Keep ya eyes open... 3.1.0

[byblo]

Still no subfolders for collections ?

[davidfor]

Correct. And I doubt it is something that Kobo will add.

[rayhigh]

Originally Posted by ploum

Thanks, I*didn't know that. Very interesting.

Which is lame as all get out. If I didn't side load I would never get an update. OTA simply never shows up.

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by Ken Maltby

OT:And what's the [PowerOptions] "SleepAccessoryEnabled=False" in the "Kobo eReader.conf file? It predates 3.1.0 but I just noticed it.

Luck;
Ken

My guess it's for telling the Kobo that it can go to sleep when a sleep cover is used and closed.

[JSWolf]

Is there a patcher version for 3.1?

[vice-versa]

I wanted to look for a word in the dictionnary so from the home screen, I choose the "suppléments" menu at the bottom of the screen and then "dictionnaire" and got the following message " Désolés, le dictionnaire ne peut pas être utilisé de cette manière. Pendant que vous lisez, appuyez longuement sur un mot pour voir sa définition dans le dictionnaire Français" (Sorry, the dictionnary cannot be used that way. While reading, long press on a word to see its definition in the dictionnary).

So if it can't be used by opening it on the home screen, why propose that option ? Is it a dangerous disease to want to search words in the dictionnary ? I was looking for "idiosyncrasies" that was not found so I search "idiosincrasy" and though I understood the definition wanted to have the exact word in French : not found even with "idiosyncrasy" (idiosyncrasie in French) so I went to the magnifying glass to search it and obtained exactly the same error message as the previous one.

An other one : I looked for "tommy-gun" => not found then I was able to find "tommygun" : "use a tommy gun" thanks to google I now know what a tommy gun is

So far no more going back to sleep by itself just after awakening

[PeterT]

Originally Posted by vice-versa

So if it can't be used by opening it on the home screen, why propose that option ? Is it a dangerous disease to want to search words in the dictionnary ?

Different dictionaries are licensed we believe in different manners. For instance if you select English as the language, the search will work.

[DNSB]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

Is there a patcher version for 3.1?

For some of the major items, yes. Currently, ReadingFooter, line spacing/height, font size, right and left margin, light steps in 1% increments, search in library by default, and long paragraph bug fix are working.

Other patches are likely going to wait on Metazoa -- I tried to replicate the allow TypeGenius for all fonts patch and finally gave up. I seldom use any font other than Charis SIL or Deja Vu Serif so it was not a big enough deal for me to spend that much time on.

Check the Kobo Patcher thread in the KoboDeveloper's Corner for breaking news ( https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=220171 )...

Regards,
David

[vice-versa]

Originally Posted by PeterT

Different dictionaries are licensed we believe in different manners. For instance if you select English as the language, the search will work.

I didn't think of that... It just feels stupid and mean

[DNSB]

Originally Posted by Athropos

More useful would be the link used by the device to check for a new firmware, which I suppose provides the device the actual link to the firmware. I suppose the request could be emulated from a PC, using various proxies if Kobo uses IP geolocation to decide whether the new firmware should be served.

Has someone tried that?

Going by packet captures from Wireshark, the information sent seems to include affiliate, serial number (implying device type), current firmware version and Ghod alone knows what else. Geographic location in my limited testing does not seem to make any difference. The Kobo server processes the information and either responds with the download link for the new firmware or that no new firmware is currently available. Note that it is not enough that the firmware is newer than your current firmware -- a Glo on firmware 3.0.1 did not receive the 3.1.0 update but the same Glo after a factory reset to 2.1.2 did receive the update -- possibly since the factory reset meant a firmware package needed to downloaded in any event.

I do fiddle enough with my Kobo ereaders that factory resets are quite common which is possibly why I tend to get firmware updates fairly early in the cycle. Being in Canada might be another item in my favour as well.

Regards,
David

[GeoffR]

With firmware 3.1.0 on my Glo, when reading kepubs it seems as if the gap between the chapter heading and the first line of text has disappeared. Has anyone else noticed this?

[CaffeBreak]

Both my Aura and Aura HD updated to 3.10 this morning. Cool. I'm new to Kobo so I'll read through the thread and figure out what's new.

[GeoffR]

Well the kepub reader stylesheet is quite screwed up in this firmware version. There is no vertical space between objects so everything just runs together. Also everything is in the same sized font, book title, chapter headings, text, everything. What a mess.

Looks like I will have to either stick to reading epubs until it is fixed or go back to 3.0.1.

Edit: Luckily not every kepub is affected, perhaps most are not, but some are being displayed very differently with this firmware version.

[owly]

Updating now :-)

[jersysman]

Just received the update this evening updating from 2.10. Everything looks good so far.