Koreader running on Kobos (all of them, hopefully!) - Page 187

serdar0020 · 07-25-2017, 01:24 AM

a suggestion, re links to footnotes etc. in the text: they are marked grey on the page but I often accidentally touch them when turning the page, then I find myself several hundred pages further and don't have a clue how to get back to the page I came from (chapter heading, dozens of footnotes etc.) Could we somehow mark the link I came from in bold, so that by touching it I'll be directed back?

Ken Maltby · 07-25-2017, 08:50 AM

The "Follow links" menu options include a "Go back" selection (grayed out if you have not been forwarded) as well as options to set gestures for the function.

Luck;
Ken

ebrahimpak · 07-27-2017, 02:58 PM

Quote:

I'd say that in KOReader the alpha and beta stages are somewhat less formal. Basically any time you don't see new features being added the program tends to creep toward stable whether it's a conscious effort or not.

tl;dr If that were all I'd tag the current code 2017.07 stable and be done with it as it's generally been good to me for quite a while now.

I concur that the above-mentioned code-version is quite stable. No conspicuous error came up using it for a while.

serdar0020 · 07-28-2017, 01:38 AM

re: follow links - I got it. But when I've dozens of grayed-out footnotes to chose from I'm still stuck - I guess demanding different shades of gray is asking a bit too much. thanks anyway

serdar0020 · 08-03-2017, 06:44 AM

I have another problem, regarding the display of Arabic characters - the original mobi book looks good in Kindle for PC (edit: my mistake, the mobi has small characters too), but really bad on my kobo (I changed format to both pdf and epub, still the Arabic names appear too small - see screenshot) Any ideas?

https://i.imgbox.com/VBn5I6n1.jpg

using the latest version of koreader

Ken Maltby · 08-03-2017, 07:55 AM

I would guess that the font used for Arabic, in that book, is somehow set at a lower size, or that it is being tagged for a smaller display in the css.

Luck;
Ken

ebrahimpak · 08-08-2017, 04:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by serdar0020

I have another problem, regarding the display of Arabic characters - the original mobi book looks good in Kindle for PC (edit: my mistake, the mobi has small characters too), but really bad on my kobo (I changed format to both pdf and epub, still the Arabic names appear too small - see screenshot) Any ideas?

https://i.imgbox.com/VBn5I6n1.jpg

using the latest version of koreader

I believe the extinguished words are transcription of the Turkish and Arabic words in the text, which have different innate sizes than that of the English text. So basically it is still Latin alphabet and not Arabic as you said. I also have the same problem with a text containing both Persian (and other Iranian alphabet systems) and English transcriptions in different fonts, unless the text in question is a PDF file which could be handled neatly by Koreader.
I am not sure, but you may open the epub (or mobi) by 7zip, and fiddle with the font size of the transcriptions in the css or the text files.

Hopper333 · 08-10-2017, 05:50 AM

Quick question to the experts here. Since installing a stable release of koreader about 2 months ago on my original H2O I have been very happy with reliable sleeping and very rare crashing out into KSM. Yesterday I used USB in KSM to add some more documents and when I disconnected the FileManager was in landscape mode. It doesn't matter what I do (e.g. reboot, power off, change to portrait and back in reader), it's stuck in that mode now. There doesn't seem to be an option in the menus. Any suggestions?

TIA

M

Frenzie · 08-10-2017, 08:42 AM

The landscape option is at the bottom. First you activate the menu, then you tap the little icon in the bottom left. Good luck!

Ken Maltby · 08-10-2017, 09:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Frenzie

The landscape option is at the bottom. First you activate the menu, then you tap the little icon in the bottom left. Good luck!

I think he means that it is stuck in landscape mode - in the File Browser/File Manager. I don't see a bottom menu there. I seem to remember that someone wanted to have the File Manager go to Landscape, over at github, and someone found where the script could be altered to do it. But I could be misremembering.

Luck;
Ken

Frenzie · 08-10-2017, 03:21 PM

My bad. https://github.com/koreader/koreader/pull/2347 says that you can change the `fm_screen_mode` setting in settings.reader.lua

The real question is how it got there.

Hopper333 · 08-10-2017, 03:39 PM

I had seen some of these threads but the suggestion generally seemed to be not to adjust this setting manually, for some reason.

If I did want to change it, what is the best (safest) way to do it?

Hopper333 · 08-10-2017, 03:48 PM

Now it fixed itself without me doing anything...

Frenzie · 08-10-2017, 03:50 PM

You probably want to keep a backup of anything like that, unless you don't care if your other settings get lost (which at least for me wouldn't be a very big disaster — I change only a few defaults). The simplest way to create a backup is simply to make a copy (e.g., Ctrl+C followed by Ctrl+V). On most operating systems you'll then get a file like "settings.reader (copy).lua". I prefer to rename such a file to something slightly more meaningful, like settings.reader.lua.bck20170810

In any case, the important thing is you have something that works which you can restore if things go horribly wrong.

Once you have a backup, in this case you can probably just delete the relevant line to reset the orientation to its default value.

gerhaher · 08-20-2017, 04:08 AM

Regarding reading books in landscape mode and filemanager...

When I open the book either through "History" or "Open last document", and then switch to file manager, the file manager is also shown in lanscape mode.

If I instead open the same book either through the file manager (it doesn't matter if the file manager is in portrait or landscape mode) or automatically when I start my E-reader, and then switch to file manager, the file manager is instead shown in portrait mode.

