Modification of the footer font family is missing in latest patches...

[price]

Hi, I want to modify the footer font family, but the code relating to this is missing in patches released recently.
Why this happens? Is it possible to modify the font family in the new-redeased firmwares?
This is the code from nickle.yaml (4.12.12111):

Custom reading footer style:
  - Enabled: yes
  - PatchGroup: Reading footer alternatives
  - Description: |
      This patch customises the following properties of the reading footer:
      * Footer height (the amount of the screen reserved for the footer.)
      * Caption font size (Caption = page number or other progress indicator)
      * Caption top margin, which changes its vertical position within the footer.
      * Caption font family.
    # When editing the replacement values below, BE CAREFUL NOT TO CHANGE THE LENGTH
    # OF THE REPLACEMENT STRING!
  - FindBaseAddressString: "ReadingFooter {\n  qproperty-footerMargin: 105;\n}\n"
  - ReplaceString:
      Offset: 0
      Find:    "ReadingFooter {\n  qproperty-footerMargin: 105;\n}\nReadingFooter[qApp_deviceIsDragon=true] {\n  qproperty-footerMargin: 170;\n}\nReadingFooter[qApp_deviceIsDaylight=true] {\n  qproperty-footerMargin: 221;\n}\n#caption[qApp_deviceIsTrilogy=true] {\n  font-size: 19px;\n}\n#caption[qApp_deviceIsPhoenix=true] {\n  font-size: 23px;\n}\n#caption[qApp_deviceIsDragon=true] {\n  font-size: 29px;\n}\n#caption[qApp_deviceIsAlyssum=true] {\n  font-size: 32px;\n}\n#caption[qApp_deviceIsNova=true] {\n  font-size: 32px;\n}\n#caption[qApp_deviceIsDaylight=true] {\n  font-size: 37px;\n}\n#caption[qApp_localeName=\"ja_JP\"] {\n  font-family: Sans-SerifJP, sans-serif;\n  font-style: normal;\n}\n"
      Replace: "ReadingFooter {qproperty-footerMargin:105;min-height:70px;max-height:70px}\nReadingFooter[qApp_deviceIsDragon=true] {min-height:80px;max-height:80px}\nReadingFooter[qApp_deviceIsDaylight=true] {min-height:90px;max-height:90px}\n#caption {font-size:19px;margin-top:+00px}\n#caption[qApp_deviceIsPhoenix=true] {font-size:23px}\n#caption[qApp_deviceIsDragon=true] {font-size:29px}\n#caption[qApp_deviceIsAlyssum=true], #caption[qApp_deviceIsNova=true] {font-size:32px}\n#caption[qApp_deviceIsDaylight=true] {font-size:37px}\n#caption[qApp_localeName=\"ja_JP\"] {font-family:Sans-SerifJP,sans-serif;font-style:normal}\n\0"
    # Replacement footer height values: Touch/Mini/Glo/Aura/Aura2E
  - ReplaceString: {Offset: 42, Find: "min-height:70px", Replace: "min-height:40px", MustMatchLength: yes}
  - ReplaceString: {Offset: 58, Find: "max-height:70px", Replace: "max-height:40px", MustMatchLength: yes}
    # Replacement footer height values: AuraHD/H2O/GloHD/ClaraHD
  - ReplaceString: {Offset: 116, Find: "min-height:80px", Replace: "min-height:52px", MustMatchLength: yes}
  - ReplaceString: {Offset: 132, Find: "max-height:80px", Replace: "max-height:52px", MustMatchLength: yes}
    # Replacement footer height values: AuraOne
  - ReplaceString: {Offset: 192, Find: "min-height:90px", Replace: "min-height:60px", MustMatchLength: yes}
  - ReplaceString: {Offset: 208, Find: "max-height:90px", Replace: "max-height:60px", MustMatchLength: yes}
    #
  - ReplaceString: {Offset: 235, Find: "font-size:19px", Replace: "font-size:16px", MustMatchLength: yes} # Replacement caption font size value for Touch/Mini:
  - ReplaceString: {Offset: 305, Find: "font-size:23px", Replace: "font-size:20px", MustMatchLength: yes} # Replacement caption font size value for Glo/Aura/Aura2E:
  - ReplaceString: {Offset: 357, Find: "font-size:29px", Replace: "font-size:26px", MustMatchLength: yes} # Replacement caption font size value for AuraHD/H2O:
  - ReplaceString: {Offset: 444, Find: "font-size:32px", Replace: "font-size:30px", MustMatchLength: yes} # Replacement caption font size value for GloHD/ClaraHD:
  - ReplaceString: {Offset: 498, Find: "font-size:37px", Replace: "font-size:34px", MustMatchLength: yes} # Replacement caption font size value for AuraOne:
    #
    # Optional Replacement caption top margin value for all devices:
    # (A negative top margin moves the caption text upwards,
    # further from the bezel and closer to the page content.)
    #
    #ReplaceString: {Offset: 250, Find: "margin-top:+00px", Replace: "margin-top:-30px"}
  - ReplaceString: {Offset: 250, Find: "margin-top:+00px", Replace: "margin-top:-30px", MustMatchLength: yes}

[jackie_w]

Originally Posted by price

Hi, I want to modify the footer font family, but the code relating to this is missing in patches released recently.
Why this happens? Is it possible to modify the font family in the new-redeased firmwares?

I don't know why this option is no longer included. My guess is copy/paste error (rather than a deliberate removal) when the patching system moved to kobopatch

You can always add it back yourself to the end of the 'Custom reading footer style' patch in nickel.yaml. Something like the following, but change the red bit to your font of choice and be careful with the indentation:

  # Uncomment the replace_string line below to use a fixed replacement caption
  # font family, for all devices: You can change Georgia to another font name of
  # your choice, but Avenir or Georgia are recommended because other fonts might
  # not be loaded when the book is first opened and so might cause problems.
  # Unlike other strings it is OK if this replacement string is a bit longer or
  # shorter than the original.
  #
  - ReplaceString:
      Offset: 514
      Find:    "#caption[qApp_localeName=\"ja_JP\"] {font-family:Sans-SerifJP,sans-serif;font-style:normal}\n"
      Replace: "#caption {font-family:Georgia;}\n\0"

[price]

It's very kind of you! The code works fine.

[geek1011]

I'll put it into the patch files later today.

[price]

Originally Posted by geek1011

I'll put it into the patch files later today.