Online screensaver - does it exist for Kobo?

kobokindle64 · 12-31-2022, 06:52 AM

Hello
I have seen that the Kindle has an Online Screensaver extension available. This allows the kindle to read images from a URL and display them as a screensaver.
See: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=236104

Does something similar exist for Kobo?
Thanks

Mavireck · 01-03-2023, 05:09 PM

I do not remember someone having done exactly the same thing.
You can do it yourself however, thanks to this trick:
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=321609

You would need to write a script which downloads an image from the given url every X minutes and place it in the ".kobo/screensaver".
You can launch the script with Nickel Menu. Or, if manual updating is enough for you, I believe a one-line code started by nickel menu's cmd_spawn or cmd_output could be enough.

I do not even know the basis of bash so I won't be the one helping you, sorry!

JSWolf · 01-03-2023, 07:53 PM

The thing is, you won't really see these images. You close the cover of the case and you no longer see the screen as it goes to sleep. You open the cover of the case and you see the screen for maybe a second as it wakes up.

sherman · 01-04-2023, 02:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JSWolf

The thing is, you won't really see these images. You close the cover of the case and you no longer see the screen as it goes to sleep. You open the cover of the case and you see the screen for maybe a second as it wakes up.

Not all of us use cases...

JSWolf · 01-05-2023, 03:01 PM

And not all of us keep the WiFi on when not needed in order to run down the battery.

12-31-2022, 06:52 AM	#1
kobokindle64 Member Posts: 15 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2022 Device: kindle	Online screensaver - does it exist for Kobo? Hello I have seen that the Kindle has an Online Screensaver extension available. This allows the kindle to read images from a URL and display them as a screensaver. See: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=236104 Does something similar exist for Kobo? Thanks

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01-03-2023, 05:09 PM	#2
Mavireck Connoisseur Posts: 63 Karma: 18290 Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: France Device: Kobo H2O (broken), Kobo H2O Edition 2 v1 (stolen), Kobo Clara 2E	I do not remember someone having done exactly the same thing. You can do it yourself however, thanks to this trick: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=321609 You would need to write a script which downloads an image from the given url every X minutes and place it in the ".kobo/screensaver". You can launch the script with Nickel Menu. Or, if manual updating is enough for you, I believe a one-line code started by nickel menu's cmd_spawn or cmd_output could be enough. I do not even know the basis of bash so I won't be the one helping you, sorry!

01-03-2023, 07:53 PM	#3
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 79,566 Karma: 145863177 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	The thing is, you won't really see these images. You close the cover of the case and you no longer see the screen as it goes to sleep. You open the cover of the case and you see the screen for maybe a second as it wakes up.

01-05-2023, 03:01 PM	#5
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 79,566 Karma: 145863177 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	And not all of us keep the WiFi on when not needed in order to run down the battery.

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