Firmware 3.18.0 discussion

[boriar]

Originally Posted by neanius

Hi,

Does anyone know how to activate Twitter on Kobo Aura H2O 3.18.0?
I managed to make it appear (by typing Twitter=true in .config folder) in the "Accounts" list, but apparently ther's no way of logging in to my Twitter account.
Has anyone done this successfully?

Thanks.

Log in Twitter is an unfinished feature, so never work until now

[Nick_1964]

Originally Posted by rogerinnyc

Here's what I noticed on my H2O, after installing 3.18.0 and adding FullScreenReading=True to the config file -- Definitely the every page refresh that GeoffR noted, but I haven't heard anyone say that it is a very intrusive refresh -- I actually get a double flash where you can see a full page black screen for a nano-second. When I tick the box to get my header and footer back, the refresh goes back to whatever my reading settings were at (4 pages in my case)....BUT....moving between chapters of a book (kepub) I get the very intrusive refresh.

So you mean that only having the line in the config file (not enable it in the reader settings) is enough to trigger the refresh ??
I had the idea that as long as you don't enable the full screen modus in the settings in the GUI, (so only having the line in the config file) there is nothing wrong until you untick the option in the reader settings... so I actually have to remove it, no matter if you enable or disable the option in the reader settings ??

[GeoffR]

Originally Posted by rogerinnyc

Here's what I noticed on my H2O, after installing 3.18.0 and adding FullScreenReading=True to the config file -- Definitely the every page refresh that GeoffR noted, but I haven't heard anyone say that it is a very intrusive refresh -- I actually get a double flash where you can see a full page black screen for a nano-second. When I tick the box to get my header and footer back, the refresh goes back to whatever my reading settings were at (4 pages in my case)....BUT....moving between chapters of a book (kepub) I get the very intrusive refresh.

You are right about the refresh that occurs every with every page turn once the FullScreenReading bug is triggered being more intrusive than the normal page refresh: it also seems to only refresh the body of text in KePub full-screen mode and not the margins, which somehow makes it more eye-catching.

Deleting the FullScreenReading=True line from my config file solved all problems (except, obviously, being able to read full screen, which I don't personally care about)

I haven't seen any difference between deleting the FullScreenReading from the config file and leaving it in but ticking the "Show header and footer" option that it enables. The extra refresh when bringing up menus is still triggered by sleep/dictionary use etc. etither way.

However it does depend on whether I change the "Show header and footer" setting from within a book or from outside the book:

If I switch from full-screen mode to normal mode by accessing the reading menu from within the book, then a number of full-screen features remain active in normal mode, including the intrusive refreshes refreshes.

But if I exit the book and change the "Show header and footer" from the global menu and then open the book again, there are no hangovers from full-screen mode.

[the.Mtn.Man]

Originally Posted by freekobo

Unchecking 'Pinch to adjust font size' still does not disable it when reading an ePUB.
At least I can patch it

Seriously? That's the one bug that has kept me from uograding from 3.12.1.

[Caine]

Originally Posted by rogerinnyc

Here's what I noticed on my H2O, after installing 3.18.0 and adding FullScreenReading=True to the config file -- Definitely the every page refresh that GeoffR noted, but I haven't heard anyone say that it is a very intrusive refresh -- I actually get a double flash where you can see a full page black screen for a nano-second. When I tick the box to get my header and footer back, the refresh goes back to whatever my reading settings were at (4 pages in my case)....BUT....moving between chapters of a book (kepub) I get the very intrusive refresh.

Deleting the FullScreenReading=True line from my config file solved all problems (except, obviously, being able to read full screen, which I don't personally care about).

Same here (H2O, 3.18.0). In my case, it's a black bar in the midst of the screen, occupying about two thirds of the screen. In other words, that "bar" completely ranges from top to bottom but doesn't occupy the whole width of the horizontal space. Very irritating.

Like you said, deleting FullScreenReading or setting it to false solves the issue.

[Caine]

Originally Posted by Caine

Same here (H2O, 3.18.0). In my case, it's a black bar in the midst of the screen, occupying about two thirds of the screen. In other words, that "bar" completely ranges from top to bottom but doesn't occupy the whole width of the horizontal space. Very irritating.

Like you said, deleting FullScreenReading or setting it to false solves the issue.

Looks like I was a bit too hasty in my assessment. Thing is, the above solution seemed to work but it didn't survive sending the device to sleep or turning it off. After I turn it on the weird refresh bar is showing up again.

There are two things going on here, that are connected with eath other.

1. There's a complete page refresh happening at the beginning of every chapter.
2. There's a weird side-effect of this refresh, in my case the aforementioned "bar".

In my case, neither setting FullScreenReading to false in the config nor deleting this setting gets rid of the weird refresh "bar".

The only temporary fix I could come up with consists of exiting the book and opening it again every session. After doing so, there is no more complete page refresh with each chapter and by extension the weird bar is gone as well. This is quite bothersome, though.

A somewhat permanent solution to get rid of the weird "bar" shown after the complete screen refresh at the beginning of a chapter comes from Geoff:

Originally Posted by GeoffR

However it does depend on whether I change the "Show header and footer" setting from within a book or from outside the book:

If I switch from full-screen mode to normal mode by accessing the reading menu from within the book, then a number of full-screen features remain active in normal mode, including the intrusive refreshes refreshes.

But if I exit the book and change the "Show header and footer" from the global menu and then open the book again, there are no hangovers from full-screen mode.

