Font, ScreenSaver & USBNetwork Hacks for Kindle 2.x, 3.x & 4.x - Page 51

NiLuJe · 09-30-2010, 02:26 PM

No adverse effect, but I'd be really surprised if it actually changed anything. The font-packages-as-update way is more likely the best way to workaround this.

As for the why, you aren't necessarily the only one, some other people have had weird issues like that (Pushka, daffy4u), and that was even *before* the full hack, but with the reader.pref & alt family tweak. So, supposedly, something is way more fragile than before regarding the framework handling of font files

.

EDIT: Just switched back to my usual fonts with an update pkg, still no issues.

Anarel · 09-30-2010, 03:03 PM

I'm trying to change the fonts on my K3 but I'm missing something, I think... I installed the jailbreak no problem, the fonts.bin, I installed no problem... but how do I change the fonts on the Kindle? I mean it changed after I installed the font.bin but how do I change it to something else?

gargoyle67 · 09-30-2010, 03:14 PM

@NiLuJe, Yeah thanks for some reason I had to Jailbreak my K3 again even though the ss hack was working, I re-installed the "kindle-fonts-3.9.N-k3" plus the "Fontin_K3_PKG" after a re-boot, But still can't see any difference in the fronts. How are you supposed to switch between the different font sets ?
Can you post a pic of the default font vs what we're supposed to be seeing when the above packages are installed.
Thanks

NiLuJe · 09-30-2010, 03:26 PM

@Anarel: Read the first post gain, you did miss something.

@gargoyle67: The snapshots are attached to the second & third post. (Second post is the font hack defaults, and Fontin is one of the screenshots in the third post). If you're still seeing the default fonts, something's seriously weird (Or you're using the Condensed font family in books)...

Anarel · 09-30-2010, 03:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NiLuJe

@Anarel: Read the first post gain, you did miss something.
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Thanks, that was incredibly helpful advice, but I already did that and I still don't understand. Am I supposed to change some filenames in the linkfonts folder or something?

gargoyle67 · 09-30-2010, 03:31 PM

This is what I'm getting after the successful install of the font hack:

This is still the default font right ? I'm trying to get a thicker looking font.

jglerner · 09-30-2010, 03:36 PM

Why don't we put all the Kindle 3 hacking on a new thread, so we don't mess different kinds of questions (and answers)?

From what I read here, there are some small differences among K2 and K3 that concerns each of them.

We can keep NiLuJe's first post on this thread and NiLuJe can focus on K3 on the new
"Fonts and Screensavers Hacks for The Kindle 3" or something alike.

Anyway K3 firmwware is not 2.5.6 as far as I am concerned.

gargoyle67 · 09-30-2010, 03:39 PM

Here's whats in my linkfont & Fonts folders, Does anything look wrong ?

daffy4u · 09-30-2010, 03:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Anarel

Thanks, that was incredibly helpful advice, but I already did that and I still don't understand. Am I supposed to change some filenames in the linkfonts folder or something?

Have you tried the instructions in the Visual Kindle Guide? We have pictures.

Tvangeste · 09-30-2010, 03:51 PM

@NiLuJe

I installed usbNetwork hack, version 0.21.N, and I'm to report that SSHD auto-start issue is indeed no more. Thanks, you are awesome!!! 8-)

daffy4u · 09-30-2010, 03:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gargoyle67

Here's whats in my linkfont & Fonts folders, Does anything look wrong ?

I don't know if it's wrong or not but I don't have that many fonts in my linkfonts/fonts folder.

BTW, this is for K3.

gargoyle67 · 09-30-2010, 04:00 PM

@daffy4u, Yeah I think that's when I hand'nt read the instructions properly and thought I could use any fonts

I now realize that you overwrite the original default fonts with the ones you want

Can anyone recommend a good thick bold clear font, Thanks.

NiLuJe · 09-30-2010, 04:10 PM

Eep!

@Anarel: I cannot possibly make it clearer than in the first post/wiki. Whatever I might answer you here is already written in greater detail in the first post and the WiKi

. Very succintly: The hack uses 12 font files (+2 for CJK/I18N). You switch these 12 files, and you restart your Kindle.

@gargoyle67: That looks like a full Serif to me, so no, not the default font. I'd say Droid Serif, which is the font installed by default with the fonts hack.

@gargoyle67 (bis): No, your folder looks fine. Although the custom fonts there looks like Fontin, which is *not* the font used in your picture...

@Tvangeste: Great

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@daffy4u: Because that's before the font hack first ran. It copies over all of the default fonts that you see on the other screens.

gargoyle67 · 09-30-2010, 04:13 PM

@NiLuJe, Lol yep you caught me that was an older pic

Thanks man, Working great now

daffy4u · 09-30-2010, 04:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NiLuJe

@daffy4u: Because that's before the font hack first ran. It copies over all of the default fonts that you see on the other screens.

