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Old 10-09-2016, 09:50 PM   #1
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Is it possible to only disable the header?
I think this has been asked and the answer is 'no', but is possible to disable only the header when reading kepubs?

I currently have both turned off, but I miss seeing 'page X of XX', especially if I'm reading on my break.
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Old 10-10-2016, 12:21 PM   #2
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I think this has been asked and the answer is 'no', but is possible to disable only the header when reading kepubs?

I currently have both turned off, but I miss seeing 'page X of XX', especially if I'm reading on my break.
As far as I know, it a twofer. You can disable both or neither.
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I think this has been asked and the answer is 'no', but is possible to disable only the header when reading kepubs?

I currently have both turned off, but I miss seeing 'page X of XX', especially if I'm reading on my break.
I'm not sure, but I believe you could use a patch to make the header extremely small.
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I'm not sure, but I believe you could use a patch to make the header extremely small.
I checked the patch, but didn't see anything about the header. I might have missed it though. If you find it, please let me know.
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I checked the patch, but didn't see anything about the header. I might have missed it though. If you find it, please let me know.
Sorry for the confusion. It looks like there was a patch, but it is no longer available?
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Old 10-11-2016, 03:06 AM   #6
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I think this has been asked and the answer is 'no', but is possible to disable only the header when reading kepubs?

I currently have both turned off, but I miss seeing 'page X of XX', especially if I'm reading on my break.
In short, no. There is currently no way to disable just the header in KePubs.

In older firmware there used to be a configuration option to remove the title, but it still left a big empty header at the top of the screen, and Kobo removed that option a while pack.

Edit: There used to be a patch that could change the font style of the KePub header, but there has never been one that could reduce the size of the header itself.

It is just one of the many disadvantages of the KePub reader that you need to weigh up when deciding between ePub and KePub.
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Either you have to enable both or disable both header and footer.
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Old 10-11-2016, 12:18 PM   #8
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It is just one of the many disadvantages of the KePub reader that you need to weigh up when deciding between ePub and KePub.
Can you point me to a thread that discusses kepub vs epub on the Kobo?

I have Caliber auto-convert to kepub when I send books to the device, so I haven't read an epub on it yet.

BTW: All that talk of listening to readers when they designed the Aura One and nobody complained about the wasted space of the header? Maybe people wouldn't have wanted a bigger screen if they could make better use of what they had
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Can you point me to a thread that discusses kepub vs epub on the Kobo?
I don't think there is a definitive comparison table but you may find this thread useful.
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Thanks man! That thread was very helpful.

I guess I'll keep my kePubs and just grumble under my breath.
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Either you have to enable both or disable both header and footer.
IMO this is idiotic, having to choose between having no status info at all or huge waste of space. Probably somebody decided the display should mimic a "real" book. One of the dumber legacies of skeuomorphic design.
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It's the reason I never updated my Glo HD. I am able to remove header but keep footer.
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