I suppose it's not meant to be like this. Is this a known issue?

(I have Kobo Aura One (Nickel version 4.3.9845)).

08-03-2017, 06:44 AM	#2795
serdar0020 Zealot Posts: 113 Karma: 1110 Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Germany Device: Kobo Aura One limited ed. 2017-32 GB + Kobo Clara 2E 2022	I have another problem, regarding the display of Arabic characters - the original mobi book looks good in Kindle for PC (edit: my mistake, the mobi has small characters too), but really bad on my kobo (I changed format to both pdf and epub, still the Arabic names appear too small - see screenshot) Any ideas? https://i.imgbox.com/VBn5I6n1.jpg using the latest version of koreader Last edited by serdar0020; 08-04-2017 at 12:18 AM.

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07-25-2017, 01:24 AM	#2791
serdar0020 Zealot Posts: 113 Karma: 1110 Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Germany Device: Kobo Aura One limited ed. 2017-32 GB + Kobo Clara 2E 2022	a suggestion, re links to footnotes etc. in the text: they are marked grey on the page but I often accidentally touch them when turning the page, then I find myself several hundred pages further and don't have a clue how to get back to the page I came from (chapter heading, dozens of footnotes etc.) Could we somehow mark the link I came from in bold, so that by touching it I'll be directed back?

07-25-2017, 08:50 AM	#2792
Ken Maltby Wizard Posts: 4,465 Karma: 6900052 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: The Heart of Texas Device: Boox Note2, AuraHD, PDA,	The "Follow links" menu options include a "Go back" selection (grayed out if you have not been forwarded) as well as options to set gestures for the function. Luck; Ken

07-28-2017, 01:38 AM	#2794
serdar0020 Zealot Posts: 113 Karma: 1110 Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Germany Device: Kobo Aura One limited ed. 2017-32 GB + Kobo Clara 2E 2022	re: follow links - I got it. But when I've dozens of grayed-out footnotes to chose from I'm still stuck - I guess demanding different shades of gray is asking a bit too much. thanks anyway

08-03-2017, 07:55 AM	#2796
Ken Maltby Wizard Posts: 4,465 Karma: 6900052 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: The Heart of Texas Device: Boox Note2, AuraHD, PDA,	I would guess that the font used for Arabic, in that book, is somehow set at a lower size, or that it is being tagged for a smaller display in the css. Luck; Ken

08-10-2017, 05:50 AM	#2798
Hopper333 Member Posts: 24 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2017 Device: Kobo H2O	Quick question to the experts here. Since installing a stable release of koreader about 2 months ago on my original H2O I have been very happy with reliable sleeping and very rare crashing out into KSM. Yesterday I used USB in KSM to add some more documents and when I disconnected the FileManager was in landscape mode. It doesn't matter what I do (e.g. reboot, power off, change to portrait and back in reader), it's stuck in that mode now. There doesn't seem to be an option in the menus. Any suggestions? TIA M

08-10-2017, 08:42 AM	#2799
Frenzie Wizard Posts: 1,613 Karma: 724945 Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Antwerp Device: Kobo Aura H2O	The landscape option is at the bottom. First you activate the menu, then you tap the little icon in the bottom left. Good luck!

08-10-2017, 03:21 PM	#2801
Frenzie Wizard Posts: 1,613 Karma: 724945 Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Antwerp Device: Kobo Aura H2O	My bad. https://github.com/koreader/koreader/pull/2347 says that you can change the `fm_screen_mode` setting in settings.reader.lua The real question is how it got there.

08-10-2017, 03:39 PM	#2802
Hopper333 Member Posts: 24 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2017 Device: Kobo H2O	I had seen some of these threads but the suggestion generally seemed to be not to adjust this setting manually, for some reason. If I did want to change it, what is the best (safest) way to do it?

08-10-2017, 03:48 PM	#2803
Hopper333 Member Posts: 24 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2017 Device: Kobo H2O	Now it fixed itself without me doing anything...

08-10-2017, 03:50 PM	#2804
Frenzie Wizard Posts: 1,613 Karma: 724945 Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Antwerp Device: Kobo Aura H2O	You probably want to keep a backup of anything like that, unless you don't care if your other settings get lost (which at least for me wouldn't be a very big disaster — I change only a few defaults). The simplest way to create a backup is simply to make a copy (e.g., Ctrl+C followed by Ctrl+V). On most operating systems you'll then get a file like "settings.reader (copy).lua". I prefer to rename such a file to something slightly more meaningful, like settings.reader.lua.bck20170810 In any case, the important thing is you have something that works which you can restore if things go horribly wrong. Once you have a backup, in this case you can probably just delete the relevant line to reset the orientation to its default value.

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08-20-2017, 04:08 AM	#2805
gerhaher Enthusiast Posts: 49 Karma: 112850 Join Date: Oct 2014 Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Sage	Regarding reading books in landscape mode and filemanager... When I open the book either through "History" or "Open last document", and then switch to file manager, the file manager is also shown in lanscape mode. If I instead open the same book either through the file manager (it doesn't matter if the file manager is in portrait or landscape mode) or automatically when I start my E-reader, and then switch to file manager, the file manager is instead shown in portrait mode. I suppose it's not meant to be like this. Is this a known issue? (I have Kobo Aura One (Nickel version 4.3.9845)).