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Originally Posted by Olomorn
I do have a question: is there an alternative to Nickel, that has what I call a library menu? Or maybe a configuration for KOreader that would be closer to what I like?
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As far as I know there's no alternative for Nickel and no configuration for KOReader that mimics what you want:
There were some mockups for a "home page" in KOReader, like
https://github.com/koreader/koreader/issues/5593 but that doesn't solve your issues.
What you want is a library view and that requires:
1. a daemon that scans files recursively and, for each supported file, gets metadata and a cover and stores that in a database.
2. an UI that lets you navigate the contents of the database.
While 2 could be difficult if you aim to create a refined UI, like nickel, the hard part is 1. KOReader is an aftermarket software and some stuff that Nickel is doing requires an integration at the firmware level.
TL;DR: patches welcome. The coverbrowser plugin contains everything you'll need for that. But the coverbrowser works for the files within a given dir, so it's fast.
What you need is a "button" that scans the whole ereader and updates the database. And press that button each time you made a change (from KOReader filemanager or from your computer or from ...). That would be a nice addition, but could be really slow to scan thousands of files on your device (really really slow on Android)