Edit quotes

ConditionalTerms · 06-18-2010, 09:49 PM

Does anyone know if it's possible to edit the quotes that appear when a book is loading?

I love my Kobo, but for some reason the 'default' quotes piss me off. I'd like to delete some and add a few more. Anyone else feel the same way?

Any help would be much appreciated,

Thanks in advance!

RedRoverJ · 06-18-2010, 10:48 PM

I have looked and so far have not found anything.

It does not appear to be in the sqlite database anywhere. Also I have checked all of the files on the Kobo with no luck. It must be something in the firmware, and as such, cannot be changed at this time.

I was hoping to change them as well but it does not look possible.

EtherealWinter · 06-18-2010, 10:56 PM

That would be awesome if you could, probably has something to do with the sq-lite database... but worse case the quotes are stored in the firmware... i wonder if kobo will put new quotes when they update the firmware.

PeterT · 06-18-2010, 11:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by EtherealWinter

That would be awesome if you could, probably has something to do with the sq-lite database... but worse case the quotes are stored in the firmware... i wonder if kobo will put new quotes when they update the firmware.

Not in the SQLite; I think you will find it is in the firmware itself.

ConditionalTerms · 06-19-2010, 02:36 AM

Forgive my newbiness, but is it possible to manually edit firmware? I didn't hold much hope of their been an easy way to change the quotes, the kobo seems to very hard to customise. I guess I could just wait (and hope) for the firmware update or check back here in a few months and see if some tech genius has found a solution.

With such a wealth of influential men and women in the history world you would think that they could find more than 5 or 6 quotes, blagh.

Stinger · 06-19-2010, 03:32 AM

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Forgive my newbiness, but is it possible to manually edit firmware?

Sure, but without Kobo releasing some technical information, which probably isn't going to happen, it would be a (not-so) fun process of reverse engineering.

Once the first firmware update gets here in a couple weeks, we might be able to peek under the hood of the 'updater' and gain some insights into accomplishing something like this.

artificial · 06-19-2010, 03:36 AM

I would be surprised if they don't add new quotes with the upcoming firmware update.

I bet the software devs at Kobo are getting tired of "I have been on the verge of being an angel all my life, but it's never happened yet" too!

SameerH · 06-19-2010, 09:18 PM

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Originally Posted by artificial

I would be surprised if they don't add new quotes with the upcoming firmware update.

I bet the software devs at Kobo are getting tired of "I have been on the verge of being an angel all my life, but it's never happened yet" too!

Going to try and get it squeezed in, but no promises.

Post your ideas for literary quotes, and I'll see if we can use them. Keep it clean

Orochi · 06-20-2010, 12:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SameerH

Going to try and get it squeezed in, but no promises.

Post your ideas for literary quotes, and I'll see if we can use them. Keep it clean

Here you go:

"All things are ready, if our minds be so." - William Shakespeare

"Liberty is worth paying for . . . " - Jules Verne

"We learn from failure, not from success!" - Bram Stoker

stephenb · 06-20-2010, 01:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SameerH

Going to try and get it squeezed in, but no promises.

Post your ideas for literary quotes, and I'll see if we can use them. Keep it clean

"So long, and thanks for all the fish." - Douglas Adams

"Don't Panic!" - Douglas Adams

GraemeWi · 06-20-2010, 05:16 AM

Everything is fine, nothing is ruined - Home*Runner

pholy · 06-20-2010, 08:21 PM

Stolen from RedRoverJ's sig:

It's no wonder that truth is stranger than fiction. Fiction has to make sense. ---Mark Twain

RedRoverJ · 06-20-2010, 08:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pholy

Stolen from RedRoverJ's sig:

It's no wonder that truth is stranger than fiction. Fiction has to make sense. ---Mark Twain

Love it.

nursedude · 06-21-2010, 07:57 AM

There is no worse tyranny than to force a man to pay for what he does not want merely because you think it would be good for him. - Robert Heinlein

How you behave towards cats here below determines your status in Heaven. Robert Heinlein

Gordo29 · 06-21-2010, 03:54 PM

One of my favourite quotes:

Adam was a Canadian. No one but a Canadian would stand beside a naked woman and worry about an apple. Dave Broadfoot.

06-18-2010, 09:49 PM	#1
ConditionalTerms Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2010 Device: Kobo	Edit quotes Does anyone know if it's possible to edit the quotes that appear when a book is loading? I love my Kobo, but for some reason the 'default' quotes piss me off. I'd like to delete some and add a few more. Anyone else feel the same way? Any help would be much appreciated, Thanks in advance!

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06-18-2010, 10:48 PM	#2
RedRoverJ Zealot Posts: 125 Karma: 314 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Canada, Eh! Device: Kobo	I have looked and so far have not found anything. It does not appear to be in the sqlite database anywhere. Also I have checked all of the files on the Kobo with no luck. It must be something in the firmware, and as such, cannot be changed at this time. I was hoping to change them as well but it does not look possible.

06-18-2010, 10:56 PM	#3
EtherealWinter The Omega and Alpha Posts: 34 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2010 Device: Kobo	That would be awesome if you could, probably has something to do with the sq-lite database... but worse case the quotes are stored in the firmware... i wonder if kobo will put new quotes when they update the firmware.

06-19-2010, 02:36 AM	#5
ConditionalTerms Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2010 Device: Kobo	Forgive my newbiness, but is it possible to manually edit firmware? I didn't hold much hope of their been an easy way to change the quotes, the kobo seems to very hard to customise. I guess I could just wait (and hope) for the firmware update or check back here in a few months and see if some tech genius has found a solution. With such a wealth of influential men and women in the history world you would think that they could find more than 5 or 6 quotes, blagh.

06-19-2010, 03:36 AM	#7
artificial Groupie Posts: 179 Karma: 6328 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Melbourne, Australia Device: Kobo eReader	I would be surprised if they don't add new quotes with the upcoming firmware update. I bet the software devs at Kobo are getting tired of "I have been on the verge of being an angel all my life, but it's never happened yet" too!

06-20-2010, 05:16 AM	#11
GraemeWi Member Posts: 14 Karma: 60 Join Date: Jun 2010 Device: Kobo	Everything is fine, nothing is ruined - Home*Runner

06-20-2010, 08:21 PM	#12
pholy Booklegger Posts: 1,801 Karma: 7999816 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Device: BeBook(1 & 2010), PEZ, PRS-505, Kobo BT, PRS-T1, Playbook, Kobo Touch	Stolen from RedRoverJ's sig: It's no wonder that truth is stranger than fiction. Fiction has to make sense. ---Mark Twain

06-21-2010, 07:57 AM	#14
nursedude Zealot Posts: 131 Karma: 17102 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Ontario, Canada Device: Kobo (Original), KT, iPad 1, iPhone 4S, iPad 3rd gen	There is no worse tyranny than to force a man to pay for what he does not want merely because you think it would be good for him. - Robert Heinlein How you behave towards cats here below determines your status in Heaven. Robert Heinlein

06-21-2010, 03:54 PM	#15
Gordo29 Connoisseur Posts: 84 Karma: 16 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Winterpeg Device: Kobo-1st Porcelain 2nd Black, Touch, Aura, now Libra H2O	One of my favourite quotes: Adam was a Canadian. No one but a Canadian would stand beside a naked woman and worry about an apple. Dave Broadfoot.