Kobo Firmware 3.11.0

[bernard.ryefield]

Originally Posted by jackie_w

Well then, I'm baffled why it's ever worked for you (I'm not contradicting you, I'm just surprised). All my working sideloaded fonts have 4 ttf files in the family, not 2.

I suppose the renderer just adds font weight when needed. This font is perfectly usable (regular,italic,bold and italic bold) in others software as well: Libreoffice, Freeplane, Gimp, Inkscape, Scribus, web browsers ...

[duncann]

Using FontCreator, EB Garamond 12 contains extended naming information. Try removing these internal names. I recently had some fonts that wouldn't work with the H2O until I removed these extended names.

[Ebri]

Originally Posted by shalym

So margins and line height couldn't be adjusted on the Sony readers?? I didn't realize that.

Shari

On my PRS-T2 I wasn't able to.

[bernard.ryefield]

Originally Posted by duncann

Using FontCreator, EB Garamond 12 contains extended naming information. Try removing these internal names. I recently had some fonts that wouldn't work with the H2O until I removed these extended names.

Can I use Fontforge? I attached some dialogs from it. What do you suggest?

[patrik]

Originally Posted by Nick_1964

It is a changelist of the firmware, there is nowhere told that the eject had to do from Calibre.
it just say:
The new features and changes in function are:
After ejecting the device from the PC, it starts up without disconnecting the cable.

Nowhere stands : After ejecting the device from the PC by Calibre, it starts up without disconnecting the cable.
In my case it doesn't matter if it is ejected from Calibre or Windows, it doesn't return to the original state (main menu) it just stay like it is still connected showing the picture of the reader connected to a laptop, saying: Connected and Charging, or Connected and Charged.
I have to pull the cable on 3 computers,out of it, after it was ejected.
Tried 3 cables, tried differend ports,tried on a hub, it just doesn't do like it should has to do from the changelist, not on Glo, not on Aura HD.
Calibre has nothing to do with it, it is not a feature of Calibre,it should be a feature of the firmware.

You are completly correct, Calibre has nothing to do with it (nor did I say it did). It doesn't matter if you eject/unmount from within Calibre or some other means in your OS. For me, whatever way I eject/umount, my Aura HD recoqnizes it and starts to process and return to main menu.

There is something fishy with your setup I guess...

[duncann]

Originally Posted by bernard.ryefield

Can I use Fontforge? I attached some dialogs from it. What do you suggest?

The extra naming that FontCreator shows is:

Regular:
Preferred Family: EB Garamond
Preferred Subfamily: 12 Regular
Compatible Full (Macintosh Only): EB Garamond 12 Regular

Italic:
Preferred Family: EB Garamond
Preferred Subfamily: 12 Italic
Compatible Full (Macintosh Only): EB Garamond 12 Italic

I don't know for sure if this would work, but it worked for me on some variations of Minion Pro and Garamond Premier Pro.

[Inkblot]

Originally Posted by Nick_1964

Even tried it with Calibre running, when I use safe eject from windows 7, the device is not longer present as a drive,no longer in the Safe eject list of usb devices attached, but fully visible within Calibre and I can still send files to it, it don't return to the normal menu.
When Calibre is off, the same happens, it will not return after safe eject,until I take out the cable.

I think there's a bit of confusion here as to what Eject means. In Windows, there are two ways to "eject": There's the Safely Remove menu in the notification area (tray) that you already know of, but there is also one in the File Manager (see screenshot). The Safely Remove is not necessarily "ejecting" your device, per se, but simply telling you that, "It is now safe for you to unplug your device." Calibre (see screenshot) uses the File Manager method, and my Kobo does indeed automatically return to the home screen when using this method. Edit: But using the Safely Remove menu, it doesn't work.

Hope this clears things up.

Regards, Inkblot

PS If anyone is wondering about the tabs in the Explorer screenshot, see here.

[bernard.ryefield]

Originally Posted by duncann

The extra naming that FontCreator shows is:

Regular:
Preferred Family: EB Garamond
Preferred Subfamily: 12 Regular
Compatible Full (Macintosh Only): EB Garamond 12 Regular

Italic:
Preferred Family: EB Garamond
Preferred Subfamily: 12 Italic
Compatible Full (Macintosh Only): EB Garamond 12 Italic

I don't know for sure if this would work, but it worked for me on some variations of Minion Pro and Garamond Premier Pro.

Well, tough luck! Tomorrow I'll try to generate my own Bold and BoldItalic fonts to add to the Regular and Italic and test again.

[davidfor]

Originally Posted by Nick_1964

It is a changelist of the firmware, there is nowhere told that the eject had to do from Calibre.

It shouldn't matter how the eject is done. If you do it from calibre, it does it's processing to remove the device from it's memory and then tells Windows to eject. Then Windows checks if it is safe to remove the device and will if it is. If it not safe, then Windows will not eject the device.

