Alpha release of my Instapaper/Read it Later app

[whenders0n]

About a month ago I posted my plans to build a replacement for Pocket support on Kobo. My eventual goal is a simple app that ex-Pocket users will feel at home in and is as close to a "native" Kobo app as possible. It currently supports Instapaper, but I'm interested in extending it to other services as well.

I've now got this project at a point where I would love some feedback! I've just pushed the first release for Kobo (currently I don't have any other devices to test on). You can download the first release via the Github page here:

https://github.com/quicklywilliam/ereaditlater/

Note that it is not yet possible to run this project alongside KOReader – installing will replace your current KOReader install, if any.

[mzel]

I am eager to get on the bandwagon, but will have to defer it until I can have this together with KOreader, or run from within it.

[mzel]

After rereading README I still do not get it. Will KOreader be functional after the installation of ereader or not? And what happens with the updates of koreader?

[Aleron Ives]

It's a fork of KOReader, so you can still use KOReader, but you will be using this version of it and not the official KOReader anymore.

[whenders0n]

Originally Posted by Aleron Ives

It's a fork of KOReader, so you can still use KOReader, but you will be using this version of it and not the official KOReader anymore.

That's right. I've tried to keep changes to core KOReader very minimal, and keep the code base up to date. All the core functionality is implemented as a plugin, which I may try to push back into the main KOReader repo if there is interest from the maintainers.

The project might also diverge from KOReader where it makes more sense to have entirely separate installs. Or perhaps I can even do both – a version as a plugin for KOReader users and a separate project for others.

[whenders0n]

Originally Posted by mzel

After rereading README I still do not get it. Will KOreader be functional after the installation of ereader or not? And what happens with the updates of koreader?

Since posting this I've also added the ability to have separate shortcuts to launch KOReader and eReader. So, you shouldn't have any issues using KOReader as long as you are comfortable living a development build!

[mzel]

I cloned that repo to my local drive, but did not get far with the installation. As far as I can tell the `deploy_ereader.sh` script does not see the Kobo as expected. In the bash terminal I see:
```
$ ./deploy_ereader.sh
KOReader eReader Plugin Deployment Script
================================================
Warning: Device not found at /Volumes/KOBOeReader
Please ensure your Kobo device is connected and mounted
The device should appear as 'KOBOeReader' in Finder

mzely@Mark_Laptop MINGW64 /c/Devel/ereader (master)
$
```

wmic shows this:

```
mzely@Mark_Laptop MINGW64 /c/Devel/ereader (master)
$ wmic diskdrive list brief
Caption DeviceID Model
Partitions Size
SAMSUNG MZNLN256HAJQ-000L7 \\.\PHYSICALDRIVE0 SAMSUNG MZNLN256HAJQ-000L7 4 256052966400
Linux File-Stor Gadget USB Device \\.\PHYSICALDRIVE1 Linux File-Stor Gadget USB Device 1 7238246400
```


In powershell:
```
PS C:\Users\mzely> Get-Volume

DriveLetter FriendlyName FileSystemType DriveType HealthStatus OperationalStatus SizeRemaining Size
----------- ------------ -------------- --------- ------------ ----------------- ------------- ----
D KOBOeReader FAT32 Removable Healthy OK 4.92 GB 6.73 GB
NTFS Fixed Healthy OK 84.19 MB 1.13 GB
C NTFS Fixed Healthy OK 105.85 GB 236.08 GB
NTFS Fixed Healthy OK 79 MB 1023 MB
```

[whenders0n]

What OS are you using? Admittedly I haven't tested the deploy script other than on my Mac yet.

[whenders0n]

I just pushed an updated deploy script that supports Linux and Windows. However, I don't have a Windows system to test on. If you do, could you try the fix and let me know if it works for you, either here or on the Github Issue?

[mzel]

Originally Posted by whenders0n

What OS are you using? Admittedly I haven't tested the deploy script other than on my Mac yet.

Windows 11

[whenders0n]

Update: install now works on Windows