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sublipri · 07-15-2024, 05:06 AM

Finally managed to release version 0.3.0 which fixes the above bug and some issues with 0.2.0 that caused problems with (at least) the Aura H20.

There are also some new features: an automatic page turner, experimental voice control (very limited browser support), and an experimental way to simulate input anywhere on the e-readers screen, allowing total control of the device from a phone/computer. These are mostly intended as accessibility features, but the last one can be useful if cocooned under covers in winter and wanting to look up the definition of a word. It might not work properly on all devices or in all rotations, but it works on my Glo in portrait rotation and Sage in all rotations. I've updated the README with further explanation of this last feature as well as a quick demo video.

To add some more details about the screenshot feature added in version 0.2.0, it lets you use NickelMenu to take a screenshot even if the server is disabled, so might be useful for people with no desire for remote control. This should be slightly more convenient that existing screenshot methods, since you don't need to use the power button. It saves images to .adds/wifiremote/screenshots/ with the device model and date/time in the filename. There is a customizable delay to allow for the menu to disappear before it actually takes the screenshot. If you are using the server then you can just take a screenshot from the web interface and save it from there.

07-15-2024, 05:06 AM	#40
sublipri Enthusiast Posts: 32 Karma: 20342 Join Date: Jul 2023 Device: Kobo Glo, Kobo Sage	Finally managed to release version 0.3.0 which fixes the above bug and some issues with 0.2.0 that caused problems with (at least) the Aura H20. There are also some new features: an automatic page turner, experimental voice control (very limited browser support), and an experimental way to simulate input anywhere on the e-readers screen, allowing total control of the device from a phone/computer. These are mostly intended as accessibility features, but the last one can be useful if cocooned under covers in winter and wanting to look up the definition of a word. It might not work properly on all devices or in all rotations, but it works on my Glo in portrait rotation and Sage in all rotations. I've updated the README with further explanation of this last feature as well as a quick demo video. To add some more details about the screenshot feature added in version 0.2.0, it lets you use NickelMenu to take a screenshot even if the server is disabled, so might be useful for people with no desire for remote control. This should be slightly more convenient that existing screenshot methods, since you don't need to use the power button. It saves images to .adds/wifiremote/screenshots/ with the device model and date/time in the filename. There is a customizable delay to allow for the menu to disappear before it actually takes the screenshot. If you are using the server then you can just take a screenshot from the web interface and save it from there.