Glo Kindlepdfviewer running on Kobo Glo! - Page 6

ewphoenix123 · 05-12-2013, 10:23 AM

Works pretty nice on the GLO.

Sadly the problems with the Aura are still the same.
The program starts and you see the first screen with the folder structure, but as soon as you click anything the screen gets filled with lines, you get from mismatched resolutions.

paola · 05-12-2013, 10:50 AM

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Originally Posted by xor_

Install into the .kobo - subfolder.

sorry, do you mean we should copy all of the files in your .zip (after extracting them) into a subdirectory "koreader" of .kobo?

xor_ · 05-12-2013, 11:00 AM

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Originally Posted by paola

sorry, do you mean we should copy all of the files in your .zip (after extracting them) into a subdirectory "koreader" of .kobo?

Yepp.

paola · 05-12-2013, 11:01 AM

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Originally Posted by xor_

Yepp.

thanks!

paola · 05-12-2013, 05:17 PM

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Originally Posted by xor_

If anyone wants to try on the Touch/Mini, replacing this one file may be all that's needed. But I'm not sure.

The file goes into the frontend/ui subdirectory.

xor, this seems to do the trick: thank you ever so much! I tried with your "basic" version, and basically nothing worked, it was not registering the taps. But replacing that file did the trick.

On the landscape mode: I was stuck, too, but then realised that if you call the top menu by tapping at was the top in portrait mode (so the centre of the left margin in landscape mode), there is where the taps are registered, so by tapping along that side I managed to get back to the home menu. Played around with this for a bit, and you can obtain all the functions that are normally in the top menu. However could not get the bottom menu to go back to portrait mode. Reopening the file in question would still give it in landscape mode, even after a reboot, so those files now seem stuck in landscape mode permanently.

Having said that, I am reporting these issue for info, as I am delighted at being able to read a pdf file properly!

xor_ · 05-12-2013, 05:35 PM

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Originally Posted by paola

xor, this seems to do the trick: thank you ever so much!

Glad it works for you. You're welcome.

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Reopening the file in question would still give it in landscape mode, even after a reboot, so those files now seem stuck in landscape mode permanently.

Not permanently. The program saves the last setting for every file in the history subdirectory. Just delete that history file, until we hopefully find a better solution.

paola · 05-12-2013, 05:43 PM

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Originally Posted by xor_

Glad it works for you. You're welcome.

Not permanently. The program saves the last setting for every file in the history subdirectory. Just delete that history file, until we hopefully find a better solution.

great! I should add a correction: once in landscape there is a way to call the bottom menu: I had to tap on a point approximately 2 cm to the left of the right side, and 3cm to the north of the bottom side (sides when in portrait) - however could not "map" the right spot to go back to portrait mode.

again, thanks a million, and more karma to you!

giorgio130 · 05-13-2013, 02:36 AM

Hi xor_ ! Good work

Did you just use already available binaries and combined them in some way? Or did you modify the sources? If this one is the case you should also share them.

I'll take a look at this very shortly, and I'll try to mainline at least Glo support in upstream KOReader. If you share the sources (as you're required by the GPL) I'll avoid to duplicate your efforts.

TechniSol · 05-13-2013, 02:58 AM

Paola,

Darned if I could find the spot for the bottom menu on my Glo in landscape mode. It sure wasn't for lack of trying. Now, I've gotta have another go at it.

Lucas Malor · 05-13-2013, 03:32 AM

@xor_: kill -STOP and kill -CONT nickel doesn't work?

paola · 05-13-2013, 03:33 AM

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Originally Posted by TechniSol

Paola,

Darned if I could find the spot for the bottom menu on my Glo in landscape mode. It sure wasn't for lack of trying. Now, I've gotta have another go at it.

well, bear in mind I have a Mini, so your "spot" could be elsewhere. Anyhow the only thing I managed to get from it is I think the setting menu, but nothing else, and for that one I don't know where I touched - it could be that it is mapping to points which are "outside" my Mini screen, but could be in your glow. I'll see if I can film my spot tonight.

