Firmware 4.32.19501

[Sirtel]

Originally Posted by Deobulakenyo

I still have not updated my Libra 2 to 4.32, and now i am having second thoughts of doing it.

I reverted to 4.30 after numerous attempts to update to 4.31 without problems and i guess i will be skipping 4.32 as wel..

Well, not everyone has had these issues. I had no problems with updating my Libra 2 to 4.32, and I did that directly from 4.30.

[Deobulakenyo]

Is it safe to update fw manually to 4.32 with nickelmenu and nanoclock and patches in my current fw (4.30)?

[Sirtel]

Originally Posted by Deobulakenyo

Is it safe to update fw manually to 4.32 with nickelmenu and nanoclock and patches in my current fw (4.30)?

I don't use nickelmenu or nanoclock, but manually updating to 4.32 from 4.30 and patching went smoothly.

[gogu1904]

Originally Posted by Deobulakenyo

Is it safe to update fw manually to 4.32 with nickelmenu and nanoclock and patches in my current fw (4.30)?

Yes, NickelMenu survives the manual update process. No problem there. I do not use NanoClock, however.

[compurandom]

Originally Posted by rcentros

What is the deal with that? Every time I move a file to a Windows computer, it wants to "fix" my thumb drive. My thumb drives are working fine — what's Windows' major malfunction?

When the thumb drive is mounted by the operating system, a bit is flipped in its metadata (the "dirty bit"). When you eject, the bit is cleared and the drive is unmounted. If you yank it out without ejecting, the bit is left on, and next time you put it in, windows will complain and ask to repair it.

You say it is working fine, but there may be filesystem damage including partially written files, partially allocated blocks, partially deleted stuff, etc.

[jeff47]

Originally Posted by ownedbycats

See the 'field references' section of the template docs:

https://manual.calibre-ebook.com/template_lang.html

Then field() and raw_field() here:

https://manual.calibre-ebook.com/gen...plate_ref.html

Hmm... do I need to use templates to do this? I have a custom column that holds the page count from the Count Pages plug-in. It seems overly complicated to use a template to get that metadata written. But as it stands right now, my books in Kobo (as kepub) have a floating number of pages that changes if I adjust the font size. (Basically it's showing me screen count not page count.)

[davidfor]

Originally Posted by jeff47

Hmm... do I need to use templates to do this? I have a custom column that holds the page count from the Count Pages plug-in. It seems overly complicated to use a template to get that metadata written. But as it stands right now, my books in Kobo (as kepub) have a floating number of pages that changes if I adjust the font size. (Basically it's showing me screen count not page count.)

Yes, as stated in my post, you must use templates. They can be a simple template like the one I posted which just returns the value for a column. Or they could be more complicated and do something else. The page and word counts could have been done by specifying a column name, but, that is no easier than the template, and a lot less flexible.

And to be clear, this is not the page number displayed when reading. This is a fixed number that is generated somewhere else (Count Pages plugin, from a site, by looking at the paper book, or some other way). As I stated, for purchased books, it is the number shown in the store for the book. Whether it is a purchased book, or sideloaded, if this number matches the page count shown when reading, it is a coincidence.

[davidfor]

Originally Posted by Cootey

I just recently developed the need for comparative word counts, but the only links I found involved a plug-in for Calibre that were ancient.

The only plugin that I know of for word counts is the Count Pages plugin. That is "ancient", but is also completely up to date.

Do I understand correctly that word counts will be added to the next update? Or did you mean Calibre 5.0?

The next release of calibre will have a way to populate the new book statistics that Kobo have added the firmware.

What is the best way to get word counts now anyway?

Honestly? Based on the "discussions" about page and word count, a random number generator is probably as good a way as any. Otherwise, it's basically do it yourself, or the Count Pages plugin.

[ownedbycats]

Originally Posted by davidfor

Honestly? Based on the "discussions" about page and word count, a random number generator is probably as good a way as any.

They should add it as option to the count pages plugin.

[Terisa de morgan]

Originally Posted by davidfor

The next release of calibre will have a way to populate the new book statistics that Kobo have added the firmware.

Thank you, I guess I'll have to update the FW in my Clara.

[ZodWallop]

Originally Posted by rcentros

Pretty cool, but I don't know what I would do with 64 GBs of storage. I didn't realize you had bought a Clara. Finally gave up on waiting for the waterproof model?

Oh, I bought the Clara three years ago. I have the Glowlight 3, but never get to use it and I wanted an amber screen of my own.

What is the deal with that? Every time I move a file to a Windows computer, it wants to "fix" my thumb drive. My thumb drives are working fine — what's Windows' major malfunction?

It's not Windows, or at least it isn't with the Kobo warnings. If you read through the 4.31 thread, it's a bug people have mentioned. Not new to .31, but an existing bug that got worse?

I like Constantia, but I would also like to find the Bookerly font download link that works properly with KePubs. If you ever run into that download again please post it.

Lucky you! I happen to have my Kobo right here and sent you a PM.

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by Deobulakenyo

Is it safe to update fw manually to 4.32 with nickelmenu and nanoclock and patches in my current fw (4.30)?

I don't use nanoclock, but I do use NickelMenu and the update from 4.30 to 4.32 went without a problem.

[MGlitch]

Originally Posted by ZodWallop

Lucky you! I happen to have my Kobo right here and sent you a PM.

Just hope this is a link to the file from your kobo. The Amazon one did need editing with font forge, though it’s not difficult to do.

[Deobulakenyo]

Originally Posted by ZodWallop

Oh, I bought the Clara three years ago. I have the Glowlight 3, but never get to use it and I wanted an amber screen of my own.



It's not Windows, or at least it isn't with the Kobo warnings. If you read through the 4.31 thread, it's a bug people have mentioned. Not new to .31, but an existing bug that got worse?



Lucky you! I happen to have my Kobo right here and sent you a PM.

May i have the link for that font as well? Thanks

[Tawn]

Originally Posted by peekacho0

I received my kobo libra 2 just yesterday. After setting it up, it initially updated to 4.30, then I manually updated to 4.32. Without installing patches or anything, my Libra 2 unfortunately just freezes after connecting to PC.

This persists even after a manual reset. Maybe just unlucky. I downgraded to 4.30, and no issues on that.

I hadn't connected my Libra 2 to PC since updating from 4.31 (through 'Check for Updates'), so I tried it to make sure; it's working fine here. I hadn't reverted to 4.30 since the only issue I'd had was an (not specific to 4.31 or connecting to PC) occasional freeze fixable by power off/on. No idea whether occasional freezes are typical on ereaders, but they were infrequent (maybe one per month).