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Old 09-20-2025, 03:47 AM   #1
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Greek fonts support interface and keyboard

I have a Kobo Clara BW with firmware 4.42.23296 (May 2025)

If it is ok with the mods I want to share my KoboRoot.tgz for Greek fonts in names, titles, dictionary etc. and my kobopatch for greek keyboard, because the old one is not "complete" now, with no pop up for the extra letters.


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Greek keyboard for kobopatch:

Code:
 # Replace layout sign Greek
  - FindBaseAddressString: "ÉÀÇ"
  - ReplaceString: {Offset: 0, Find: "ÉÀÇ", Replace: "ελ"}
  # Change keyboard layout
  - FindBaseAddressString: "ý\0\0ÿ\0\0š\0\0ž\0\0"
  # Top row, left to right (10 keys):
  - ReplaceString: {Offset: 0x00, Find: "ý\0", Replace: "ό"}
  - ReplaceString: {Offset: 0x04, Find: "ÿ\0", Replace: "ύ"}
  - ReplaceString: {Offset: 0x08, Find: "š\0", Replace: "ώ"}
  - ReplaceString: {Offset: 0x0C, Find: "ž\0", Replace: "ή"}
  - ReplaceString: {Offset: 0x10, Find: "æ\0", Replace: "ά"}
  - ReplaceString: {Offset: 0x14, Find: "œ\0", Replace: "έ"}
  - ReplaceString: {Offset: 0x18, Find: "þ\0", Replace: "ί"}
  - ReplaceString: {Offset: -56, Find:  "ß\0", Replace: ":"}
  - ReplaceString: {Offset: 0x1C, Find: "ij\0", Replace: "-"}
  - ReplaceString: {Offset: 0x20, Find: "ŀ\0", Replace: "_"}
  # Second row, left to right (10 keys):
  - ReplaceString: {Offset: 0x28, Find: "à\0", Replace: ";"}
  - ReplaceString: {Offset: 0x2C, Find: "á\0", Replace: "ς"}
  - ReplaceString: {Offset: 0x30, Find: "â\0", Replace: "ε"}
  - ReplaceString: {Offset: 0x34, Find: "ä\0", Replace: "ρ"}
  - ReplaceString: {Offset: 0x38, Find: "ã\0", Replace: "τ"}
  - ReplaceString: {Offset: 0x3C, Find: "å\0", Replace: "υ"}
  - ReplaceString: {Offset: 0x40, Find: "è\0", Replace: "θ"}
  - ReplaceString: {Offset: 0x44, Find: "é\0", Replace: "ι"}
  - ReplaceString: {Offset: 0x48, Find: "ê\0", Replace: "ο"}
  - ReplaceString: {Offset: 0x4C, Find: "ë\0", Replace: "π"}
  # Third row, left to right (10 keys):
  - ReplaceString: {Offset: 0x50, Find: "ò\0", Replace: "α"}
  - ReplaceString: {Offset: 0x54, Find: "ó\0", Replace: "σ"}
  - ReplaceString: {Offset: 0x58, Find: "ô\0", Replace: "δ"}
  - ReplaceString: {Offset: 0x5C, Find: "ö\0", Replace: "φ"}
  - ReplaceString: {Offset: 0x60, Find: "õ\0", Replace: "γ"}
  - ReplaceString: {Offset: 0x64, Find: "ø\0", Replace: "η"}
  - ReplaceString: {Offset: 0x68, Find: "ì\0", Replace: "ξ"}
  - ReplaceString: {Offset: 0x6C, Find: "í\0", Replace: "κ"}
  - ReplaceString: {Offset: 0x70, Find: "î\0", Replace: "λ"}
  - ReplaceString: {Offset: 0x74, Find: "ï\0", Replace: ","}
  # Fourth row, left to right (8 keys):
  - ReplaceString: {Offset: 0x78, Find: "ù\0", Replace: "ζ"}
  - ReplaceString: {Offset: 0x7C, Find: "ú\0", Replace: "χ"}
  - ReplaceString: {Offset: 0x80, Find: "û\0", Replace: "ψ"}
  - ReplaceString: {Offset: 0x84, Find: "ü\0", Replace: "ω"}
  - ReplaceString: {Offset: 0x88, Find: "ñ\0", Replace: "β"}
  - ReplaceString: {Offset: 0x8C, Find: "ç\0", Replace: "ν"}
  - ReplaceString: {Offset: 0x90, Find: "đ\0", Replace: "μ"}
  - ReplaceString: {Offset: 0x94, Find: "ł\0", Replace: "."}
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Old 09-26-2025, 03:04 AM   #2
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firmware 4.43.23418 clara bw greek fonts

The first time (August) I tried to update my kobo, bricked. I managed to unbricked it.
Today there was a new update and I tried it. All went good.

I applied my KoboRoot.tgz from here and it works as expected.

Clara BW with firmware 4.43.23418 and correct Greek fonts in names, titles, collections etc.:

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