Collections Manager - Page 51

ixtab · 01-13-2014, 06:48 PM

Errm... happy new year again - to all of you!

I just came back from holidays... and the holidays were absolutely *awesome*. If you ever get the chance, go to Morocco! (but visit the mountains and the desert, not the big cities like Marrakesh).

And... just in case: there will be a new release of CM soon. Insh'allah ;-p

Akirainblack · 01-14-2014, 08:41 AM

Welcome back ixtab. Good to hear you had an enjoyable holiday.

drakebelisarius · 01-16-2014, 01:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ixtab

Errm... happy new year again - to all of you!

I just came back from holidays... and the holidays were absolutely *awesome*. If you ever get the chance, go to Morocco! (but visit the mountains and the desert, not the big cities like Marrakesh).

And... just in case: there will be a new release of CM soon. Insh'allah ;-p

Yes, welcome back. I just got my Kindle Paperwhite (lost my old one :-/) and was distraught to find that your CM, which I'd eagerly anticipated using for the first time, wouldn't work with the PW2. And then I find that my timing was nearly perfect.

So happy new year to you, as well.

hanog · 01-18-2014, 06:23 AM

Whats new? Version history?

ixtab · 01-18-2014, 08:03 AM

Ooops... right

So, here's version 2.5.0. New features:

Sort upper and lower panels independently (optional)
"Sync" panels by swiping up/down. E.g. swipe up to display the collection that was currently shown in the lower panel in the upper one, too.
Supports FW 5.4.0
... and a few minor fixes

Note that FW 5.4.2 is NOT supported. I will have to take a very close look at it before I can tell if it can be supported at all.

Also note that the translations will (again) need a revision. The en, de, and fr ones should be up-to-date, but all others aren't.

drakebelisarius · 01-18-2014, 08:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ixtab

Ooops... right

So, here's version 2.5.0. New features:

Sort upper and lower panels independently (optional)
"Sync" panels by swiping up/down. E.g. swipe up to display the collection that was currently shown in the lower panel in the upper one, too.
Supports FW 5.4.0
... and a few minor fixes

Note that FW 5.4.2 is NOT supported. I will have to take a very close look at it before I can tell if it can be supported at all.

Also note that the translations will (again) need a revision. The en, de, and fr ones should be up-to-date, but all others aren't.

Ah, that's a shame. Is there any way to downgrade a Kindle running 5.4.2 to 5.4.0?

piperclassique · 01-18-2014, 08:45 AM

Awesome, gets better every time! Thank you!

cybtrash · 01-18-2014, 11:37 AM

Thank you!

Sadly 5.4.2 was preinstalled on my fresh Kindle PW2 :/

NiLuJe · 01-18-2014, 12:48 PM

Yay!

I just posted the updated version of the Calibre plugin, it should now auto-detect the PW2 properly. I'm on 5.4.2, so I can't really test much beyond that, so don't hesitate to ask if something looks wonky w/ the PW2 handling

.

EDIT: Minor tweak to the new FR strings (haven't yet checked that they're not too long, will do as soon as I'm on my proper setup again).

Code:

diff --git a/CollectionsManager-localization.txt b/CollectionsManager-localization.txt
index 88dc95c..2fec4fd 100755
--- a/CollectionsManager-localization.txt
+++ b/CollectionsManager-localization.txt
@@ -138,9 +138,9 @@ sort.title_alt=Trier par : Titre (façon Amazon)
 sort.author=Trier par : Auteur
 sort.recent=Trier par : Date d'accès
 sort.publication=Trier par : Date de publication
-sort.independently=Tri indépendant des tableaux
-panel.upper=Tableau haut
-panel.lower=Tableau bas
+sort.independently=Trier les tableaux séparément
+panel.upper=Tableau du haut
+panel.lower=Tableau du bas

 # Italian localization by Mterry
 [it]

EDIT²: Yup, looks good

.

eschwartz · 01-18-2014, 10:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by drakebelisarius

Ah, that's a shame. Is there any way to downgrade a Kindle running 5.4.2 to 5.4.0?

Quote:

Originally Posted by cybtrash

Thank you!

