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Old 05-27-2014, 09:03 AM   #129
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Originally Posted by violent23 View Post
How does one go about removing the fonts they do not want
The fonts are located in usr/local/Trolltech/QtEmbedded-4.6.2-arm/lib/fonts of the system partition. You can access this partition for instance by script files, which you can start for instance by fmon, KoboLauncher, Kobo Start Menu, or by modifying the rcS script. You can access them also using telnet. The Kobo Start Menu also contains a small terminal simulator, which could do the job.

The other way is to prepare a KoboRoot.tgz that contains the path usr/local/Trolltech/QtEmbedded-4.6.2-arm/lib/fonts, and to put there empty files with the names of the font files you want to get rid of. Then copy the KoboRoot.tgz to the .kobo folder. You can find the font names by inspecting one of the more recent update files (cf. the sticky Direct Links to Kobo Firmware).


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Originally Posted by violent23 View Post
and how will this effect the Document Default setting if/when all system fonts are removed and only custom fonts remain?
I don't know. In any case I would not delete Avenir and Georgia, because these two fonts and Gothic, are the only fonts that nickel loads at start up. If you delete Avenir and Georgia, you might possibly be left with an interface without visible captions. If Gothic is still there, some models might use this font. (If you want to test it, a factory reset will bring you back to normal, if anything happens.) The other fonts don't become available to the interface unless you open the font settings menu, or if you open a kepub that has a certain font assigned to it, this font becomes available to the interface.

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