what have new the firmware 5.12.3? - Page 5

JSWolf · 12-09-2019, 02:38 PM

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Originally Posted by NiLuJe

The H2O also happens to be chunky as hell compared to a PW

. That's obviously not the case of a Forma, on the other hand.

And the H2O design is better because it's not as thin. Too many devices are getting too thin and that makes them not nice to hold without a case.

My iPhone 6s is way too thin and I don't like holding it without the case I have on it.

pghaworth · 12-09-2019, 02:49 PM

dang it, Amazon!

CathyA · 12-16-2019, 09:41 PM

An interesting thing happened when I installed the 5.12.3 update on my PW 10th Gen via USB. Special Offers disappeared! I now have what I think is the standard lock screen for this model (letters of the word KINDLE in different type faces on diagonal lines) and no ads on the bottoms of lists. The Devices page in my Amazon account still shows this device as having special offers and ads. I'm able to buy and borrow books just fine.

It's been about a week since I did the update, and I haven't seen an ad since. I am definitely not complaining, just curious about whether anyone else has seen something like this?

tomsem · 12-17-2019, 08:33 PM

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Originally Posted by CathyA

An interesting thing happened when I installed the 5.12.3 update on my PW 10th Gen via USB. Special Offers disappeared! I now have what I think is the standard lock screen for this model (letters of the word KINDLE in different type faces on diagonal lines) and no ads on the bottoms of lists. The Devices page in my Amazon account still shows this device as having special offers and ads. I'm able to buy and borrow books just fine.

It's been about a week since I did the update, and I haven't seen an ad since. I am definitely not complaining, just curious about whether anyone else has seen something like this?

HOW DARE THEY TAKE AWAY THE FREE ADS WITHOUT YOUR CONSENT!

What does your account information say for this Kindle? Does its still show option to remove ads?

Skydog · 12-17-2019, 09:14 PM

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Originally Posted by tomsem

HOW DARE THEY TAKE AWAY THE FREE ADS WITHOUT YOUR CONSENT!

What does your account information say for this Kindle? Does its still show option to remove ads?

*****

Quote:

Originally Posted by CathyA

An interesting thing happened when I installed the 5.12.3 update on my PW 10th Gen via USB. Special Offers disappeared! I now have what I think is the standard lock screen for this model (letters of the word KINDLE in different type faces on diagonal lines) and no ads on the bottoms of lists. The Devices page in my Amazon account still shows this device as having special offers and ads. I'm able to buy and borrow books just fine.

It's been about a week since I did the update, and I haven't seen an ad since. I am definitely not complaining, just curious about whether anyone else has seen something like this?

Junket · 12-18-2019, 03:05 AM

As tomsen alluded to, the key point is whether your account still thinks that you have special offers.

There may be some bug in the current firmware blocking offers on your device. But they will probably return when that bug is addressed. However if the option to remove offers is gone from your account that suggests that Amazon may have removed them from your account permanently.

Usually you pay about $20 to have Amazon remove special offers although Amazon has been known to sometimes remove offers as a courtesy if you contact Customer Service.

CathyA · 12-19-2019, 04:25 PM

Yes, as noted in my post, Amazon thinks this device still has special offers and ads. If I go to my Devices page, it says "Special Offers / Offers and Ads Subscribed
Edit". If I click on Edit, I get the popup that will let me unsubscribe for $20.

veagles · 12-19-2019, 05:37 PM

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Originally Posted by jhowell

The What's New screen shows:

I suspect that this update includes a fix for the widows and orphans problem in the 5.12.2 firmware, but I have not had a chance to test it yet.

(Edit: The new firmware now obeys the widows and orphans formatting set for each book in KFX - Enhanced Typesetting. It still defaults to "2", meaning that unless a book is coded otherwise it will be rendered without widows and orphans, resulting in fewer lines on some pages.)

This issue has been bothering me a lot, is there any way to set this manually while I convert in Calibre?

jhowell · 12-19-2019, 06:36 PM

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Originally Posted by veagles

This issue has been bothering me a lot, is there any way to set this manually while I convert in Calibre?

One way to restore the pre-5.12.2 handling of widows and orphans for most books is to add the following to the "Extra CSS" in the "Styling" tab of the "Look & feel" section in the conversion dialog:

Code:

body {orphans: 1 !important; widows: 1 !important}

veagles · 12-19-2019, 08:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jhowell

One way to restore the pre-5.12.2 handling of widows and orphans for most books is to add the following to the "Extra CSS" in the "Styling" tab of the "Look & feel" section in the conversion dialog:

Code:

body {orphans: 1 !important; widows: 1 !important}

I tried this, it's not working.

