Kobalt: an alternative reader app for Kobo devices - Page 12

Dal Bhat · Yesterday, 05:45 PM

This is outstanding.

Apollyon202 · Yesterday, 05:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MrSilverstrike

Beta 4 is now live on the website. Enjoy and let me know what you think about the new additions and changes!

It's very good so far.
Some of my books are still bugged with dark mode (dark text on dark background, but not a big deal).

One suggestion: there are many options in the header/footer settings, but one more would be helpful.
In Nickel I used to have the chapter title and the page in chapter. So I do the same in Kobalt. But I have books with long chapter titles, and in that case the page count gets pushed down by the title because it’s too long.
What would help is if the page in chapter were fixed in place, or if there were another option named “Page in chapter and chapter”, as the first is more important than the full chapter title.

MrSilverstrike · Yesterday, 06:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Apollyon202

It's very good so far.
Some of my books are still bugged with dark mode (dark text on dark background, but not a big deal).

But I have books with long chapter titles, and in that case the page count gets pushed down by the title because it’s too long.

This is just a truncation issue! I'll make sure this is fixed and the title of the chapter or book is truncated.

I'm not sure that beta 4 has fixes for dark text on dark pages, please stay tuned for beta 5 for that.

Sirtel · Yesterday, 06:59 PM

Well, I ran into an error almost immediately. Kobalt opened the book I'm reading just fine at first; after some customizations I exited Kobalt and opened the book in Nickel. After this Kobalt no longer opens the book - "Failed handling EPUB spine item 'OEBPS/html/14_body6.html' (application/xhtml+xml, body014).

The item in question is just an ordinary html file in the epub - pure text, no fancy formatting or images or anything. No errors when I checked in the calibre editor.

MrSilverstrike · Yesterday, 07:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sirtel

Well, I ran into an error almost immediately. Kobalt opened the book I'm reading just fine at first; after some customizations I exited Kobalt and opened the book in Nickel. After this Kobalt no longer opens the book - "Failed handling EPUB spine item 'OEBPS/html/14_body6.html' (application/xhtml+xml, body014).

The item in question is just an ordinary html file in the epub - pure text, no fancy formatting or images or anything. No errors when I checked in the calibre editor.

Please DM/mail me the epub and the contents of your `.adds/kobalt` folder in a zip, please. I'll take a look and see what's causing this tomorrow morning.

Oh, and do let me know what device + software version you're running, too.

fogice · Yesterday, 07:25 PM

Beta 4 is lovely. The 'one hand' tap zone is everything I have ever wanted from an ereader. The 2 column landscape was a nice surprise. And the header/footer settings work well for me.

Kobalt is finally developed enough that I can use it as my primary reading method. Thank you VERY much.

howyoudoin · Yesterday, 07:47 PM

oh, 2 column landscape is going to be a treat!

Sirtel · Yesterday, 08:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MrSilverstrike

Please DM/mail me the epub and the contents of your `.adds/kobalt` folder in a zip, please. I'll take a look and see what's causing this tomorrow morning.

Oh, and do let me know what device + software version you're running, too.

I sent the email.

Otherwise, everything seems to be working well. Many thanks!

afakler · Today, 12:58 AM

OMG! Beta 4 is awesome. It has every thing i need and also everything i dont't. There is just one little thing: Since i'm not the youngest out there and my eyes are not so good as they were in earlier times, it would be nice, if "Large" on Header and Footer could be a little "Larger".
Besides of that, this version fullfilles every of my reading needs and wishes.
Great Job!

Sirtel · Today, 01:06 AM

It would also be nice if the text in the dictionary were a bit larger.

kandwo · Today, 01:42 AM

Regarding dictionary lookups: for them to work properly you have to long-press a word, then press the X in the corner to exit the dictionary.

Could this be changed so that one can press anywhere on the screen to exit the dictionary? Current behaviour registers that as a normal touch action, which has led to sudden page turns, the menu popping up, etc when just trying to exit the dictionary.

