Hide status bar

zmaster · 01-28-2015, 03:25 AM

Hi everybody,

does anybody know how i can hide the status bar (the one on the top of the screen) on a Kindle K4?

I've searched the forum but i've found only stuff related to the K5.

Thanks

eschwartz · 01-28-2015, 11:15 AM

It shouldn't show up while you are reading, so why?

zmaster · 01-28-2015, 01:39 PM

I'm trying to use the Kindle as an "info frame" that shows a fullscreen webpage.
On the Kindle K5 i could do it using WebLaunch, on the K4 however i could not find anything similar to that (please correct me if i'm wrong).

I've managed to patch the built-in webbrowser to render the page at full-screen, however it now overlaps with the status bar and address bar so the last thing that redraws covers everything else.
It's not ideal but it's ok as i still need to enter the address somehow so i need to keep the address bar and when the page is displayed it covers it.

The problem is that when the WiFi signal strenght or the battery level changes the system bar is redrawn and it covers the page. The best solution would be to hide that bar completely i guess.

01-28-2015, 03:25 AM	#1
zmaster Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2015 Device: Kindle K4	Hide status bar Hi everybody, does anybody know how i can hide the status bar (the one on the top of the screen) on a Kindle K4? I've searched the forum but i've found only stuff related to the K5. Thanks

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01-28-2015, 11:15 AM	#2
eschwartz Ex-Helpdesk Junkie Posts: 19,422 Karma: 85397180 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Beaten Path, USA, Roundworld, This Side of Infinity Device: Kindle Touch fw5.3.7 (Wifi only)	It shouldn't show up while you are reading, so why?

01-28-2015, 01:39 PM	#3
zmaster Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2015 Device: Kindle K4	I'm trying to use the Kindle as an "info frame" that shows a fullscreen webpage. On the Kindle K5 i could do it using WebLaunch, on the K4 however i could not find anything similar to that (please correct me if i'm wrong). I've managed to patch the built-in webbrowser to render the page at full-screen, however it now overlaps with the status bar and address bar so the last thing that redraws covers everything else. It's not ideal but it's ok as i still need to enter the address somehow so i need to keep the address bar and when the page is displayed it covers it. The problem is that when the WiFi signal strenght or the battery level changes the system bar is redrawn and it covers the page. The best solution would be to hide that bar completely i guess.

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