Firmware 4.28.17826

geek1011 · 06-24-2021, 01:45 PM

Firmware 4.28.17826 has been released.

Automatically posted by kfwproxy.

Calenorn · 06-24-2021, 02:15 PM

That was fast!

anacreon · 06-25-2021, 07:48 AM

This is correcting

the dark mode. Yesterday night I gave up on it because the pictures were inverted too - awful. Thankfully, that is corrected.

the search in PDF: there was just a choice between search inside the book read, wikipedia and google. Now there is the dictionary pop-up, which is a wonderful improvement for reading PDFs

Calenorn · 06-25-2021, 11:39 AM

Interesting! Dark mode does not seem integral to note taking or stylus use. Will the firmware of other Kobos be updated to include it?

Semwize · 06-25-2021, 12:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Calenorn

Interesting! Dark mode does not seem integral to note taking or stylus use. Will the firmware of other Kobos be updated to include it?

Quote:

Originally Posted by davidfor

I just put this onto my Glo HD to look at the Dark Mode. Adding "DarkMode=true" into the "ReadingSettings" section of the config file enables it. As I should have guessed from where the option is, it is only active when reading. And it does not affect images.

I turned Dark mode on Kobo Clara. It works. But do not recommend installing this firmware on other devices now, it is better to wait until Kobo releases 4.28 for all devices. And geek1011 add Dark mode to NickelMenu.

NiLuJe · 06-25-2021, 01:29 PM

The Elipsa screen has the fancy dark-mode specific waveform modes as previously seen on Kindle, so, if it ever gets ported to earlier devices, don't expect it to look any good, the best they can do is keep handling images sanely.

davidfor · 06-25-2021, 09:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NiLuJe

The Elipsa screen has the fancy dark-mode specific waveform modes as previously seen on Kindle, so, if it ever gets ported to earlier devices, don't expect it to look any good, the best they can do is keep handling images sanely.

I am fairly sure Kobo won't be creating the new waveform for older devices. And that lack is one of the reasons they haven't done a dark-mode officially before. They do not believe it would give a good experience. Hopefully, all future devices will get it.

NiLuJe · 06-25-2021, 11:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by davidfor

I am fairly sure Kobo won't be creating the new waveform for older devices. And that lack is one of the reasons they haven't done a dark-mode officially before. They do not believe it would give a good experience. Hopefully, all future devices will get it.

Yup, that would be my guess too.

(I'm cynical enough to say that I'm not even sure it looks that good even *with* white-on-black waveform modes, but, alas, it seems mildly popular nonetheless ^^).

pickyaxe · 06-25-2021, 11:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NiLuJe

The Elipsa screen has the fancy dark-mode specific waveform modes as previously seen on Kindle

Where can I read about this technology?

I tried doing some web searches for the described Kindle display feature, but couldn't find the right keywords.

edit: reading davidfor's post again, I'm guessing this is entirely software-based?

Cootey · 06-26-2021, 04:25 AM

Annotation syncing between this firmware and the previous firmware seems broken. I’m not yet sure what sync behavior to expect from handwritten notations scribbled onto the page, but highlights are definitely not syncing anymore. Anybody else notice this? On the upside, changes to collections sync just fine.

Update: this may not be a new problem introduced with 4.28.17826. I just tested annotations between my Clara running 4.26.16704 and my iPad’s Kobo app (v9.25), and only bookmarks are transferred. The current page and highlights are no longer synced. I just hadn’t noticed it before. (I simply don’t understand why Kobo struggles with annotation parity between devices.)

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NiLuJe · 06-26-2021, 01:17 PM

@pickyaxe: You can't? It's part of the waveform tweaking services e-Ink itself offers to its partner, AFAIK (aka., NDA-land).

As a gross oversimplification, instead of being tweaked for black on white, it's tweaked for white on black.

(Note that on Kindle, there are also extra trickery involving how the flashes are dealt with, and the frontlight level. I haven't seen traces of any of that here, but I haven't looked into it all that much, and I haven't had the device in front of me either

).

pickyaxe · 06-26-2021, 02:15 PM

@NiLuJe, thanks! Sounds pretty fascinating.

anacreon · 06-26-2021, 04:10 PM

I used to be annoyed by not being able to check on the charge from inside a book. Now just clicking on it gives the charge of the reader AND whether the stylus' battery is ok or not (I don't know whether it was already so in the previous Elipsa F/w).

MGlitch · 06-26-2021, 07:08 PM

I’ve tried updating to this firmware on a backup Forma, which was successful. However adding darkmode=True under ReadingSettings does nothing.

Just wanted to see how this looked compared to the dark mode we currently have (I assume mostly the same save that images won’t be inverted)

Semwize · 06-26-2021, 08:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MGlitch

I’ve tried updating to this firmware on a backup Forma, which was successful. However adding darkmode=True under ReadingSettings does nothing.

