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Old 07-28-2013, 10:26 AM   #316
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I am quite happy that with 2.8.1 the Linux Libertine and Biolinum fonts I installed on my Aura finally are properly displayed.
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Old 07-28-2013, 10:37 AM   #317
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Is 2.8.1 compatible with Calibre yet?
It has been since day 1. All you need do is to select the checkbox "Attempt to support newer firmware" in the driver configuration.

Trust me, if ever the time comes that a Kobo uograde is NOT compatible, someone will have posted big warnings here cautioning all of the incompatibility.
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Old 07-28-2013, 01:00 PM   #318
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Hi

I have been quite critic these last weeks, mainly about what I perceived to be failed firmware updates beginning with 2.5.2. I must say that Kobo seems to have a devious knack for frustrating people.

But, I feel reasonably happy now with 2.8.1. My most important grudge (top-margin for reading) is really gone. Overall process is snappier. Embedded font problems are receding into oblivion.

Of course the long paragraph bug is still here, some taps are cumbersome (light settings), tiles are ugly and some of them are really useless for me but this time, I feel we moved a little upwards and honesty compels me to say it. I can read pleasantly (mind... mostly without endnotes).
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Old 07-28-2013, 01:07 PM   #319
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Of course the long paragraph bug is still here
on this one, on a sideloaded kepub (I haven't had the problem otherwise for a long time) it went away when I accidentally reduced the font size one notch - maybe it is just a coincidence, but I thought I'd report it just in case.
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Old 07-28-2013, 01:15 PM   #320
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on this one, on a sideloaded kepub (I haven't had the problem otherwise for a long time) it went away when I accidentally reduced the font size one notch - maybe it is just a coincidence, but I thought I'd report it just in case.
It's like the tax rate, a few dollars less and you are just under the tax triggering threshold. It happens... sometimes.
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Old 07-28-2013, 02:08 PM   #321
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"the feature that cannot be named" . "Just" the display real estate, which was a main reason for me to get the Aura (more display space but not a much bigger device) and was fine for a few weeks for me until the famous update came. I will not discuss this again here since it has been discussed ad nauseam already, but it was a mighty disappointment for me.
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Well then, you'll be pleased to hear that fw 2.8.1 reduced the top margin to minimal again
Aceflor, if you decide to go that way, don't do it just now (if you're not running 2.6.1). None of my ereaders have received the 2.8.1 firmware and I believe your serial numbers are of more recent devices than mine. Maybe not for the Aura, but last time my Aura was updated a dozen days after the Mini.
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Old 07-28-2013, 05:42 PM   #322
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on this one, on a sideloaded kepub (I haven't had the problem otherwise for a long time) it went away when I accidentally reduced the font size one notch - maybe it is just a coincidence, but I thought I'd report it just in case.
From what I can tell it's triggered by a combination of factors. Typically when you do encounter it changing the font size will fix the immediate one, but it doesn't guarantee you won't run into it again even if you remain at this font size.
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Old 07-28-2013, 07:12 PM   #323
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Old 07-28-2013, 10:00 PM   #324
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It has been since day 1. All you need do is to select the checkbox "Attempt to support newer firmware" in the driver configuration.

Trust me, if ever the time comes that a Kobo uograde is NOT compatible, someone will have posted big warnings here cautioning all of the incompatibility.
And to reiterate what Peter said: yes it is, you just needed to check the option. I have a posted on this on the first page of the thread. In any case, calibre 0.9.41 was released on the weekend and it will recognise 2.8.1 as an OK firmware.

And so people know.

Kobo do have a beta firmware program. I am part of that. When a new beta comes out, testing calibre with it is the third thing I do. That's after checking to see if they have fixed any of my "favourite" bugs and seeing what new things they have added. If I find something wrong, I fix it as quickly as I can or when I think the change has settled in the firmware. Same goes with new things. Happily, most of the changes Kobo make don't break the calibre driver. In nearly all cases it will work unchanged and any changes needed are to take advantage of something new.

This means I usually know if there is going to be a problem when the firmware is released. And I usually have code ready to be checked in when it is. Sometimes I will check the code in before the firmware release if I don't think that will cause other problems. I'll admit that one of the problems I want to avoid is answering the question "Calibre supports firmware x, where is it?". And I especially don't want to answer that question if there is a real change. Which is why the code changes for the next firmware won't be checked in until the firmware is released
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Old 07-28-2013, 10:04 PM   #325
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on this one, on a sideloaded kepub (I haven't had the problem otherwise for a long time) it went away when I accidentally reduced the font size one notch - maybe it is just a coincidence, but I thought I'd report it just in case.
I didn't think that was ever a bug with kepubs. The long paragraph bug is only when reading an epub with the ADE (or whatever it is called) based renderer. kepubs, whether purchased or sideloaded, use a different renderer that doesn't have this problem.
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Old 07-29-2013, 07:07 PM   #326
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I really like this firmware, so far I had no problems, and it seems to be a bit faster and more responsive than the one before, almost every time that I was in a book and wanted to go to the home I had to tap the home button several times, very annoying. Also I like the new look off the menus, and that each page contains more shelves.
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And a bug I think I noticed is when I turn my light on, it does not come on until I actually go into settings and readjust the brightness. So if I have it at 5% brightness i have to change it and change it back then it will come on. Annoying.
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Old 07-30-2013, 06:44 AM   #328
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I really like this firmware, so far I had no problems, and it seems to be a bit faster and more responsive than the one before, almost every time that I was in a book and wanted to go to the home I had to tap the home button several times, very annoying. Also I like the new look off the menus, and that each page contains more shelves.
Actually I like the 2.8.1 firmware on both the Glo and the Aura. I like the tiles although I did not at first like them on the Glo because I thought they were poorly laid out but after opening a few things and seeing how the tiles appeared I soon came to like the look on the Glo. However it would be nice to be able to select between old style interface and new style interface. Also being able to select via settings the placement or at least the tiles That I would like to appear on my home page would be the best options for the user.

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Actually I like the 2.8.1 firmware on both the Glo and the Aura. I like the tiles although I did not at first like them on the Glo because I thought they were poorly laid out but after opening a few things and seeing how the tiles appeared I soon came to like the look on the Glo. However it would be nice to be able to select between old style interface and new style interface. Also being able to select via settings the placement or at least the tiles That I would like to appear on my home page would be the best options for the user.

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Hi

Of course the long paragraph bug is still here, ....
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on this one, on a sideloaded kepub (I haven't had the problem otherwise for a long time) it went away when I accidentally reduced the font size one notch - maybe it is just a coincidence, but I thought I'd report it just in case.
The 'long paragraph bug' can be reproduced quite easily with short paragraphs and large font sizes. It seems to show up if there is less than about 3/4 screen available for the new paragraph, and the new paragraph requires more than the available space. I'm guessing it tries to fit things a whole block at a time instead of a line at a time.
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