I had to activate full screen reading, open a book, get back out to the home screen, open the settings and deactivate full screen reading again. Now, I only see a page refresh at the beginning of a chapter but the weird "bar" is gone. This also persists after my H2O wakes up from sleep.

[meeera]

Originally Posted by Caine

[...]In my case, neither setting FullScreenReading to false in the config nor deleting this setting gets rid of the weird refresh "bar".[...]

Shouldn't this all be in the Developer's Forum? Or is there now a user-visible FullScreenReading option in the standard firmware?

[melovesflying]

Finally got the update for my patch-free Aura. It feels much snappier to me compared to the previous FW. Here are a couple of my observations:

The bug I mentioned before is still on my Aura - once I turn it on and select a book, it just goes blank and I have to tap it to reveal the text. In 3.15 and earlier, the text loads automatically after opening a book. It only happens when opening a book for the first time after it has been shut down.

Text search feature in a currently reading book also no longer tells me if the device is currently searching or if the search has already been completed.

Deactivating Pinch to Zoom still doesn't work.

Aura still doesn't go on Sleep mode when plugged in to a power source even if I use the switch to do so.

I think they finally resolved the issue with dialogue boxes getting spliced before loading correctly.

That said, I feel like going back to 3.12 as the last few FW have just been too buggy for me. How can I do that?

[Nick_1964]

Originally Posted by melovesflying

That said, I feel like going back to 3.12 as the last few FW have just been too buggy for me. How can I do that?

Well.. that isn't the problem, but you need to patch it,because if you don't you will getting the new one at the next sync..

Method how to do it is under the spoiler tab

Spoiler:

Grab the needed zip from here:
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...69&postcount=1

Installation Instructions for Direct Zip Files
Get a zip file.
Unzip the zip file. This may not be necessary on more modern versions of Windows, as you can access the contents of a zip file without unzipping it.
If going to a previous version, you may want to do a Factory Reset.
If you have any patches installed, you may want to uninstall them. Please refer to any documentation for the patch for more information.
Make sure that the Kobo Desktop is NOT running.
Connect your device to the computer and select Connect on the device (if asked).
Copy the entire contents of the zip file to the .kobo directory on the device. Do not copy the original zip file itself to the device.
Safely remove the device from Windows (or your operating system of choice).
Disconnect the device from your computer.
The device will now install the new software.

The zip file contains the following:
\Upgrade directory and subdirectories - Linux boot and kernel
manifest.md5sum - md5 hashes for the \Upgrade directory
KoboRoot.tgz - this is the firmware

[Diruuo]

I'm not sure if it has been mentioned but the on-screen keyboard seems to be using a different font. I feel like it's slightly bigger, and is a more "typical" (if that makes sense?) font.

[GeoffR]

Originally Posted by Diruuo

I'm not sure if it has been mentioned but the on-screen keyboard seems to be using a different font. I feel like it's slightly bigger, and is a more "typical" (if that makes sense?) font.

I have a screenshot of the keyboard on my Glo from firmware 3.16.0. In 3.18.0 the font is the same, but the letters are positioned more in the centre of the keys instead of the top-left corner.

[Diruuo]

Originally Posted by GeoffR

I have a screenshot of the keyboard on my Glo from firmware 3.16.0. In 3.18.0 the font is the same, but the letters are positioned more in the centre of the keys instead of the top-left corner.

Ah that might be it, it just looked different to me when it popped up but I couldn't quite put my finger on why it looked different. Thanks for clearing it up.

[Ksquared]

I am not sure if this has been noticed in previous firmware, but when the Aura goes into sleep mode based on time, there is ghosting on the screensaver/cover. I don't see this if I put the Aura to sleep with the switch.

This may have been there all along, since I rarely have the Aura go to sleep by itself.

[melovesflying]

Originally Posted by Nick_1964

Well.. that isn't the problem, but you need to patch it,because if you don't you will getting the new one at the next sync..

Method how to do it is under the spoiler tab

Spoiler:

Grab the needed zip from here:
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...69&postcount=1

Installation Instructions for Direct Zip Files
Get a zip file.
Unzip the zip file. This may not be necessary on more modern versions of Windows, as you can access the contents of a zip file without unzipping it.
If going to a previous version, you may want to do a Factory Reset.
If you have any patches installed, you may want to uninstall them. Please refer to any documentation for the patch for more information.
Make sure that the Kobo Desktop is NOT running.
Connect your device to the computer and select Connect on the device (if asked).
Copy the entire contents of the zip file to the .kobo directory on the device. Do not copy the original zip file itself to the device.
Safely remove the device from Windows (or your operating system of choice).
Disconnect the device from your computer.
The device will now install the new software.

The zip file contains the following:
\Upgrade directory and subdirectories - Linux boot and kernel
manifest.md5sum - md5 hashes for the \Upgrade directory
KoboRoot.tgz - this is the firmware

Thanks for that! Is it possible to not get the FW updates by just not going online? I've no reason actually to sync it save for updating the FW. Calibre meets all my needs since all my books are sideloaded anyway. Won't sync it until a better and less buggier FW for the Aura arrives.

[davidfor]

Originally Posted by melovesflying

Thanks for that! Is it possible to not get the FW updates by just not going online? I've no reason actually to sync it save for updating the FW. Calibre meets all my needs since all my books are sideloaded anyway. Won't sync it until a better and less buggier FW for the Aura arrives.

The first step of the sync to the Kobo server is to check for new firmware and download it if there is. So, if you don't sync, you won't get an update.