Extra CSS

Code:

body { orphans: 1 !important; widows: 1 !important; }
sup { visibility: hidden !important;}

KFX Output Plugin 1.35
Kindle Previewer 3.36
Kindle Paperwhite 10th 5.12.3

jhowell · 12-19-2019, 09:35 PM

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Originally Posted by veagles

I tried this, it's not working.

It worked in my test. It would help if you could provide an example file that does not work for you. Post here if not under copyright (otherwise you can PM me a link) and I will take a look.

veagles · 12-19-2019, 09:49 PM

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Originally Posted by jhowell

It worked in my test. It would help if you could provide an example file that does not work for you. Post here if not under copyright (otherwise you can PM me a link) and I will take a look.

My bad, this works perfectly. I had set in under common options in preferences but calibre was not picking that setting unless I added it again while converting.

Thank you so much, I had stopped using my kindle after this update. I can finally get back to reading.

xl743 · 12-25-2019, 08:47 PM

What's new in the firmware 5.12.3?
New ugly "Bookerly" font. Before this firmware update Bookerly was great, but Amazon updated the font to 1.201 version and took away hinting data from it. So now freetype library (font rasterization software Kindle devices use) switches to "autohinting" mode and letters got uneven heights, especially with non-Latin characters.

Jack426 · 01-25-2020, 11:00 AM

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Originally Posted by xl743

What's new in the firmware 5.12.3?
New ugly "Bookerly" font. Before this firmware update Bookerly was great, but Amazon updated the font to 1.201 version and took away hinting data from it. So now freetype library (font rasterization software Kindle devices use) switches to "autohinting" mode and letters got uneven heights, especially with non-Latin characters.

I had to stop lurking the forums and make an account just to say, THANK YOU! This has been driving me insane. The font looks like crap now with uneven heights. I knew something was up when the letters "w" and "i" no longer aligned, the "i" appears shorter than nearly every other character.

I just can't figure out why 1 book still renders the text correctly...

jhowell · 01-25-2020, 12:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xl743

What's new in the firmware 5.12.3?
New ugly "Bookerly" font.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jack426

The font looks like crap now with uneven heights. I knew something was up when the letters "w" and "i" no longer aligned, the "i" appears shorter than nearly every other character.

I just can't figure out why 1 book still renders the text correctly...

I have an Oasis running 5.12.3 firmware and Bookerly doesn't look all that bad to me.

I have attached a snippet from a screenshot of Bookerly text size 8 bold 1 showing "i" next to "w". The relative heights look good to me.

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12-09-2019, 02:49 PM	#62
pghaworth Fervent Pleasure Seeker Posts: 1,220 Karma: 712073 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: The Windmills of My Mind Device: Clara HD	dang it, Amazon!

12-16-2019, 09:41 PM	#63
CathyA Zealot Posts: 100 Karma: 903052 Join Date: Jun 2017 Device: Kindle Paperwhite	An interesting thing happened when I installed the 5.12.3 update on my PW 10th Gen via USB. Special Offers disappeared! I now have what I think is the standard lock screen for this model (letters of the word KINDLE in different type faces on diagonal lines) and no ads on the bottoms of lists. The Devices page in my Amazon account still shows this device as having special offers and ads. I'm able to buy and borrow books just fine. It's been about a week since I did the update, and I haven't seen an ad since. I am definitely not complaining, just curious about whether anyone else has seen something like this?

12-18-2019, 03:05 AM	#66
Junket Nil adsuetudine maius Posts: 278 Karma: 500000 Join Date: Nov 2019 Location: US Device: PW4	As tomsen alluded to, the key point is whether your account still thinks that you have special offers. There may be some bug in the current firmware blocking offers on your device. But they will probably return when that bug is addressed. However if the option to remove offers is gone from your account that suggests that Amazon may have removed them from your account permanently. Usually you pay about $20 to have Amazon remove special offers although Amazon has been known to sometimes remove offers as a courtesy if you contact Customer Service.

12-19-2019, 04:25 PM	#67
CathyA Zealot Posts: 100 Karma: 903052 Join Date: Jun 2017 Device: Kindle Paperwhite	Yes, as noted in my post, Amazon thinks this device still has special offers and ads. If I go to my Devices page, it says "Special Offers / Offers and Ads Subscribed Edit". If I click on Edit, I get the popup that will let me unsubscribe for $20.

12-25-2019, 08:47 PM	#73
xl743 Member Posts: 19 Karma: 32720 Join Date: Apr 2015 Device: Kindle Oasis, Pocketbook 840-2	What's new in the firmware 5.12.3? New ugly "Bookerly" font. Before this firmware update Bookerly was great, but Amazon updated the font to 1.201 version and took away hinting data from it. So now freetype library (font rasterization software Kindle devices use) switches to "autohinting" mode and letters got uneven heights, especially with non-Latin characters.