NickelMenu: An integrated launcher for Kobo eReaders

[KomadoriRobin]

Originally Posted by DNSB

From various messages, it appears the person who originally complained about NickelClock and NickelMenu was having issues due to Safari on his Mac computer unpacking the KoboRoot.tgz files. Such an overly helpful program.

Yeah, I’m also on a Mac. There’s a setting which prevents Safari from opening files after download.

[rantanplan]

How do I better use the reboot function? I used ower:reboot, and it does what it says, but can I do something like a clear screen or similar at the same time? Because right now the device just kind of freezes until I see the boot screen.

[DNSB]

Originally Posted by rantanplan

How do I better use the reboot function? I used ower:reboot, and it does what it says, but can I do something like a clear screen or similar at the same time? Because right now the device just kind of freezes until I see the boot screen.

That is what you would expect from an eInk device. Until the screen is written to, the contents won't change. You could try a toast with rebooting but not sure how well that would work.-

[Rid]

You can use a script to display a message but the way I do it you need to install NickelDBus. The screen still freezes but it freeezes with the message so you know it has actually started the reboot.


NickelMenu config file;

menu_item :main :Reboot :cmd_spawn :quiet :/mnt/onboard/.adds/ndbus/NDBus_Reboot.sh

NickelDBus script;

#!/bin/sh

ndb_reboot()
{
qndb -m pwrReboot
return
}

qndb -m mwcToast 2500 "Your eReader is rebooting" "Please wait..."
ndb_reboot

[geek1011]

You can do a toast with a chained NM command too.

[Rid]

Yeah I tried that in NickelMenu but I could not get it work.

I believe NickelMenu works how it should as a menu selection option?