KOReader: a document reader for PDF, DJVU, EPUB, FB2, HTML, ... (GPLv3) - Page 27

zamana · 02-27-2014, 10:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chrox

You can use the KUAL unified aplication launcher, in which koreader is launched as a file manager that will show all supported formats including MOBI.

Thanks!

Still, is there a way to do this without using KUAL?

Thanks.
Regards.

chrox · 02-27-2014, 11:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zamana

Thanks!

Still, is there a way to do this without using KUAL?

Thanks.
Regards.

Then probably you need to hack kpvbooklet code here, especially the mimes.sql that will be inserted to the appreg.db of the native system. Appending the following entry:

Code:

INSERT INTO "associations" VALUES('com.github.koreader.kpvbooklet','application','MT:application/x-mobipocket-ebook','true');

into mimes.sql and update with the repackaged kpvbooklet will do the job,
or if you have ssh access to your Kindle, you can simply do this in one command:

Code:

sqlite3 /var/local/appreg.db 'INSERT INTO "associations" VALUES("com.github.koreader.kpvbooklet","application","MT:application/x-mobipocket-ebook","true");'

soulafein · 02-28-2014, 05:02 AM

Another question - what about floating punctuation? In latest nightly build there is no option?

zamana · 02-28-2014, 07:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chrox

Then probably you need to hack kpvbooklet code here, especially the mimes.sql that will be inserted to the appreg.db of the native system. Appending the following entry:

Code:

INSERT INTO "associations" VALUES('com.github.koreader.kpvbooklet','application','MT:application/x-mobipocket-ebook','true');

into mimes.sql and update with the repackaged kpvbooklet will do the job,
or if you have ssh access to your Kindle, you can simply do this in one command:

Code:

sqlite3 /var/local/appreg.db 'INSERT INTO "associations" VALUES("com.github.koreader.kpvbooklet","application","MT:application/x-mobipocket-ebook","true");'

Absolutely perfect!

Thank you very much!!!

loopernow · 03-02-2014, 10:25 AM

Hello,

I'm wondering is there a way to set Koreader to always use a default, specified font whenever opening documents? I've Googled a bit and have found some promising leads but I'm afraid to edit a text file without knowing the proper syntax or if I am editing the right place.

I found indication that Koreader uses embedded fonts by default? Everything I've ever opened with Koreader seems to use the same font, something with serifs. I would prefer to use the same font that the native Kindle reader uses.

I found mention in a Koreader thread that you can modify 'font_face' in 'frontend/ui/reader/readerfont.lua' but when I go to that section of readerfont.lua, 'font_face' is indicated as 'nil'--so I'm not sure if replacing 'nil' with something else would work, and if so what the correct format would be. Unfortunately this idea was not pursued in the aforementioned thread, and I think my question there would be off-topic; here seems more appropriate.

I know that I can change the font of individual documents once they're open in Koreader, but I would like them to open with my preferred font to begin with, without my intervention. Is this possible?

dsmid · 03-03-2014, 01:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by loopernow

I would like them to open with my preferred font to begin with, without my intervention. Is this possible?

I've managed to set the default font by editing file koreader/frontend/document/credocument.lua .
I had to modify line 21:

Code:

           default_font = "FreeSerif",

I don't know if it's the proper way but it works.
See koreader/history/ for correct font names.

hawhill · 03-03-2014, 03:57 AM

This setting can be overwritten with the "cre_font" setting from the global config file (settings.reader.lua, created by the first run of koreader). That is probably a more proper place to set it - it would survive an update of koreader. The header font ("header_font") can also be set this way.

loopernow · 03-06-2014, 01:27 PM

Thanks! I am going to try this shortly. Appreciate the help.

Refraction · 03-08-2014, 02:15 PM

I'm sorry for my stupid question, but how to use the dictionary?
I've put Tesseract eng files into koreader\data\tessdata and Stardict files into dict folder, but when select single word and press Translate dialog box hides.
Furthermore, there are only two buttons are available: Highlight (btw, how to remove highlighting?) and Translate. Add Note, Share and More are grayed and disabled.
And is it OK that dialog menu doesn't shows up by tapping a single word? I can make it shown only by moving finger from the beginning of the word to it's end.

One last thing: this annoying bug with page rendering after the screen is turned on still present

lesca · 03-09-2014, 03:30 AM

Kindle will restart after exit KOreader...
Once kindle goes to screen-saver (or press the on/off button) and exit KOreader, everytime, kindle will restart!!

I have updated to the latest version koreader-kindle-nightly-20140308. Any idea how to fix this?

BTW, I am reading a epub book and my device is PW2.

chrox · 03-09-2014, 08:31 AM

For now the translate feature is not implemented yet. But you can look up word by a long press on it if you have installed the dictionary data files. A single tap on a highlighting will popup a window with the delete option.

And the last one can be solved by installing kpvbooklet.

More information can be found at the project wiki.

chrox · 03-09-2014, 08:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lesca

Kindle will restart after exit KOreader...
Once kindle goes to screen-saver (or press the on/off button) and exit KOreader, everytime, kindle will restart!!

I have updated to the latest version koreader-kindle-nightly-20140308. Any idea how to fix this?

BTW, I am reading a epub book and my device is PW2.

It's a known bug. See the issue track at https://github.com/koreader/koreader/issues/519. But it's not a problem when launching koreader with kpvbooklet.

