[GUI Plugin] Kobo Utilities - Page 34

ownedbycats · 01-17-2026, 08:21 PM

Suggestion: Way to add custom fonts (e.g. CharInk) to the font dialog without editing plugin files.

Majutsushi · 01-17-2026, 09:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ownedbycats

Suggestion: Way to add custom fonts (e.g. CharInk) to the font dialog without editing plugin files.

Sounds reasonable. I've also been wanting to update the font dialog with the fonts added in more recent firmware versions.

Could you please create a GitHub issue for this for easier tracking?

ownedbycats · 01-17-2026, 09:51 PM

Opened (#30)

JSWolf · 01-18-2026, 05:57 AM

The correct name for the current font is ChareInk7SP.

DNSB · 01-18-2026, 05:42 PM

I thought the request was to allow adding custom fonts via a dialog, not adding a specific font.

ownedbycats · 01-18-2026, 10:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DNSB

I thought the request was to allow adding custom fonts via a dialog, not adding a specific font.

Yes, I was just using ChareInk as an example

severe.syllabi · 01-29-2026, 05:52 PM

Sorry, I might need some help here. For some reason my kobo wouldn't connect to wifi, no matter what I did so I reset the device. Before I reset the device to backed up my books and the database. After the reset the wifi works again, however I cannot figure out how to restore the database. I copied the backup into the.kobo file and renamed it but nothing is sticking and it keep resetting the device.

What am I doing wrong?

DNSB · 01-29-2026, 09:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by severe.syllabi

Sorry, I might need some help here. For some reason my kobo wouldn't connect to wifi, no matter what I did so I reset the device. Before I reset the device to backed up my books and the database. After the reset the wifi works again, however I cannot figure out how to restore the database. I copied the backup into the.kobo file and renamed it but nothing is sticking and it keep resetting the device.

What am I doing wrong?

Did you update the firmware to the same version as when the database was created? If you used the Kobo Utilities backup tool, did you copy all the files into the correct places? If you only backed up the database(s), did you save and restore both the KoboReader.sqlite and BookReader.sqlite files?

Generally, I've found that restoring the two databases and the Kobo eReader.conf file to the same firmware revision works.

severe.syllabi · 01-30-2026, 08:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DNSB

Did you update the firmware to the same version as when the database was created? If you used the Kobo Utilities backup tool, did you copy all the files into the correct places? If you only backed up the database(s), did you save and restore both the KoboReader.sqlite and BookReader.sqlite files?

Generally, I've found that restoring the two databases and the Kobo eReader.conf file to the same firmware revision works.

I believe I did update to the same firmware before I moved over the KoboReader.sqlite and BookReader.sqlite files, and it just reset the kobo again.

I will try it again later today just in case.

severe.syllabi · 01-30-2026, 12:28 PM

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Originally Posted by severe.syllabi

I believe I did update to the same firmware before I moved over the KoboReader.sqlite and BookReader.sqlite files, and it just reset the kobo again.

I will try it again later today just in case.

Yeah, that didn't work.

I'm just going to reset and update one final time and rebuild my library with my backups.

DNSB · 01-30-2026, 12:29 PM

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Originally Posted by severe.syllabi

Yeah, that didn't work.

I'm just going to reset and update one final time and rebuild my library with my backups.

Interesting to put it mildly. I'm going to have to play with this and see if I can duplicate your issue.

ownedbycats · 02-01-2026, 10:15 AM

Changing reading status (either by restoring position or updating metadata) doesn't seem to work.

Store-loaded book, reset the date to null and percentage to 0. It still shows as read in my Kobo.

DNSB · 02-01-2026, 04:14 PM

Seems a bit odd. If by store-loaded, you mean purchased from Kobo and synced to your ereader, do you have Update purchased books checked in the 3rd tab of the KoboTouch configuration dialog?

ownedbycats · 02-02-2026, 05:30 PM

Yes

Majutsushi · 02-05-2026, 01:41 AM

Hmm, I can't reproduce that. I tried the "Update metadata" feature and was able to successfully update a store-bought book. Are you sure that the book is correctly matched to one in the Calibre library?

Do you have a debug log? I think the part after you click the OK button in the dialog should be enough.

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01-17-2026, 08:21 PM	#496
ownedbycats Custom User Title Posts: 11,634 Karma: 81412473 Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Libra H2O, formerly Aura HD	Suggestion: Way to add custom fonts (e.g. CharInk) to the font dialog without editing plugin files.

01-17-2026, 09:51 PM	#498
ownedbycats Custom User Title Posts: 11,634 Karma: 81412473 Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Libra H2O, formerly Aura HD	Opened (#30)

01-18-2026, 05:57 AM	#499
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 82,299 Karma: 151278869 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	The correct name for the current font is ChareInk7SP.

01-18-2026, 05:42 PM	#500
DNSB Bibliophagist Posts: 50,738 Karma: 178402706 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Vancouver Device: Kobo Sage, Libra Colour, Lenovo M8 FHD, Paperwhite 4, Tolino epos	I thought the request was to allow adding custom fonts via a dialog, not adding a specific font.

01-29-2026, 05:52 PM	#502
severe.syllabi Junior Member Posts: 7 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2024 Device: Kobo	Sorry, I might need some help here. For some reason my kobo wouldn't connect to wifi, no matter what I did so I reset the device. Before I reset the device to backed up my books and the database. After the reset the wifi works again, however I cannot figure out how to restore the database. I copied the backup into the.kobo file and renamed it but nothing is sticking and it keep resetting the device. What am I doing wrong?

02-01-2026, 10:15 AM	#507
ownedbycats Custom User Title Posts: 11,634 Karma: 81412473 Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Libra H2O, formerly Aura HD	Changing reading status (either by restoring position or updating metadata) doesn't seem to work. Store-loaded book, reset the date to null and percentage to 0. It still shows as read in my Kobo.

02-01-2026, 04:14 PM	#508
DNSB Bibliophagist Posts: 50,738 Karma: 178402706 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Vancouver Device: Kobo Sage, Libra Colour, Lenovo M8 FHD, Paperwhite 4, Tolino epos	Seems a bit odd. If by store-loaded, you mean purchased from Kobo and synced to your ereader, do you have Update purchased books checked in the 3rd tab of the KoboTouch configuration dialog?

02-02-2026, 05:30 PM	#509
ownedbycats Custom User Title Posts: 11,634 Karma: 81412473 Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Libra H2O, formerly Aura HD	Yes

02-05-2026, 01:41 AM	#510
Majutsushi Zealot Posts: 135 Karma: 11778 Join Date: Aug 2023 Location: New Zealand Device: Kobo Clara HD, Kobo Libra Colour	Hmm, I can't reproduce that. I tried the "Update metadata" feature and was able to successfully update a store-bought book. Are you sure that the book is correctly matched to one in the Calibre library? Do you have a debug log? I think the part after you click the OK button in the dialog should be enough.