Aura "Splash" screen

drawson1 · 03-19-2014, 05:38 PM

Is there any way to modify the poweroff/sleeping display screens so that I see an image when the Aura is powered off? I know I can display the last cover, but that's not really what I'm after . . . . I'd rather look at a pic of my kids than a blank screen with the words "Powered Off" :-)

meeera · 03-20-2014, 12:39 AM

No hack that I know of. As a more labour intensive solution, I think you can put a an image file onto the device, put it on your homepage, and switch to it before sleeping. (Might be useful for people who want to have, for example, a train map, too.)

ETA: Hm, or perhaps not. I think this used to work, though. Anyone? The only way I can get it to work (Aura, current firmware) is to create a blank book and put the image I want as the cover of that book.

tshering · 03-20-2014, 04:27 PM

KevinShort explains how to replace the power off image somewhere in the developer's corner. You can find my take of it in the kobo start menu. The relevant scripts are

Code:

mnt\onboard\.kobo\kbmenu\replacements\poweroff
mnt\onboard\.kobo\kbmenu\onstart\poweroff.sh
mnt\onboard\.kobo\kbmenu\scripts\activate\x_install_poweroff.sh

Modify them according to your needs, and adjust them to work without the start menu environment.

For replacing the sleep screen image see this short thread and the posts linked there.

drawson1 · 03-20-2014, 07:53 PM

Excellent, thanks!! I'll give it a shot . . . . .

03-19-2014, 05:38 PM	#1
drawson1 Connoisseur Posts: 96 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2014 Device: Libra H20, Clara 2E	"Splash" screen Is there any way to modify the poweroff/sleeping display screens so that I see an image when the Aura is powered off? I know I can display the last cover, but that's not really what I'm after . . . . I'd rather look at a pic of my kids than a blank screen with the words "Powered Off" :-)

03-20-2014, 12:39 AM	#2
meeera Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,814 Karma: 68407974 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Australia Device: Kobo Libra 2, iPadMini4, iPad4, MBP; support other Kobo/Kindles	No hack that I know of. As a more labour intensive solution, I think you can put a an image file onto the device, put it on your homepage, and switch to it before sleeping. (Might be useful for people who want to have, for example, a train map, too.) ETA: Hm, or perhaps not. I think this used to work, though. Anyone? The only way I can get it to work (Aura, current firmware) is to create a blank book and put the image I want as the cover of that book. Last edited by meeera; 03-20-2014 at 12:43 AM.

03-20-2014, 04:27 PM	#3
tshering Wizard Posts: 3,489 Karma: 2914715 Join Date: Jun 2012 Device: kobo touch	KevinShort explains how to replace the power off image somewhere in the developer's corner. You can find my take of it in the kobo start menu. The relevant scripts are Code: mnt\onboard\.kobo\kbmenu\replacements\poweroff mnt\onboard\.kobo\kbmenu\onstart\poweroff.sh mnt\onboard\.kobo\kbmenu\scripts\activate\x_install_poweroff.sh Modify them according to your needs, and adjust them to work without the start menu environment. For replacing the sleep screen image see this short thread and the posts linked there. Last edited by tshering; 03-20-2014 at 04:30 PM.

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drawson1 Connoisseur Posts: 96 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2014 Device: Libra H20, Clara 2E	Excellent, thanks!! I'll give it a shot . . . . .

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