Instructions for patching firmware 4.11.11911

[jackie_w]

As you will have seen, firmware 4.11.11911 now allows you to switch on/off the header and/or footer. Whatever you set works the same for both epub and kepub.

This means that the above 2 patches can be disabled by those who intend to permanently uncheck the option 'Show title' in Reading settings.

The only users who may still benefit from either of these patches are those who do like to see the book title as a header but think the default height is too big.


I'll also just mention in passing, if you do turn off 'Show title', users of the option 'swipe left edge to adjust brightness' will no longer see the 'Brightness: nn%' value changing in real-time in the header as you swipe.

[jcn363]

Basically tshering's BAD EYES revisited, which enlarged the font-size in GUI, with a simplify home screen ("Only Reading and My Books") and the addition of other patches (games, some fixes, cover increase...). It is documented (somehow).
KA1 optimised. If you own a different device, you must change the values as needed.
Although H is optimised for ClaraHD and GloHD works pretty well on AuraHD and H2O.
Note: libnickel part is deprecated.
Warning: You never should use it if you read in Turkish or Japanese.
Use at your own risk, I can't guarantee that it does not cause any issue.
Good luck.

[MGlitch]

Originally Posted by jcn363

This is optimised for A1, if you own a different device, you must change the values as needed.
Note: libnickel part is deprecated.
Warning: You never should use it if you read in turkish or japanese.
Use at your own risk, I can't guarantee that it does not cause any issue.
Good luck.

What does this attempt to do?

[jcn363]

Originally Posted by MGlitch

What does this attempt to do?

Basically tshering's BAD EYES revisited with a simplify home screen ("Only Reading and My Books") and the addition of other patches (games, some fixes, cover increase...). It is documented (somehow).
Good luck.

[MGlitch]

Originally Posted by jcn363

Basically tshering's BAD EYES revisited with a simplify home screen ("Only Reading and My Books") and the addition of other patches (games, some fixes, cover increase...). It is documented (somehow).
Good luck.

Ah, there is a (I think new) setting in 4.11.11911 for 'large print' which increases the font size quite noticeably outside of books. I disabled it before looking too deeply because I didn't need it.

Good to know this is there for the folks who need it though.

[jcn363]

Progresive H added.
Good luck.

[Martina Schein]

Thanks a lot for the new patch PROGRESSIVE-H, @jcn363 . It works great on my H2O 2nd Edition.
With this new firmware, however, the upper and lower distances between text and margin increase (I permanently fade out the title and footer). Do you know how I can reduce this space?

[jcn363]

Originally Posted by Martina Schein

Thanks a lot for the new patch PROGRESSIVE-H, @jcn363 . It works great on my H2O 2nd Edition.
With this new firmware, however, the upper and lower distances between text and margin increase (I permanently fade out the title and footer). Do you know how I can reduce this space?

Can you put a screenshot? please.
Good luck.

[Martina Schein]

Originally Posted by jcn363

Can you put a screenshot? please.
Good luck.

Enclosed the desired screenshot. As you can see, the distances above and below are quite large. With the firmware versions before, they were about 2 mm.
In the file Kobo eReader.conf I entered this under the section [Reading]:
fullScreenReading=true

[jcn363]

Originally Posted by Martina Schein

Enclosed the desired screenshot. As you can see, the distances above and below are quite large. With the firmware versions before, they were about 2 mm.
In the file Kobo eReader.conf I entered this under the section [Reading]:
fullScreenReading=true

With this firmware this parameter has no sense because is included (I think).
I'll try before because I think there can be a collateral issues.
Good luck.

[Martina Schein]

Thanks a lot, @jcn363 .

[jcn363]

Originally Posted by Martina Schein

Enclosed the desired screenshot. As you can see, the distances above and below are quite large. With the firmware versions before, they were about 2 mm.
In the file Kobo eReader.conf I entered this under the section [Reading]:
fullScreenReading=true

This is the cleanest I can figure it right now.

FOOTER
Select show footer into settings.
BE CAREFUL NOT TO CHANGE THE LENGTH OF THE REPLACEMENT STRING.
You can increase red color text.

