displaying first page or image without rule

fxp33 · 03-23-2013, 07:02 AM

Hi,

This only concerns epub without covers.

On the kobo, when I power it off, and on the "home" screen", I sometimes get a nice cover with author and title (the default kobo cover), and sometimes I get the ugly first page (usually too small to be read).

Weird that the same book, changes this way depending of my Kobo's mood.

Actually, one rule I might think of is: at first install of the book, I get the default (readable) cover, and at the next start up, I get the first page.

Is there a rule ? Is there a way to always have the cover made by Kobo using metadata, and never have the first page.

Thank you for any hint.

François

PeterT · 03-23-2013, 09:05 AM

What firmware does your Kobo have? There were issues with covers in several of the recent levels but 2.4.0 seems to handle covers quite well.

fxp33 · 03-23-2013, 03:19 PM

HI,

I am using 2.4.0.

I guess I will try to find the value in the sqlite to put everything with the default cover... Do you know the right value for this ? Or can I set this in the conf file?

François

davidfor · 03-23-2013, 08:11 PM

Except for TXT formats books, the Kobo devices use the first page of the book as the cover. If it doesn't that is a sign of a problem. There isn't any option to turn this off. And if you look around the forum, there has been a LOT of discussion on getting the covers right.

03-23-2013, 07:02 AM	#1
fxp33 Addict Posts: 262 Karma: 110864 Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Bordeaux, France Device: Kobo Glo, Aura HD, kindle paperwhite	displaying first page or image without rule Hi, This only concerns epub without covers. On the kobo, when I power it off, and on the "home" screen", I sometimes get a nice cover with author and title (the default kobo cover), and sometimes I get the ugly first page (usually too small to be read). Weird that the same book, changes this way depending of my Kobo's mood. Actually, one rule I might think of is: at first install of the book, I get the default (readable) cover, and at the next start up, I get the first page. Is there a rule ? Is there a way to always have the cover made by Kobo using metadata, and never have the first page. Thank you for any hint. François

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03-23-2013, 09:05 AM	#2
PeterT Grand Sorcerer Posts: 13,309 Karma: 78876004 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Toronto Device: Libra H2O, Libra Colour	What firmware does your Kobo have? There were issues with covers in several of the recent levels but 2.4.0 seems to handle covers quite well.

03-23-2013, 03:19 PM	#3
fxp33 Addict Posts: 262 Karma: 110864 Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Bordeaux, France Device: Kobo Glo, Aura HD, kindle paperwhite	HI, I am using 2.4.0. I guess I will try to find the value in the sqlite to put everything with the default cover... Do you know the right value for this ? Or can I set this in the conf file? François

03-23-2013, 08:11 PM	#4
davidfor Grand Sorcerer Posts: 24,905 Karma: 47303824 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Sydney, Australia Device: Kobo:Touch,Glo, AuraH2O, GloHD,AuraONE, ClaraHD, Libra H2O; tolinoepos	Except for TXT formats books, the Kobo devices use the first page of the book as the cover. If it doesn't that is a sign of a problem. There isn't any option to turn this off. And if you look around the forum, there has been a LOT of discussion on getting the covers right.

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