Instructions for patching firmware 4.18.13737

[Semwize]

Originally Posted by tammmy

Bulgarian

try

Spoiler:

Bulgarian Keyboard (GloHD/ClaraHD/AuraOne/H2O2/Forma/Libra):
  - Enabled: no
  - PatchGroup: Keyboard alternatives
    ## Replaces keys on the Extended Latin keypad with Bulgarian 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: 0x9CFA60, FindH: 00 24, ReplaceH: 01 24}
    # Replace layout sign
  - FindBaseAddressString: "ÉÀÇ"
  - ReplaceString: {Offset: 0, Find: "ÉÀÇ", Replace: "АБВ"}
    # 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: "ц"}
  - ReplaceString: {Offset: 0x04, Find: "ÿ\0", Replace: "ч"}
  - ReplaceString: {Offset: 0x08, Find: "š\0", Replace: "л"}
  - ReplaceString: {Offset: 0x0C, Find: "ž\0", Replace: "б"}
  - ReplaceString: {Offset: 0x10, Find: "æ\0", Replace: "ѝ"}
  - ReplaceString: {Offset: 0x14, Find: "œ\0", Replace: "ы"}
  - ReplaceString: {Offset: 0x18, Find: "þ\0", Replace: "."}
  - ReplaceString: {Offset: -52, Find: "ß\0", Replace: ";"}
  - ReplaceString: {Offset: 0x1C, Find: "ij\0", Replace: "?"}
  - ReplaceString: {Offset: 0x20, Find: "ŀ\0", Replace: "!"}
    # Second row, left to right (10 keys):
  - ReplaceString: {Offset: 0x28, Find: "à\0", Replace: ","}
  - ReplaceString: {Offset: 0x2C, Find: "á\0", Replace: "у"}
  - ReplaceString: {Offset: 0x30, Find: "â\0", Replace: "е"}
  - ReplaceString: {Offset: 0x34, Find: "ä\0", Replace: "и"}
  - ReplaceString: {Offset: 0x38, Find: "ã\0", Replace: "ш"}
  - ReplaceString: {Offset: 0x3C, Find: "å\0", Replace: "щ"}
  - ReplaceString: {Offset: 0x40, Find: "è\0", Replace: "к"}
  - ReplaceString: {Offset: 0x44, Find: "é\0", Replace: "с"}
  - ReplaceString: {Offset: 0x48, Find: "ê\0", Replace: "д"}
  - ReplaceString: {Offset: 0x4C, Find: "ë\0", Replace: "з"}
    # Third row, left to right (10 keys):
  - ReplaceString: {Offset: 0x50, Find: "ò\0", Replace: "ь"}
  - ReplaceString: {Offset: 0x54, Find: "ó\0", Replace: "я"}
  - ReplaceString: {Offset: 0x58, Find: "ô\0", Replace: "а"}
  - ReplaceString: {Offset: 0x5C, Find: "ö\0", Replace: "о"}
  - ReplaceString: {Offset: 0x60, Find: "õ\0", Replace: "ж"}
  - ReplaceString: {Offset: 0x64, Find: "ø\0", Replace: "г"}
  - ReplaceString: {Offset: 0x68, Find: "ì\0", Replace: "т"}
  - ReplaceString: {Offset: 0x6C, Find: "í\0", Replace: "н"}
  - ReplaceString: {Offset: 0x70, Find: "î\0", Replace: "в"}
  - ReplaceString: {Offset: 0x74, Find: "ï\0", Replace: "м"}
    # Fourth row, left to right (8 keys):
  - ReplaceString: {Offset: 0x78, Find: "ù\0", Replace: "ю"}
  - ReplaceString: {Offset: 0x7C, Find: "ú\0", Replace: "й"}
  - ReplaceString: {Offset: 0x80, Find: "û\0", Replace: "ъ"}
  - ReplaceString: {Offset: 0x84, Find: "ü\0", Replace: "э"}
  - ReplaceString: {Offset: 0x88, Find: "ñ\0", Replace: "ф"}
  - ReplaceString: {Offset: 0x8C, Find: "ç\0", Replace: "х"}
  - ReplaceString: {Offset: 0x90, Find: "đ\0", Replace: "п"}
  - ReplaceString: {Offset: 0x94, Find: "ł\0", Replace: "р"}

Originally Posted by Svens

Cyrillic

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Spoiler:

