Instructions for patching firmware 4.12.12111 - Page 4

helour · 12-16-2018, 08:34 AM

Hi,

I've just found that the characters "ß" and "ƒ" in the Keyboard template are still replaceable.

Kobo added new string "goKey" + 3x0b00 in keyboard layout in the libnickel.so file.

Some changes must be made in the libnickel patch:

ß: -48 -> -56 (FFFFFFD0 -> FFFFFFC8)
ReplaceString: {Offset: -56, Find: "ß\0", Replace: "ß"}

ƒ: -44 -> -52 (FFFFFFD4 -> FFFFFFCC)
ReplaceString: {Offset: -52, Find: "ƒ\0", Replace: "ƒ"}

I tried it on my Kobo GloHD and it works well.

Spoiler:

Code:

Keyboard template (GloHD/ClaraHD/AuraOne/H2O2):
  - Enabled: no
  - PatchGroup: Keyboard alternatives
    ## Replaces keys on the Extended Latin keypad with custom alternatives.

    ##
    ## Note that after the device boots, the keypad might just show blank squares
    ## until after the first book has been opened.
    ## Also note that long-pressing keys on the base keypad will no longer show
    ## the appropriate list of Extended Latin keys.
    #
    # Enable uppercase for `ß` (sharp s) key
  - ReplaceBytes: {Offset: 0x8F4B88, FindH: 00 24, ReplaceH: 01 24}
    # Replace layout sign
  - FindBaseAddressString: "ÉÀÇ"
  - ReplaceString: {Offset: 0, Find: "ÉÀÇ", Replace: "ÉÀÇ"}
  # Change keyboard layout
  - FindBaseAddressString: "ý\0\0ÿ\0\0š\0\0ž\0\0"
    # Top row, left to right (10 keys):
  - ReplaceString: {Offset: 0x00, Find: "ý\0", Replace: "ý"}
  - ReplaceString: {Offset: 0x04, Find: "ÿ\0", Replace: "ÿ"}
  - ReplaceString: {Offset: 0x08, Find: "š\0", Replace: "š"}
  - ReplaceString: {Offset: 0x0C, Find: "ž\0", Replace: "ž"}
  - ReplaceString: {Offset: 0x10, Find: "æ\0", Replace: "æ"}
  - ReplaceString: {Offset: 0x14, Find: "œ\0", Replace: "œ"}
  - ReplaceString: {Offset: 0x18, Find: "þ\0", Replace: "þ"}
  - ReplaceString: {Offset:  -56, Find: "ß\0", Replace: "ß"}
  - ReplaceString: {Offset: 0x1C, Find: "ĳ\0", Replace: "ĳ"}
  - ReplaceString: {Offset: 0x20, Find: "ŀ\0", Replace: "ŀ"}
    # Second row, left to right (10 keys):
  - ReplaceString: {Offset: 0x30, Find: "à\0", Replace: "à"}
  - ReplaceString: {Offset: 0x34, Find: "á\0", Replace: "á"}
  - ReplaceString: {Offset: 0x38, Find: "â\0", Replace: "â"}
  - ReplaceString: {Offset: 0x3C, Find: "ä\0", Replace: "ä"}
  - ReplaceString: {Offset: 0x40, Find: "ã\0", Replace: "ã"}
  - ReplaceString: {Offset: 0x44, Find: "å\0", Replace: "å"}
  - ReplaceString: {Offset: 0x48, Find: "è\0", Replace: "è"}
  - ReplaceString: {Offset: 0x4C, Find: "é\0", Replace: "é"}
  - ReplaceString: {Offset: 0x50, Find: "ê\0", Replace: "ê"}
  - ReplaceString: {Offset: 0x54, Find: "ë\0", Replace: "ë"}
    # Third row, left to right (10 keys):
  - ReplaceString: {Offset: 0x5C, Find: "ò\0", Replace: "ò"}
  - ReplaceString: {Offset: 0x68, Find: "ó\0", Replace: "ó"}
  - ReplaceString: {Offset: 0x70, Find: "ô\0", Replace: "ô"}
  - ReplaceString: {Offset: 0x74, Find: "ö\0", Replace: "ö"}
  - ReplaceString: {Offset: 0x78, Find: "õ\0", Replace: "õ"}
  - ReplaceString: {Offset: 0x7C, Find: "ø\0", Replace: "ø"}
  - ReplaceString: {Offset: 0x58, Find: "ì\0", Replace: "ì"}
  - ReplaceString: {Offset: 0x64, Find: "í\0", Replace: "í"}
  - ReplaceString: {Offset: 0x80, Find: "î\0", Replace: "î"}
  - ReplaceString: {Offset: 0x84, Find: "ï\0", Replace: "ï"}
    # Fourth row, left to right (8 keys):
  - ReplaceString: {Offset: 0x60, Find: "ù\0", Replace: "ù"}
  - ReplaceString: {Offset: 0x6C, Find: "ú\0", Replace: "ú"}
  - ReplaceString: {Offset: 0x88, Find: "û\0", Replace: "û"}
  - ReplaceString: {Offset: 0x8C, Find: "ü\0", Replace: "ü"}
  - ReplaceString: {Offset: 0x90, Find: "ñ\0", Replace: "ñ"}
  - ReplaceString: {Offset: 0x94, Find: "ç\0", Replace: "ç"}
  - ReplaceString: {Offset: 0x98, Find: "đ\0", Replace: "đ"}
  - ReplaceString: {Offset: 0x9C, Find: "ł\0", Replace: "ł"}

