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geek1011 · 09-29-2021, 03:16 PM

To answer the people asking about the patches, I just haven't had enough time to really work on anything at all recently (see my GitHub profile's activity chart). In addition, @jackie_w is currently taking a break from working on the patches to deal with other issues at home.

I need around 7-8 hours of continuous time to do the extra updates and testing required for this version. The non-font-size-related patches are working and can be found on GitHub in the src/versions/4.28.18220 (I'll do an interim release if I can get a bit of time soon -- I'd usually do that, but the timing wasn't optimal, so that didn't happen as soon as it usually would). I probably won't have any time to do the updates until next Sunday at the earliest. I will have time before mid-October, though.

I apologize for any confusion this situation and my unusual inactivity has caused.

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TLDR: The patches will need ~7-8 hours of work (it's usually under 30 minutes), but I haven't had time yet, and @jackie_w is unavailable. I've been unusually busy and will finish these as soon as I can find the time, but for now, the patches in the src/versions/4.28.18220 on GitHub (everything except a few font-related patches are there) will work.

P.S. Due to the work which has been put into making kobopatch reliable and compatible over multiple firmware versions, it's generally safe to use patches from older versions if they apply and don't warn against doing so. The worst that will usually happen is a patch might not do something, and in some rare cases, it may cause a reboot when accessing related functionality (which can be fixed by reinstalling the firmware). In fact, most of the initial testing we do comes from installing the previous version's release and seeing what sticks. With the last few versions, only 3-6 patches have required manual updates, and most of that was just finding offsets that kobopatch isn't yet smart enough to find by itself.

P.P.S. Regarding NickelMenu, the only thing which really needs updating is the dark mode functionality. My test build in the NM thread will work after re-opening the reader. I will finish up with this feature next time I have ~2 hours to work on it (I need to figure out how to make the ReadingView reload the settings). Note that NickelMenu is fully compatible between versions (more so than the patches as long as the navigation UI isn't redesigned).

09-29-2021, 03:16 PM	#166
geek1011 Wizard Posts: 2,804 Karma: 7025947 Join Date: May 2016 Location: Ontario, Canada Device: Kobo Mini, Aura Edition 2 v1, Clara HD	To answer the people asking about the patches, I just haven't had enough time to really work on anything at all recently (see my GitHub profile's activity chart). In addition, @jackie_w is currently taking a break from working on the patches to deal with other issues at home. I need around 7-8 hours of continuous time to do the extra updates and testing required for this version. The non-font-size-related patches are working and can be found on GitHub in the src/versions/4.28.18220 (I'll do an interim release if I can get a bit of time soon -- I'd usually do that, but the timing wasn't optimal, so that didn't happen as soon as it usually would). I probably won't have any time to do the updates until next Sunday at the earliest. I will have time before mid-October, though. I apologize for any confusion this situation and my unusual inactivity has caused. ___ TLDR: The patches will need ~7-8 hours of work (it's usually under 30 minutes), but I haven't had time yet, and @jackie_w is unavailable. I've been unusually busy and will finish these as soon as I can find the time, but for now, the patches in the src/versions/4.28.18220 on GitHub (everything except a few font-related patches are there) will work. P.S. Due to the work which has been put into making kobopatch reliable and compatible over multiple firmware versions, it's generally safe to use patches from older versions if they apply and don't warn against doing so. The worst that will usually happen is a patch might not do something, and in some rare cases, it may cause a reboot when accessing related functionality (which can be fixed by reinstalling the firmware). In fact, most of the initial testing we do comes from installing the previous version's release and seeing what sticks. With the last few versions, only 3-6 patches have required manual updates, and most of that was just finding offsets that kobopatch isn't yet smart enough to find by itself. P.P.S. Regarding NickelMenu, the only thing which really needs updating is the dark mode functionality. My test build in the NM thread will work after re-opening the reader. I will finish up with this feature next time I have ~2 hours to work on it (I need to figure out how to make the ReadingView reload the settings). Note that NickelMenu is fully compatible between versions (more so than the patches as long as the navigation UI isn't redesigned). Last edited by geek1011; 09-29-2021 at 03:25 PM.