Thread: Firmware 3.8.0 released
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Old 09-23-2014, 06:34 AM   #286
davidfor
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Originally Posted by Ripplinger View Post
I just tried changing both the font and the size on my reader with 3.8.0 on it, and both books retain the settings through sleep and even through shutdown. When I go back to a book, the font and size I set are still displayed within the book, they don't all revert to the last change I made.

Is it only 2 books you've tried it on or does that happen with all books you try? But it sounds like it's only you.
Ok, I completely miss read your original post. Looking back at it, I can see what you meant. Here is how the font size works:
  • Open a new book, Book 1, and the font and other settings are taken from the config file
  • Open another new book, Book 2, and the font and other settings are taken from the config file. Adjust the font size while reading Book 2 and the size is stored in the database for the book and the config file is updated.
  • Reopen Book 1 and it reads the config file for the font size and uses it. Adjust the font size while reading the book and the size is stored in the database for that book and the config file is updated.
  • Reopen Book 2, and it reads the font size from the database and uses that.
  • Open another new book, Book 3, and it reads the config file for the font size and uses it.

So:
  • When opening a book, if there are stored settings for the book, they is used. If not, they come from the config file.
  • When you adjust the font and other settings for a book while reading it, the settings are stored for the book and the config file is updated.
  • When you adjust one of font, font size, margins, line height or justification, all are saved for the book.
  • This is the same for both epubs and kepubs.

The firmware has worked like this for a while. It's probably close to two years since this was added.

You can also play with these settings using my Kobo Utilities plugin in calibre. It can remove the settings or change them for each book or a group of books. And it can update the config file.
Last edited by davidfor; 09-23-2014 at 06:38 AM. Reason: Added comment about epubs and kepbs
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