jackie_w · 12-16-2018, 08:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Martina Schein

Thank you very much for your help @jackie_w. Exactly that was my mistake.

You're welcome - we got there in the end

mathil · 12-16-2018, 10:40 AM

I'm about to patch my Glo HD -- thank you so much to geek1011 and GeoffR for all your work!

I was wondering about one thing: in the 4.11.11980 firmware release there used to be a patch (made by user jcn363) to change the footnote's font size. Could it be updated? I read plenty of nonfiction and if I could reduce it, it would save me a lot of time while reading. Thank you in advance!!!

jackie_w · 12-16-2018, 11:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mathil

I'm about to patch my Glo HD -- thank you so much to geek1011 and GeoffR for all your work!

I was wondering about one thing: in the 4.11.11980 firmware release there used to be a patch (made by user jcn363) to change the footnote's font size. Could it be updated? I read plenty of nonfiction and if I could reduce it, it would save me a lot of time while reading. Thank you in advance!!!

If you still have the old nickel patch you were using in a previous firmware then I think it should still work in 4.12.12111.

jcn363 · 12-17-2018, 03:37 AM

Basically tshering's BAD EYES revisited, which enlarged the font-size in GUI, with a simplify home screen ("Only Reading and My Books") and the addition of other patches (games, some fixes, cover increase...) and code cleaning to make more speedy. It is documented (somehow).

The file has 3 versions inside:

* P -> for A1/Forma
* PH -> for ClaraHD/H2O/GloHD/AuraHD
* Pi -> same as PH but with a smaller font size increase.

If you own a different device, you must change the values as needed.
If you find any... don't hesitate.

Warning: You never should use it if you read in Turkish or Japanese.
Use at your own risk, I can't guarantee that it does not cause any issue.

Good luck.

EDIT: Updated (thanks to GeoffR) to get rid of the header gap.

jcn363 · 12-17-2018, 05:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mathil

I'm about to patch my Glo HD -- thank you so much to geek1011 and GeoffR for all your work!

I was wondering about one thing: in the 4.11.11980 firmware release there used to be a patch (made by user jcn363) to change the footnote's font size. Could it be updated? I read plenty of nonfiction and if I could reduce it, it would save me a lot of time while reading. Thank you in advance!!!

Yes, you can still use `Change the font-size of footnotes pop-up and alikes` and `Change the font-family of footnotes pop-up and alikes` in this version.

Spoiler:

Code:

