Toggle between using book cover and my own screensavers?

Pjama · 06-26-2021, 08:15 PM

I just set up my own screensaver by adding a 'screensaver' folder to the .kobo folder and adding a PNG to it as described somewhere on this forum.

Sometimes I like to see the book cover, and for some books I prefer to use my own pictures. Is there a way to toggle between the two from the kobo?

Using this ‘screensaver' folder overwrites the book cover option. And if I turn off the book cover option in the menu, it reverts to the kobo Walmart affiliate screen, which I did remove, but that’s another story. Actually, if I could replace that Walmart affiliate screen with my own images, this would work as a screensaver when I deselect the book cover as screensaver option - is it possible to do that? That way I could remove the 'screensaver' folder and toggle between the book cover and the screensavers that replaced the affiliate. Feasible?

Pjama · 06-27-2021, 08:00 PM

I found this, from 2015 - does this still work on new devices? It does exactly what I am asking regarding toggling.

https://www.howtogeek.com/219056/how...-ebook-reader/

Pjama · 06-28-2021, 12:03 PM

Hi to mods, please feel free to merge this with the Kobo Developer's corner thread: Random Screensaver Image

06-26-2021, 08:15 PM	#1
Pjama Guru Posts: 757 Karma: 2891014 Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: US Device: Kindle Scribe, Kobo Libra Colour, Kindle Matcha	Toggle between using book cover and my own screensavers? I just set up my own screensaver by adding a 'screensaver' folder to the .kobo folder and adding a PNG to it as described somewhere on this forum. Sometimes I like to see the book cover, and for some books I prefer to use my own pictures. Is there a way to toggle between the two from the kobo? Using this ‘screensaver' folder overwrites the book cover option. And if I turn off the book cover option in the menu, it reverts to the kobo Walmart affiliate screen, which I did remove, but that’s another story. Actually, if I could replace that Walmart affiliate screen with my own images, this would work as a screensaver when I deselect the book cover as screensaver option - is it possible to do that? That way I could remove the 'screensaver' folder and toggle between the book cover and the screensavers that replaced the affiliate. Feasible?

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06-27-2021, 08:00 PM	#2
Pjama Guru Posts: 757 Karma: 2891014 Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: US Device: Kindle Scribe, Kobo Libra Colour, Kindle Matcha	I found this, from 2015 - does this still work on new devices? It does exactly what I am asking regarding toggling. https://www.howtogeek.com/219056/how...-ebook-reader/

06-28-2021, 12:03 PM	#3
Pjama Guru Posts: 757 Karma: 2891014 Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: US Device: Kindle Scribe, Kobo Libra Colour, Kindle Matcha	Hi to mods, please feel free to merge this with the Kobo Developer's corner thread: Random Screensaver Image

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