New "Mars" device from Likebook?

[micha123]

Stupid question. How do you switch on the backlight without opening the native reader app?! There must be an option but I haven't found it.

Got Ivona installed and it sounds just fine for me through the phone jack.

[donbrubaker]

I read that you can use up to 128GB microsd. Is there anything special I need to look for when buying the microsd? Does Sandisk work okay?

[franzli]

Originally Posted by micha123

Stupid question. How do you switch on the backlight without opening the native reader app?! There must be an option but I haven't found it.

Got Ivona installed and it sounds just fine for me through the phone jack.

Just press the status bar on the right hand side and you should get a menu containing quick settings (light, WiFi, Bluetooth) or notifications.

[feelmaroon]

Not sure if this is what you mean but you can tap the upper right of the main menu screen and the pull down menu will pop up with the light icon right there to the left.

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[feelmaroon]

Just plugged a Samsung 128gb and it read it no problem. Then downloaded the Kiwix package of 35gigs of Wikipedia no pics offline. Still tons of room left.

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[feelmaroon]

Notimp...thanks for the protip.

Tried screenshot touch and it works clean. I'll have to prevent the kill switch on the app but the little dot is unobtrusive.

Will try out that applescript too. Appreciated.

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[feelmaroon]

Can someone tell me how to add fonts to moonreader? Am a big fan of Courier Polska 1941 (old typewriter font). I placed it in the fonts for the native reader but unsure how to place it into moonreader as well. Any tips would be appreciated.

Ive added the Rotate app and now I can toggle back and forth to two column landscape and regular reading (the MR toggle shuts down the app for me sometimes and Rotate hasn't so far).

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[Purple Lady]

Originally Posted by feelmaroon

Can someone tell me how to add fonts to moonreader? Am a big fan of Courier Polska 1941 (old typewriter font). I placed it in the fonts for the native reader but unsure how to place it into moonreader as well. Any tips would be appreciated.

Ive added the Rotate app and now I can toggle back and forth to two column landscape and regular reading (the MR toggle shuts down the app for me sometimes and Rotate hasn't so far).

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You tell MoonReader where to find your fonts. At the bottom of the screen where you choose your fonts you enter the location of your fonts.

[notimp]

Originally Posted by feelmaroon

Will try out that applescript too. Appreciated.

If you do - adb has to be installed on the Mac:
https://lifehacker.com/the-easiest-w...-to-1586992378

Usb Debugging has to be activated on the Likebook:
Tap on the version number under settings device info a few times quickly, until the "developer options are now enabled" message pops up, then go into settings > developer options and enable usb debugging.

The Likebook has to be connected via USB.

If you want to test the connection pull up a Terminal window and write

adb devices

The first time it should see the device but tell you communication is unauthorized. At the same time it will pop up a message window on the Likebook that asks you if you want to authorize the computer to communicate with the android device. Say yes (you can also check a box to make it permanent).

From then on simply running the applescript will take a screenshot and save it under ~/Desktop/boyue (You can save the script in AppleScript Editor as an .app and every time you run it, it will do so.

To run it quickly - use spotlight (cmd+space), or Quicksilver (https://qsapp.com/) or Alfred, or....

Just remember to change the notimp in the script with your MacOS user (userfolder) name. (One occurance.)

edit: Urgh. The xda tutorial doesnt tell you how to install adb globally ("navigate to specific folder... run adb from there").

Use this instead:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/and...usive-t2941205
also read this:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/sho...7&postcount=34

Sorry - people not being so considerate to actually tell you how to install a binary globally. They just tell you how to unzip a thing. Anywhere. Then always use that path to call it.

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[feelmaroon]

Originally Posted by Purple Lady

You tell MoonReader where to find your fonts. At the bottom of the screen where you choose your fonts you enter the location of your fonts.

Purple Lady, excellent and thank you. Quick and easy.

[feelmaroon]

Originally Posted by notimp

If you do - adb has to be installed on the Mac:
https://lifehacker.com/the-easiest-w...-to-1586992378

Usb Debugging has to be activated on the Likebook:
Tap on the version number under settings device info a few times quickly, until the "developer options are now enabled" message pops up, then go into settings > developer options and enable usb debugging.

The Likebook has to be connected via USB.

If you want to test the connection pull up a Terminal window and write

adb devices

The first time it should see the device but tell you communication is unauthorized. At the same time it will pop up a message window on the Likebook that asks you if you want to authorize the computer to communicate with the android device. Say yes (you can also check a box to make it permanent).

From then on simply running the applescript will take a screenshot and save it under ~/Desktop/boyue (You can save the script in AppleScript Editor as an .app and every time you run it, it will do so.

To run it quickly - use spotlight (cmd+space), or Quicksilver (https://qsapp.com/) or Alfred, or....

Just remember to change the notimp in the script with your MacOS user (userfolder) name. (One occurance.)

edit: Urgh. The xda tutorial doesnt tell you how to install adb globally ("navigate to specific folder... run adb from there").

Use this instead:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/and...usive-t2941205
also read this:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/sho...7&postcount=34

Sorry - people not being so considerate to actually tell you how to install a binary globally. They just tell you how to unzip a thing. Anywhere. Then always use that path to call it.

Very nice. Great info. Charging up my 2011 Macbook Air. Thank you.

[cheukphung]

Originally Posted by donbrubaker

Quick question and I apologize if it's already been answered. I was wondering if you can reverse the contrast so that instead of black text on a white background, you can have white text on a black background.

I think you can:

Go to Android Settings --> Accessibility, scroll down the page and you will find Colour inversion under Display, activate it will turn the whole screen into black background with white text.

[micha123]

Thanks. It didn't occured to me the status bar needs to be clicked. I tried to wipe it...

[fduniho]

I connected my Likebook Mars to an external USB keyboard, but it didn't recognize it and continued to use a software keyboard. Is there any way to get it to recognize a USB keyboard?