Cyrillic Keyboard (GloHD/ClaraHD/AuraOne/H2O2/Forma/Libra):
  - Enabled: no
  - PatchGroup: Keyboard alternatives
    ## Replaces keys on the Extended Latin keypad with Cyrillic 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: 0x9CFA60, FindH: 00 24, ReplaceH: 01 24}
    # Replace layout sign
  - FindBaseAddressString: "ÉÀÇ"
  - ReplaceString: {Offset: 0, Find: "ÉÀÇ", Replace: "АБВ"}
    # 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: "ё"}
  - ReplaceString: {Offset: 0x04, Find: "ÿ\0", Replace: "х"}
  - ReplaceString: {Offset: 0x08, Find: "š\0", Replace: "ъ"}
  - ReplaceString: {Offset: 0x0C, Find: "ž\0", Replace: "э"}
  - ReplaceString: {Offset: 0x10, Find: "æ\0", Replace: "ю"}
  - ReplaceString: {Offset: 0x14, Find: "œ\0", Replace: "."}
  - ReplaceString: {Offset: 0x18, Find: "þ\0", Replace: ","}
  - ReplaceString: {Offset: -52, Find: "ß\0", Replace: ";"}
  - ReplaceString: {Offset: 0x1C, Find: "ij\0", Replace: "?"}
  - ReplaceString: {Offset: 0x20, Find: "ŀ\0", Replace: "!"}
    # Second row, left to right (10 keys):
  - ReplaceString: {Offset: 0x28, Find: "à\0", Replace: "й"}
  - ReplaceString: {Offset: 0x2C, Find: "á\0", Replace: "ц"}
  - ReplaceString: {Offset: 0x30, Find: "â\0", Replace: "у"}
  - ReplaceString: {Offset: 0x34, Find: "ä\0", Replace: "к"}
  - ReplaceString: {Offset: 0x38, Find: "ã\0", Replace: "е"}
  - ReplaceString: {Offset: 0x3C, Find: "å\0", Replace: "н"}
  - ReplaceString: {Offset: 0x40, Find: "è\0", Replace: "г"}
  - ReplaceString: {Offset: 0x44, Find: "é\0", Replace: "ш"}
  - ReplaceString: {Offset: 0x48, Find: "ê\0", Replace: "щ"}
  - ReplaceString: {Offset: 0x4C, Find: "ë\0", Replace: "з"}
    # Third row, left to right (10 keys):
  - ReplaceString: {Offset: 0x50, Find: "ò\0", Replace: "ф"}
  - ReplaceString: {Offset: 0x54, Find: "ó\0", Replace: "ы"}
  - ReplaceString: {Offset: 0x58, Find: "ô\0", Replace: "в"}
  - ReplaceString: {Offset: 0x5C, Find: "ö\0", Replace: "а"}
  - ReplaceString: {Offset: 0x60, Find: "õ\0", Replace: "п"}
  - ReplaceString: {Offset: 0x64, Find: "ø\0", Replace: "р"}
  - ReplaceString: {Offset: 0x68, Find: "ì\0", Replace: "о"}
  - ReplaceString: {Offset: 0x6C, Find: "í\0", Replace: "л"}
  - ReplaceString: {Offset: 0x70, Find: "î\0", Replace: "д"}
  - ReplaceString: {Offset: 0x74, Find: "ï\0", Replace: "ж"}
    # Fourth row, left to right (8 keys):
  - ReplaceString: {Offset: 0x78, Find: "ù\0", Replace: "я"}
  - ReplaceString: {Offset: 0x7C, Find: "ú\0", Replace: "ч"}
  - ReplaceString: {Offset: 0x80, Find: "û\0", Replace: "с"}
  - ReplaceString: {Offset: 0x84, Find: "ü\0", Replace: "м"}
  - ReplaceString: {Offset: 0x88, Find: "ñ\0", Replace: "и"}
  - ReplaceString: {Offset: 0x8C, Find: "ç\0", Replace: "т"}
  - ReplaceString: {Offset: 0x90, Find: "đ\0", Replace: "ь"}
  - ReplaceString: {Offset: 0x94, Find: "ł\0", Replace: "б"}

[tammmy]

Sorry
Where to paste this patch
in scr folder to make a new file or in the end of libadobe.so file for example?

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by geek1011

Thanks for testing! Can you send me the kepub and epub books used for testing so I can ensure they are proper? If so, I'll update the values. The thing is, some epubs modify the base font size, which messes up the whole font scaling thing.

When testing KePub, I found the font size way too big with the same place on the font slider. So I found 4 for ePub and 14 for KePub.

Using 9 on the font slider (from the left press + 9 times) for each format, the font size matches.

[Semwize]

Originally Posted by tammmy

Where to paste this patch
in scr folder to make a new file or in the end of libadobe.so file for example?

libnickel.so.1.0.0.yaml

and in the patch change 'Enabled: no' to 'Enabled: yes'

tammmy,
try just adding in Kobo eReader.conf

[ApplicationPreferences]
CurrentLocale=bg
ExtraLocales=bg

You may be satisfied with the result and the patch is not needed.

