Libra Colour in invert (not dark) mode flashes to white every page turn

RobertJSawyer · Today, 02:43 PM

I'm visually impaired and need a black background everywhere — and so I use "Invert Mode" (as distinct from the standard "Dark Mode" available through the stock user interface). "Invert Mode" is available through NickelMenu and inverts everything (book, dictionary, user menus, home screen — everything):

Code:

menu_item :main :Invert & Reboot :nickel_setting :toggle :invert

On my old Libra 2, that worked just fine: everything (the book, dictionary, and all other UI elements) had a black background, which only switched to white during a page refresh (which I had set to every chapter).

But I've just bought a Libra Colour, and in "Invert Mode," regardless of what setting I have for "refresh pages," the background flashes to white for each page change.

NOTE: If I use standard "Dark Mode," instead of "Invert Mode," this does NOT happen -- but then the dictionary and UI elements all have white backgrounds, making the Libra Colour useless for me.

Any suggestions, other than returning the Libra Colour?

PeterT · Today, 03:39 PM

I wonder if it might be related to the issue mentioned near the end of the NickelClock thread?

RobertJSawyer · Today, 04:20 PM

Hi, Peter. I tried installing NickelClock 0.4.0 (the latest), which is supposed to fix a specific screen-flashing problem on the Libra Colour after highlighting a passage, but it makes no difference to my overall problem of the screen going white after every page turn.

It's really disappointing, as otherwise the Libra Colour is a lovely device.

PeterT · Today, 04:26 PM

No. I don't think NickelClock would solve the issue; it's just that the author mentions an issue in the Kobo firmware that caused a most annoying flicker with NickelClock and I was wondering if that underlying issue is the one causing the darkmode problems

Today, 02:43 PM	#1
RobertJSawyer Guru Posts: 773 Karma: 4306712 Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Toronto Device: Kobo Libra 2, Clara 2E, and Clara HD; Kindle PaperWhite	Libra Colour in invert (not dark) mode flashes to white every page turn I'm visually impaired and need a black background everywhere — and so I use "Invert Mode" (as distinct from the standard "Dark Mode" available through the stock user interface). "Invert Mode" is available through NickelMenu and inverts everything (book, dictionary, user menus, home screen — everything): Code: menu_item :main :Invert & Reboot :nickel_setting :toggle :invert On my old Libra 2, that worked just fine: everything (the book, dictionary, and all other UI elements) had a black background, which only switched to white during a page refresh (which I had set to every chapter). But I've just bought a Libra Colour, and in "Invert Mode," regardless of what setting I have for "refresh pages," the background flashes to white for each page change. NOTE: If I use standard "Dark Mode," instead of "Invert Mode," this does NOT happen -- but then the dictionary and UI elements all have white backgrounds, making the Libra Colour useless for me. Any suggestions, other than returning the Libra Colour?

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Today, 03:39 PM	#2
PeterT Grand Sorcerer Posts: 14,007 Karma: 82524140 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Toronto Device: Libra H2O, Libra Colour	I wonder if it might be related to the issue mentioned near the end of the NickelClock thread?

Today, 04:20 PM	#3
RobertJSawyer Guru Posts: 773 Karma: 4306712 Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Toronto Device: Kobo Libra 2, Clara 2E, and Clara HD; Kindle PaperWhite	Hi, Peter. I tried installing NickelClock 0.4.0 (the latest), which is supposed to fix a specific screen-flashing problem on the Libra Colour after highlighting a passage, but it makes no difference to my overall problem of the screen going white after every page turn. It's really disappointing, as otherwise the Libra Colour is a lovely device.

Today, 04:26 PM	#4
PeterT Grand Sorcerer Posts: 14,007 Karma: 82524140 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Toronto Device: Libra H2O, Libra Colour	No. I don't think NickelClock would solve the issue; it's just that the author mentions an issue in the Kobo firmware that caused a most annoying flicker with NickelClock and I was wondering if that underlying issue is the one causing the darkmode problems

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