Just wanted to see how this looked compared to the dark mode we currently have (I assume mostly the same save that images won’t be inverted)

I added like this:

Code:

[Reading]
DarkMode=true

06-24-2021, 01:45 PM	#1
geek1011 Wizard Posts: 2,804 Karma: 7025947 Join Date: May 2016 Location: Ontario, Canada Device: Kobo Mini, Aura Edition 2 v1, Clara HD	Firmware 4.28.17826 Firmware 4.28.17826 has been released. Automatically posted by kfwproxy.

06-25-2021, 07:48 AM	#3
anacreon Guru Posts: 976 Karma: 3475832 Join Date: May 2012 Location: France Device: Elipsa, Sage, Libra 2	This is correcting the dark mode. Yesterday night I gave up on it because the pictures were inverted too - awful. Thankfully, that is corrected. the search in PDF: there was just a choice between search inside the book read, wikipedia and google. Now there is the dictionary pop-up, which is a wonderful improvement for reading PDFs

06-26-2021, 04:25 AM	#10
Cootey Absentminded Reader Posts: 1,315 Karma: 7387565 Join Date: Apr 2017 Device: Kobo Mini, Libra Colour & Elipsa; Kindle Paperwhite 3 & 4; iOS apps	Firmware 4.28.17826 Annotation syncing between this firmware and the previous firmware seems broken. I’m not yet sure what sync behavior to expect from handwritten notations scribbled onto the page, but highlights are definitely not syncing anymore. Anybody else notice this? On the upside, changes to collections sync just fine. Update: this may not be a new problem introduced with 4.28.17826. I just tested annotations between my Clara running 4.26.16704 and my iPad’s Kobo app (v9.25), and only bookmarks are transferred. The current page and highlights are no longer synced. I just hadn’t noticed it before. (I simply don’t understand why Kobo struggles with annotation parity between devices.) Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro Last edited by Cootey; 06-26-2021 at 06:24 AM.

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06-24-2021, 02:15 PM	#2
Calenorn Brash Fumbler Posts: 1,203 Karma: 9224939 Join Date: May 2013 Device: NST, Kobo Mini	That was fast!

06-25-2021, 11:39 AM	#4
Calenorn Brash Fumbler Posts: 1,203 Karma: 9224939 Join Date: May 2013 Device: NST, Kobo Mini	Interesting! Dark mode does not seem integral to note taking or stylus use. Will the firmware of other Kobos be updated to include it?

06-25-2021, 01:29 PM	#6
NiLuJe BLAM! Posts: 13,506 Karma: 26047190 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Paris, France Device: Kindle 2i, 3g, 4, 5w, PW, PW2, PW5; Kobo H2O, Forma, Elipsa, Sage, C2E	The Elipsa screen has the fancy dark-mode specific waveform modes as previously seen on Kindle, so, if it ever gets ported to earlier devices, don't expect it to look any good, the best they can do is keep handling images sanely.

06-26-2021, 01:17 PM	#11
NiLuJe BLAM! Posts: 13,506 Karma: 26047190 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Paris, France Device: Kindle 2i, 3g, 4, 5w, PW, PW2, PW5; Kobo H2O, Forma, Elipsa, Sage, C2E	@pickyaxe: You can't? It's part of the waveform tweaking services e-Ink itself offers to its partner, AFAIK (aka., NDA-land). As a gross oversimplification, instead of being tweaked for black on white, it's tweaked for white on black. (Note that on Kindle, there are also extra trickery involving how the flashes are dealt with, and the frontlight level. I haven't seen traces of any of that here, but I haven't looked into it all that much, and I haven't had the device in front of me either ).

06-26-2021, 02:15 PM	#12
pickyaxe Addict Posts: 288 Karma: 3762916 Join Date: Nov 2011 Device: none	@NiLuJe, thanks! Sounds pretty fascinating.

06-26-2021, 04:10 PM	#13
anacreon Guru Posts: 976 Karma: 3475832 Join Date: May 2012 Location: France Device: Elipsa, Sage, Libra 2	I used to be annoyed by not being able to check on the charge from inside a book. Now just clicking on it gives the charge of the reader AND whether the stylus' battery is ok or not (I don't know whether it was already so in the previous Elipsa F/w).

06-26-2021, 07:08 PM	#14
MGlitch Wizard Posts: 2,855 Karma: 22003124 Join Date: Aug 2014 Device: Kobo Forma, Kobo Sage, Kobo Libra 2	I’ve tried updating to this firmware on a backup Forma, which was successful. However adding darkmode=True under ReadingSettings does nothing. Just wanted to see how this looked compared to the dark mode we currently have (I assume mostly the same save that images won’t be inverted)