Tolino Vision Color (/ Shine Color)

[geek1011]

I believe the firmware will work on the Vision 6. I'm not sure if it'll be released for it.

[cellaris]

Originally Posted by geek1011

I believe the firmware will work on the Vision 6. I'm not sure if it'll be released for it.

It is probable.

https://forum-alles--ebook-de.transl...app#post-92706

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by DNSB

If you look at the code base for the calibre ACSM plugin, it would seem to be entirely possible to have a Linux based ereader download an epub from a .acsm file.

Pocketbook does it with Linux and RMSDK.

[geek1011]

Originally Posted by cellaris

It is probable.

https://forum-alles--ebook-de.transl...app#post-92706

That is very interesting. When it gets released, I'll be very interested in the update mechanism, as theoretically, it may be enough to generate SD card images for Kobo recovery from scratch.

[geek1011]

An incomplete list of differences between kobo and tolino:

• different sync/account backend and api
• different fonts
• dictionary stuff might be different; not obvious at first glance
• different default system font is loaded
• tracking of reading sessions is disabled
• all EventEngine tracking is disabled
• Google Analytics queue is disabled
• sideloaded books are only loaded from the dedicated sideload dir (/mnt/onboard/Books)
• Kobo Customer Care stuff disabled (like with Walmart, Rakuten, and RakutenNEC)
• Branded device name is tolino instead of Kobo
• Branded stylus name is tolino stylus instead of Kobo Stylus
• Help URL is mytolino.com instead of help.kobo.com
• No support for reviewing books
• No support for reading life stats
• No support for discover tab (i.e., store)
• No support for series view (TODO: make a patch for this so people can use NickelSeries)
• No support for more by this author
• No support for wishlist
• No support for activity button in more tab
• No support for pocket
• No support for dropbox
• No support for overdrive
• Homepage is https://duckduckgo.com/?ka=1 instead of https://www.google.com or whatever the affiliate default is
• Something about showing the book cover on the sleep screen, but I need to look at it more
• Supported demo regions (TODO: actually figure out which)
• Supported locales (TODO: actually figure out which)
• Tolino wifi
• Something about the my books filtering by language (TODO: look at this more)
• Larger dictionary font size (wtf, lol)
• Dictionary uses "Bariol" font
• Support for enabling sideloaded mode during device setup
• Computer setup goes directly to sideloaded mode instead of telling you to use the Kobo App.
• No "Find A Book" page in the quick tour
• Most displays of formatted content (e.g., book descriptions) uses "Bariol" font
• Something about notebooks (TODO: look at this more)
• RGB frontlight info page uses "Bariol" font
• Three buttons are added/removed from the nav buttons (TODO: figure out which)
• Second row of home screen is different (TODO: I think it's showing recommended books, but I need to look at it more)
• qApp_tolino=true
• Different Qt RCC file loaded
• Color instead of Colour in various places
• kobo sync services disabled
• custom tolino-branded power-off image
• partition is named eReader instead of KOBOeReader
• sign out is just sign out, not a soft reset (I think, need to confirm)
• "Energy saving" instead of "Energy saving and privacy" (cause it doesn't track user data lol)
• various about/legal/help text changes
• no "Repair account" option (probably since you can just sign out and back in)
• "Kobo Store -> "Store", "Shop Kobo" -> "Shop" in various places
• no automatic notebook backup
• no hotspot test (I think, need to confirm)
• Different Qt RCC file loaded

https://github.com/pgaskin/kobopatch-patches/issues/128

[rcentros]

Originally Posted by geek1011

An incomplete list of differences between kobo and tolino:

Is this the new Tolino (Kobo-ized) firmware, or the old that you're using for comparison?

[geek1011]

Originally Posted by rcentros

Is this the new Tolino (Kobo-ized) firmware, or the old that you're using for comparison?

It's the new one, but note that it still appears to be incomplete (tolino cloud sync is still a button in dev options lol).

[beedaddy]

I would be very interested to know whether the KEPUB format is supported on the Tolino devices, as we know it from the Kobo devices.

[rantanplan]

Originally Posted by beedaddy

I would be very interested to know whether the KEPUB format is supported on the Tolino devices, as we know it from the Kobo devices.

It's interesting that we're essentially having a conversation about Kobo/Tolino software over three different forums

[geek1011]

Originally Posted by rantanplan

It's interesting that we're essentially having a conversation about Kobo/Tolino software over three different forums

Will tolino become a sub-forum of Kobo (since it's based on kobo)? Or will kobo become one of tolino (since it's mostly adding stuff compared to kobo-tolino)? Or will we have Tolino device, Kobo device, and Kobo firmware forums? Or will we have the Kobo forum as the place to discuss firmware stuff with a link from the Tolino forum? Or will we continue to duplicate discussions?

[geek1011]

Originally Posted by beedaddy

I would be very interested to know whether the KEPUB format is supported on the Tolino devices, as we know it from the Kobo devices.

I would think it would be supported, but I'll be looking into that specifically soon-ish. We won't know for certain until an upcoming firmware release though, as this one is incomplete.

[syracusa]

Originally Posted by kyôdai

The Tolino partners will once again offer some additional Sleepcovers, starting at €29,99. (They should fit the Kobo equivalent readers as well.)

The premium cover (~40EUR!) for the Vision Color in very uncomfortable at the buttons for my thumb. The rim simply too high there.
But I grabbed my hand electric milling machine and I drew off 3.5 mm rubber from the rim at the buttons + 15mm. Now it's like a wisely thoughtful and factory made flat part for the thumb and it's perfectly comfortable.