Hello World like tutorial for Kobo?

Mr. Nietzsche · 09-15-2021, 10:41 AM

Hi,

I was thinking about starting a hobby development project to run it on my Kobo Forma.

I started by setting up the development environment for KoReader which now runs perfectly. But unfortunately this is very much tailored to KoReader and not to anything else.

Is there a good tutorial to start an application from scratch - like basically starting with a Hello world program and maybe some user interface stuff?

NiLuJe · 09-15-2021, 12:33 PM

Depends on what exactly you want to do (specifically: UI/input or not, Qt or DIY, and, if DIY, how much and in which language(s)), and how

.

See the couple recent (-ish) threads about similar questions for more details:

Random, "this is the least old I could quickly find" entry: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=340822

IIRC, there were also a couple of threads around that by @NiMa, @OrangeWindies & @OfficerAction

And, obviously @pgaskin & @sherman's stuff

.

Mr. Nietzsche · 09-19-2021, 08:28 AM

Thanks! The thread pointed me to the koxtoolchain and was really helpful. Just ran the first cross compiled "Hello World" on my Forma.

The project I was thinking about will need an UI. And since I always was looking for a reason to learn C++ I guess I will use that. I want it too look kinda native-ish. Most of ppl seem to use Qt. So is that the way to go?

NiMa · 09-19-2021, 08:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mr. Nietzsche

Thanks! The thread pointed me to the koxtoolchain and was really helpful. Just ran the first cross compiled "Hello World" on my Forma.

The project I was thinking about will need an UI. And since I always was looking for a reason to learn C++ I guess I will use that. I want it too look kinda native-ish. Most of ppl seem to use Qt. So is that the way to go?

Probably. Here's a example if you wonder what it could look like: https://youtu.be/KaBj7acHRHk

09-15-2021, 10:41 AM	#1
Mr. Nietzsche Member Posts: 12 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2019 Device: Kobo Forma	Hello World like tutorial for Kobo? Hi, I was thinking about starting a hobby development project to run it on my Kobo Forma. I started by setting up the development environment for KoReader which now runs perfectly. But unfortunately this is very much tailored to KoReader and not to anything else. Is there a good tutorial to start an application from scratch - like basically starting with a Hello world program and maybe some user interface stuff?

09-15-2021, 12:33 PM	#2
NiLuJe BLAM! Posts: 13,506 Karma: 26047202 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Paris, France Device: Kindle 2i, 3g, 4, 5w, PW, PW2, PW5; Kobo H2O, Forma, Elipsa, Sage, C2E	Depends on what exactly you want to do (specifically: UI/input or not, Qt or DIY, and, if DIY, how much and in which language(s)), and how . See the couple recent (-ish) threads about similar questions for more details: Random, "this is the least old I could quickly find" entry: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=340822 IIRC, there were also a couple of threads around that by @NiMa, @OrangeWindies & @OfficerAction And, obviously @pgaskin & @sherman's stuff . Last edited by NiLuJe; 09-15-2021 at 12:35 PM.

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09-19-2021, 08:28 AM	#3
Mr. Nietzsche Member Posts: 12 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2019 Device: Kobo Forma	Thanks! The thread pointed me to the koxtoolchain and was really helpful. Just ran the first cross compiled "Hello World" on my Forma. The project I was thinking about will need an UI. And since I always was looking for a reason to learn C++ I guess I will use that. I want it too look kinda native-ish. Most of ppl seem to use Qt. So is that the way to go?

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