I see! I never felt the need to look at that folder again since everything was working.

09-30-2010, 02:26 PM	#751
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	No adverse effect, but I'd be really surprised if it actually changed anything. The font-packages-as-update way is more likely the best way to workaround this. As for the why, you aren't necessarily the only one, some other people have had weird issues like that (Pushka, daffy4u), and that was even before the full hack, but with the reader.pref & alt family tweak. So, supposedly, something is way more fragile than before regarding the framework handling of font files . EDIT: Just switched back to my usual fonts with an update pkg, still no issues. Last edited by NiLuJe; 09-30-2010 at 02:32 PM.

09-30-2010, 03:31 PM	#756
gargoyle67 Addict Posts: 231 Karma: 180249 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: Kobo Aura	This is what I'm getting after the successful install of the font hack: This is still the default font right ? I'm trying to get a thicker looking font. Last edited by gargoyle67; 09-30-2010 at 03:43 PM.

09-30-2010, 04:10 PM	#763
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	Eep! @Anarel: I cannot possibly make it clearer than in the first post/wiki. Whatever I might answer you here is already written in greater detail in the first post and the WiKi . Very succintly: The hack uses 12 font files (+2 for CJK/I18N). You switch these 12 files, and you restart your Kindle. @gargoyle67: That looks like a full Serif to me, so no, not the default font. I'd say Droid Serif, which is the font installed by default with the fonts hack. @gargoyle67 (bis): No, your folder looks fine. Although the custom fonts there looks like Fontin, which is not the font used in your picture... @Tvangeste: Great . @daffy4u: Because that's before the font hack first ran. It copies over all of the default fonts that you see on the other screens. Last edited by NiLuJe; 09-30-2010 at 04:56 PM.

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09-30-2010, 03:03 PM	#752
Anarel Evangelist Posts: 424 Karma: 61399 Join Date: Dec 2009 Device: K1, GKDX, K3	I'm trying to change the fonts on my K3 but I'm missing something, I think... I installed the jailbreak no problem, the fonts.bin, I installed no problem... but how do I change the fonts on the Kindle? I mean it changed after I installed the font.bin but how do I change it to something else?

09-30-2010, 03:14 PM	#753
gargoyle67 Addict Posts: 231 Karma: 180249 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: Kobo Aura	@NiLuJe, Yeah thanks for some reason I had to Jailbreak my K3 again even though the ss hack was working, I re-installed the "kindle-fonts-3.9.N-k3" plus the "Fontin_K3_PKG" after a re-boot, But still can't see any difference in the fronts. How are you supposed to switch between the different font sets ? Can you post a pic of the default font vs what we're supposed to be seeing when the above packages are installed. Thanks

09-30-2010, 03:26 PM	#754
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	@Anarel: Read the first post gain, you did miss something. @gargoyle67: The snapshots are attached to the second & third post. (Second post is the font hack defaults, and Fontin is one of the screenshots in the third post). If you're still seeing the default fonts, something's seriously weird (Or you're using the Condensed font family in books)...

09-30-2010, 03:36 PM	#757
jglerner Connoisseur Posts: 95 Karma: 128 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Upside-down Device: Kindle 3g (US), KT & PaperWhite, Nook ST	Why don't we put all the Kindle 3 hacking on a new thread, so we don't mess different kinds of questions (and answers)? From what I read here, there are some small differences among K2 and K3 that concerns each of them. We can keep NiLuJe's first post on this thread and NiLuJe can focus on K3 on the new "Fonts and Screensavers Hacks for The Kindle 3" or something alike. Anyway K3 firmwware is not 2.5.6 as far as I am concerned.

09-30-2010, 03:39 PM	#758
gargoyle67 Addict Posts: 231 Karma: 180249 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: Kobo Aura	Here's whats in my linkfont & Fonts folders, Does anything look wrong ?

09-30-2010, 03:51 PM	#760
Tvangeste Enthusiast Posts: 29 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: Kindle 3 Wi-Fi	@NiLuJe I installed usbNetwork hack, version 0.21.N, and I'm to report that SSHD auto-start issue is indeed no more. Thanks, you are awesome!!! 8-)

09-30-2010, 04:00 PM	#762
gargoyle67 Addict Posts: 231 Karma: 180249 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: Kobo Aura	@daffy4u, Yeah I think that's when I hand'nt read the instructions properly and thought I could use any fonts I now realize that you overwrite the original default fonts with the ones you want Can anyone recommend a good thick bold clear font, Thanks.

09-30-2010, 04:13 PM	#764
gargoyle67 Addict Posts: 231 Karma: 180249 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: Kobo Aura	@NiLuJe, Lol yep you caught me that was an older pic Thanks man, Working great now