Instructions for patching firmware 4.12.12111

[Semwize]

Originally Posted by GeoffR

Okay thanks, so @page is working as it did before.

But then I can't explain why the `ePub fixed top/bottom margins` patch doesn't increase the top margin when you changed the value from 00px to 12px.

I put 00px in the patch 'Decrease MediumVertSpacer'

[Vwow]

Thanks GeoffR，by put 00px in the patch 'Decrease MediumVertSpacer'，my h2o v1 can make a fullscreen without title and footer。

[jcn363]

`Progresive` updated (thanks to GeoffR) to get rid of the header gap.

Good luck.

[ewphoenix123]

Thanks GeoffR, the MediumVertSpacer height works great.

[NiLuJe]

@GeoffR: Yup, that works for me, too .

At a (very) quick glance, nothing else looks to have suffered from it \o/.

For people also using your adjustable top/bottom margin patch, don't forget to modify the default margin value to match the one you use in the MediumVertSpacer patch .

I'm using 0 in both cases, and am generally running with the margins slider set to 1, meaning 11px margins on the four sides on the H2O .

EDIT: Ah, just noticed one thing: while the top/bottom margins honor the slider in ePub, they do NOT in the kePub reader... (Unless I'm mistaken, they used to with the old fullScreenReading mode).

EDIT²: I *am* using the 'Custom kepub default margins' patch, if that helps...

EDIT³: While a NTH feature, I can definitely live without it. As I said, I usually stay with 11px margins, so I can just patch 'em to 11px instead of 0.

[Martina Schein]

Thanks to everyone (@geek1011, @GeoffR, @jcn363, jackie_w, ...) who always provides us with the great patches.
You guys are absolutely awesome.

The new firmware works very well with the patches on all our readers.

• Kobo Glo
• Kobo GloHD
• Kobo Aura H2O
• Kobo Aura H2O 2nd Edition

[geek1011]

@GeoffR: Works well for me too.

I had a look at all the menus and things, and nowhere else seems to use it. I also had a quick look in the disassembly to confirm.

You can put it in the GitHub repo (or I can) when you think it's ready, then I'll do a release.

[GeoffR]

Originally Posted by geek1011

You can put it in the GitHub repo (or I can) when you think it's ready, then I'll do a release.

I've added this patch on GitHub, it is exactly the same as the one I posted here but I've added a description and given it a less cryptic name:

Reduce top/bottom page spacer: (nickel.yaml)

Spoiler:

Reduce top/bottom page spacer:
  - Enabled: no
  - Description: |
      Reduces the blank space that remains at the top / bottom of the page when
      the "Show title" / "Show footer" reading settings options are unticked.
      Spacer height is halved, customise by changing the min-height + max-height
      values in the Replace: lines below. Affects both ePub and KePub books.
  - FindZlib: "* {\n  background-color: white;\n}\nQWidget[smallIconHeight=true][qApp_deviceIsTrilogy=true]"
  - ReplaceZlib:
      Offset: 0  # Touch/Mini: 24px --> 12px
      Find: "MediumVertSpacer[qApp_deviceIsTrilogy=true] {\n  min-height: 24px;\n  max-height: 24px;\n}"
      Replace: "MediumVertSpacer[qApp_deviceIsTrilogy=true] {\n  min-height: 12px;\n  max-height: 12px;\n}"
  - ReplaceZlib:
      Offset: 0  # Glo/Aura/Aura2ed: 32px --> 16px
      Find: "MediumVertSpacer[qApp_deviceIsPhoenix=true] {\n  min-height: 32px;\n  max-height: 32px;\n}"
      Replace: "MediumVertSpacer[qApp_deviceIsPhoenix=true] {\n  min-height: 16px;\n  max-height: 16px;\n}"
  - ReplaceZlib:
      Offset: 0  # AuraHD/H2O/GloHD/ClaraHD: 44px --> 22px
      Find: "MediumVertSpacer[qApp_deviceIsDragon=true] {\n  min-height: 44px;\n  max-height: 44px;\n}"
      Replace: "MediumVertSpacer[qApp_deviceIsDragon=true] {\n  min-height: 22px;\n  max-height: 22px;\n}"
  - ReplaceZlib:
      Offset: 0  # AuraOne/Forma: 56px --> 28px
      Find: "MediumVertSpacer[qApp_deviceIsDaylight=true] {\n  min-height: 56px;\n  max-height: 56px;\n}"
      Replace: "MediumVertSpacer[qApp_deviceIsDaylight=true] {\n  min-height: 28px;\n  max-height: 28px;\n}"

[JIPG-reader]

Originally Posted by davidfor

This isn't the case here. All my devices, including an Aura H2O, have generally worked well in the landscape mode. But, there have been occasional problems like you describe. And once I worked out how to get back to portrait mode, I could restart the device and landscape mode worked correctly the next time I tried it.

And remember, you are using a hack to enable a function only available by turning on a developers option. You shouldn't be to surprised when there are problems.

