Elipsa: Enabling stylus on kepub?

Amon_Re · 09-06-2022, 05:57 AM

I've seen mentions of a kobopatch to enable the stylus to work on kepubs, but I'm not completely sure how to use that, as far as I gathered I should download the kobopatch version matching my firmware and enable the patch in 'src' but alas, the patch isn't in those yaml files.

I could use some helpful pointers in the right direction

Quoth · 09-06-2022, 10:24 AM

The stylus is OK to annotate PDF manuals for on screen use. It may add a layer if the PDF isn't protected such that you can copy to something else.
It's useless to annotate epubs because unlike typed on BT keyboard or touch keyboard there is no text to export. Handwriting to text is only in Advanced Notebooks, basically a bought in application (Nebo).
Stylus use on actual ebooks is less functionality and no faster than a finger. I make font bigger if I'm doing a lot of highlight + annotate.

So it's not worth figuring out how to use it on a kepub.

09-06-2022, 05:57 AM	#1
Amon_Re Zealot Posts: 136 Karma: 14644 Join Date: Sep 2015 Device: Kobo Elipsa, Poketbook Inkpad 3 & Boyue Likebook Minas	Elipsa: Enabling stylus on kepub? I've seen mentions of a kobopatch to enable the stylus to work on kepubs, but I'm not completely sure how to use that, as far as I gathered I should download the kobopatch version matching my firmware and enable the patch in 'src' but alas, the patch isn't in those yaml files. I could use some helpful pointers in the right direction Last edited by Amon_Re; 09-06-2022 at 12:06 PM.

09-06-2022, 10:24 AM	#2
Quoth Still reading Posts: 15,052 Karma: 111120239 Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Ireland Device: All 4 Kinds: epub eink, Kindle, android eink, NxtPaper	The stylus is OK to annotate PDF manuals for on screen use. It may add a layer if the PDF isn't protected such that you can copy to something else. It's useless to annotate epubs because unlike typed on BT keyboard or touch keyboard there is no text to export. Handwriting to text is only in Advanced Notebooks, basically a bought in application (Nebo). Stylus use on actual ebooks is less functionality and no faster than a finger. I make font bigger if I'm doing a lot of highlight + annotate. So it's not worth figuring out how to use it on a kepub. Last edited by Quoth; 09-06-2022 at 10:27 AM.

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