Refraction · 03-09-2014, 03:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chrox

For now the translate feature is not implemented yet. But you can look up word by a long press on it if you have installed the dictionary data files. A single tap on a highlighting will popup a window with the delete option.

It didn't work for me because I forgot to put *.ifo files into dict folder. Now it works fine.

Will the support of azw\mobi dictionaries be implemented in future? I very like Koreader for fitting PDF page in landscape mode, but StarDict eng-rus dictionaries are imperfect unlike to mobi dictionary.

soulafein · 03-10-2014, 04:32 AM

Another issue: I insert new font with all styles (bold, italic e.g) in epub file. KOReader doesn't show latin/polish signs (such as ś, ą, ń, ó, ę) when font-style:italic or font-weight:bold in css is used - it shows "?" :-( Calibre shows it without problems.

hawhill · 03-10-2014, 05:53 AM

Refraction: As long as there is no easy way to even parse them, let alone lookup & other things, support for azw dictionaries is probably not coming up soon.

Soulafein: Just to get it clear: both Calibre and Koreader *do* use the font you embedded into the epub file? And you *did* embed it (the actual font data, not just the CSS), right?

03-08-2014, 02:15 PM	#399
Refraction Junior Member $Refraction began at the beginning.$ Posts: 8 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2013 Device: Kindle Paperwhite 2	I'm sorry for my stupid question, but how to use the dictionary? I've put Tesseract eng files into koreader\data\tessdata and Stardict files into dict folder, but when select single word and press Translate dialog box hides. Furthermore, there are only two buttons are available: Highlight (btw, how to remove highlighting?) and Translate. Add Note, Share and More are grayed and disabled. And is it OK that dialog menu doesn't shows up by tapping a single word? I can make it shown only by moving finger from the beginning of the word to it's end. One last thing: this annoying bug with page rendering after the screen is turned on still present Attached Thumbnails Last edited by pdurrant; 03-09-2014 at 06:07 AM.
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03-09-2014, 03:30 AM	#400
lesca Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2014 Device: Kindle Paperwhite 2	Kindle will restart after exit KOreader... Once kindle goes to screen-saver (or press the on/off button) and exit KOreader, everytime, kindle will restart!! I have updated to the latest version koreader-kindle-nightly-20140308. Any idea how to fix this? BTW, I am reading a epub book and my device is PW2. Last edited by lesca; 03-09-2014 at 03:57 AM.

03-10-2014, 04:32 AM	#404
soulafein Enthusiast Posts: 43 Karma: 29634 Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Poland, Poznań Device: Amazon Kindle Paperwhite 2	Another issue: I insert new font with all styles (bold, italic e.g) in epub file. KOReader doesn't show latin/polish signs (such as ś, ą, ń, ó, ę) when font-style:italic or font-weight:bold in css is used - it shows "?" :-( Calibre shows it without problems. Last edited by soulafein; 03-10-2014 at 04:54 AM.

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02-28-2014, 05:02 AM	#393
soulafein Enthusiast Posts: 43 Karma: 29634 Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Poland, Poznań Device: Amazon Kindle Paperwhite 2	Another question - what about floating punctuation? In latest nightly build there is no option?

03-02-2014, 10:25 AM	#395
loopernow Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2014 Device: Kindle Touch	Hello, I'm wondering is there a way to set Koreader to always use a default, specified font whenever opening documents? I've Googled a bit and have found some promising leads but I'm afraid to edit a text file without knowing the proper syntax or if I am editing the right place. I found indication that Koreader uses embedded fonts by default? Everything I've ever opened with Koreader seems to use the same font, something with serifs. I would prefer to use the same font that the native Kindle reader uses. I found mention in a Koreader thread that you can modify 'font_face' in 'frontend/ui/reader/readerfont.lua' but when I go to that section of readerfont.lua, 'font_face' is indicated as 'nil'--so I'm not sure if replacing 'nil' with something else would work, and if so what the correct format would be. Unfortunately this idea was not pursued in the aforementioned thread, and I think my question there would be off-topic; here seems more appropriate. I know that I can change the font of individual documents once they're open in Koreader, but I would like them to open with my preferred font to begin with, without my intervention. Is this possible?

03-03-2014, 03:57 AM	#397
hawhill Wizard Posts: 1,379 Karma: 2155307 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Goettingen, Germany Device: Kindle Paperwhite, Kobo Mini	This setting can be overwritten with the "cre_font" setting from the global config file (settings.reader.lua, created by the first run of koreader). That is probably a more proper place to set it - it would survive an update of koreader. The header font ("header_font") can also be set this way.

03-06-2014, 01:27 PM	#398
loopernow Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2014 Device: Kindle Touch	Thanks! I am going to try this shortly. Appreciate the help.

03-09-2014, 08:31 AM	#401
chrox Zealot Posts: 144 Karma: 405567 Join Date: Nov 2012 Device: K3 KPW PB840	For now the translate feature is not implemented yet. But you can look up word by a long press on it if you have installed the dictionary data files. A single tap on a highlighting will popup a window with the delete option. And the last one can be solved by installing kpvbooklet. More information can be found at the project wiki.

03-10-2014, 05:53 AM	#405
hawhill Wizard Posts: 1,379 Karma: 2155307 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Goettingen, Germany Device: Kindle Paperwhite, Kobo Mini	Refraction: As long as there is no easy way to even parse them, let alone lookup & other things, support for azw dictionaries is probably not coming up soon. Soulafein: Just to get it clear: both Calibre and Koreader do use the font you embedded into the epub file? And you did embed it (the actual font data, not just the CSS), right?