Instructions for patching firmware 4.28.18220 - Page 2

Pjama · 10-25-2021, 01:40 PM

Oh well, I’m obviously doing something else wrong now. I tried this with Georgia several times, nothing changed, so tried with Malabar instead just in case it was an issue specific to Georgia, but still displaying Avenir.

I looked at the troubleshooting links, and tried going into the font menu, and into another book to see if that would trigger a change, but no.

The only thing I can think of is it is something to do with the un-comment requirement. I had no idea what this meant so I looked around online and removed the - from after the # on the line below the line in which I changed the second Avenir to Georgia.

As this didn’t do anything I then tried rerunning the patch after removing the curly brackets.

I can’t think of anything else to try. Can anyone see what I’m doing wrong? Something obvious probably, but not to me!

Semwize · 10-25-2021, 01:49 PM

replace the line

Code:

        #- {Find: "font-family: Avenir;", Replace: "font-family:Avenir;"}

on

Code:

        - {Find: "font-family: Avenir;", Replace: "font-family:Georgia;"}

Pjama · 10-25-2021, 02:05 PM

Yessss! Thank you so much!

Pjama · 10-25-2021, 02:07 PM

It's bugging that the 'of' in the page x of y is still sans serif, but I don’t suppose there is a way to change that? I know I can have the format x/y but I don’t like that.
This is what is so great about the kobo though. The fact that we can tinker with these things.

ETA: I just realized the numbers are also sans serif. I’ll look around the patches to see if there is one to change this, and if there isn’t, I’ll be requesting this.

Semwize · 10-25-2021, 02:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pjama

It's bugging that the 'of' in the page x of y is still sans serif, but I don’t suppose there is a way to change that?

There is a way, but it's a bit complicated

So leave it like that. Consider it a feature.

Pjama · 10-25-2021, 02:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Semwize

There is a way, but it's a bit complicated

So leave it like that. Consider it a feature.

OK, point taken, I'll do that!

Thanks so much for all your help with this.

Deobulakenyo · 10-25-2021, 08:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Semwize

replace the line

Code:

        #- {Find: "font-family: Avenir;", Replace: "font-family:Avenir;"}

on

Code:

        - {Find: "font-family: Avenir;", Replace: "font-family:Georgia;"}

Can this be done with custom sideloaded fonts? Where should we put font location in the code?

Semwize · 10-25-2021, 08:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Deobulakenyo

Can this be done with custom sideloaded fonts? Where should we put font location in the code?

In the same place.

Code:

        - {Find: "font-family: Avenir;", Replace: "font-family:'desired font';"}

Deobulakenyo · 10-25-2021, 11:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Semwize

In the same place.

Code:

        - {Find: "font-family: Avenir;", Replace: "font-family:'desired font';"}

I mean "do i have to specify where the actual sideloaded font is located in the fonts folder?"

example: I sideloaded helvetica in the fonts folder, is there no need to specify the directory of the font's location?

Semwize · 10-26-2021, 12:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Deobulakenyo

example: I sideloaded helvetica in the fonts folder, is there no need to specify the directory of the font's location?

No.
You wrote the 'font' directory yourself. All additional fonts are placed in this directory.

Deobulakenyo · 10-26-2021, 01:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Semwize

No.
You wrote the 'font' directory yourself. All additional fonts are placed in this directory.

Okay, thanks.

Maybe i was affected by what i did with nanoclock where the font can be located in other folders and have to be specified that specific directory.

Sorry, as nickelmenu, patching and other tinkering sometimes make me confused

Anghirrim · 10-29-2021, 11:15 AM

Thanks for the updated patches!

However, seems like the DarkMode vs InvertScreen mode issue is still there.

InvertScreen does not respond well (the screen just flashes once and gets back to white background and back letters).

Dark mode can be toggled on/off by editing the Kobo reader.conf (or using Nickel of course).

But I really prefer using the patched firmawre rather than Nickel.

Semwize · 10-29-2021, 03:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Anghirrim

InvertScreen does not respond well (the screen just flashes once and gets back to white background and back letters).