If you eject from Windows (doesn't matter how) and it is safe, the device will be ejected. After a few seconds calibre will detect this, and do the processing needed. If the device can't be ejected, you will get the "not safe to eject" message.

it just say:
The new features and changes in function are:
After ejecting the device from the PC, it starts up without disconnecting the cable.

Nowhere stands : After ejecting the device from the PC by Calibre, it starts up without disconnecting the cable.
In my case it doesn't matter if it is ejected from Calibre or Windows, it doesn't return to the original state (main menu) it just stay like it is still connected showing the picture of the reader connected to a laptop, saying: Connected and Charging, or Connected and Charged.
I have to pull the cable on 3 computers,out of it, after it was ejected.
Tried 3 cables, tried differend ports,tried on a hub, it just doesn't do like it should has to do from the changelist, not on Glo, not on Aura HD.
Calibre has nothing to do with it, it is not a feature of Calibre,it should be a feature of the firmware.

It should work, I don't know why it isn't for you. For me, it isn't immediate. I normally use calibre to do the eject but had gotten into the habit of checking the system tray to make sure it had been ejected before disconnecting. Now, it isn't unusual if it take 30 seconds for this to happen and another 30 seconds for the light on the Glo to turns on. Then a bit more before the processing screen or the home screen are displayed. Very occasionally, Windows shows it is disconnected but the device doesn't react. In those cases, I give it five minutes, unplug, wait for the device to do whatever and plug in again to check the database. So far, it hasn't been a problem.

I'm not sure what could be happening. One thing I would try is to connect the device, but run nothing. Wait until Windows tells you it is ready and then eject. That should tell you if calibre or some other application you are using to access the device is getting in the way. Another thing to check is that Windows is not using it for "ReadyBoost" or some other program isn't using it for backup or something else. Either of these could interfere with the eject.

[GeoffR]

Originally Posted by gisozar

Hello, sorry if it was asked already, but I noticed that the weight setting in the typegenius of my Glo is not working properly: every time the reader goes in standby, the font weight goes back to the original setting even if the slider is in the position where I left it. It happens with Calibre sideloaded kepubs, didn't try with epubs. Any solution? Thank you.

Is it just the first page that has the problem when you return from standby? If you turn the page, does the font get darker again?

The issue I am seeing with sleep mode is that the first page after waking from sleep is very light, but it goes back to normal after I turn the page. It doesn't seem to be related to the font weight adjustment, because even fonts that I have not adjusted are lighter than normal on the first page after waking from sleep. It happens in epubs and kobo-bought kepubs.


Edit: About the device ejection: In Debian Linux the system eject function doesn't make my Glo exit from USB mode, but ejecting from Calibre does. Whatever Calibre is doing is different than the normal system eject.

[PeterT]

Originally Posted by GeoffR

Edit: About the device ejection: In Debian Linux the system eject function doesn't make my Glo exit from USB mode, but ejecting from Calibre does. Whatever Calibre is doing is different than the normal system eject.

I actually see this on Windows as well; a disconnect via calibre allows the device to go straight to processing new content while plugged in, whereas a disconnect in Kobo Desktop or via System Tray (either the standard Winodws icon, or the USB Safely Remove program) leave the Kobo in connected status.

[slantybard]

Originally Posted by bernard.ryefield

Well, tough luck! Tomorrow I'll try to generate my own Bold and BoldItalic fonts to add to the Regular and Italic and test again.

Before you generate your own Bold and BoldItalic fonts, I have examined the Regular 12 and Italic 12 of the EBGaramond fonts you linked to. I think the subfamily names are not named properly. Font naming and metric info can be quite tricky and each rendering engine can handle fonts differently.

I have renamed your EBGaramond 12 font files to try and fix this possible problem. Please try side-loading the following font files on your device:

http://www54.zippyshare.com/v/7378563/file.html

[gisozar]

Originally Posted by GeoffR

Is it just the first page that has the problem when you return from standby? If you turn the page, does the font get darker again?

The issue I am seeing with sleep mode is that the first page after waking from sleep is very light, but it goes back to normal after I turn the page. It doesn't seem to be related to the font weight adjustment, because even fonts that I have not adjusted are lighter than normal on the first page after waking from sleep. It happens in epubs and kobo-bought kepubs.

Yes, the issue is only on the first page, I saw it now. So it is not a big problem. Someone on another forum said me that it is an old issue but this is the first time that I noticed it.

[GeoffR]

Originally Posted by gisozar

Yes, the issue is only on the first page, I saw it now. So it is not a big problem. Someone on another forum said me that it is an old issue but this is the first time that I noticed it.

I've had my Glo since firmware version 2.1.5 (two years ago) and have never seen this problem before. It is a bit annoying because I have got into the habit of putting the device into sleep mode even for very short reading breaks, so I think I will just try to avoid doing that.

[mbovenka]

Originally Posted by PeterT

Interesting. With my Glo as soon as I do the disconnect via calibre the device displays the processing new content screen, even while the USB cable is still connected.

So does my H2O.