Sadly 5.4.2 was preinstalled on my fresh Kindle PW2 :/

Yes you can, see here: http://ixtab.tk/kindle-touch-images/PW2/README.txt

What it does is this: for a jailbroken Kindle, you can boot into the diags partition and overwrite the main partition with an image of a PW2 v5.4.0 that was taken from a jailbroken Kindle. This is naturally a lot more complicated than "put file.bin on root of drive, go to settings and click update" but you should be able to do it just fine as long as you're not the type to get freaked out by "wait, boot into what???? What is this 'boot' anyway?"

jogawa · 01-18-2014, 11:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by eschwartz

Yes you can, see here: http://ixtab.tk/kindle-touch-images/PW2/README.txt

What it does is this: for a jailbroken Kindle, you can boot into the diags partition and overwrite the main partition with an image of a PW2 v5.4.0 that was taken from a jailbroken Kindle. This is naturally a lot more complicated than "put file.bin on root of drive, go to settings and click update" but you should be able to do it just fine as long as you're not the type to get freaked out by "wait, boot into what???? What is this 'boot' anyway?"

I have just done this [several times], and can report complete success. :-)

You do have to follow ixtab's instructions in the README.txt in the Parent Directory for the full set. Just make sure you have PuTTY.

I've had to do it several times because I can't seem to find an OTA-blocking method that works. I've tried putting stuff in the hosts file, and the backdoor block. Grrr. Amazon. :-) :-(

eschwartz · 01-19-2014, 12:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jogawa

I have just done this [several times], and can report complete success. :-)

You do have to follow ixtab's instructions in the README.txt in the Parent Directory for the full set. Just make sure you have PuTTY.

Yes,

just follow the instructions in the readme I linked to.

And the partitions are in the parent folder to the readme, obviously: http://ixtab.tk/kindle-touch-images/PW2/

Quote:

I've had to do it several times because I can't seem to find an OTA-blocking method that works. I've tried putting stuff in the hosts file, and the backdoor block. Grrr. Amazon. :-) :-(

Another way that was suggested (maybe you'll have more luck with this?): https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...63#post2592263

Basically, create a folder called "update.bin.tmp.partial" in the root of the Kindle Drive.
Gory details:

Spoiler:

jogawa · 01-19-2014, 01:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by eschwartz

Yes,

just follow the instructions in the readme I linked to.

And the partitions are in the parent folder to the readme, obviously: http://ixtab.tk/kindle-touch-images/PW2/

Another way that was suggested (maybe you'll have more luck with this?): https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...63#post2592263

Basically, create a folder called "update.bin.tmp.partial" in the root of the Kindle Drive.
Gory details:

Spoiler:

NICE. Thank you! I'll try that too.

AND, I may have managed to get the backdoor to work. Had to use the KUAL version though. Been all night with no update and WiFi on.

Crossing my fingers. :-)

Georgie W · 01-20-2014, 07:11 PM

I'm very sorry that I can't seem to grasp what I need to do for this. I can make my screen show all my collections in the top half and again in the bottom, but I just can't work out what I have to press/click/highlight to choose, say, 5 collections and make them appear as entries in an overarching collection. Say I've got collections called Author A, Author B etc (each collection has a sozen or so books in it). I want those to appear in a collection (already existing) called Adventure. So that on my home screen I just see Adventure, then when I highlight that, I'll see my sub-collection headings plus any other books.

I have checked the forum, and you do state that it ought to be completely obvious, so this makes me really thick!

ixtab · 01-20-2014, 08:00 PM

Thanks to everyone for the recent contributions (in particular eschwartz and jogawa, for discussing and clarifying the FW downgrade to 5.4.0) !

... And now, concerning the current CM status, specifically with regard to FW 5.4.2:
- I do have a "somewhat" working version (meaning: at least it doesn't crash immediately)
- that version handles part of the stuff correctly. And the other part is handled strangely, or it just plainly crashes.

So...: CM will most likely support FW 5.4.2. Probably sometime soon, but not right now. Just be patient

PS: @NiLuJe: merci pour les corrections!

01-18-2014, 08:03 AM	#755
ixtab (offline) Posts: 2,907 Karma: 6736094 Join Date: Dec 2011 Device: K3, K4, K5, KPW, KPW2	Version 2.5.0 Ooops... right So, here's version 2.5.0. New features: Sort upper and lower panels independently (optional) "Sync" panels by swiping up/down. E.g. swipe up to display the collection that was currently shown in the lower panel in the upper one, too. Supports FW 5.4.0 ... and a few minor fixes Note that FW 5.4.2 is NOT supported. I will have to take a very close look at it before I can tell if it can be supported at all. Also note that the translations will (again) need a revision. The en, de, and fr ones should be up-to-date, but all others aren't.

