Hack Remap the Joystick Left and Right to doPrevious and doNext respectively Remap whatever other buttons to doLeft and doRight (these will be your history)

09-01-2007, 01:05 PM	#56
Nogg Literate! Posts: 256 Karma: 2247 Join Date: Mar 2007 Device: PRS-500	The total page count hack should still work with this. Which hacks did you install?

09-01-2007, 04:41 PM	#58
Nogg Literate! Posts: 256 Karma: 2247 Join Date: Mar 2007 Device: PRS-500	Do you get the "total NaN" bit? If so, that just means you need to go into the About screen and reset the counter with Enter. After you've done that, as long as you don't reflash or turn the reader to true OFF, it should retain the count.

09-01-2007, 07:29 PM	#60
Nogg Literate! Posts: 256 Karma: 2247 Join Date: Mar 2007 Device: PRS-500	Just so you know "NaN" just means "Not a Number". I'm still working on figuring out how to properly initialize variables at start-up so that we don't have to see that.

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