kobopatch - An improved patching system - Page 12

geek1011 · 08-23-2018, 05:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jackie_w

Thanks. Minor nit-pick - I'm a she

Oops, sorry, typo.

GeoffR · 08-24-2018, 12:57 AM

My 10 line spacing values:

Spoiler:

My 24 line spacing values:

Spoiler:

Code:

My 24 line spacing values:
  - Enabled: no
  - PatchGroup: Line spacing values alternatives
  - Description: |
      This patch changes the values on the line spacing adjustment slider,
      increasing the number of spacing options from 15 to 24, and allowing
      much narrower spacing values to be set.
    # save r5, initialise loop counter
  - ReplaceBytes: {Offset: 0x65A034, FindH: BC F5 84 EA 6D A3, ReplaceH: A9 46 00 25 ED 00}
    # loop to load 14 vals from new table
  - ReplaceBytes: {Offset: 0x65A03A, FindH: D3 E9 00 23 07 F1, ReplaceH: 20 46 04 A1 29 44}
  - ReplaceBytes: {Offset: 0x65A040, FindH: 80 01 20 46,       ReplaceH: BC F5 7E EA}
  - ReplaceBytes: {Offset: 0x65A044, FindH: 61 E9 1C 23 BC F5, ReplaceH: 08 35 70 2D F7 D1}
    # jump over new table
  - ReplaceBytes: {Offset: 0x65A04A, FindH: 7A EA 6A A3 D3 E9, ReplaceH: 7C E0 00 BF 00 BF}
    # new table: 14 8-aligned doubles
  - BaseAddress: 0x65A050
  - ReplaceBytes: {Offset: 0x00, FindH: 00 23 07 F1 80 01 20 46, ReplaceH: 00 00 00 00 00 00 F0 3F}
  - ReplaceBytes: {Offset: 0x08, FindH: 61 E9 1A 23 BC F5 70 EA, ReplaceH: 00 00 00 00 00 00 F0 3F}
  - ReplaceBytes: {Offset: 0x10, FindH: 67 A3 D3 E9 00 23 07 F1, ReplaceH: 00 00 00 00 00 00 F0 3F}
  - ReplaceBytes: {Offset: 0x18, FindH: 80 01 20 46 61 E9 18 23, ReplaceH: 00 00 00 00 00 00 F0 3F}
  - ReplaceBytes: {Offset: 0x20, FindH: BC F5 66 EA 43 F2 33 33, ReplaceH: 00 00 00 00 00 00 F0 3F}
  - ReplaceBytes: {Offset: 0x28, FindH: 4F F0 33 32 C3 F6 F3 73, ReplaceH: 00 00 00 00 00 00 F0 3F}
  - ReplaceBytes: {Offset: 0x30, FindH: 07 F1 80 01 20 46 61 E9, ReplaceH: 00 00 00 00 00 00 F0 3F}
  - ReplaceBytes: {Offset: 0x38, FindH: 16 23 BC F5 5A EA 5E A3, ReplaceH: 00 00 00 00 00 00 F0 3F}
  - ReplaceBytes: {Offset: 0x40, FindH: D3 E9 00 23 07 F1 80 01, ReplaceH: 00 00 00 00 00 00 F0 3F}
  - ReplaceBytes: {Offset: 0x48, FindH: 20 46 61 E9 14 23 BC F5, ReplaceH: 00 00 00 00 00 00 F0 3F}
  - ReplaceBytes: {Offset: 0x50, FindH: 50 EA 00 23 00 22 C3 F6, ReplaceH: 00 00 00 00 00 00 F0 3F}
  - ReplaceBytes: {Offset: 0x58, FindH: F8 73 07 F1 80 01 20 46, ReplaceH: 00 00 00 00 00 00 F0 3F}
  - ReplaceBytes: {Offset: 0x60, FindH: 61 E9 12 23 BC F5 44 EA, ReplaceH: 00 00 00 00 00 00 F0 3F}
  - ReplaceBytes: {Offset: 0x68, FindH: 55 A3 D3 E9 00 23 07 F1, ReplaceH: 00 00 00 00 00 00 F0 3F}
  - BaseAddress: 0
    # initialise loop counter
  - ReplaceBytes: {Offset: 0x65A144, FindH: 00 23 00 22, ReplaceH: 00 BF 00 25}
    # loop to load 10 vals from old table
  - ReplaceBytes: {Offset: 0x65A148, FindH: C4 F2 08 03 07 F1, ReplaceH: 20 46 29 A1 29 44}
  - ReplaceBytes: {Offset: 0x65A14E, FindH: 80 01 20 46, ReplaceH: BC F5 F8 E9}
  - ReplaceBytes: {Offset: 0x65A152, FindH: 61 E9 02 23 BC F5, ReplaceH: 08 35 50 2D F7 D1}
    # restore r5
  - ReplaceBytes: {Offset: 0x65A158, FindH: F4 E9, ReplaceH: 4D 46}
    # continue at 65A15A
    #
    # Replacement value: the number of initial line spacing values to exclude from
    # the line spacing slider; minimum 0, maximum 13. E.g. 9 will result in a
    # slider with 15 positions, starting from the 10th replace_float value below.
  - ReplaceInt: {Offset: 0x65A036, Find: 0, Replace: 0}
    # 24 replacement line spacing values: change these replace_float values to suit
    # your device and preferences:
  - BaseAddress: 0x65A050
  - ReplaceFloat: {Offset: 0x00, Find: 1.0, Replace: 0.75}
  - ReplaceFloat: {Offset: 0x08, Find: 1.0, Replace: 0.78}
  - ReplaceFloat: {Offset: 0x10, Find: 1.0, Replace: 0.8}
  - ReplaceFloat: {Offset: 0x18, Find: 1.0, Replace: 0.82}
  - ReplaceFloat: {Offset: 0x20, Find: 1.0, Replace: 0.84}
  - ReplaceFloat: {Offset: 0x28, Find: 1.0, Replace: 0.86}
  - ReplaceFloat: {Offset: 0x30, Find: 1.0, Replace: 0.88}
  - ReplaceFloat: {Offset: 0x38, Find: 1.0, Replace: 0.9}
  - ReplaceFloat: {Offset: 0x40, Find: 1.0, Replace: 0.92}
  - ReplaceFloat: {Offset: 0x48, Find: 1.0, Replace: 0.94}
  - ReplaceFloat: {Offset: 0x50, Find: 1.0, Replace: 0.96}
  - ReplaceFloat: {Offset: 0x58, Find: 1.0, Replace: 0.98}
  - ReplaceFloat: {Offset: 0x60, Find: 1.0, Replace: 1.0}
  - ReplaceFloat: {Offset: 0x68, Find: 1.0, Replace: 1.02}
  - BaseAddress: 0x65A1F0
  - ReplaceFloat: {Offset: 0x00, Find: 1.05, Replace: 1.05}
  - ReplaceFloat: {Offset: 0x08, Find: 1.07, Replace: 1.07}
  - ReplaceFloat: {Offset: 0x10, Find: 1.1,  Replace: 1.1}
  - ReplaceFloat: {Offset: 0x18, Find: 1.35, Replace: 1.15}
  - ReplaceFloat: {Offset: 0x20, Find: 1.7,  Replace: 1.2}
  - ReplaceFloat: {Offset: 0x28, Find: 1.8,  Replace: 1.25}
  - ReplaceFloat: {Offset: 0x30, Find: 2.2,  Replace: 1.3}
  - ReplaceFloat: {Offset: 0x38, Find: 2.4,  Replace: 1.35}
  - ReplaceFloat: {Offset: 0x40, Find: 2.6,  Replace: 1.4}
  - ReplaceFloat: {Offset: 0x48, Find: 2.8,  Replace: 1.5}
    # The first 14 replace_float values above should allow the line spacing to be
    # adjusted in increments of one pixel when using a medium sized font on a high
    # resolution device. If you use a smaller font size and/or a lower resolution
    # device you might find that increasing the slider one step at a time doesn't
    # always result in a line spacing increase at each step. In that case, you
    # might want to use replacement values that are not quite so close together.
    #
    # For example: (I use these values on my 758x1024 Glo)
    #
    #  0.7 0.725 0.75 0.775 0.8 0.825 0.85 0.875 0.9 0.925 0.95 0.975 1.0 1.025 ...
    #
    # or: (these might better suit the 600x800 Touch)
    #
    #  0.6 0.633 0.667 0.7 0.733 0.767 0.8 0.833 0.867 9.0 9.33 9.67 1.0 1.025 ...

