PW Touchscreen Hacks

digimuzik · 10-02-2012, 12:44 PM

Anyone planning on developing customizations for the capacitive touch screen interface? Specifically, I'd love to see:

Customizable touch zones (make the lower-left corner ALSO turn the next page)
Gesture support (Seriously, why didn't Amazon include this: two fingers for light control)

I'd take a stab at it if my development experience were more hardware than software based.

twobob · 10-02-2012, 01:04 PM

both of these sound very much like JBpatch type things.

perhaps wait until the device is out as possibly a helper waf could manage the lights in the way you describe.

HTH

twobob · 10-02-2012, 01:05 PM

So you have your device then?

digimuzik · 10-02-2012, 01:10 PM

It's on a UPS truck driving around my town at the moment...

knc1 · 10-02-2012, 01:48 PM

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Originally Posted by digimuzik

It's on a UPS truck driving around my town at the moment...

You might want to learn how to de-brick it before modifying it.

digimuzik · 10-02-2012, 02:33 PM

'tis good advice. I'm a newb on the forum, but not new to modding. I've hacked/rooted/modded my phone, tablet, wii, watch, car, Kindle3 and IPphone at work.

twobob · 10-02-2012, 02:46 PM

your name interests me. just saying.

digimuzik · 10-02-2012, 09:08 PM

Hah! I love music and computers. And this is much easier to use for obtaining domains and usernames than digimusic. Just a little harder to explain over the phone. "Yes... music with a z and a k."

JSWolf · 10-02-2012, 10:10 PM

Why is it people want hacks for a device that's just being released? It sounds like the OP wants hacks before the device is released. This is just silly. You have to give the device time to get into the hands of the hackers and time for them to actually hack the device if it's possible.

geekmaster · 10-02-2012, 10:16 PM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

Why is it people want hacks for a device that's just being released? It sounds like the OP wants hacks before the device is released. This is just silly. You have to give the device time to get into the hands of the hackers and time for them to actually hack the device if it's possible.

People already have Paperwhites in their possession, as you can see in the general forum. Why is it that people who do not have a kindle ask such provocative questions?

JSWolf · 10-02-2012, 10:20 PM

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Originally Posted by geekmaster

People already have Paperwhites in their possession, as you can see in the general forum. Why is it that people who do not have a kindle ask such provocative questions?

It's not just Kindles. It's other readers as well. The T2 was asked about being hacked right after release as well.

geekmaster · 10-02-2012, 10:31 PM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

It's not just Kindles. It's other readers as well. The T2 was asked about being hacked right after release as well.

So what eReader do you use? Your current avatar looks like an iphone or ipod touch.

knc1 · 10-02-2012, 11:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by digimuzik

Anyone planning on developing customizations for the capacitive touch screen interface? Specifically, I'd love to see:

Customizable touch zones (make the lower-left corner ALSO turn the next page)
Gesture support (Seriously, why didn't Amazon include this: two fingers for light control)

I'd take a stab at it if my development experience were more hardware than software based.

Why do you think that the above request list does not involve your field, software?

The only place that hardware is dealt with is inside of the operating system kernel.
Everything else is software.
In fact, even the system kernel is software.

Let us know what problems you have modifying the event software path to do those things you want to have happen.

Robert22 · 10-04-2012, 06:53 PM

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Originally Posted by digimuzik

Anyone planning on developing customizations for the capacitive touch screen interface? Specifically, I'd love to see:

Gesture support (Seriously, why didn't Amazon include this: two fingers for light control)

Currently 2 finger pinch zoom gestures change the font size, which is very cool.

ixtab · 10-04-2012, 09:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Robert22

Currently 2 finger pinch zoom gestures change the font size, which is very cool.

Yep, that makes a lot of sense. Still, the other idea of using 2 fingers and sliding up/down to control the light is also nice.

Might be doable, but don't hold your breath. There is an active (internal) discussion about how to get full access to the device, and how to jailbreak it.

And for once, I have to agree with JSWolf: the device has been out for a mere 2 days now, and most of the devs (including myself) are still waiting to even receive it. To expect that there are ready-to-use hacks at this time is just ridiculous - heck, we don't even know how to jailbreak that thing yet!

10-02-2012, 12:44 PM	#1
digimuzik Bus Geek Posts: 13 Karma: 278 Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Wisconsin Device: Kindle Paperwhite	PW Touchscreen Hacks Anyone planning on developing customizations for the capacitive touch screen interface? Specifically, I'd love to see: Customizable touch zones (make the lower-left corner ALSO turn the next page) Gesture support (Seriously, why didn't Amazon include this: two fingers for light control) I'd take a stab at it if my development experience were more hardware than software based.

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10-02-2012, 01:04 PM	#2
twobob ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°){ʇlnɐɟ ƃǝs}Týr Posts: 6,586 Karma: 6299991 Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: uti gratia usura (Yao ying da ying; Mo ying da yieng) Device: PW-WIFI\|K5-3G+WIFI\| K4\|K3-3G\|DXG\|K2\| Rooted Nook Touch	both of these sound very much like JBpatch type things. perhaps wait until the device is out as possibly a helper waf could manage the lights in the way you describe. HTH

10-02-2012, 01:05 PM	#3
twobob ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°){ʇlnɐɟ ƃǝs}Týr Posts: 6,586 Karma: 6299991 Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: uti gratia usura (Yao ying da ying; Mo ying da yieng) Device: PW-WIFI\|K5-3G+WIFI\| K4\|K3-3G\|DXG\|K2\| Rooted Nook Touch	So you have your device then?

10-02-2012, 01:10 PM	#4
digimuzik Bus Geek Posts: 13 Karma: 278 Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Wisconsin Device: Kindle Paperwhite	It's on a UPS truck driving around my town at the moment...

10-02-2012, 02:33 PM	#6
digimuzik Bus Geek Posts: 13 Karma: 278 Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Wisconsin Device: Kindle Paperwhite	'tis good advice. I'm a newb on the forum, but not new to modding. I've hacked/rooted/modded my phone, tablet, wii, watch, car, Kindle3 and IPphone at work.

10-02-2012, 02:46 PM	#7
twobob ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°){ʇlnɐɟ ƃǝs}Týr Posts: 6,586 Karma: 6299991 Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: uti gratia usura (Yao ying da ying; Mo ying da yieng) Device: PW-WIFI\|K5-3G+WIFI\| K4\|K3-3G\|DXG\|K2\| Rooted Nook Touch	your name interests me. just saying.

10-02-2012, 09:08 PM	#8
digimuzik Bus Geek Posts: 13 Karma: 278 Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Wisconsin Device: Kindle Paperwhite	Hah! I love music and computers. And this is much easier to use for obtaining domains and usernames than digimusic. Just a little harder to explain over the phone. "Yes... music with a z and a k."

10-02-2012, 10:10 PM	#9
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 73,938 Karma: 128903250 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	Why is it people want hacks for a device that's just being released? It sounds like the OP wants hacks before the device is released. This is just silly. You have to give the device time to get into the hands of the hackers and time for them to actually hack the device if it's possible.