I would also love it if there would be a full screen refresh upon exiting the dictionary. I read in many foreign languages and sometimes have to look up several words on a page, leading to a lot of ghosting by using the dictionary without it refreshing the screen. This could, of course, be an option in the settings (but I think it should be the default by the same logic as returning from the menu causes a full refresh, ie pressing the middle of the screen to summon the menu and pressing again to return to the book, thus triggering the refresh).

Also, could the page turn buttons be made to turn to the next screen in the dictionary? Sometimes a single entry has several pages of definitions. It would be really convenient, and is the way it works in Koreader.

Multi-word selection for dictionary lookups doesn't seem available. Is that a planned feature?

As for Android - are you planning on implementing the screen refresh and frontlight functions for Onyx Boox readers that are available in Koreader?

And thank you for your great work! It keeps improving

howyoudoin · Today, 01:58 AM

Can the highlights be backed up to calibre?

afakler · Today, 02:34 AM

The second Option in Settings/System/Sleep screen does not work. It shows the remaining time, instead of the battery status.
What i wrote about the textsize in Header/Footer is of course also valid for the textsizes in the menus.
Another thing i really like is the one or two seconds delay when i open my sleepcover. With the Nickel Reader there was always a page turn backward and/or forward because the book opened too fast.
Another question left: What about bookmarks? Are they imported from Nickel Reader or do i have to set them again?
When i mark a book as finished in Kobalt and open it again later, it should, in my understanding, open at the first page and not stay on the last.

Apollyon202 · Today, 03:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by afakler

OMG! Beta 4 is awesome. It has every thing i need and also everything i dont't. There is just one little thing: Since i'm not the youngest out there and my eyes are not so good as they were in earlier times, it would be nice, if "Large" on Header and Footer could be a little "Larger".
Besides of that, this version fullfilles every of my reading needs and wishes.
Great Job!

I'm fine with the given options but I agree. In kobopatches you can manually set the header/footer font and their size in the config files.

MrSilverstrike · Today, 05:21 AM

I'll keep an eye on this thread for the next few days and I'll get back to y'all when I have more to report. Keep the feedback / bug reports coming, I'm looking at everything.

Now if you'll excuse me, I have to take a bit of a break from building Kobalt and actually read/finish a book in Kobalt

One request in the meantime. I know some folks here are using Tolino devices. Take this build for a spin, please, and let me know if it correctly saves your reading progress and rejects protected books: Kobalt-Tolino-Qt6.zip

Today, 02:34 AM	#178
afakler Member Posts: 13 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2012 Device: Sony PRS-650	The second Option in Settings/System/Sleep screen does not work. It shows the remaining time, instead of the battery status. What i wrote about the textsize in Header/Footer is of course also valid for the textsizes in the menus. Another thing i really like is the one or two seconds delay when i open my sleepcover. With the Nickel Reader there was always a page turn backward and/or forward because the book opened too fast. Another question left: What about bookmarks? Are they imported from Nickel Reader or do i have to set them again? When i mark a book as finished in Kobalt and open it again later, it should, in my understanding, open at the first page and not stay on the last. Last edited by afakler; Today at 02:47 AM.

Today, 05:21 AM	#180
MrSilverstrike Kobo Mod Maker Posts: 181 Karma: 1270810 Join Date: Apr 2024 Location: Belgium Device: Kobo Libra Color, Kobo Clara Color	I'll keep an eye on this thread for the next few days and I'll get back to y'all when I have more to report. Keep the feedback / bug reports coming, I'm looking at everything. Now if you'll excuse me, I have to take a bit of a break from building Kobalt and actually read/finish a book in Kobalt One request in the meantime. I know some folks here are using Tolino devices. Take this build for a spin, please, and let me know if it correctly saves your reading progress and rejects protected books: Kobalt-Tolino-Qt6.zip Last edited by MrSilverstrike; Today at 05:38 AM. Reason: Added Tolino build for testing

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Yesterday, 05:45 PM	#166
Dal Bhat दाल भात Posts: 176 Karma: 1656764 Join Date: Apr 2024 Device: Kindle 11th Gen; Clara BW	This is outstanding.

