Firmware Update Fw 5.8.11 update

[hius07]

5.8.11 default values for FONT_RAMP for 300 dpi screens:

6.96 7.92 8.4 9.36 10.56 11.52 12.48 13.92 15.36 17.04 19.2 22.08 25.2 29.28

[radamo]

Originally Posted by GoSharks

@Pjama-
If you side-load your AZW3 from Calibre you can have both covers and boldness slider as well as hyphens (if you want them). I have not found a way to accomplish this when sending through Amazon.

I am in the same boat. Side load with covers and no whispersync or use email and get whispersync without covers.

[gal_amy]

I have a PW3 with the 5.8.11 update and there isn’t a slider for bold or size under font. Am I missing something?


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[jhowell]

Originally Posted by Pjama

Thanks, but I wasn't using Calibre for this file, it came from my Amazon account. That's strange, isn't it?

Yes, most likely a problem with that book on Amazon's end.

[Barbara1955]

Originally Posted by gal_amy

I have a PW3 with the 5.8.11 update and there isn’t a slider for bold or size under font. Am I missing something?


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Mine has bars you tap for size & Boldness.

[Pjama]

Originally Posted by jhowell

Yes, most likely a problem with that book on Amazon's end.

Thanks, I checked with Amazon, and they are working on a fix for this, should be done in a couple of days.

[Pjama]

Originally Posted by gal_amy

I have a PW3 with the 5.8.11 update and there isn’t a slider for bold or size under font. Am I missing something?


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You might not see this for a side-loaded book (although I think you would still see a slider for size after the update, so that's strange).

[gal_amy]

Originally Posted by Pjama

Thanks, I checked with Amazon, and they are working on a fix for this, should be done in a couple of days.

Thanks

[haertig]

I finally got around to manually installing this latest update. I really like that boldness slider! I can fine-tune things much better for my eyes. Dropped the font size one, set boldness to 3 (yea, pretty bold), but that's what works best for my eyes at the moment. Broke my regular glasses (that have bifocals) and I've been using my piano glasses as a substitute. They're not quite good enough for reading comfortably (piano music focus being farther away than reading a novel), but they're better than nothing. Adding boldness to the Kindle text is a wonderful thing for my (temporary) non-bifocal predicament.

[lynnux]

Originally Posted by hius07

5.8.11 default values for FONT_RAMP for 300 dpi screens:

6.96 7.92 8.4 9.36 10.56 11.52 12.48 13.92 15.36 17.04 19.2 22.08 25.2 29.28

How do I add the new numbers? When I plug my Kindle into a computer, I don't see any 'font' file that would be replaced by a new one. Is it hidden?

[hius07]

Originally Posted by lynnux

How do I add the new numbers? When I plug my Kindle into a computer, I don't see any 'font' file that would be replaced by a new one. Is it hidden?

Default values are built into the firmware. You should create new FONT_RAMP file with your values.

[odamizu]

Originally Posted by hius07

5.8.11 default values for FONT_RAMP for 300 dpi screens:

6.96 7.92 8.4 9.36 10.56 11.52 12.48 13.92 15.36 17.04 19.2 22.08 25.2 29.28

Excellent! How did you figure this out?

ETA: Oh wait, I see shamanNS posted it here

Originally Posted by lynnux

How do I add the new numbers? When I plug my Kindle into a computer, I don't see any 'font' file that would be replaced by a new one. Is it hidden?

As hius07 notes, you need to create your own file:

1. Create a plain text file and name it FONT_RAMP. Delete any extension if one is created. (You'll need a plain text editor to do this.)

2. Type in 14 values of your choice. (Start with the default values and adjust up or down to your taste.) The file should contain only 14 numbers, nothing else.

3. Connect Kindle to computer via USB and copy into root directory (i.e., don't put it in any of the existing folders; just drop it into the main directory).

4. Restart Kindle.

[krazy4katz]

Originally Posted by Barty

It's perfectly safe to update manually. Download the file, copy it over, and choose update your kindle from settings screen. It will not let you update if you have the wrong file.

OK. Thanks Barry! I will try it! k4k

[Illyria]

I love the bold control; the one thing I would still very much like to have is the option to increase line spacing without having to make adjustments in Calibre.

One thing that's strange though for both my PW3 and K7 after the update is that I'm unable to access my wishlist directly from the device. Has anyone experienced this as well? It's a small but nevertheless annoying issue.

[Atunah]

Originally Posted by Illyria

I love the bold control; the one thing I would still very much like to have is the option to increase line spacing without having to make adjustments in Calibre.

One thing that's strange though for both my PW3 and K7 after the update is that I'm unable to access my wishlist directly from the device. Has anyone experienced this as well? It's a small but nevertheless annoying issue.

Ah, man, I hadn't even noticed. That is not good as I am a heavy wishlist user. Its how I grab my next KU read. Its still there in the menu, but it won't go anywhere. Just stays in the store. They must have broken the link somehow. That is too bad.