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cdelahousse · 01-23-2015, 04:30 PM

Hey guys,

I haven't used my kindle in quite a while and I'd like to put it to good use. I'm embarking on a project that's that's inspired by the Kindle Weather Station:

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=200621
http://mpetroff.net/2012/09/kindle-weather-display/

My goal: convert my Kindle 3 Wifi into a display that regularly downloads a text file from a server, parses it, and then displays it in a pleasant way. This'll be used as a To Do list viewer.

The only issue I have left to figure out is how to display using custom fonts and what not. If I use the SVG method outlined in the links above, I'll have issues with text wrapping because SVG doesn't handle that well. I've played around with the `eips` command but that outputs the text in a FUGLY way.

Is there any way to get text to display well, word wrapping and all, on the Kindle?

Thanks

01-23-2015, 04:30 PM	#1
cdelahousse Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2015 Device: Kindle 3 Wifi	Displaying text in a regular and automated way Hey guys, I haven't used my kindle in quite a while and I'd like to put it to good use. I'm embarking on a project that's that's inspired by the Kindle Weather Station: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=200621 http://mpetroff.net/2012/09/kindle-weather-display/ My goal: convert my Kindle 3 Wifi into a display that regularly downloads a text file from a server, parses it, and then displays it in a pleasant way. This'll be used as a To Do list viewer. The only issue I have left to figure out is how to display using custom fonts and what not. If I use the SVG method outlined in the links above, I'll have issues with text wrapping because SVG doesn't handle that well. I've played around with the `eips` command but that outputs the text in a FUGLY way. Is there any way to get text to display well, word wrapping and all, on the Kindle? Thanks Last edited by cdelahousse; 01-23-2015 at 04:31 PM. Reason: code blocks are ugly