Did you reboot after turning on the Invert Screen? Theoretically, this should work after a reboot (untested).

Rand Brittain · 10-29-2021, 11:14 PM

So, I factory reset my Elipsa and installed the patch for 4.28.17925 (from this release), and although the patch seems to have worked, I'm experiencing something weird:

Everytime the device reboots and I open my book again, the line spacing has gone back to the smallest possible level. It feels like it's not "really" at that level, because if I bump the line spacing up or down, it goes to a line spacing value one level up or down from where I left the device before rebooting.

This happened when I was using the "my 24 line spacing values" patch, and then it still happened when I repatched using "my 10 line spacing values" instead.

Did I do something wrong? Did one of the other patches not play nice with this one? Or is it something else?

Semwize · 10-29-2021, 11:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rand Brittain

Did I do something wrong?

Most likely, you are using your own font. Change for example on Georgia and see what happens.

10-25-2021, 01:49 PM	#17
Semwize Guru Posts: 920 Karma: 275656 Join Date: Jun 2016 Device: Kobo	replace the line Code: #- {Find: "font-family: Avenir;", Replace: "font-family:Avenir;"} on Code: - {Find: "font-family: Avenir;", Replace: "font-family:Georgia;"}

10-25-2021, 02:05 PM	#18
Pjama Guru Posts: 751 Karma: 2891014 Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: US Device: Kindle Scribe, Kobo Libra Colour	Yessss! Thank you so much! Attached Thumbnails

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10-25-2021, 01:40 PM	#16
Pjama Guru Posts: 751 Karma: 2891014 Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: US Device: Kindle Scribe, Kobo Libra Colour	Oh well, I’m obviously doing something else wrong now. I tried this with Georgia several times, nothing changed, so tried with Malabar instead just in case it was an issue specific to Georgia, but still displaying Avenir. I looked at the troubleshooting links, and tried going into the font menu, and into another book to see if that would trigger a change, but no. The only thing I can think of is it is something to do with the un-comment requirement. I had no idea what this meant so I looked around online and removed the - from after the # on the line below the line in which I changed the second Avenir to Georgia. As this didn’t do anything I then tried rerunning the patch after removing the curly brackets. I can’t think of anything else to try. Can anyone see what I’m doing wrong? Something obvious probably, but not to me!

10-25-2021, 02:07 PM	#19
Pjama Guru Posts: 751 Karma: 2891014 Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: US Device: Kindle Scribe, Kobo Libra Colour	It's bugging that the 'of' in the page x of y is still sans serif, but I don’t suppose there is a way to change that? I know I can have the format x/y but I don’t like that. This is what is so great about the kobo though. The fact that we can tinker with these things. ETA: I just realized the numbers are also sans serif. I’ll look around the patches to see if there is one to change this, and if there isn’t, I’ll be requesting this.

10-29-2021, 11:15 AM	#27
Anghirrim Seeking for Graal Posts: 211 Karma: 16198 Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: France Device: Kobo Forma / Onyx Boox Page	Thanks for the updated patches! However, seems like the DarkMode vs InvertScreen mode issue is still there. InvertScreen does not respond well (the screen just flashes once and gets back to white background and back letters). Dark mode can be toggled on/off by editing the Kobo reader.conf (or using Nickel of course). But I really prefer using the patched firmawre rather than Nickel.

10-29-2021, 11:14 PM	#29
Rand Brittain Bookmaker Posts: 434 Karma: 2143650 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: Cybook Opus	So, I factory reset my Elipsa and installed the patch for 4.28.17925 (from this release), and although the patch seems to have worked, I'm experiencing something weird: Everytime the device reboots and I open my book again, the line spacing has gone back to the smallest possible level. It feels like it's not "really" at that level, because if I bump the line spacing up or down, it goes to a line spacing value one level up or down from where I left the device before rebooting. This happened when I was using the "my 24 line spacing values" patch, and then it still happened when I repatched using "my 10 line spacing values" instead. Did I do something wrong? Did one of the other patches not play nice with this one? Or is it something else?