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geekmaster · 03-28-2012, 10:15 PM

eips is a custom amazon command that we do not have source for. You can do just "eips" and then try all the options, or better yet, look at all the ways it is used in the startup scripts in the kindles.

It can display text (eips x y "text"), and images (eips -g file.png), and can even scroll the text display (eips -z 2 38). It can also display a pretty pattern (eips -p), and clear the screen (eips -c). Adding -f makes it do a full flash update (eips -f -c, eips -f -g, etc.)...

To just refresh changes to the framebuffer you can do eips '' (as seen in the "algorithmic art script" thread).

Combining -f with other options is really limited to K4 and Touch. On K3 you are better not combining it with other options.

03-28-2012, 10:15 PM	#17
geekmaster Carpe diem, c'est la vie. Posts: 6,433 Karma: 10773670 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Multiverse 6627A Device: K1 to PW3	eips is a custom amazon command that we do not have source for. You can do just "eips" and then try all the options, or better yet, look at all the ways it is used in the startup scripts in the kindles. It can display text (eips x y "text"), and images (eips -g file.png), and can even scroll the text display (eips -z 2 38). It can also display a pretty pattern (eips -p), and clear the screen (eips -c). Adding -f makes it do a full flash update (eips -f -c, eips -f -g, etc.)... To just refresh changes to the framebuffer you can do eips '' (as seen in the "algorithmic art script" thread). Combining -f with other options is really limited to K4 and Touch. On K3 you are better not combining it with other options. Last edited by geekmaster; 03-29-2012 at 02:51 AM.