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jshzh · 10-29-2013, 04:08 PM

Thank you, tshering.

I did exactly what you said in step 1 and 2, also as described in the link. I experimented twice: for the first time only the Gothic MB101 was copied to the root folder "fonts" - the squares in Chinese book titles were not eliminated. Then I copied other Chinese fonts from under Koreader to the same folder - the squares were still there. So at least it proves the Gothic MB101 did not work.

A moment ago I reset to factory setting and used this font only. All squares - worse than the Japanese fonts.

Maybe HD software is different than other models. In any case I will try one more time - change the font file name as you suggested.

Edited: It worked once after I changed the file name - unplugged - the fonts worked but after I turned the device off and on again, all squares....I think this happened before. Right after I put the KoboRoot.tgz under .kobo - unplugged, it worked twice in previous occasions but after I went to Koreader and back to Kobo, it stopped working.

Last try: I connected the device to PC, changed the font file name back - unplugged, the fonts worked. Then I turned off and on the device, stopped working.

Tentative conclusion: every time I leave the newly changed system, the new fonts stop working permanently...I don't think the system goes back the previous state because with the Japanese fonts some Chinese characters can be displayed but after the modification, all Chinese characters go from everything-shows to all squares.

Just to make sure I put "fonts" in the right place: I put it at the root, meaning it is parallel to ".kobo" and a folder called ".adobe-digital-editions" - these three folders all at the root. Right place?

With further experiments I found: Each time I make changes in the library - adding books - the system rescan the library and the new fonts work - Chinese titles show properly but if I reboot the device, the fonts stop working until next time I change the library. Yes, I see the word "Gothic" in fonts list inside an epub book but some epub books (with English titles) don't show up in library.

10-29-2013, 04:08 PM	#12
jshzh Addict Posts: 320 Karma: 3394 Join Date: Aug 2009 Device: Pocketbook 602 Pro, Kobo Aura HD, LG G Pad III	Thank you, tshering. I did exactly what you said in step 1 and 2, also as described in the link. I experimented twice: for the first time only the Gothic MB101 was copied to the root folder "fonts" - the squares in Chinese book titles were not eliminated. Then I copied other Chinese fonts from under Koreader to the same folder - the squares were still there. So at least it proves the Gothic MB101 did not work. A moment ago I reset to factory setting and used this font only. All squares - worse than the Japanese fonts. Maybe HD software is different than other models. In any case I will try one more time - change the font file name as you suggested. Edited: It worked once after I changed the file name - unplugged - the fonts worked but after I turned the device off and on again, all squares....I think this happened before. Right after I put the KoboRoot.tgz under .kobo - unplugged, it worked twice in previous occasions but after I went to Koreader and back to Kobo, it stopped working. Last try: I connected the device to PC, changed the font file name back - unplugged, the fonts worked. Then I turned off and on the device, stopped working. Tentative conclusion: every time I leave the newly changed system, the new fonts stop working permanently...I don't think the system goes back the previous state because with the Japanese fonts some Chinese characters can be displayed but after the modification, all Chinese characters go from everything-shows to all squares. Just to make sure I put "fonts" in the right place: I put it at the root, meaning it is parallel to ".kobo" and a folder called ".adobe-digital-editions" - these three folders all at the root. Right place? With further experiments I found: Each time I make changes in the library - adding books - the system rescan the library and the new fonts work - Chinese titles show properly but if I reboot the device, the fonts stop working until next time I change the library. Yes, I see the word "Gothic" in fonts list inside an epub book but some epub books (with English titles) don't show up in library. Last edited by jshzh; 10-29-2013 at 05:21 PM.