Change the font-size of footnotes pop-up and alikes:
  - Enabled: no
  - Description: |
      Change footnotes and alike font-size
  - FindZlib:  "QWidget[small"
# Pop-up header (footnotes and alike)
  - ReplaceZlib:
      Find:    "HeaderMediumElidedLabel,\n\
                HeaderMediumTouchLabel,\n\
                HeaderMediumLabel {\n  font-family: Georgia;\n  qproperty-alignment: 'AlignLeft|AlignVCenter';\n}\n\
                HeaderMediumElidedLabel[qApp_deviceIsTrilogy=true],\n\
                HeaderMediumTouchLabel[qApp_deviceIsTrilogy=true],\n\
                HeaderMediumLabel[qApp_deviceIsTrilogy=true] {\n  font-size: 30px;\n}\n\
                HeaderMediumElidedLabel[qApp_deviceIsPhoenix=true],\n\
                HeaderMediumTouchLabel[qApp_deviceIsPhoenix=true],\n\
                HeaderMediumLabel[qApp_deviceIsPhoenix=true] {\n  font-size: 36px;\n}\n\
                HeaderMediumElidedLabel[qApp_deviceIsDragon=true],\n\
                HeaderMediumTouchLabel[qApp_deviceIsDragon=true],\n\
                HeaderMediumLabel[qApp_deviceIsDragon=true] {\n  font-size: 46px;\n}\n\
                HeaderMediumElidedLabel[qApp_deviceIsAlyssum=true],\n\
                HeaderMediumTouchLabel[qApp_deviceIsAlyssum=true],\n\
                HeaderMediumLabel[qApp_deviceIsAlyssum=true] {\n  font-size: 50px;\n}\n\
                HeaderMediumElidedLabel[qApp_deviceIsNova=true],\n\
                HeaderMediumTouchLabel[qApp_deviceIsNova=true],\n\
                HeaderMediumLabel[qApp_deviceIsNova=true] {\n  font-size: 50px;\n}\n\
                HeaderMediumElidedLabel[qApp_deviceIsDaylight=true],\n\
                HeaderMediumTouchLabel[qApp_deviceIsDaylight=true],\n\
                HeaderMediumLabel[qApp_deviceIsDaylight=true] {\n  font-size: 60px;\n}"
      Replace: "HeaderMediumElidedLabel,HeaderMediumTouchLabel,HeaderMediumLabel{font-family:Georgia;qproperty-alignment:'AlignLeft|AlignVCenter';font-size:60px;}"
# Pop-up text (footnotes and alike)
  - ReplaceZlib:
      Find:    "RegularTouchLabel {\n  font-family: Georgia;\n  font-style: italic;\n}\n\
                RegularTouchLabel[qApp_deviceIsTrilogy=true] {\n  font-size: 19px;\n}\n\
                RegularTouchLabel[qApp_deviceIsPhoenix=true] {\n  font-size: 23px;\n}\n\
                RegularTouchLabel[qApp_deviceIsDragon=true] {\n  font-size: 29px;\n}\n\
                RegularTouchLabel[qApp_deviceIsAlyssum=true] {\n  font-size: 32px;\n}\n\
                RegularTouchLabel[qApp_deviceIsNova=true] {\n  font-size: 32px;\n}\n\
                RegularTouchLabel[qApp_deviceIsDaylight=true] {\n  font-size: 37px;\n}"
      Replace: "RegularTouchLabel{font-family:Georgia;font-style:italic;font-size:37px;}"

Change the font-family of footnotes pop-up and alikes:
  - Enabled: no
  - Description: |
      This patch allows you to change the font-family for the kepub pop-up footnotes (it
      will also affect a few other dialogs, like no wifi, marked as finished, marked as
      unread, etc).
  # In ReadingController::showFootnoteDialog(Bookmark const&), a ConfirmationDialog is created.
  # This changes the styles for ConfirmationDialog > #text
  - FindZlib: "#ConfirmationDialog"
  - ReplaceZlib: {Find: "font-family: Avenir;", Replace: "font-style:italic;}"} # with this change you'll have the same font family (for header and message) and italic for message
  - ReplaceZlib: {Find: "font-family: Sans-SerifJP, sans-serif;", Replace: "font-family: Georgia;"}

Good luck.

jcn363 · 12-17-2018, 05:39 AM

Yes, I think all these patches

Code:

    Remove footer (row3) and increase cover size on new home screen
    Remove footer (row3) on new home screen
    New home screen increasing cover size
    Only Reading and My Books
    Remove Footer and Recommendations

apply to the same string:

Code:

  - FindZlib: "#row1col2"
  - ReplaceZlib:
      Find:    "[qApp_isFontScaleLarge=true] #row1col2 {\n  qproperty-visible: false;\n}"
      Replace: "all_that_you_do_not_want_appear {qproperty-visible:false;}"

and therefore, must be into the same patch-group:

Code:

   - PatchGroup: Home screen tweaks

Good luck.

davidfor · 12-17-2018, 08:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jcn363

Basically tshering's BAD EYES revisited, which enlarged the font-size in GUI, with a simplify home screen ("Only Reading and My Books") and the addition of other patches (games, some fixes, cover increase...) and code cleaning to make more speedy. It is documented (somehow).