01-18-2014, 12:48 PM	#759
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	Yay! I just posted the updated version of the Calibre plugin, it should now auto-detect the PW2 properly. I'm on 5.4.2, so I can't really test much beyond that, so don't hesitate to ask if something looks wonky w/ the PW2 handling . EDIT: Minor tweak to the new FR strings (haven't yet checked that they're not too long, will do as soon as I'm on my proper setup again). Code: diff --git a/CollectionsManager-localization.txt b/CollectionsManager-localization.txt index 88dc95c..2fec4fd 100755 --- a/CollectionsManager-localization.txt +++ b/CollectionsManager-localization.txt @@ -138,9 +138,9 @@ sort.title_alt=Trier par : Titre (façon Amazon) sort.author=Trier par : Auteur sort.recent=Trier par : Date d'accès sort.publication=Trier par : Date de publication -sort.independently=Tri indépendant des tableaux -panel.upper=Tableau haut -panel.lower=Tableau bas +sort.independently=Trier les tableaux séparément +panel.upper=Tableau du haut +panel.lower=Tableau du bas # Italian localization by Mterry [it] EDIT²: Yup, looks good . Last edited by NiLuJe; 01-18-2014 at 02:08 PM.

01-20-2014, 07:11 PM	#764
Georgie W Connoisseur Posts: 96 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Scotland Device: KT4 5.13.6	How do I nest collections? I'm very sorry that I can't seem to grasp what I need to do for this. I can make my screen show all my collections in the top half and again in the bottom, but I just can't work out what I have to press/click/highlight to choose, say, 5 collections and make them appear as entries in an overarching collection. Say I've got collections called Author A, Author B etc (each collection has a sozen or so books in it). I want those to appear in a collection (already existing) called Adventure. So that on my home screen I just see Adventure, then when I highlight that, I'll see my sub-collection headings plus any other books. I have checked the forum, and you do state that it ought to be completely obvious, so this makes me really thick!

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01-13-2014, 06:48 PM	#751
ixtab (offline) Posts: 2,907 Karma: 6736094 Join Date: Dec 2011 Device: K3, K4, K5, KPW, KPW2	Errm... happy new year again - to all of you! I just came back from holidays... and the holidays were absolutely awesome. If you ever get the chance, go to Morocco! (but visit the mountains and the desert, not the big cities like Marrakesh). And... just in case: there will be a new release of CM soon. Insh'allah ;-p

01-14-2014, 08:41 AM	#752
Akirainblack abibliophobic Posts: 220 Karma: 219708 Join Date: Aug 2012 Device: KV jailbroken	Welcome back ixtab. Good to hear you had an enjoyable holiday.

01-18-2014, 06:23 AM	#754
hanog Enthusiast Posts: 30 Karma: 472026 Join Date: Jan 2013 Device: Kindle Paperwhite	Whats new? Version history?

01-18-2014, 08:45 AM	#757
piperclassique A garbling groftpot Posts: 996 Karma: 9234667 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: France Device: Oasis, Voyage, Kobo mini, Samsung tablet, phones, whatever.	Awesome, gets better every time! Thank you!

01-18-2014, 11:37 AM	#758
cybtrash Member Posts: 14 Karma: 59784 Join Date: Jan 2014 Device: Kindle Touch and PW2	Thank you! Sadly 5.4.2 was preinstalled on my fresh Kindle PW2 :/

01-20-2014, 08:00 PM	#765
ixtab (offline) Posts: 2,907 Karma: 6736094 Join Date: Dec 2011 Device: K3, K4, K5, KPW, KPW2	Thanks to everyone for the recent contributions (in particular eschwartz and jogawa, for discussing and clarifying the FW downgrade to 5.4.0) ! ... And now, concerning the current CM status, specifically with regard to FW 5.4.2: - I do have a "somewhat" working version (meaning: at least it doesn't crash immediately) - that version handles part of the stuff correctly. And the other part is handled strangely, or it just plainly crashes. So...: CM will most likely support FW 5.4.2. Probably sometime soon, but not right now. Just be patient PS: @NiLuJe: merci pour les corrections!

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