@geek1011: If you want to start an instructions thread for this firmware version then go ahead, I can make a post in it with the old-method instructions later, this weekend sometime.

jackie_w · 08-24-2018, 08:40 AM

Thanks, GeoffR

geek1011 · 08-24-2018, 08:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GeoffR

My 10 line spacing values:

Spoiler:

My 24 line spacing values:

Spoiler:

Code:

My 24 line spacing values:
  - Enabled: no
  - PatchGroup: Line spacing values alternatives
  - Description: |
      This patch changes the values on the line spacing adjustment slider,
      increasing the number of spacing options from 15 to 24, and allowing
      much narrower spacing values to be set.
    # save r5, initialise loop counter
  - ReplaceBytes: {Offset: 0x65A034, FindH: BC F5 84 EA 6D A3, ReplaceH: A9 46 00 25 ED 00}
    # loop to load 14 vals from new table
  - ReplaceBytes: {Offset: 0x65A03A, FindH: D3 E9 00 23 07 F1, ReplaceH: 20 46 04 A1 29 44}
  - ReplaceBytes: {Offset: 0x65A040, FindH: 80 01 20 46,       ReplaceH: BC F5 7E EA}
  - ReplaceBytes: {Offset: 0x65A044, FindH: 61 E9 1C 23 BC F5, ReplaceH: 08 35 70 2D F7 D1}
    # jump over new table
  - ReplaceBytes: {Offset: 0x65A04A, FindH: 7A EA 6A A3 D3 E9, ReplaceH: 7C E0 00 BF 00 BF}
    # new table: 14 8-aligned doubles
  - BaseAddress: 0x65A050
  - ReplaceBytes: {Offset: 0x00, FindH: 00 23 07 F1 80 01 20 46, ReplaceH: 00 00 00 00 00 00 F0 3F}
  - ReplaceBytes: {Offset: 0x08, FindH: 61 E9 1A 23 BC F5 70 EA, ReplaceH: 00 00 00 00 00 00 F0 3F}
  - ReplaceBytes: {Offset: 0x10, FindH: 67 A3 D3 E9 00 23 07 F1, ReplaceH: 00 00 00 00 00 00 F0 3F}
  - ReplaceBytes: {Offset: 0x18, FindH: 80 01 20 46 61 E9 18 23, ReplaceH: 00 00 00 00 00 00 F0 3F}
  - ReplaceBytes: {Offset: 0x20, FindH: BC F5 66 EA 43 F2 33 33, ReplaceH: 00 00 00 00 00 00 F0 3F}
  - ReplaceBytes: {Offset: 0x28, FindH: 4F F0 33 32 C3 F6 F3 73, ReplaceH: 00 00 00 00 00 00 F0 3F}
  - ReplaceBytes: {Offset: 0x30, FindH: 07 F1 80 01 20 46 61 E9, ReplaceH: 00 00 00 00 00 00 F0 3F}
  - ReplaceBytes: {Offset: 0x38, FindH: 16 23 BC F5 5A EA 5E A3, ReplaceH: 00 00 00 00 00 00 F0 3F}
  - ReplaceBytes: {Offset: 0x40, FindH: D3 E9 00 23 07 F1 80 01, ReplaceH: 00 00 00 00 00 00 F0 3F}
  - ReplaceBytes: {Offset: 0x48, FindH: 20 46 61 E9 14 23 BC F5, ReplaceH: 00 00 00 00 00 00 F0 3F}
  - ReplaceBytes: {Offset: 0x50, FindH: 50 EA 00 23 00 22 C3 F6, ReplaceH: 00 00 00 00 00 00 F0 3F}
  - ReplaceBytes: {Offset: 0x58, FindH: F8 73 07 F1 80 01 20 46, ReplaceH: 00 00 00 00 00 00 F0 3F}
  - ReplaceBytes: {Offset: 0x60, FindH: 61 E9 12 23 BC F5 44 EA, ReplaceH: 00 00 00 00 00 00 F0 3F}
  - ReplaceBytes: {Offset: 0x68, FindH: 55 A3 D3 E9 00 23 07 F1, ReplaceH: 00 00 00 00 00 00 F0 3F}
  - BaseAddress: 0
    # initialise loop counter
  - ReplaceBytes: {Offset: 0x65A144, FindH: 00 23 00 22, ReplaceH: 00 BF 00 25}
    # loop to load 10 vals from old table
  - ReplaceBytes: {Offset: 0x65A148, FindH: C4 F2 08 03 07 F1, ReplaceH: 20 46 29 A1 29 44}
