Firmware 4.28.18220 - Page 11

murraypaul · 08-31-2021, 08:04 AM

The previous Inverted mode worked a lot more intuitively, at least for me.
Why would I want the text inverted but not the images?
It looks especially bad for books which have images for chapter markers.

ZodWallop · 08-31-2021, 09:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by murraypaul

Why would I want the text inverted but not the images?

Because inverted images look like a photo negative?

Rid · 08-31-2021, 10:25 PM

Well that explains what I was getting worried about, at least we can still use invert mode. I did like the idea of the images in Darkmode but not so much the menu and annotation pages.

The title page on that book does a small issue as well. Have noticed a lot of books are using images for the title page and some other pages.

Thanks all for investigating this

murraypaul · 09-01-2021, 11:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ZodWallop

Because inverted images look like a photo negative?

Well yes, that is what inverting them does

I've turned invert/night/dark mode on because I want as little brightness as possible. Getting flashbanged any time an image appears or I open a menu doesn't do that.

JSWolf · 09-01-2021, 12:58 PM

You could export all the images,invert them, and put them back. But if it's just the cover and title page as images with maybe some other little images such as the publisher logo, then don't bother.

MGlitch · 09-01-2021, 01:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by murraypaul

Well yes, that is what inverting them does

I've turned invert/night/dark mode on because I want as little brightness as possible. Getting flashbanged any time an image appears or I open a menu doesn't do that.

What brightness do you have your device set to? I ask because with the new dark mode (as opposed to the invert mode) I’m not blinded by pulling up menus even in pitch black rooms. And the screen is lit well enough to read comfortably with white on black.

So I’m curious how anyone could get flashbanged when using reasonable brightness levels.

JSWolf · 09-01-2021, 02:11 PM

With the screen inverted, I find the brightness needs to be higher. so yes, the non-inverted menus/images/screens can be a bit too bright for some.

ownedbycats · 09-03-2021, 04:04 PM

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Originally Posted by ownedbycats

I've ordered some extra microUSBs for my big box o' cables so I'll be able to check if it's a cable issue once they arrive.

The issue seems to have cleared itself up, though I'm not sure if it's due to the cable (the old cable is now working okay too) or something else.

the.Mtn.Man · 09-17-2021, 03:24 PM

Whatever happened to the patch? Did geek1011 give up on it?

NiLuJe · 09-17-2021, 05:33 PM

Nope, someone just needs to invent bottled time

.

Quoth · 09-18-2021, 07:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NiLuJe

Nope, someone just needs to invent bottled time

.

Bose-Einstein condensate is as close as we have to that.

the.Mtn.Man · 09-18-2021, 11:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NiLuJe

Nope, someone just needs to invent bottled time

.

Okay. I've just not seen it take this long, but I guess with Kobo making some significant changes to the way fonts are handled (or something), it's not as easy as just making a couple of tweaks to the previous patch.

MGlitch · 09-18-2021, 12:11 PM

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Originally Posted by the.Mtn.Man

Okay. I've just not seen it take this long, but I guess with Kobo making some significant changes to the way fonts are handled (or something), it's not as easy as just making a couple of tweaks to the previous patch.

Well you can also use many of the patches from 4.26, there’s decent talk about this in the thread.

I’ve patched my Forma using this method and it seems identical to how I’d expect it to be.

Sirtel · 09-18-2021, 12:46 PM

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Originally Posted by MGlitch

Well you can also use many of the patches from 4.26, there’s decent talk about this in the thread.

I’ve patched my Forma using this method and it seems identical to how I’d expect it to be.

I use several of the font patches and don't want to read without them. So I'm stuck with the previous firmware for now. Not that there's something wrong with that. I'm happy to wait. No hurry.

93terp · 09-29-2021, 09:59 AM

Just following up to see if there's any update on patches for 4.28.18220?

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08-31-2021, 08:04 AM	#151
murraypaul Interested Bystander Posts: 3,726 Karma: 19728152 Join Date: Jun 2008 Device: Note 4, Kobo One	The previous Inverted mode worked a lot more intuitively, at least for me. Why would I want the text inverted but not the images? It looks especially bad for books which have images for chapter markers.

08-31-2021, 10:25 PM	#153
Rid Addict Posts: 209 Karma: 20980 Join Date: Oct 2020 Device: Kobo Aura One, Aura HD (R.I.P.) :(	Well that explains what I was getting worried about, at least we can still use invert mode. I did like the idea of the images in Darkmode but not so much the menu and annotation pages. The title page on that book does a small issue as well. Have noticed a lot of books are using images for the title page and some other pages. Thanks all for investigating this

09-01-2021, 12:58 PM	#155
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 80,690 Karma: 150249619 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	You could export all the images,invert them, and put them back. But if it's just the cover and title page as images with maybe some other little images such as the publisher logo, then don't bother.

09-01-2021, 02:11 PM	#157
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 80,690 Karma: 150249619 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	With the screen inverted, I find the brightness needs to be higher. so yes, the non-inverted menus/images/screens can be a bit too bright for some.

09-17-2021, 03:24 PM	#159
the.Mtn.Man Guru Posts: 710 Karma: 2483502 Join Date: Jul 2011 Device: Kobo Aura	Whatever happened to the patch? Did geek1011 give up on it?

09-17-2021, 05:33 PM	#160
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	Nope, someone just needs to invent bottled time .

09-29-2021, 09:59 AM	#165
93terp Fear The Turtle! Posts: 868 Karma: 4067244 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Margaritaville Device: KV, Kobo Forma, Kobo A1LE, KO3, K3	Just following up to see if there's any update on patches for 4.28.18220?