Save the cover as an image file when loading a document

Winkelschraube · 08-17-2020, 05:33 AM

How can I specify that when a document is opened, the cover is saved as an image file with a fixed name?

Frenzie · 08-17-2020, 09:27 AM

I don't think you can. Is that an option in another program?

Ken Maltby · 08-17-2020, 09:58 AM

It would be helpful if you could describe how you wanted to use the image/file. You can take a screenshot that will be saved as a .png, with a name Reader_date_time.
When you take a successful screenshot, you are given where the snapshot png is stored and offered an option to set it as the screensaver. (The option won't work if the OS on your device manages the screensaver function, like Android does on my note 2.)

Luck;
Ken

Winkelschraube · 08-17-2020, 10:33 AM

Hello my friend.

I want to make a screensaver from the cover. I have an android reader. I can then link to a picture as a screensaver.

Best would be something like /koreader/currentcover.png or something like that.

Winkelschraube · 08-17-2020, 10:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Frenzie

I don't think you can. Is that an option in another program?

I don't know. :/

pazos · 08-17-2020, 12:53 PM

See https://github.com/koreader/koreader/issues/5732. It is a non-fixable thing.

You can, of course, hack the code to write the screensaver to a jpg/png file each time a new document is opened. I would suggest to develop that on the emulator, not directly on a android device.

When you manage to modify the code you'll need to import your modified files in the program each time the program is updated. You can use a modified version of https://github.com/koreader/koreader...ation-patterns

Winkelschraube · 08-17-2020, 05:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pazos

See https://github.com/koreader/koreader/issues/5732. It is a non-fixable thing.

In this case I was asked to write in "/data/...", I just need to get a file like "/koreader/screenshots/currentcover.png".

Quote:

Originally Posted by pazos

You can, of course, hack the code to write the screensaver to a jpg/png file each time a new document is opened. I would suggest to develop that on the emulator, not directly on a android device.

When you manage to modify the code you'll need to import your modified files in the program each time the program is updated. You can use a modified version of https://github.com/koreader/koreader...ation-patterns

OoOoOohhh the "rocks flavor" looks very good with the scripts. Now also apart from screensavers.

I'll have a look at the code, but I don't know any Lua. :/

Does KOReader create a log file with the last loaded file?

A suggestion from me would be a script that is executed with every document load.

pazos · 08-17-2020, 05:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Winkelschraube

Does KOReader create a log file with the last loaded file?

logs are written to console on the emulator and to android log buffer on android (you can retrieve them with adb logcat)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Winkelschraube

A suggestion from me would be a script that is executed with every document load.

It doesn't make sense to add hooks everywhere. The program itself is a big hook (it is interpreted). You only need to rewrite the parts of the code you need. In that case the function that's called is https://github.com/koreader/koreader....lua#L537-L585

The scripts there are just for android and made sense because there's no easy way for users to customize the program on that platform.

Winkelschraube · 08-18-2020, 12:52 PM

Ok the emulator is running.

But you're right, Android doesn't take a changing image file as screensaver.

Ken Maltby · 08-19-2020, 12:51 PM

I didn't know your Kindle PW2 was running under an Android OS, is that something you added yourself?

Winkelschraube · 08-20-2020, 04:16 AM

It is a poke 2.

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...1&postcount=56

elchamaco · 08-25-2020, 03:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Frenzie

I don't think you can. Is that an option in another program?

Calibre companion.

Frenzie · 08-25-2020, 03:46 AM

Cool. What do you use it for?

elchamaco · 08-25-2020, 07:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Frenzie

Cool. What do you use it for?

The same, i write it to folder and the screensaver app of onyx nova shows it when it's in standby.

Frenzie · 08-26-2020, 05:48 AM

Parts of it would be theoretically quite simple, such as writing whatever you want as the screensaver to a file. But as @pazos said it's not quite clear to me if this isn't too low-level and device specific in a way that would require running the program as root. Please see https://github.com/koreader/koreader/issues/5732

08-17-2020, 05:33 AM	#1
Winkelschraube Connoisseur Posts: 98 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2020 Device: The (orly) amazing Kindle Oasis 3	Save the cover as an image file when loading a document How can I specify that when a document is opened, the cover is saved as an image file with a fixed name?

08-17-2020, 12:53 PM	#6
pazos cosiñeiro Posts: 1,396 Karma: 2451781 Join Date: Apr 2014 Device: BQ Cervantes 4	See https://github.com/koreader/koreader/issues/5732. It is a non-fixable thing. You can, of course, hack the code to write the screensaver to a jpg/png file each time a new document is opened. I would suggest to develop that on the emulator, not directly on a android device. When you manage to modify the code you'll need to import your modified files in the program each time the program is updated. You can use a modified version of https://github.com/koreader/koreader...ation-patterns Last edited by pazos; 08-17-2020 at 12:56 PM. Reason: I have a problem writting "directly"

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08-17-2020, 09:27 AM	#2
Frenzie Wizard Posts: 1,741 Karma: 730681 Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Antwerp Device: Kobo Aura H2O	I don't think you can. Is that an option in another program?

08-17-2020, 09:58 AM	#3
Ken Maltby Wizard Posts: 4,466 Karma: 6900052 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: The Heart of Texas Device: Boox Note2, AuraHD, PDA,	It would be helpful if you could describe how you wanted to use the image/file. You can take a screenshot that will be saved as a .png, with a name Reader_date_time. When you take a successful screenshot, you are given where the snapshot png is stored and offered an option to set it as the screensaver. (The option won't work if the OS on your device manages the screensaver function, like Android does on my note 2.) Luck; Ken

08-17-2020, 10:33 AM	#4
Winkelschraube Connoisseur Posts: 98 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2020 Device: The (orly) amazing Kindle Oasis 3	Hello my friend. I want to make a screensaver from the cover. I have an android reader. I can then link to a picture as a screensaver. Best would be something like /koreader/currentcover.png or something like that.

08-18-2020, 12:52 PM	#9
Winkelschraube Connoisseur Posts: 98 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2020 Device: The (orly) amazing Kindle Oasis 3	Ok the emulator is running. But you're right, Android doesn't take a changing image file as screensaver.

08-19-2020, 12:51 PM	#10
Ken Maltby Wizard Posts: 4,466 Karma: 6900052 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: The Heart of Texas Device: Boox Note2, AuraHD, PDA,	I didn't know your Kindle PW2 was running under an Android OS, is that something you added yourself?

08-20-2020, 04:16 AM	#11
Winkelschraube Connoisseur Posts: 98 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2020 Device: The (orly) amazing Kindle Oasis 3	It is a poke 2. https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...1&postcount=56

08-25-2020, 03:46 AM	#13
Frenzie Wizard Posts: 1,741 Karma: 730681 Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Antwerp Device: Kobo Aura H2O	Cool. What do you use it for?

08-26-2020, 05:48 AM	#15
Frenzie Wizard Posts: 1,741 Karma: 730681 Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Antwerp Device: Kobo Aura H2O	Parts of it would be theoretically quite simple, such as writing whatever you want as the screensaver to a file. But as @pazos said it's not quite clear to me if this isn't too low-level and device specific in a way that would require running the program as root. Please see https://github.com/koreader/koreader/issues/5732

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