  - ReplaceBytes: {Offset: 0x65A14E, FindH: 80 01 20 46, ReplaceH: BC F5 F8 E9}
  - ReplaceBytes: {Offset: 0x65A152, FindH: 61 E9 02 23 BC F5, ReplaceH: 08 35 50 2D F7 D1}
    # restore r5
  - ReplaceBytes: {Offset: 0x65A158, FindH: F4 E9, ReplaceH: 4D 46}
    # continue at 65A15A
    #
    # Replacement value: the number of initial line spacing values to exclude from
    # the line spacing slider; minimum 0, maximum 13. E.g. 9 will result in a
    # slider with 15 positions, starting from the 10th replace_float value below.
  - ReplaceInt: {Offset: 0x65A036, Find: 0, Replace: 0}
    # 24 replacement line spacing values: change these replace_float values to suit
    # your device and preferences:
  - BaseAddress: 0x65A050
  - ReplaceFloat: {Offset: 0x00, Find: 1.0, Replace: 0.75}
  - ReplaceFloat: {Offset: 0x08, Find: 1.0, Replace: 0.78}
  - ReplaceFloat: {Offset: 0x10, Find: 1.0, Replace: 0.8}
  - ReplaceFloat: {Offset: 0x18, Find: 1.0, Replace: 0.82}
  - ReplaceFloat: {Offset: 0x20, Find: 1.0, Replace: 0.84}
  - ReplaceFloat: {Offset: 0x28, Find: 1.0, Replace: 0.86}
  - ReplaceFloat: {Offset: 0x30, Find: 1.0, Replace: 0.88}
  - ReplaceFloat: {Offset: 0x38, Find: 1.0, Replace: 0.9}
  - ReplaceFloat: {Offset: 0x40, Find: 1.0, Replace: 0.92}
  - ReplaceFloat: {Offset: 0x48, Find: 1.0, Replace: 0.94}
  - ReplaceFloat: {Offset: 0x50, Find: 1.0, Replace: 0.96}
  - ReplaceFloat: {Offset: 0x58, Find: 1.0, Replace: 0.98}
  - ReplaceFloat: {Offset: 0x60, Find: 1.0, Replace: 1.0}
  - ReplaceFloat: {Offset: 0x68, Find: 1.0, Replace: 1.02}
  - BaseAddress: 0x65A1F0
  - ReplaceFloat: {Offset: 0x00, Find: 1.05, Replace: 1.05}
  - ReplaceFloat: {Offset: 0x08, Find: 1.07, Replace: 1.07}
  - ReplaceFloat: {Offset: 0x10, Find: 1.1,  Replace: 1.1}
  - ReplaceFloat: {Offset: 0x18, Find: 1.35, Replace: 1.15}
  - ReplaceFloat: {Offset: 0x20, Find: 1.7,  Replace: 1.2}
  - ReplaceFloat: {Offset: 0x28, Find: 1.8,  Replace: 1.25}
  - ReplaceFloat: {Offset: 0x30, Find: 2.2,  Replace: 1.3}
  - ReplaceFloat: {Offset: 0x38, Find: 2.4,  Replace: 1.35}
  - ReplaceFloat: {Offset: 0x40, Find: 2.6,  Replace: 1.4}
  - ReplaceFloat: {Offset: 0x48, Find: 2.8,  Replace: 1.5}
    # The first 14 replace_float values above should allow the line spacing to be
    # adjusted in increments of one pixel when using a medium sized font on a high
    # resolution device. If you use a smaller font size and/or a lower resolution
    # device you might find that increasing the slider one step at a time doesn't
    # always result in a line spacing increase at each step. In that case, you
    # might want to use replacement values that are not quite so close together.
    #
    # For example: (I use these values on my 758x1024 Glo)
    #
    #  0.7 0.725 0.75 0.775 0.8 0.825 0.85 0.875 0.9 0.925 0.95 0.975 1.0 1.025 ...
    #
    # or: (these might better suit the 600x800 Touch)
    #
    #  0.6 0.633 0.667 0.7 0.733 0.767 0.8 0.833 0.867 9.0 9.33 9.67 1.0 1.025 ...

