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Old 03-03-2019, 10:40 PM   #196
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thanks for this great patching system !

now i adopted it, can you please add the way to
> modify the menu entries
> make easily accessible the beta functionnalities (browser & games)

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I won't be making any patches to modify the top-left menu entries, as it will greatly increase the work needed to update the patches for very little benefit.

I could change the bottom-left link to a link to the browser or beta features menu if you want.

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Also, on a side note, I'm currently working on a patch to add a clock option to the page number display at the bottom. This is the hardest one I've attempted so far (I need to make some space to put the code, call the QTime constructor and methods, modify the strings, and learn more about the c++ calling convention). I'm doing this patch partly for learning, partly for fun, and partly because it is useful. I'm about half way through making it (I've already found the space to put the code, added the option, set the string format, and am currently figuring out the c++ ABI so I can actually get the time). Depending on the complexity of the finished patch, this may or may not be shipped and updated with the rest of the patches.
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Old 03-04-2019, 01:50 AM   #197
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I won't be making any patches to modify the top-left menu entries, as it will greatly increase the work needed to update the patches for very little benefit.

I could change the bottom-left link to a link to the browser or beta features menu if you want.

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Also, on a side note, I'm currently working on a patch to add a clock option to the page number display at the bottom. This is the hardest one I've attempted so far (I need to make some space to put the code, call the QTime constructor and methods, modify the strings, and learn more about the c++ calling convention). I'm doing this patch partly for learning, partly for fun, and partly because it is useful. I'm about half way through making it (I've already found the space to put the code, added the option, set the string format, and am currently figuring out the c++ ABI so I can actually get the time). Depending on the complexity of the finished patch, this may or may not be shipped and updated with the rest of the patches.
hi
understood the first point
yes, it would be great to have a shortcut to beta functionalities directly on the homescreen

indeed it would be great to have a clock visible at. any time !

once again, thanks for this hardwork !

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Old 03-04-2019, 02:22 AM   #198
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be great to have a shortcut to beta functionalities directly on the homescreen
The browser is also nice.

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thanks for your work.
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Old 03-04-2019, 05:56 PM   #199
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another useful functionality would be to allow the user to switch the display between black/white <> white/black

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Old 03-04-2019, 06:27 PM   #200
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another useful functionality would be to allow the user to switch the display between black/white <> white/black

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There is. Have a look at the one I made in libnickel which replaces the adobe page numbers setting with invert screen.
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Old 03-04-2019, 09:13 PM   #201
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Is it possible to make the collections screen use normal text instead of italic one? I attempted to create my own patch for that, and though I did manage to disable italic text (on more parts of the UI than I hoped for), it also created a few bugs, such as no padding on the brightness or WiFi popup dialogues.
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There is. Have a look at the one I made in libnickel which replaces the adobe page numbers setting with invert screen.
I'm sorry, is this bug I mentioned (https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...7&postcount=62) fixed?

This bug was posted several months ago, and you were very busy then, and I didn't noticed any info that this bug was fixed.(maybe I missed?)
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Old 03-05-2019, 08:03 AM   #203
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I'm sorry, is this bug I mentioned (https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...7&postcount=62) fixed?

This bug was posted several months ago, and you were very busy then, and I didn't noticed any info that this bug was fixed.(maybe I missed?)
There's not much I can do about that bug, as it involves side-effects of the configuration system.
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Old 03-05-2019, 08:04 AM   #204
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Is it possible to make the collections screen use normal text instead of italic one? I attempted to create my own patch for that, and though I did manage to disable italic text (on more parts of the UI than I hoped for), it also created a few bugs, such as no padding on the brightness or WiFi popup dialogues.
I'll look into this next week.
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Old 03-05-2019, 10:48 AM   #205
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Is it possible to make the collections screen use normal text instead of italic one? I attempted to create my own patch for that, and though I did manage to disable italic text (on more parts of the UI than I hoped for), it also created a few bugs, such as no padding on the brightness or WiFi popup dialogues.
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I'll look into this next week.
@geek1011,

I might be able to save you some time with that as I've been customising the cosmetic appearance of GUI book lists (Title, Author, Series, Author_list, Collection_list) on my own devices for quite a long time.

However, my "solution" is not without its possible longer term support considerations. So, rather than just posting a new patch here, I'll PM it to you later today to see what you think about its practicality.
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@geek1011,

I might be able to save you some time with that as I've been customising the cosmetic appearance of GUI book lists (Title, Author, Series, Author_list, Collection_list) on my own devices for quite a long time.

However, my "solution" is not without its possible longer term support considerations. So, rather than just posting a new patch here, I'll PM it to you later today to see what you think about its practicality.
Thanks! Also, if you want, feel free to post extra patches here, and I'll add them to the zips if they seem appropriate.
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Old 03-06-2019, 01:49 AM   #207
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I know there are patches that are supposed to change the book cover sizes, but I haven't noticed any difference when using them. All my book covers (new home screen and in the library) are all so small. Is it possible to make them even larger, say in a 3x2 grid per page?
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I know there are patches that are supposed to change the book cover sizes, but I haven't noticed any difference when using them. All my book covers (new home screen and in the library) are all so small. Is it possible to make them even larger, say in a 3x2 grid per page?
I have been trying to do this but have yet to find the css that controls the covers there. I can remove all of the rows except for the books and make the recent books row take the whole page but not resize them yet. I kind of doubt they will automatically move to another row if the enlarged setting is just making them large enough to cut off the 4th book.
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I have been trying to do this but have yet to find the css that controls the covers there. I can remove all of the rows except for the books and make the recent books row take the whole page but not resize them yet. I kind of doubt they will automatically move to another row if the enlarged setting is just making them large enough to cut off the 4th book.
It's layed out in the code.
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It's layed out in the code.
I have yet to figure out how to get objdump to disassemble libnickel because it says it cannot disassemble that format so I have been just doing trial and error.
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