Yesterday, 06:59 PM	#169
Sirtel Grand Sorcerer Posts: 15,865 Karma: 251102463 Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Estonia Device: Kobo Sage & Libra 2	Well, I ran into an error almost immediately. Kobalt opened the book I'm reading just fine at first; after some customizations I exited Kobalt and opened the book in Nickel. After this Kobalt no longer opens the book - "Failed handling EPUB spine item 'OEBPS/html/14_body6.html' (application/xhtml+xml, body014). The item in question is just an ordinary html file in the epub - pure text, no fancy formatting or images or anything. No errors when I checked in the calibre editor.

Yesterday, 07:25 PM	#171
fogice Addict Posts: 368 Karma: 50000 Join Date: May 2014 Device: Kobo Libra 2 & Clara BW	Beta 4 is lovely. The 'one hand' tap zone is everything I have ever wanted from an ereader. The 2 column landscape was a nice surprise. And the header/footer settings work well for me. Kobalt is finally developed enough that I can use it as my primary reading method. Thank you VERY much.

Yesterday, 07:47 PM	#172
howyoudoin how YOU doin? Posts: 1,108 Karma: 7371047 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: India Device: Kindle Keyboard, iPad Pro 10.5”, Kobo Aura H2O, Kobo Libra 2	oh, 2 column landscape is going to be a treat!

Today, 12:58 AM	#174
afakler Member Posts: 13 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2012 Device: Sony PRS-650	OMG! Beta 4 is awesome. It has every thing i need and also everything i dont't. There is just one little thing: Since i'm not the youngest out there and my eyes are not so good as they were in earlier times, it would be nice, if "Large" on Header and Footer could be a little "Larger". Besides of that, this version fullfilles every of my reading needs and wishes. Great Job!

Today, 01:06 AM	#175
Sirtel Grand Sorcerer Posts: 15,865 Karma: 251102463 Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Estonia Device: Kobo Sage & Libra 2	It would also be nice if the text in the dictionary were a bit larger.

Today, 01:42 AM	#176
kandwo Fanatic Posts: 532 Karma: 11708254 Join Date: Dec 2020 Device: Boox, Bigme, Hisense, Kobo	Regarding dictionary lookups: for them to work properly you have to long-press a word, then press the X in the corner to exit the dictionary. Could this be changed so that one can press anywhere on the screen to exit the dictionary? Current behaviour registers that as a normal touch action, which has led to sudden page turns, the menu popping up, etc when just trying to exit the dictionary. I would also love it if there would be a full screen refresh upon exiting the dictionary. I read in many foreign languages and sometimes have to look up several words on a page, leading to a lot of ghosting by using the dictionary without it refreshing the screen. This could, of course, be an option in the settings (but I think it should be the default by the same logic as returning from the menu causes a full refresh, ie pressing the middle of the screen to summon the menu and pressing again to return to the book, thus triggering the refresh). Also, could the page turn buttons be made to turn to the next screen in the dictionary? Sometimes a single entry has several pages of definitions. It would be really convenient, and is the way it works in Koreader. Multi-word selection for dictionary lookups doesn't seem available. Is that a planned feature? As for Android - are you planning on implementing the screen refresh and frontlight functions for Onyx Boox readers that are available in Koreader? And thank you for your great work! It keeps improving

Today, 01:58 AM	#177
howyoudoin how YOU doin? Posts: 1,108 Karma: 7371047 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: India Device: Kindle Keyboard, iPad Pro 10.5”, Kobo Aura H2O, Kobo Libra 2	Can the highlights be backed up to calibre?