Koreader running on Kobos (all of them, hopefully!)

[CH23]

Originally Posted by NiLuJe

@CH23: Most of the incremental KoboUSBMS tweaks I emplemented required touching the startup script.

This requires a full, proper Exit -> Start cycle to take (or a device reboot ).

With a simple KOReader restart, the old startup script keeps being used, and it doesn't know how to deal with the new changes, which at best means it gets caught by the crash handler (i.e., the crash screen), at worst means it gets caught by the USBMS failsafe (i.e., the device shuts down after a while).

d'oh! I should have known better. that solved it, love the status bar. I think by now I could just kick out KMS/Nickel and exclusively boot to koreader.

[binarymelon]

Does the Calibre Wireless connection support using a domain name to connect to Calibre, or is it required to be an IP?

[NiLuJe]

I don't think we actually have a way to coerce an input field like that, so my gut feeling would say that yeah, that should work, as long as the device can actually resolve that hostname.

But, never tried it myself .

[binarymelon]

Originally Posted by NiLuJe

I don't think we actually have a way to coerce an input field like that, so my gut feeling would say that yeah, that should work, as long as the device can actually resolve that hostname.

But, never tried it myself .

It doesn't seem to work. When I'm local I can connect fine by IP, but it doesn't seem to work remotely through my domain. I'll have to see If I can dig up some logs to see why it fails.

[NiLuJe]

Ah. Remotely.

Then extra emphasis on *as long as the device can resolve that hostname*, plus, *as long as said Calibre instance (and specifically the Wireless thingy) is accessible remotely*.
The latter may be easier said than done (I have no knowledge of the actual implementation of the protocol, but there will surely be routing shenanigans required).

[binarymelon]

How can you override the supported calibre formats mentioned in this comment here (https://github.com/koreader/koreader...ensions.lua#L5). It looks like it tries to load a calibre-extensions.lua file from users data directory, but I'm not sure where that is.

Edit: I'm running on a Kobo if that's relevant.

[pazos]

Originally Posted by binarymelon

How can you override the supported calibre formats mentioned in this comment here (https://github.com/koreader/koreader...ensions.lua#L5). It looks like it tries to load a calibre-extensions.lua file from users data directory, but I'm not sure where that is.

Edit: I'm running on a Kobo if that's relevant.

The same folder where the program is installed (/mnt/onboard/.adds/koreader)

[mirage]

Is it possible to use the version of the Oxford English Dictionary that Kobo implemented a month or so ago for its devices in KOReader on Kobo devices? Looking at that new dictionary's html files in a text editor, it strikes me that they're encrypted. But better to ask and find out from those who know more about this than I do.

FYI, I'm already using the OED that's been available online for KOReader for quite awhile now. But I'd add the aforementioned if it can be done successfully.

[NiLuJe]

Yes, they are encrypted, so, no .

[mirage]

Originally Posted by NiLuJe

Yes, they are encrypted, so, no .

Thanks for letting me know.

[Markismus]

@mirage I've uploaded a Koreader optimized Oxford 2nd Ed. for you here.
You can even tweak the lua- and css-file further to your liking. The dictionary is based on the available Stardict dictionary in 2 parts and was processed by the script PocketBookDic with the toggles

# Shortcuts to Collection of settings.
my $Just4Koreader = 1;
my $Just4PocketBook = 0;

[mirage]

Originally Posted by Markismus

@mirage I've uploaded a Koreader optimized Oxford 2nd Ed. for you here.
You can even tweak the lua- and css-file further to your liking. The dictionary is based on the available Stardict dictionary in 2 parts and was processed by the script PocketBookDic with the toggles

# Shortcuts to Collection of settings.
my $Just4Koreader = 1;
my $Just4PocketBook = 0;

Thank you, @Markismus! I've been using a version of the OED 2nd edition for some months now, almost certainly the two part one that you mention. I'll add this and play around with it. Much appreciated.

[NiLuJe]

Quick hotfix so that it actually works:

return function(html)
    html = html:gsub('<img[^>]+>', '')
    html = html:gsub('</span>%)', ')')
    html = html:gsub('</span>', '<br/>')
    html = html:gsub('<span>', '')
    return html
end

Also, minor CSS tweak because I hate indents:

blockquote { margin: 0 0 0 0.15em }

[mirage]

Originally Posted by NiLuJe

Quick hotfix so that it actually works:

return function(html)
    html = html:gsub('<img[^>]+>', '')
    html = html:gsub('</span>%)', ')')
    html = html:gsub('</span>', '<br/>')
    html = html:gsub('<span>', '')
    return html
end

Also, minor CSS tweak because I hate indents:

blockquote { margin: 0 0 0 0.15em }

I'll use this and compare. Thanks!

[gogu1904]

Originally Posted by Markismus

@mirage I've uploaded a Koreader optimized Oxford 2nd Ed. for you here.

Please let me know, using .dict files is equivalent to using .dict.dz files? I see you have used the decompressed file, which is five times larger. Is there a particular reason? Thank you.