You reminded me of something...

With the Large Print Mode in the firmware, there is also a setting for the font scaling. This is the option "LargePrintFontScale" that can be added to the "ApplicationPreferences" section of the preferences. The value is a number to scale the UI font by when the Large Print Mode is on.

The Large Print Mode seems to use a scaling of about 1.5. Using 1.1 gives a little bigger font in most places without reducing the number of books displayed in the lists. If you change the scale, you need to toggle Large Print Mode or restart the device to pickup the change.

Carmelocotonto · 12-17-2018, 09:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by davidfor

You reminded me of something...

With the Large Print Mode in the firmware, there is also a setting for the font scaling. This is the option "LargePrintFontScale" that can be added to the "ApplicationPreferences" section of the preferences. The value is a number to scale the UI font by when the Large Print Mode is on.

The Large Print Mode seems to use a scaling of about 1.5. Using 1.1 gives a little bigger font in most places without reducing the number of books displayed in the lists. If you change the scale, you need to toggle Large Print Mode or restart the device to pickup the change.

Please, where is Large Print Mode option? I have got ClaraHD. Or how is it activated?

geek1011 · 12-17-2018, 09:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Carmelocotonto

Please, where is Large Print Mode option? I have got ClaraHD. Or how is it activated?

Settings then Beta Features. The optional scaling values davidfor mentioned are added to .kobo/Kobo/Kobo eReader.conf when your eReader is plugged in to a computer.

Carmelocotonto · 12-17-2018, 11:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by geek1011

Settings then Beta Features. The optional scaling values davidfor mentioned are added to .kobo/Kobo/Kobo eReader.conf when your eReader is plugged in to a computer.

All perfect. I tried 1.2 but you are alright, only 1.1 and it is enough.

jasius · 12-17-2018, 12:00 PM

Sorry I'm new to this patched firmware, does it also work for a Clara HD also what features does the patching add?

geek1011 · 12-17-2018, 12:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jasius

Sorry I'm new to this patched firmware, does it also work for a Clara HD also what features does the patching add?

Yes. Look in the patch files for the features. Some of the main ones I use are showing the chapter name in the progress slider, increasing the number of font size and line spacing options, removing the sign-out button from the lock screen, enabling all of the beta features, adding an invert screen toggle to reading setting, increasing the power off timeout, and a whole lot of other ones. You can also use kobopatch to add translations, hyphenation dictionaries, and other files too.

GeoffR · 12-17-2018, 06:59 PM

Now that there is plenty of space at the top and bottom of the page, I think the default settings for the ePub fixed top/bottom margins patch should be reduced to zero.

ePub fixed top/bottom margins: (libnickel.so.1.0.0.yaml)

Spoiler:

Edit: Just a couple of notes for those unfamilliar with this patch:

1. It can't reduce the size of the built-in header/footer, negative values don't work, but setting the @page margins to zero with the patch at least overrides any larger @page margins that might have been set in the book's CSS stylesheet by the publisher.

2. You can change the units from px to others such as mm or pt, but % sizes don't work for @page margins, and em sizes are scaled relative to the base font size, not necessarily to the font size used for paragraphs.

geek1011 · 12-17-2018, 07:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GeoffR

Now that there is plenty of space at the top and bottom of the page, I think the default settings for the ePub fixed top/bottom margins patch should be reduced to zero.

ePub fixed top/bottom margins:

Spoiler:

Is this final (i.e. do you want this added to the zips)?

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12-16-2018, 10:40 AM	#48
mathil Evangelist Posts: 445 Karma: 287725 Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Europe Device: Kobo Aura H2O/Glo HD/Libra 2, Kindle PW3/PW5/PW11, Boox Palma	I'm about to patch my Glo HD -- thank you so much to geek1011 and GeoffR for all your work! I was wondering about one thing: in the 4.11.11980 firmware release there used to be a patch (made by user jcn363) to change the footnote's font size. Could it be updated? I read plenty of nonfiction and if I could reduce it, it would save me a lot of time while reading. Thank you in advance!!!

12-17-2018, 12:00 PM	#57
jasius Connoisseur Posts: 85 Karma: 449542 Join Date: Oct 2018 Device: Kobo Libra 2	Sorry I'm new to this patched firmware, does it also work for a Clara HD also what features does the patching add?