NickelMenu: An integrated launcher for Kobo eReaders - Page 29

RobertJSawyer · 01-15-2021, 04:48 PM

For those using the latest Nickel Menu (0.5.0), are you still able to access Wikipedia after making a selection, either from the Wikipedia logo or the dedicated "Search in Wikipedia" menu choice?

See the discussion here https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=336577; using Nickel Menu seems to be perhaps the common factor in having a problem with this.

PeterT · 01-15-2021, 06:22 PM

Yep. Uninstalled NM and wikipedia works

Elektron · 01-15-2021, 07:00 PM

NM and WP both work, no idea about the NM version though

geek1011 · 01-15-2021, 08:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by geek1011

I apologize for not catching this bug before the v0.5.0 release. I will update my release process to include tests for built-in firmware features related to functions hooked by NickelMenu to prevent this from happening in the future.

I'll fix it later today or tomorrow.

Just in case I can't reproduce it: can someone send me a log with both a normal Wikipedia lookup and a NM selection menu item. Also tell me which language you are using and which language the book is in.

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Elektron · 01-15-2021, 10:08 PM

Also could anyone tell me what dir to put the custom icon in? TIA.

geek1011 · 01-15-2021, 10:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Elektron

Also could anyone tell me what dir to put the custom icon in? TIA.

It doesn't matter. I'd personally recommend /mnt/onboard/.adds/nm/.icon.png.

geek1011 · 01-15-2021, 10:48 PM

NickelMenu v0.5.1

This release fixes a regression introduced in v0.5.0 which caused the built-in Wikipedia search to fail.

See the release on GitHub for more details.

Semwize · 01-15-2021, 10:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Elektron

Also could anyone tell me what dir to put the custom icon in? TIA.

You can place the icon anywhere by writing the path in the config file, for example

Code:

experimental: menu_main_15505_icon:  /mnt/onboard/.adds/nm/icon/nm.png

@geek1011
As a suggestion, it can be done by default - if the 'icon' folder is present, take the icon from there without adding entries to the config? If there is no such folder - the default icon. It's probably easier for users ...

oops, late answer

geek1011 · 01-15-2021, 10:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Semwize

As a suggestion, it can be done by default - if the 'icon' folder is present, take the icon from there without adding entries to the config? If there is no such folder - the default icon. It's probably easier for users ...

Experimental options are meant to be difficult by design

. If I make this a non-experimental option in the future, NM will load the icon from .adds/nm/icon.png by default if it exists, and images will be added to the config ignore list.

Terisa de morgan · 01-17-2021, 06:32 AM

Thank you! I already have my menu with icons

celticchrys · 01-17-2021, 01:58 PM

I'm very late to the party, but thanks @geek1011 for this! This is definitely my favorite tweak for Kobo, now that I've tried it. Thank you for your work!

trcm · 01-18-2021, 06:02 AM

I'm also finding NickelMenu to be terrifically useful, thank you @geek1011 and everyone who has worked to make this possible!

charlitos · 01-22-2021, 07:04 PM

Hello everyone!

First of all, I want to thank the developers, NickelMenu is a very useful tool.

Now the issue... I prepared the config file to invert the screen and it worked smoothly. Nonetheless, after a couple of minutes of comfortably reading in the dark, the inverted screen suddenly turns off back to normal, dazzling me. I can then turn it on again, but the same occurs later.

I've tried to invert the screen using "toggle" and "enable/disable" in locations "main" and "reader". None of these solves the problem. I'm not including any other menu items (at first I thought it was the rotation of the screen).

Any idea what can I be doing wrong? Thanks in advance

RobertJSawyer · 01-22-2021, 07:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by charlitos

I've tried to invert the screen using "toggle" and "enable/disable" in locations "main" and "reader". None of these solves the problem. I'm not including any other menu items (at first I thought it was the rotation of the screen).

What model Kobo do you have? I have the same issue on my original Kobo Aura HD (the 6.8-inch model). I do NOT have the issue on my Kobo Clara HD.

geek1011 · 01-22-2021, 07:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RobertJSawyer

What model Kobo do you have? I have the same issue on my original Kobo Aura HD (the 6.8-inch model). I do NOT have the issue on my Kobo Clara HD.

That's interesting. Does it happen with devmode on? Also, does the syslog or dmesg say anything interesting?

01-15-2021, 04:48 PM	#421
RobertJSawyer Guru Posts: 732 Karma: 3911762 Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Toronto Device: Kobo Libra 2, Clara 2E, and Clara HD; Kindle PaperWhite	For those using the latest Nickel Menu (0.5.0), are you still able to access Wikipedia after making a selection, either from the Wikipedia logo or the dedicated "Search in Wikipedia" menu choice? See the discussion here https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=336577; using Nickel Menu seems to be perhaps the common factor in having a problem with this. Last edited by RobertJSawyer; 01-15-2021 at 04:52 PM.

01-17-2021, 06:32 AM	#430
Terisa de morgan Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,335 Karma: 12117215 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Madrid, Spain Device: Kobo Clara/Aura One/Forma,XiaoMI 5, iPad, Huawei MediaPad, YotaPhone 2	Thank you! I already have my menu with icons Attached Thumbnails

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01-15-2021, 06:22 PM	#422
PeterT Grand Sorcerer Posts: 12,605 Karma: 74358024 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Toronto Device: Libra H2O, Libra Colour	Yep. Uninstalled NM and wikipedia works

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Elektron Banned Posts: 2,296 Karma: 5300240 Join Date: Jun 2020 Location: Edmonton, AB Device: Kobo Aura H2O Edition 2 (mark 7), Kobo Mini	Also could anyone tell me what dir to put the custom icon in? TIA.

01-15-2021, 10:48 PM	#427
geek1011 Wizard Posts: 2,788 Karma: 6990707 Join Date: May 2016 Location: Ontario, Canada Device: Kobo Mini, Aura Edition 2 v1, Clara HD	NickelMenu v0.5.1 This release fixes a regression introduced in v0.5.0 which caused the built-in Wikipedia search to fail. See the release on GitHub for more details.

01-17-2021, 01:58 PM	#431
celticchrys Enthusiast Posts: 25 Karma: 77494 Join Date: Oct 2017 Device: Kobo Aura H2O 2014 (1st edition)	I'm very late to the party, but thanks @geek1011 for this! This is definitely my favorite tweak for Kobo, now that I've tried it. Thank you for your work!

01-18-2021, 06:02 AM	#432
trcm Connoisseur Posts: 96 Karma: 100000 Join Date: Dec 2018 Location: London Device: Kindle PW4, Libra H2O	I'm also finding NickelMenu to be terrifically useful, thank you @geek1011 and everyone who has worked to make this possible!

01-22-2021, 07:04 PM	#433
charlitos Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2021 Device: Kobo Aura HD	Hello everyone! First of all, I want to thank the developers, NickelMenu is a very useful tool. Now the issue... I prepared the config file to invert the screen and it worked smoothly. Nonetheless, after a couple of minutes of comfortably reading in the dark, the inverted screen suddenly turns off back to normal, dazzling me. I can then turn it on again, but the same occurs later. I've tried to invert the screen using "toggle" and "enable/disable" in locations "main" and "reader". None of these solves the problem. I'm not including any other menu items (at first I thought it was the rotation of the screen). Any idea what can I be doing wrong? Thanks in advance