@geek1011: If you want to start an instructions thread for this firmware version then go ahead, I can make a post in it with the old-method instructions later, this weekend sometime.

Thanks. The 10 line spacing values one is the same as mine (and has the same issue of the values being out of order), but the 24 seems to work. I'll start the patch thread in a bit.

jackie_w · 08-24-2018, 09:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by geek1011

The 10 line spacing values one is the same as mine (and has the same issue of the values being out of order)...

Actually, it's not. I've never used the`10 line spacing` patch before but I did use it yesterday as a stop-gap until the `24 line spacing` patch became available. I did notice some problems but it was good enough as a temporary option (definitely better than anything I could have created myself

, so thank you)

As a result, I did test Geoff's new `10 line spacing` patch this morning. There were no problems at all. The differences between yours and Geoff's are in some of the ReplaceBytes lines in the section labeled '# Bypass code-constructed values 1.0, 1.2, 1.5, 2.0, 3.0'

geek1011 · 08-24-2018, 09:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jackie_w

Actually, it's not. I've never used the`10 line spacing` patch before but I did use it yesterday as a stop-gap until the `24 line spacing` patch became available. I did notice some problems but it was good enough as a temporary option (definitely better than anything I could have created myself

, so thank you)

As a result, I did test Geoff's new `10 line spacing` patch this morning. There were no problems at all. The differences between yours and Geoff's are in some of the ReplaceBytes lines in the section labeled '# Bypass code-constructed values 1.0, 1.2, 1.5, 2.0, 3.0'

Yep, I spoke too soon (and I looked at it from my phone). The difference was which append he overrides (there are multiple).

