Screen mirroring with koreader?

jmite · 12-01-2021, 02:19 PM

I'm wondering, is there any sort of screen-mirroring capabilities with KOReader? i.e. I want to be able to see the contents of my kobo on a window in my computer, connected by USB/Wifi/Bluetooth.

The idea is to use the Kobo Elipsa as a sort of virtual whiteboard, so that I can write on the Elipsa, but see its screen on the computer (and then share it over Zoom or something).

Is this :
* Currently possible with KOReader?
* Possible to implement as an app for KOReader if I were to code it myself?

I know coding, but I've never delved into the Kobo/KOReader internals or API, so I'm not sure if it has the capability to get the screen contents and send it to another device.

pazos · 12-01-2021, 03:19 PM

Not possible and probably a bad idea. It's too device specific.

Also KO lacks support for stylus.

benkaiser · 09-26-2023, 07:33 PM

Not specifically with KOReader, but I have built a whiteboard tool that you can use in the browser to share with a desktop. It's got a lot of rough edges, but the core of it works.

See more details in my post here.

aero31aero · 10-24-2023, 07:32 AM

I was hoping for a different type of screen mirroring. Synchronized reading?

A friend and I are reading the same book on identical devices, and would love to be able to have reading sessions where we can both see the same content on the pages. Say, I wanna point to a passage, I can just "broadcast" that location and the other KOReader instance just jumps to it.

I bet this is possible with a plugin, but I'm wondering if someone has done it already?

NiLuJe · 10-24-2023, 02:33 PM

You can probably bend the KOSync plugin into doing something like that; iff you both login as the same user. One pushes, the other pulls

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12-01-2021, 02:19 PM	#1
jmite Member Posts: 10 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2019 Device: Kobo Mini, Sony PRS-T1	Screen mirroring with koreader? I'm wondering, is there any sort of screen-mirroring capabilities with KOReader? i.e. I want to be able to see the contents of my kobo on a window in my computer, connected by USB/Wifi/Bluetooth. The idea is to use the Kobo Elipsa as a sort of virtual whiteboard, so that I can write on the Elipsa, but see its screen on the computer (and then share it over Zoom or something). Is this : * Currently possible with KOReader? * Possible to implement as an app for KOReader if I were to code it myself? I know coding, but I've never delved into the Kobo/KOReader internals or API, so I'm not sure if it has the capability to get the screen contents and send it to another device.

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12-01-2021, 03:19 PM	#2
pazos cosiñeiro Posts: 1,398 Karma: 2451781 Join Date: Apr 2014 Device: BQ Cervantes 4	Not possible and probably a bad idea. It's too device specific. Also KO lacks support for stylus.

09-26-2023, 07:33 PM	#3
benkaiser Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2023 Location: Gold Coast, Australia Device: Kobo Elipsa 2e	Not specifically with KOReader, but I have built a whiteboard tool that you can use in the browser to share with a desktop. It's got a lot of rough edges, but the core of it works. See more details in my post here.

10-24-2023, 07:32 AM	#4
aero31aero Junior Member Posts: 7 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2023 Device: KT2	I was hoping for a different type of screen mirroring. Synchronized reading? A friend and I are reading the same book on identical devices, and would love to be able to have reading sessions where we can both see the same content on the pages. Say, I wanna point to a passage, I can just "broadcast" that location and the other KOReader instance just jumps to it. I bet this is possible with a plugin, but I'm wondering if someone has done it already?

10-24-2023, 02:33 PM	#5
NiLuJe BLAM! Posts: 13,506 Karma: 26047190 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Paris, France Device: Kindle 2i, 3g, 4, 5w, PW, PW2, PW5; Kobo H2O, Forma, Elipsa, Sage, C2E	You can probably bend the KOSync plugin into doing something like that; iff you both login as the same user. One pushes, the other pulls .

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