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shamanNS · 11-08-2016, 01:14 PM

@Isamilis: Are you claiming that USE_ALT_FONTS thing (as in adding custom font to Kindle's Aa menu, custom font shows up next to all the built-in fonts) worked on fw 5.6.5?? You're not confusing it with this the custom fonts hack which can only override fonts already listed in Aa menu window.

Because the first one used to work on any Kindle Touch and Kindle Paperwhite 1st Gen (up until firmware 5.3.9), without the need for jailbreak. It never worked on any firmware for PW2, PW3, Voyage, Oasis... because that hidden functionality was removed starting with firmware 5.4.0.

The second one requires jailbroken Kindle and should work on any future firmware 5.x.x, you just have to reinstall it each time your Kindle's firmware gets updated.

Or maybe you meant to ask about "FONT_RAMP" flag that enables user to redefine those 8 default font sizes? That is usable on PW1, PW2, PW3...

11-08-2016, 01:14 PM	#6
shamanNS Wizard Posts: 1,095 Karma: 12000220 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Serbia Device: Kindle PW5, Kobo Libra 2, Kindle PW1	@Isamilis: Are you claiming that USE_ALT_FONTS thing (as in adding custom font to Kindle's Aa menu, custom font shows up next to all the built-in fonts) worked on fw 5.6.5?? You're not confusing it with this the custom fonts hack which can only override fonts already listed in Aa menu window. Because the first one used to work on any Kindle Touch and Kindle Paperwhite 1st Gen (up until firmware 5.3.9), without the need for jailbreak. It never worked on any firmware for PW2, PW3, Voyage, Oasis... because that hidden functionality was removed starting with firmware 5.4.0. The second one requires jailbroken Kindle and should work on any future firmware 5.x.x, you just have to reinstall it each time your Kindle's firmware gets updated. Or maybe you meant to ask about "FONT_RAMP" flag that enables user to redefine those 8 default font sizes? That is usable on PW1, PW2, PW3... Last edited by shamanNS; 11-08-2016 at 01:17 PM.