I was not complaining, just only telling my case to advice others in case they suffer a similar situation.

I have installed not to much patches: epub fixed top/bottom margin, custom left & right margins and 24 line spacing values. I do not know if there is one that can interfere with this patch

[geek1011]

Originally Posted by GeoffR

I've added this patch on GitHub, it is exactly the same as the one I posted here but I've added a description and given it a less cryptic name:

Reduce top/bottom page spacer: (nickel.yaml)

Spoiler:

Reduce top/bottom page spacer:
  - Enabled: no
  - Description: |
      Reduces the blank space that remains at the top / bottom of the page when
      the "Show title" / "Show footer" reading settings options are unticked.
      Spacer height is halved, customise by changing the min-height + max-height
      values in the Replace: lines below. Affects both ePub and KePub books.
  - FindZlib: "* {\n  background-color: white;\n}\nQWidget[smallIconHeight=true][qApp_deviceIsTrilogy=true]"
  - ReplaceZlib:
      Offset: 0  # Touch/Mini: 24px --> 12px
      Find: "MediumVertSpacer[qApp_deviceIsTrilogy=true] {\n  min-height: 24px;\n  max-height: 24px;\n}"
      Replace: "MediumVertSpacer[qApp_deviceIsTrilogy=true] {\n  min-height: 12px;\n  max-height: 12px;\n}"
  - ReplaceZlib:
      Offset: 0  # Glo/Aura/Aura2ed: 32px --> 16px
      Find: "MediumVertSpacer[qApp_deviceIsPhoenix=true] {\n  min-height: 32px;\n  max-height: 32px;\n}"
      Replace: "MediumVertSpacer[qApp_deviceIsPhoenix=true] {\n  min-height: 16px;\n  max-height: 16px;\n}"
  - ReplaceZlib:
      Offset: 0  # AuraHD/H2O/GloHD/ClaraHD: 44px --> 22px
      Find: "MediumVertSpacer[qApp_deviceIsDragon=true] {\n  min-height: 44px;\n  max-height: 44px;\n}"
      Replace: "MediumVertSpacer[qApp_deviceIsDragon=true] {\n  min-height: 22px;\n  max-height: 22px;\n}"
  - ReplaceZlib:
      Offset: 0  # AuraOne/Forma: 56px --> 28px
      Find: "MediumVertSpacer[qApp_deviceIsDaylight=true] {\n  min-height: 56px;\n  max-height: 56px;\n}"
      Replace: "MediumVertSpacer[qApp_deviceIsDaylight=true] {\n  min-height: 28px;\n  max-height: 28px;\n}"

Released in v38, and kobopatch request thread updated. Thanks!

[JIPG-reader]

Originally Posted by geek1011

Released in v38, and kobopatch request thread updated. Thanks!

Reduce top/bottom page spacer: (nickel.yaml)

Does this patch replace epub fixed top/botton marging patch?

Edit: This patch is only for "full screen mode" (without footer and header), isnt it?, so it should not have any effect on epub margins when not in full screen mode.

I am a little bit lost with how the margins works, sorry

[Alanon]

Originally Posted by JIPG-reader

Reduce top/bottom page spacer: (nickel.yaml)

Does this patch replace epub fixed top/botton marging patch?

Edit: This patch is only for "full screen mode" (without footer and header), isnt it?, so it should not have any effect on epub margins when not in full screen mode.

I am a little bit lost with how the margins works, sorry

I've just installed it and tested things out. First, the new margin patch is indeed only for fullscreen, when I switched the header and footer back on, it looked to me like it should, with huge top and bottom margins.

I use the adjustable margin patch, which still works great, but as I understand it, the old fixed margins patch works for margins and styles below this new padding. In other words, I think that you'd need to keep the old patch at zero to override any epub/kepub styling, and also apply the new patch to have even smaller top and bottom margins.

[NiLuJe]

Yup, see me earlier comment:

Originally Posted by NiLuJe

For people also using your adjustable top/bottom margin patch, don't forget to modify the default margin value to match the one you use in the MediumVertSpacer patch .

(The 'MediumVertSpacer patch' is now Reduce top/bottom page spacer in v38).

This only makes sense if you actually *always* read without any footer NOR header (àla old fullScreenReading).
If you use the 'Reduce top/bottom page spacer' patch but you still keep ONE of the footer OR header shown, you'll *probably* don't want to tweak the 'adjustable top/bottom margin patch', unless you get how it's going to affect the effect of your margin slider.

The comments around the configurable values in the 'adjustable top/bottom margin patch' should help you understand how those two patches can interact with each other .

EDIT: And as mentioned in the full message I quoted, top/bottom margins are now *fixed* in the kePub reader, so all this interaction talk is fairly moot if you never even read plain ePubs .

[makara]

On my Aura One patch "Enable rotation on all devices" not work. The screen rotates into landscape mode and does not return to portrait mode.

[Mingyar]

no problem on my Aura One LE