A Homescreen I would actually like

[jackastor]

Originally Posted by PeterT

And what makes you think they will take any notice of what users want.....

Hey now, miracles happen every day, so I've heard!

:P

regards

Jack

[hleo12]

Originally Posted by davidfor

Install the "Kobo Utilities" plugin in calibre. Make sure you put the plugins button on the "Main toolbar when adevice is connected". Connect the device. Then right click on the button and choose "Dismiss tiles from the new home screen".

On the dialog, choose which tiles you don't want. Then select "Change database trigger" and "Create or change trigger" and the press OK. This will update the database on the device to dismiss the selected tiles from the home screen. The database trigger attempts to prevent them from coming back. It isn't perfect. Tiles get added to the home screen in a couple of ways. Sometimes tiles you want hidden get displayed, but the next time something is added, they usually disappear.

The utilities plugin does a lot more than this. It is discussed here.

Thanks! I already have the plugin installed but I wasn't aware that it did this...

[Inkblot]

I don't mind the current tiled home screen. There are a few things that bug me, but by and large I think they did a good job. I hate how they show me "Recommended" tiles, etc. so I use the Calibre plug-in to rectify this (but it still takes a little while for it to work though, so I still see those tiles sometimes).

My other biggest gripe is I'd like to be able to see more tiles and not be limited to the current <10. Easiest fix: allow the page to scroll.

I'd also like to be able to 'pin' tiles to the home screen so they never disappear. For instance, I would pin the browser because I don't use it super often, but when I do I don't like to have to dig through menus to get to it (I know, I know, the browser is a beta feature so I can't really expect this...). Same for a couple technical reference books I have. The 'Pin' button should be both in the long-press menu for existing tiles and for books in the library.

And yes, an option to only show book titles and not display covers would be great too.

[filmo]

I wonder if Pocket Premium (paid version) would enable you to save and keep articles and notes as your wanting. Anybody using Pocket Premium with your Kobo?