Aura Personal Screensavers

Snow Sciles · 07-11-2014, 09:15 PM

On the Nook, you can create a file and fill it with png/jpg images. This will then be used as a screensaver folder. Nook cycles through the pictures when it's in sleep. You can have as many folders as you want.

Is there a way to replicate this on the Kobo Aura? I have many books that don't have covers, so that feature is pointless for me.

Canuck_in_Japan · 07-11-2014, 11:02 PM

When I had a PRS650 I had a personalized cover (Calvin and Hobbes) with my phone number and email address in case I ever left my reader somewhere. That was kind of handy.

Ken Maltby · 07-11-2014, 11:32 PM

With the Kobo Start Menu you can make your own HTML page, including an image if you want. Here is one that I made, the posts around it should be enough to make your own. This is a Poweroff screen, I have my sleep in Koreader setup so it is just the page I am on frozen, so I can clean the screen or pocket it. A quick flick of the power slider and everything is as it was when put it to sleep.

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/att...2&d=1404508592

There is also the demo mode, in the stock Kobo software. You could also make
a .cbz file, to read, then sleep on the page you want.

Luck;
Ken

tshering · 07-12-2014, 08:18 AM

There is a screen saver included in the CFW package (cf. this link for some information on the project). You can find three examples of which parts of the package to use and what changes are needed on the device here. I admit that I never tested it myself.

Snow Sciles · 07-13-2014, 02:44 PM

Thanks for the tips, the CFW package looks good. I have to replace my Aura, but I'll try that in the future.

07-11-2014, 09:15 PM	#1
Snow Sciles Connoisseur Posts: 65 Karma: 400010 Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: London Device: Nook STG, PW2	Personal Screensavers On the Nook, you can create a file and fill it with png/jpg images. This will then be used as a screensaver folder. Nook cycles through the pictures when it's in sleep. You can have as many folders as you want. Is there a way to replicate this on the Kobo Aura? I have many books that don't have covers, so that feature is pointless for me.

07-11-2014, 11:32 PM	#3
Ken Maltby Wizard Posts: 4,466 Karma: 6900052 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: The Heart of Texas Device: Boox Note2, AuraHD, PDA,	With the Kobo Start Menu you can make your own HTML page, including an image if you want. Here is one that I made, the posts around it should be enough to make your own. This is a Poweroff screen, I have my sleep in Koreader setup so it is just the page I am on frozen, so I can clean the screen or pocket it. A quick flick of the power slider and everything is as it was when put it to sleep. https://www.mobileread.com/forums/att...2&d=1404508592 There is also the demo mode, in the stock Kobo software. You could also make a .cbz file, to read, then sleep on the page you want. Luck; Ken Last edited by Ken Maltby; 07-12-2014 at 01:31 AM.

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07-11-2014, 11:02 PM	#2
Canuck_in_Japan Wizard Posts: 1,476 Karma: 14328611 Join Date: May 2009 Location: Tokyo, Japan Device: Aura, Aura H2O, Kindle PW3	When I had a PRS650 I had a personalized cover (Calvin and Hobbes) with my phone number and email address in case I ever left my reader somewhere. That was kind of handy.

07-12-2014, 08:18 AM	#4
tshering Wizard Posts: 3,489 Karma: 2914715 Join Date: Jun 2012 Device: kobo touch	There is a screen saver included in the CFW package (cf. this link for some information on the project). You can find three examples of which parts of the package to use and what changes are needed on the device here. I admit that I never tested it myself.

07-13-2014, 02:44 PM	#5
Snow Sciles Connoisseur Posts: 65 Karma: 400010 Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: London Device: Nook STG, PW2	Thanks for the tips, the CFW package looks good. I have to replace my Aura, but I'll try that in the future.

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