I've released v10, which updates those two patches. As usual, if you use overrides, you can update by extracting the new version, and replacing kobopatch.yaml with your old one.

oren64 · 08-24-2018, 09:56 AM

In the Wikipedia patch it supposed to be "en" and not "es" as default.

Can I add extra patch files as yaml in the src folder?
Like this:

Spoiler:

jackie_w · 08-24-2018, 10:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by oren64

Can I add extra patch files as yaml in the src folder?

Yes, you can.

geek1011 · 08-24-2018, 10:03 AM

That's also what I do, as it makes it really easy to update.

Dirk-71 · 08-24-2018, 12:01 PM

Hi,
today I installed the patch and noticed that my keyboard has two 'U' but no 'O'.

As long as I do not enable any patch, it works. But I have enabled several patches and have to sort out, which patch is causing this issue.

Meanwhile I found out, which patch is causing this issue: "Rename new home screen footer" in libnickel.so.1.0.0.yaml.

geek1011 · 08-24-2018, 02:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dirk-71

Hi,
today I installed the patch and noticed that my keyboard has two 'U' but no 'O'.

As long as I do not enable any patch, it works. But I have enabled several patches and have to sort out, which patch is causing this issue.

Meanwhile I found out, which patch is causing this issue: "Rename new home screen footer" in libnickel.so.1.0.0.yaml.

That's a side effect of some of the string-related patches. Due to the way QT stores strings, sometimes, it will use part of another string to save space.

For your specific case, if you remove the last replacement (the Kobo Store one), it should work alright.

I'll add this to the FAQ and the patch description.

Dirk-71 · 08-24-2018, 03:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by geek1011

That's a side effect of some of the string-related patches. Due to the way QT stores strings, sometimes, it will use part of another string to save space.

For your specific case, if you remove the last replacement (the Kobo Store one), it should work alright.

I'll add this to the FAQ and the patch description.

Ok, thank you!

geek1011 · 08-24-2018, 03:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dirk-71

Ok, thank you!

No problem.

forster01 · 08-24-2018, 05:08 PM

After applying new firmware on non limited KA1 everything was smooth, but after applying a patch i couldn't open any of my epubs cause on opening device rebooted every time.
After trying a few times i went for factory reset and apply 4.9.11311 firmware that worked ok. i applied only few patches. basic ones....

I uploaded a log...

geek1011 · 08-24-2018, 08:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by forster01

After applying new firmware on non limited KA1 everything was smooth, but after applying a patch i couldn't open any of my epubs cause on opening device rebooted every time.
After trying a few times i went for factory reset and apply 4.9.11311 firmware that worked ok. i applied only few patches. basic ones....

I uploaded a log...

Do you know which patch? I tested all of them and they worked fine. It might be the "Orphans/widows avoidance" patch (which is the most likely to have caused issues as it is the shortest and least tested, but it seems unlikely as they haven't changed much, see the screenshots). There is also a possibility it might be the new line spacing patches GeoffR provided, as I haven't tested them, and they are quite different compared to the previous version. I'll test this more tomorrow.

08-24-2018, 09:56 AM	#172
oren64 I need a chapter break Posts: 4,042 Karma: 56058267 Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Israel Device: Kobo Glo	In the Wikipedia patch it supposed to be "en" and not "es" as default. Can I add extra patch files as yaml in the src folder? Like this: Spoiler: Code: patches: src/nickel.yaml: usr/local/Kobo/nickel src/extra_nickel.yaml: usr/local/Kobo/nickel ... overrides: src/nickel.yaml: src/extra_nickel.yaml:

08-24-2018, 12:01 PM	#175
Dirk-71 Groupie Posts: 160 Karma: 35462 Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: Germany Device: Kobo: Clara BW, Libra 2, Aura One	Keyboard missing 'O' in 4.10.1159 Hi, today I installed the patch and noticed that my keyboard has two 'U' but no 'O'. As long as I do not enable any patch, it works. But I have enabled several patches and have to sort out, which patch is causing this issue. Meanwhile I found out, which patch is causing this issue: "Rename new home screen footer" in libnickel.so.1.0.0.yaml. Attached Thumbnails Last edited by Dirk-71; 08-24-2018 at 01:41 PM.

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