[Device Plugin] KoboTouch - Metaguide Driver (intellireading)

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This driver automatically converts your books to a metaguided format when transferring them to your Kobo device, preserving the original files in your Calibre library.


Metaguiding is particulary useful for people with dyslexia or ADHD, but it can be used by anyone who wants to improve their reading focus and speed. For more information, visit the Intellireading website.

Source code
https://go.hugobatista.com/gh/intell...alibre-plugins

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reserved for future use

[JSWolf]

You have it incorret here. This is not called metaguiding. It's called Bionic Reading. https://bionic-reading.com

This is Metaguiding. It's completely different. https://www.keytostudy.com/metaguiding

[MaybeItsLesotho]

This plugin breaks the latest version of Calibre (8.9 downloaded just today) for me, it just hangs at startup.

[0x6f677548]

Originally Posted by MaybeItsLesotho

This plugin breaks the latest version of Calibre (8.9 downloaded just today) for me, it just hangs at startup.

I'm so sorry. I just fixed an error related to the donate prompt that was reported by another user. It's probably related to that.

Can you please start calibre with kobo detached and update the plugin to v2.0.2 and tell me if it solved the issue?
If not, can you please share what OS is it, and eventually try to start calibre in debug mode,and try to get error details?

Thanks and again, I apologize for the error

[0x6f677548]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

You have it incorret here. This is not called metaguiding. It's called Bionic Reading. https://bionic-reading.com

This is Metaguiding. It's completely different. https://www.keytostudy.com/metaguiding

Thanks for your comment. The idea of bolding parts of words to guide the eyes isn’t new - it’s been used by many people over the years to help improve focus and reading speed. Bionic Reading made this approach popular recently, but they hold a trademark on the name, not the technique itself.

The term “Metaguiding” describes the broader concept of visually guiding readers, whether by using a pointer or by typographic cues like bolding. That’s the approach I follow, and I’m also working on new algorithms to add other visual clues other than bolding that might help even more in the future.

This is why I consider “Metaguiding” the proper name - it reflects the long-standing tradition of guiding the eyes, not just one branded implementation.

have a great day

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by 0x6f677548

Thanks for your comment. The idea of bolding parts of words to guide the eyes isn’t new - it’s been used by many people over the years to help improve focus and reading speed. Bionic Reading made this approach popular recently, but they hold a trademark on the name, not the technique itself.

The term “Metaguiding” describes the broader concept of visually guiding readers, whether by using a pointer or by typographic cues like bolding. That’s the approach I follow, and I’m also working on new algorithms to add other visual clues other than bolding that might help even more in the future.

This is why I consider “Metaguiding” the proper name - it reflects the long-standing tradition of guiding the eyes, not just one branded implementation.

have a great day

What you are doing is not Metaguiding. So you really should change the name. What it is right now is Bionic Reading.

[pdurrant]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

What you are doing is not Metaguiding. So you really should change the name. What it is right now is Bionic Reading.

Bionic Reading® is trademarked.

https://bionic-reading.com/patent-trademark/

This plugin cannot be called that.

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by pdurrant

Bionic Reading® is trademarked.

https://bionic-reading.com/patent-trademark/

This plugin cannot be called that.

I don't know if metaguide is allowed or not. So what do you call it when it is the same as Bionic Reading?

[pdurrant]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

I don't know if metaguide is allowed or not. So what do you call it when it is the same as Bionic Reading?

As Bionic Reading is a trademark, it must be called something else. Just like dice games with the same rules as Yahtzee can't be called Yahtzee, and block stacking games can't be called Jenga.

Metaguide seems good to me. A nice generic descriptive. Although I see it is usually used for a technique of pointing to the words being read.

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by pdurrant

As Bionic Reading is a trademark, it must be called something else. Just like dice games with the same rules as Yahtzee can't be called Yahtzee, and block stacking games can't be called Jenga.

Metaguide seems good to me. A nice generic descriptive. Although I see it is usually used for a technique of pointing to the words being read.

The term metaguide is already in use. The OP will have to come up with another name.

https://smallstarspot.com/metaguide

[pdurrant]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

The term metaguide is already in use. The OP will have to come up with another name.

https://smallstarspot.com/metaguide

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JSWolf, stop this quibbling about the name. Any further comments on this will be deleted.

[theducks]

Paul, Bionic is a word, Reading is a word.
The reason Intel switched to the made up word PENTIUM was 80486 could not be trademarked in the USA. (I believe this applies to any common dictionary words)

I do agree that while that page may have unenforceable clauses, MR not having to deal with the nasty letters is the way to go.

[pdurrant]

Originally Posted by theducks

Paul, Bionic is a word, Reading is a word.
The reason Intel switched to the made up word PENTIUM was 80486 could not be trademarked in the USA. (I believe this applies to any common dictionary words)

I do agree that while that page may have unenforceable clauses, MR not having to deal with the nasty letters is the way to go.

I only haven't deleted this post because you're not JSWolf.

You're entirely correct that Bionic and Reading are ordinary words and it would be difficult to get a trademark for them individually.

Bionic Reading, however, as a two-word phrase has been granted a trademark. In exactly which territories and in what business context I haven't bothered to look up. But it seems to me that it's entirely possibly that it's enforceable in a court of law, and the OP was very sensible not to use that for their plugin's name.

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