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Old 12-19-2019, 11:33 PM   #1
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Forma in landscape- surprinsgly useful

Up until now, I've never read in landscape mode on any of my ereaders. It just is not practical. I don't think it was possible anyway on any of my Kobos outside of using KOReader.



With the Forma, CoG is lower when reading in landscape mode and the balance is really nice as well. I have both buttons set to go "next". Reading in landscape mode is very nice on the Forma. Something I never thought I would do.

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Old 12-20-2019, 01:24 AM   #2
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That's very interesting! And I can see in your photo that the famous Kobo Forma light stripe on the button edge is now behind the page footer, making it much less obtrusive.
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Old 12-20-2019, 09:48 AM   #3
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My wife uses her Forma in landscape mode and likes it that way.
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Old 12-21-2019, 12:06 PM   #4
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Interesting! I am going to give it a try.

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Old 12-21-2019, 12:20 PM   #5
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I don't think it was possible anyway on any of my Kobos outside of using KOReader.
On all devices Kobo is now possible to enable landscape (patch or Kobo eReader.conf).
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Old 12-27-2019, 09:38 AM   #6
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On all devices Kobo is now possible to enable landscape (patch or Kobo eReader.conf).
Hello Semwize, can you elaborate howto do this?
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Old 12-27-2019, 06:53 PM   #7
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Hello Semwize, can you elaborate howto do this?
In config file, add the following lines:

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[DeveloperSettings]
ForceAllowLandscape=true
The config file is in the ".kobo/Kobo" directory and is called "Kobo eReader.conf". If you already have a section labeled "[DeveloperSettings]", just add the second line after it. And make sure you use an editor that is Unix line-end away such as Notepad++.
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Old 12-28-2019, 03:02 AM   #8
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In config file, add the following lines:

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[DeveloperSettings]
ForceAllowLandscape=true
The config file is in the ".kobo/Kobo" directory and is called "Kobo eReader.conf". If you already have a section labeled "[DeveloperSettings]", just add the second line after it. And make sure you use an editor that is Unix line-end away such as Notepad++.
Well looks like I've found my new reading position thanks
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Old 12-28-2019, 07:16 AM   #9
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@davidfor tnx! I can switch to landscape from nickel, but is there a way to force landscape mode for KSM aswell as KOReader? So as soon as the device starts it should be in landscape mode..
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@davidfor tnx! I can switch to landscape from nickel, but is there a way to force landscape mode for KSM aswell as KOReader? So as soon as the device starts it should be in landscape mode..
I don't use KOReader, so I have no idea. There is a subforum dedicated to KOReader, so I would suggest asking there.
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@posixx: Is your "Device" block up to date?

Because the Libra has a gyro, so I'm not quite sure why you're trying to reinvent the wheel here ^^.

In any case, KOReader supports the Libra's gyro, and supports all four possible orientations when reading (c.f., first tab of the bottom menu in a book, tapping the current orientation switches to its invert). The File Manager is portrait only, though (but will switch to Inverted Portrait (i.e., for lefties) *if requested by the gyro*).

Plato supports all four orientations pretty much everywhere, IIRC.
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