Jailbreak for adding opendyslexic fonts

timosgb · 03-24-2014, 11:03 AM

Hi

I bought a PW2 with latest fw for my son, expecting to easily add opendyslexic fonts by way of the workaround I'd read about, not realising that the easy w/around (USE_ALT_FONTS trick) works only for the PW1.

So my question is, do I need KUAL for this, and in which case follow the Sticky, or do I need to just jailbreak it and install the font hack ? Or do I need the fonts override Kual menu and if so, the python package too, as well as KUAL?

Hoping someone can point me in the right direction

Thanks all

Timos

shamanNS · 03-24-2014, 11:28 AM

Yes, for user-friendly font override configuration you need Kual. So do it like this:

1) install jailbreak
2) install MKK
3) Copy Kual azw2 file
4) install python package
5) install font hack
6) Copy your custom font files

Than you can use KUAL font submenu to set up font override.

timosgb · 03-25-2014, 07:43 AM

That's just what I was looking for

thanks very much shamaNS

Timosgb

fendesa · 03-26-2014, 02:23 AM

@shamanNS please ,where we copy the new fonts? Thanks

shamanNS · 03-26-2014, 07:43 AM

@fendesa: When you install fonts hack you get folder "linkfonts" on your Kindle, and inside that folder you have "fonts" folder. Copy your custom font files to that "fonts" folder.

MoVo · 04-02-2014, 05:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by shamanNS

Yes, for user-friendly font override configuration you need Kual. So do it like this:

1) install jailbreak
2) install MKK
3) Copy Kual azw2 file
4) install python package
5) install font hack
6) Copy your custom font files

Than you can use KUAL font submenu to set up font override.

Assuming that I have successfully installed the fonts, does the above process have any side effects on the device's battery life?

NiLuJe · 04-02-2014, 05:53 PM

Marginally, and it can go both ways.

(TL;DR: don't sweat it.)

03-24-2014, 11:03 AM	#1
timosgb Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2014 Device: Kindle PW2	Jailbreak for adding opendyslexic fonts Hi I bought a PW2 with latest fw for my son, expecting to easily add opendyslexic fonts by way of the workaround I'd read about, not realising that the easy w/around (USE_ALT_FONTS trick) works only for the PW1. So my question is, do I need KUAL for this, and in which case follow the Sticky, or do I need to just jailbreak it and install the font hack ? Or do I need the fonts override Kual menu and if so, the python package too, as well as KUAL? Hoping someone can point me in the right direction Thanks all Timos

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03-24-2014, 11:28 AM	#2
shamanNS Wizard Posts: 1,114 Karma: 12345678 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Serbia Device: Kindle PW5, Kobo Libra 2, Kindle PW1	Yes, for user-friendly font override configuration you need Kual. So do it like this: 1) install jailbreak 2) install MKK 3) Copy Kual azw2 file 4) install python package 5) install font hack 6) Copy your custom font files Than you can use KUAL font submenu to set up font override.

03-25-2014, 07:43 AM	#3
timosgb Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2014 Device: Kindle PW2	That's just what I was looking for thanks very much shamaNS Timosgb

03-26-2014, 02:23 AM	#4
fendesa Connoisseur Posts: 50 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Turin, Italy Device: Kobo Clara	@shamanNS please ,where we copy the new fonts? Thanks

03-26-2014, 07:43 AM	#5
shamanNS Wizard Posts: 1,114 Karma: 12345678 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Serbia Device: Kindle PW5, Kobo Libra 2, Kindle PW1	@fendesa: When you install fonts hack you get folder "linkfonts" on your Kindle, and inside that folder you have "fonts" folder. Copy your custom font files to that "fonts" folder.

04-02-2014, 05:53 PM	#7
NiLuJe BLAM! Posts: 13,506 Karma: 26047202 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Paris, France Device: Kindle 2i, 3g, 4, 5w, PW, PW2, PW5; Kobo H2O, Forma, Elipsa, Sage, C2E	Marginally, and it can go both ways. (TL;DR: don't sweat it.)

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