NickelMenu: An integrated launcher for Kobo eReaders

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by getthething

I re-read all the posts and I *think* I understand that you're saying any images that were in the screensaver folder and moved into "My Books" will need to be deleted from "my books" since they were moved BEFORE I added the exclusion settings? Is that correct?

The images showing up under "My Books" are in: /mnt/onboard/.kobo/screensaver_old so I deleted them all from there. I then switched back to wallpaper mode and then reimported my screensaver images into .kobo/screensaver/ (this folder was empty at this point)

However they're still showing up under my books whenever I switch to cover art mode and then plug my kobo into my computer.

If it matters:

macOS 14.4.1
Libra 2
4.38.21908 firmware
All images are jpeg

To give you a tidy list of actions I'm taking that result in the images being imported as books:

1. Exclusion regex is currently saved in the config file
2. Plug Kobo into Mac, load images into screensaver folder
3. Eject Kobo
4. Screensavers work as expected
5. Toggle to cover art mode
6. Cover art mode works as expected (switching back to wallpaper mode works as expected too)
7. Plug into Mac again (in cover art mode still)
8. Eject Kobo
9. Kobo displays "importing content" as if I'd loaded new books
10. Screensaver images are in "My Books"

It needs to be saved in the config under the FeatureSettings section. If it's not, it won't work.

[FeatureSettings]
ExcludeSyncFolders=(\\.(?!kobo|adobe).+|([^.][^/]*/)+\\..+)

[getthething]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

It needs to be saved in the config under the FeatureSettings section. If it's not, it won't work.

[FeatureSettings]
ExcludeSyncFolders=(\\.(?!kobo|adobe).+|([^.][^/]*/)+\\..+)

I think I have it in the right spot:

https://i.imgur.com/nCYFLk6.png

[DNSB]

Actually, you don't need to delete them. They will be automagically removed when the exclusion is changed since they will no longer be seen as books. The problem is that your Kobo excludes .kobo/screensaver by default but it does not exclude .kobo/screensaver_old. I took a look at my exclusion setting and found that I had modified it a while back to keep screensaver.old from being synced. It's not pretty and could be better coded.

ExcludeSyncFolders=(\\.(?!kobo|adobe).+|([^.][^/]*/)+\\..+)|(screensaver\.old)

should prevent this from happening.

[getthething]

Originally Posted by DNSB

Actually, you don't need to delete them. They will be automagically removed when the exclusion is changed since they will no longer be seen as books. The problem is that your Kobo excludes .kobo/screensaver by default but it does not exclude .kobo/screensaver_old. I took a look at my exclusion setting and found that I had modified it a while back to keep screensaver.old from being synced. It's not pretty and could be better coded.

ExcludeSyncFolders=(\\.(?!kobo|adobe).+|([^.][^/]*/)+\\..+)|(screensaver\.old)

should prevent this from happening.

Still doing the same thing. I feel like I gotta be missing something. I really appreciate your help on this.

[DNSB]

You have checked that that if you have screensavers enabled, the directory in the .kobo directory is called screensaver? That when you disable screensavers, the directory name changes to screensaver.old? You may have a different rename in the NickelMenu config file, if so place that directory name in where I have screensaver.old (the backslash just escapes the . so it is not seen as a wildcard).

You are using a Linux EOL aware editor? I use Notepad++ since my main OS is Windows, Linux and MacOS users don't need to worry about that nit.

[getthething]

Originally Posted by DNSB

You have checked that that if you have screensavers enabled, the directory in the .kobo directory is called screensaver? That when you disable screensavers, the directory name changes to screensaver.old? You may have a different rename in the NickelMenu config file, if so place that directory name in where I have screensaver.old (the backslash just escapes the . so it is not seen as a wildcard).

You are using a Linux EOL aware editor? I use Notepad++ since my main OS is Windows, Linux and MacOS users don't need to worry about that nit.

Oh that might be the issue. The folder is renaming to “screensaver_old” If that’s the case, would it need to be:

ExcludeSyncFolders=(\\.(?!kobo|adobe).+|([^.][^/]*/)+\\..+)|(screensaver_old)

Regex might as well be Martian, so forgive my ignorance on that.

[getthething]

Originally Posted by getthething

Oh that might be the issue. The folder is renaming to “screensaver_old” If that’s the case, would it need to be:

ExcludeSyncFolders=(\\.(?!kobo|adobe).+|([^.][^/]*/)+\\..+)|(screensaver_old)

Regex might as well be Martian, so forgive my ignorance on that.

Yep. That took care of it. Thanks again!

[Duke5127]

Is there any script/config for NickelMenu that shows the values of the sliders when customizing the font size/weight, line height, etc?

[npr]

Try this:
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...postcount=1038

[Timbzt]

Is there any way with Nickel Menu to change the book progress in Home and My Books - Cover view so it displays the book title instead?
I'm talking about these sections here:
https://imgur.com/a/OjmdAYU

[Ceiyne]

Is there a way to use NickelMenu to change the system language, for example, a menu item that changes the Kobo interface to Japanese, and another to change it to English?

What I'm really after is the ability to easily access the Japanese keyboard/input method to type Japanese text (e.g., in a search field). As far as I know, you can only use that when the Kobo system language is Japanese, and I usually have my Kobo set to English. So, if there's some way to do that, with or without NickelMenu, please let me know.

[fogice]

Originally Posted by Timbzt

Is there any way with Nickel Menu to change the book progress in Home and My Books - Cover view so it displays the book title instead?
I'm talking about these sections here:
https://imgur.com/a/OjmdAYU

There's not a lot of room for a book title there. Try typing on your screenshot to see.

[Timbzt]

Originally Posted by fogice

There's not a lot of room for a book title there. Try typing on your screenshot to see.

Even if the title is only partially shown (Ex: "The Beauty of..."), I'd take that.
Just want to know if it's possible to modify it or not.

[geek1011]

Originally Posted by Ceiyne

Is there a way to use NickelMenu to change the system language, for example, a menu item that changes the Kobo interface to Japanese, and another to change it to English?

What I'm really after is the ability to easily access the Japanese keyboard/input method to type Japanese text (e.g., in a search field). As far as I know, you can only use that when the Kobo system language is Japanese, and I usually have my Kobo set to English. So, if there's some way to do that, with or without NickelMenu, please let me know.

Hmm... Interesting idea... It seems like it should be possible to force-open the keyboard, but in another language, or register a hook for the keyboard which can change it, but I haven't looked at this before.

I'll take a look when I get a chance.

[geek1011]

Originally Posted by Timbzt

Is there any way with Nickel Menu to change the book progress in Home and My Books - Cover view so it displays the book title instead?
I'm talking about these sections here:
https://imgur.com/a/OjmdAYU

That would be for a patch. And there isn't much room there unless we shrink stuff. It should be technically possible, but it would be one of the more complex patches.