01-01-2019, 02:50 AM | #1 |
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Changing system font
I'm a Vietnamese user that the current fonts don't support.
I know how to add the support-Vietnamese font to when reading books. But their book titles still don''t show correctly because of the system font. Do you guy have any idea? |
01-01-2019, 07:33 AM | #2 |
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01-01-2019, 05:25 PM | #3 | |
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I made a patch (`Font-family and font-size bulk change`) in two parts (one for nickel and the second one for libnickel). Perhaps, you can test it (If you are brave). You must read carefully and put (into REPLACE) the font-family name that you want. If you have any... don't hesitate. Good luck. |
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01-02-2019, 03:27 AM | #4 | |
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I see that in your nickel part that has Bookerly font that supports Vietnamese characters. But I have no idea how to create a KoboRoot.tgz from the nickel-363.yaml |
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01-02-2019, 10:17 AM | #5 | |
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If you need more... don't hesitate. Good luck. EDIT: If you don't want to change font-size you can erase those lines. Last edited by jcn363; 01-02-2019 at 10:41 AM. Reason: Edit |
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01-04-2019, 03:27 AM | #6 | |
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I can change the setting font with your patch `Font-family and font-size bulk change`. Although there are still some parts using the old font, but it's better than the original firmware. And 1 last question, do you any discuss topic about hack/mod Kobo devices (especial Kobo Forma)? |
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01-04-2019, 04:05 AM | #7 | |
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Instructions for patching firmware 4.12.12111 kobopatch request thread Good luck. |
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01-04-2019, 04:16 AM | #8 |
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01-04-2019, 05:04 AM | #9 |
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Wrong collection name
I replaced the En-Vie dictionary to En-Ge dictionary. So when I choose English to Germany, it'll show English to Vietnamese. Wrong text in dictionary Could you fix those? |
01-04-2019, 06:39 AM | #10 | |
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For the second one, are you using any dictionary patch? Good luck. Edit: Adding new interface languages Adding new dictionaries to kobo Last edited by jcn363; 01-04-2019 at 06:54 AM. Reason: Edit |
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01-04-2019, 07:45 AM | #11 |
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If you want to change the font used in your dictionary pop-up you can use my patch called 'Dictionary text font-family/font-size/line-height - beta'. It is included in the kobopatch standard pack for 4.12.12111. Don't be put off by the word 'beta' in the name - it has been around for quite a long time
It can be found in the patch file libnickel.so.1.0.0.yaml. You will need to customise it to use your chosen Vietnamese font in the section 'Examples for customising font-family:' |
01-06-2019, 09:21 PM | #12 |
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Thank jcn363 and jackie_w.
Your guys are genius!!! Now my Kobo is perfect completely for my reading. |
05-05-2020, 07:28 AM | #13 | |
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Error: could not apply patches: invalid patch file 'src/font-patch-libnickel.yaml': patch "Font-family and font-size bulk change (part 2 of 2)": line 9: inst 3: FindReplaceString: replacement string 5 chars too short Code:
- FindReplaceString: Find: "\n font-family: Avenir;\n" # When editing the replacement values below, # BE CAREFUL NOT TO CHANGE THE LENGTH OF THE REPLACEMENT STRING! Replace: "font-family:Bitner;" MustMatchLength: yes |
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05-05-2020, 09:17 AM | #14 | |
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Based on the code you posted above: Code:
Find: "\n font-family: Avenir;\n" Replace: "font-family:Bitner;" Alternatively you might find the thread kobopatch users & non-Kobo-supported languages useful (particularly posts #1, #2 and the summary in post #63) if you want to change the Kobo GUI fonts (Georgia and Avenir) to ones which support your language better. |
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05-07-2020, 07:18 AM | #15 | |
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i read another post about new `nickel menu` hack. i think if it is possible to overwrite my language supported georgia and avenir to kobo system fonts using script. sorry i'm very new to scripting-world. |
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