@Giorgio, think of 5" screens too, please please

There the lack of a decent pdf viewer is really a major issue.

More in general, am I right that with Koreader there is no dictionary and no highlights/annotations?

Anyhow, again thanks to all these great and capable folks who make their work available and accessible to absolute non techies like me: I'd be lost without you!

ewphoenix123 · 05-13-2013, 05:33 AM

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Originally Posted by paola

@Giorgio, think of 5" screens too, please please

There the lack of a decent pdf viewer is really a major issue.

And of 6.8" ones too, pleeeassee.

The Aura with koreader in scroll mode would be pretty much the perfect reader for me.

tshering · 05-13-2013, 05:45 AM

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Originally Posted by paola

More in general, am I right that with Koreader there is no dictionary and no highlights/annotations?

It looks like you can install dictionaries.

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copy Stardict format dictionary files(*.idx, *.ifo, *.dict) into koreader/data/dict directory.

(source)

xor_ · 05-13-2013, 05:51 AM

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Originally Posted by giorgio130

Did you just use already available binaries and combined them in some way? Or did you modify the sources? If this one is the case you should also share them.

I compiled from github. On the binary side, I think I used the modified einkfb.c/.h from your KPV fork straight up. On the Lua side there was some fiddling involved, which is all inside the .zip.

The main difference between the upstream source and what we use now is in inputevent.lua and gesturedetector.lua, as they added a bunch of stuff and I haven't merged that yet. I was going to look into that, but I'll be happy to let you take over.

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Originally Posted by paola

More in general, am I right that with Koreader there is no dictionary and no highlights/annotations?

There actually is a dictionary in there.The sdcv binary is StarDict. But i haven't looked into that yet, as my main priority has been to get the basics working.

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Originally Posted by Lucas Malor

@xor_: kill -STOP and kill -CONT nickel doesn't work?

It works, but not if we run koreader in between.

paola · 05-13-2013, 07:49 AM

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Originally Posted by tshering

It looks like you can install dictionaries.
(source)

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Originally Posted by xor_

There actually is a dictionary in there.The sdcv binary is StarDict. But i haven't looked into that yet, as my main priority has been to get the basics working.

yes of course - what I meant was that I could not see a way to call up the dictionary - but maybe this is because I did not install a dictionary.

Anyhow, I won't tire to repeat that I can only be thankful for all your work!

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05-12-2013, 10:23 AM	#76
ewphoenix123 Addict Posts: 201 Karma: 42238 Join Date: Oct 2012 Device: Kobo: Glo, Aura , Aura H2O, Aura ONE, Forma, Elipsa	Works pretty nice on the GLO. Sadly the problems with the Aura are still the same. The program starts and you see the first screen with the folder structure, but as soon as you click anything the screen gets filled with lines, you get from mismatched resolutions.

05-13-2013, 02:36 AM	#83
giorgio130 Time Waster Posts: 422 Karma: 289160 Join Date: May 2011 Device: Kobo Glo and Aura HD	Hi xor_ ! Good work Did you just use already available binaries and combined them in some way? Or did you modify the sources? If this one is the case you should also share them. I'll take a look at this very shortly, and I'll try to mainline at least Glo support in upstream KOReader. If you share the sources (as you're required by the GPL) I'll avoid to duplicate your efforts.

05-13-2013, 02:58 AM	#84
TechniSol GranPohbah-Fezzes r cool! Posts: 1,056 Karma: 3151024 Join Date: Jul 2010 Device: Nook STRs, Kobo Touch, Kobo Glo	Paola, Darned if I could find the spot for the bottom menu on my Glo in landscape mode. It sure wasn't for lack of trying. Now, I've gotta have another go at it.

05-13-2013, 03:32 AM	#85
Lucas Malor Pain in the arse Posts: 758 Karma: 77856 Join Date: Apr 2013 Device: Kobo Aura One, Kindle 4	@xor_: kill -STOP and kill -CONT nickel doesn't work?