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Originally Posted by chromeuser
Just a question - to implement 'ePub fixed/adjustable top/bottom margins' is there a file I need to alter and code to use in the altered file (similar to full screen mode)?
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There is some information on patching in the
Index to the Metazoa firmware patches thread, which includes links to threads for each specific firmware version with instructions.This is a more complicated process than just editing the device's configuration file, and it might take a while to learn how it all works.
Enabling the full-screen reading options is a much simpler process, there are some instructions in
this post.
My usual advice is not to rush into patching when you are still new to the device. It is a good idea to become famliar with what it can do with the stock firmware, and learn what your preferences are first.
Will you read ePubs exclusively, KePubs exclusively, or will you read both?
Will you read in normal mode (with the footer showing progress), in full-screen mode, or do you want to be able to switch between the two?
The problem with the top/bottom margins in ePubs is affected by the presence of the footer. (The same huge footer is used for ePubs and KePubs, but KePubs have a huge header to balance it.)
If you want to keep the footer, then using the patch for adjustable top/bottom margins will be more complicated, and will probably require another patch to modify the footer -- either to make it much smaller or to shift the position of the progress indicator upward to reduce the gap between book text and progress indicator. But doing this can spoil the symmetry of the header/footer when reading KePubs. It is much simpler to use a fixed top margin in ePubs if you are not using full-screen mode, and that doesn't require a patch.
If you read exclusively in full-screen mode then using the patch for adjustable top/bottom margins is much simpler, and switching between ePub and KePub is no problem because in full-screen mode KePubs have adjustable top/bottom margins too.