[Chaplan]

Don't know if anyone noticed but in this new FW when you enable "Allow rotation on all devices" the lettering isn't cut-off like it was on the previous one.
Also "Auto Rotate" option is showing up for devices that have no sensor for auto-rotation, at least for me on my Clara HD, doesn't actually work (obviously) but looks good...

[forster01]

From my perspective, it appears that "Un-Force user font-family in KePubs:" does not work.
My stylesheet(embedded) fonts are not applied when i select the other font. Unfortunately.

Geek1011 can you please check that with the epub i sent you?

[geek1011]

For those who have been asking for a header/footer swap patch, I just figured out how to do it efficiently. Here is the patch, which will be in the zips for v54 in a week (jackie_w and I are still taking a break): https://github.com/geek1011/kobopatc...19c58338406a31.

[geek1011]

Originally Posted by Chaplan

Don't know if anyone noticed but in this new FW when you enable "Allow rotation on all devices" the lettering isn't cut-off like it was on the previous one.
Also "Auto Rotate" option is showing up for devices that have no sensor for auto-rotation, at least for me on my Clara HD, doesn't actually work (obviously) but looks good...

That's because I fixed it last week .

Originally Posted by forster01

From my perspective, it appears that "Un-Force user font-family in KePubs:" does not work.
My stylesheet(embedded) fonts are not applied when i select the other font. Unfortunately.

Geek1011 can you please check that with the epub i sent you?

Next week, as jackie_w and I are taking a break.

[poczynek]

Originally Posted by geek1011

For those who have been asking for a header/footer swap patch, I just figured out how to do it efficiently. Here is the patch, which will be in the zips for v54 in a week (jackie_w and I are still taking a break): https://github.com/geek1011/kobopatc...19c58338406a31.

Man, you are the best! Just tried it and perfect. Thanks again.

[rogerinnyc]

Geek1011, you are the best! Although I will sheepishly admit that pending this new patch's creation and release, I've actually gotten used to and, dare I say it, kind of fond of the title, with page number, at the bottom, and the header entirely turned off -- and will probably keep it that way. Maybe if at some point we can get back to book title only in the header and page numbers only in the footer, I'll patch that, but I'm not chomping at the bit for it.

But would still love the ability to tap on the battery icon while within my book and see the percentage!

Enjoy your break!

[Terisa de morgan]

Originally Posted by geek1011

For those who have been asking for a header/footer swap patch, I just figured out how to do it efficiently. Here is the patch, which will be in the zips for v54 in a week (jackie_w and I are still taking a break): https://github.com/geek1011/kobopatc...19c58338406a31.

Thank you, it works perfectly.

[JIPG-reader]

Originally Posted by geek1011

For those who have been asking for a header/footer swap patch, I just figured out how to do it efficiently. Here is the patch, which will be in the zips for v54 in a week (jackie_w and I are still taking a break): https://github.com/geek1011/kobopatc...19c58338406a31.

Thank you to both for your big effort to make our reading more pleasant.

By the way, do not forget that a break is a break!

[geek1011]

Originally Posted by JIPG-reader

Thank you to both for your big effort to make our reading more pleasant.

By the way, do not forget that a break is a break!

Yes, unless I get an idea halfway through, in which case I play with that for a break from the break .

A break mostly means I won't look at too much extra patch-related things, I won't make any complex patches, I'm free to ignore what I want for the duration of the break, and I might disappear for a few days at a time.

[ZodWallop]

Originally Posted by geek1011

For those who have been asking for a header/footer swap patch, I just figured out how to do it efficiently. Here is the patch, which will be in the zips for v54 in a week (jackie_w and I are still taking a break): https://github.com/geek1011/kobopatc...19c58338406a31.

First, thank you for your effort. That patch convinced me to update.

I'm seeing a bug. I wonder if anyone else can back me up.

If both header and footer are on, everything is fine (attachment 1)

When I turn off the header (in settings, set Chapter Progress to Off), the pages disappear from the footer (see attachment 2).

If you don't immediately see it, try turning a page or letting the reader go through a sleep/wake cycle.

This happens on every kepub I've tested so far.

Turning the header back on puts the page numbers in the footer back.

(Sorry the attachments are sideways. Not sure what happened there.)

[Phil_C]

Yep, if you turn off the header (Chapter Progress in Settings), only the chapter number/name is shown in the page footer -- no page number or time remaining.

This won't bother me since I keep both header and footer visible, but it will be a problem for some folks.