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11-30-2023, 05:29 PM | #32 | |
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Previously I had thought otherwise due to a goodereader article, and my own failure to activate it with a NickelMenu entry, if I recall correctly. https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=353810 I tested it that WiFi shuts off automatically after 1-2 minutes of inactivity, but will stay on if "ForceWifiOn=true" in [DeveloperSettings] in the /mnt/onboard/.kobo/Kobo/Kobo eReader.conf file, EVEN IF DEVMODEOFF. So thanks for that heads up. I've corrected my previous posts. |
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12-01-2023, 12:59 AM | #33 |
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12-01-2023, 08:13 AM | #34 |
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I quoted the article to show that I didn't make up on my own that ForceWifiOn was a Developer feature.
But in fairness to the author: - At least the sketch app inclusion in DEVMODEOFF has changed since the article - maybe other things have changed too - I don't keep track of what Kobo changes behind the scenes... * To be clear, the author was just reporting what appeared as an option in Developer Settings after he turned DEVMODEON, which was accurate and informative. - I'm fuzzy about how thoroughly I tested my interpretation of the article back then. I'm pretty sure a NickelMenu entry stopped working when I went DEVMODEOFF, but I don't remember doing a direct test like I did in my above post. - Kobos - are they really that secure for many things other than reading, even when NOT in DEVMODEON? I seem to recall someone making a veiled reference to things (browsers running as root?) that are perhaps consciously left in "beta" rather than corrected (made "secure"?). So in conclusion: 1) It wasn't my intention to blame the goodereader guy - it was mostly to deflect from me, 2) Agreed that security is important and part of everyone's job, including Kobo and the user too! 3) Still love my Clara HD. And of course this ForceWifiOn info is good to know. Last edited by elinkser; 12-01-2023 at 08:42 AM. |
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I've just released a new version with a re-written backend and FBInk integration. Notable changes include device rotation detection, faster page turns, a new screenshot feature, and simpler setup. More changes are listed in the notes on the download page. The new version is larger - it'll take up ~5MB of the rootfs. This shouldn't be a problem, but I might look into running it off the onboard storage in the future.
Have tested it pretty thoroughly on my Sage and Glo, but would be grateful for any testing/feedback! Might be a couple of minor bugs where screenshots and logging will stop working after the server has been running for an extended period, but hopefully I managed to fix those. Shouldn't be anything that affects the core usability. |
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Works really well. Thanks.
I made a little tweak in my Android app to be able to turn pages with volume keys. Sent from my 22081212UG using Tapatalk |
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I just made a little change on it to detect vol up/down presses to send simple http get queries to your server. Very few lines of code I would share but I am not at home for a few weeks. Definitely I am using it connecting the Libra to my phone hotspot. Sent from my 22081212UG using Tapatalk |
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03-21-2024, 08:00 PM | #39 |
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Oh cool! Feel free to share it when you get back but no rush. I fixed the server to work with the KoboPageTurner app again but might do some other things before posting a new release unless anyone is eager to use it.
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07-15-2024, 05:06 AM | #40 |
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Finally managed to release version 0.3.0 which fixes the above bug and some issues with 0.2.0 that caused problems with (at least) the Aura H20.
There are also some new features: an automatic page turner, experimental voice control (very limited browser support), and an experimental way to simulate input anywhere on the e-readers screen, allowing total control of the device from a phone/computer. These are mostly intended as accessibility features, but the last one can be useful if cocooned under covers in winter and wanting to look up the definition of a word. It might not work properly on all devices or in all rotations, but it works on my Glo in portrait rotation and Sage in all rotations. I've updated the README with further explanation of this last feature as well as a quick demo video. To add some more details about the screenshot feature added in version 0.2.0, it lets you use NickelMenu to take a screenshot even if the server is disabled, so might be useful for people with no desire for remote control. This should be slightly more convenient that existing screenshot methods, since you don't need to use the power button. It saves images to .adds/wifiremote/screenshots/ with the device model and date/time in the filename. There is a customizable delay to allow for the menu to disappear before it actually takes the screenshot. If you are using the server then you can just take a screenshot from the web interface and save it from there. |
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Great work, thank you. I hope that in the future it will be possible to control with just the volume keys when the screen is off (or am I thinking the impossible?).
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