Spoiler:

  - FindReplaceString:
      Find:    "ReadingFooter {\n  qproperty-footerMargin: 105;\n}\n\
                ReadingFooter[qApp_deviceIsDragon=true] {\n  qproperty-footerMargin: 170;\n}\n\
                ReadingFooter[qApp_deviceIsDaylight=true] {\n  qproperty-footerMargin: 221;\n}\n\
                #caption[qApp_deviceIsTrilogy=true] {\n  font-size: 19px;\n}\n\
                #caption[qApp_deviceIsPhoenix=true] {\n  font-size: 23px;\n}\n\
                #caption[qApp_deviceIsDragon=true] {\n  font-size: 29px;\n}\n\
                #caption[qApp_deviceIsAlyssum=true] {\n  font-size: 32px;\n}\n\
                #caption[qApp_deviceIsNova=true] {\n  font-size: 32px;\n}\n\
                #caption[qApp_deviceIsDaylight=true] {\n  font-size: 37px;\n}\n\
                #caption[qApp_localeName=\"ja_JP\"] {\n  font-family: Sans-SerifJP, sans-serif;\n  font-style: normal;\n}"
      Replace: "ReadingFooter{ qproperty-footerMargin: 00; min-height: 40px; max-height: 40px; }\n\
                ReadingFooter[qApp_deviceIsDragon=true] { min-height: 00px; max-height: 00px; }\n\
                ReadingFooter[qApp_deviceIsDaylight=true] { min-height: 60px; max-height: 60px; }\n\
                #caption{ font-size: 16px; margin-top: -08px; }\n\
                #caption[qApp_deviceIsPhoenix=true] { font-size: 20px; }\n\
                #caption[qApp_deviceIsDragon=true] { font-size: 26px; }\n\
                #caption[qApp_deviceIsAlyssum=true], #caption[qApp_deviceIsNova=true] { font-size: 30px; }\n\
                #caption[qApp_deviceIsDaylight=true] { font-size: 32px; }\n\
                #caption[qApp_localeName=\"ja_JP\"] { font-family: Sans-SerifJP, sans-serif; font-style: normal; }   "

HEADER
If you have activated

  src/libnickel.so.1.0.0.yaml:
    Custom kepub default margins: yes

you can reduce

Spoiler:

  - ReplaceZlib:
      Find:    "#StatusBarView[qApp_deviceIsTrilogy=true] {\n  max-height: 71px;\n  min-height: 71px;\n}\n\
                #StatusBarView[qApp_deviceIsPhoenix=true] {\n  max-height: 91px;\n  min-height: 91px;\n}\n\
                #StatusBarView[qApp_deviceIsDragon=true] {\n  max-height: 121px;\n  min-height: 121px;\n}\n\
                #StatusBarView[qApp_deviceIsDaylight=true] {\n  max-height: 157px;\n  min-height: 157px;\n}"
      Replace: "#StatusBarView{max-height:60px;min-height:60px;}"

perhaps to

  - ReplaceZlib:
      Find:    "#StatusBarView[qApp_deviceIsTrilogy=true] {\n  max-height: 71px;\n  min-height: 71px;\n}\n\
                #StatusBarView[qApp_deviceIsPhoenix=true] {\n  max-height: 91px;\n  min-height: 91px;\n}\n\
                #StatusBarView[qApp_deviceIsDragon=true] {\n  max-height: 121px;\n  min-height: 121px;\n}\n\
                #StatusBarView[qApp_deviceIsDaylight=true] {\n  max-height: 157px;\n  min-height: 157px;\n}"
      Replace: "#StatusBarView{max-height:35px;min-height:35px;}"

Beware because it's the menu bar size too.
Good luck.

[geek1011]

Originally Posted by jcn363

This is the cleanest I can figure it right now.

That looks good so far. Do you think it would be a good idea to add a check to kobopatch to warn if a ReplaceString length differs for a string which looks like CSS?

[jcn363]

Originally Posted by geek1011

That looks good so far. Do you think it would be a good idea to add a check to kobopatch to warn if a ReplaceString length differs for a string which looks like CSS?

Absolutely.
If it is less than the original, match (fill with zeros)
If it is greater than the original, notify

Good luck.

[geek1011]

Originally Posted by jcn363

Absolutely.

I will probably detect CSS by counting the number of braces and semicolons, then if the length is too short, then warn the user (I won't do more than that, as I don't want to stop the user if the user knows what they are doing, and I don't want to fix the issue automatically as I don't want people relying on the behavior).