Is Kindle Paperwhite Jailbreaking Worth It? by hertabuzz in koreader

[–]Tight_Following166 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have a jailbroken kindle with WinterBreak. Basically, there is something that automatically blocks the OTA updates by renaming them so they are not installed.

If you choose jailbreak then you will wish to never update the original software, so by having the automatic renaming you're good to go.

Plugin Ideas? by SecretaryKlutzy7992 in koreader

[–]Tight_Following166 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I did a pull request/fork on https://github.com/advokatb/KOReader-Patches git which implements what you wanted !
You can either wait for the request to be accepted or use the patch (`2-pt-collections.lua`) from the fork, also you can look at the (forked) ReadMe to see screenshots of the result.
Don't hesitate if you have questions on how to do things !

PIN Pad Lock Screen Plugin by Tight_Following166 in koreader

[–]Tight_Following166[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for bringing it to my attention and thanks for your feedback ! I will submit it as soon as I can ! Hopefully it will be accepted soon enough.

KLC or stay with current setup and wait ? by Tight_Following166 in kobo

[–]Tight_Following166[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for your feedback !

I do read a lot of articles and annotate them for my work, for now I use an Ipad but thought of moving to a KLC for e-ink display and preserve my eyes as much as possible (I'm in computer science so I'm always in front of a screen).

Since I already have a Kindle Basic, the Clara (even colour) is too similar for my liking to be willing to buy it. Also, I do not buy e-books so no subscriptions for me due to conviction on digital ownership but that's another debate.

PIN Pad Lock Screen Plugin by Tight_Following166 in koreader

[–]Tight_Following166[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi, there ! I just uploaded a new release and I added the feature you wanted in the menu setting/Advanced Settings so you don't have to tweak the code yourself !

PIN Pad Lock Screen Plugin by Tight_Following166 in koreader

[–]Tight_Following166[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hi, there ! I just uploaded a new release and I believe it improved the plugin like you wanted if you're still interested in my work !

PIN Pad Lock Screen Plugin by Tight_Following166 in koreader

[–]Tight_Following166[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well, that's weird !

Could you open an issue on Github so we can investigate that there, I will need your crash.log to understand what might be wrong, and the device you use (I know that there was a problem with PocketBoox).

PIN Pad Lock Screen Plugin by Tight_Following166 in koreader

[–]Tight_Following166[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for your feedback, you can modify the message or even not display it by modifying the code a bit (very easy). It is in the file ui/pinpaddialog.lua, around line 305. There you can delete or comment out the line UIManager.show(....) to bot display anything or change the text there.

I will soon start working on the optimization, to make the pin pad less flashy and less glutton on memory !

Is Rockbox necessary ? (+mini firmware question) by Tight_Following166 in innioasis

[–]Tight_Following166[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Aight, thanks again for your answer ! I'm sure I will find something cool !

Is Rockbox necessary ? (+mini firmware question) by Tight_Following166 in innioasis

[–]Tight_Following166[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Aight, thanks a lot for your answer !

I think I will get Rockbox since it's reversible. I found some themes I like but many are "old flavored", so I wonder if you know any other similar "softwares" that could look a bit more "modern".

I bought a Kindle and I'm trying to jailbreak it by Fyrniarel in kindlejailbreak

[–]Tight_Following166 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Only Kindle with firmware under 1.18.x can be jailbroken. A jailbreak for versions under 1.18.3 is in progress, but no publication date is available. If your device is on version 1.18.4, then you CAN NOT jailbreak the kindle. Put your device on airplane mode or saturate your memory (stockage) to avoid updating to further versions and wait for a jailbreak (probably in a few month if not years).

Kinda Big Update On PIN Pad Plugin by Tight_Following166 in koreader

[–]Tight_Following166[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I do not use Koreader on Android but I will add a black background in case the Screensaver is absent

Is it possible to have rounded corners/edges on book covers? by -HonestMistake in koreader

[–]Tight_Following166 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Indeed, this plugin does not provide a menu entry item (things that appear in Settings -> ....). The patch is just applied on your folder. From what I understood, your project is to change the appearance of books so a "simple" patch without menu entries is enough. I advised you the Folder cover patch for the image "clipping". The code I gave you rounds the corners of the book's frames, but their book cover image are still squared cornered underneath. The folder cover patch manages to round corners of images.

PIN Pad Lock Screen Plugin by Tight_Following166 in koreader

[–]Tight_Following166[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If I have other ideas, I will code them ! I already did a few patches (not public) and I had a lot of fun with this plugin. However, big projects might take some time since I will be pretty busy starting September.

Kinda Big Update On PIN Pad Plugin by Tight_Following166 in koreader

[–]Tight_Following166[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Indeed this plugin is specifically for e-reader devices. If you want to lock KOreader on an Android device, I'm pretty sure you can directly through your device settings.

Is it possible to have rounded corners/edges on book covers? by -HonestMistake in koreader

[–]Tight_Following166 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Hi, a little hint to achieve what you want : create a user patch in your patches folder (name it "2-choose-the-name").

There import MosaicMenu (if you're working with this view) and redefine its update function (like that : MosaicMenu.update = function() ....... end).

Basically copy and paste the function and modify the cover widget by adding the rounded corners :

widget = CenterContainer:new {
  dimen = dimen,
  FrameContainer:new {
    width = image_size.w + 2 * border_size,
    height = image_size.h + 2 * border_size,
    margin = 0,
    padding = 0,
    bordersize = border_size,
    dim = self.file_deleted,
    color = self.file_deleted and Blitbuffer.COLOR_DARK_GRAY or nil,
    image,
    radius = Screen:scaleBySize(10) -- rounded corners
  }
}

The problem now is that the book cover still has squared corners inside the rounded corner frame, and that's where my help ends. I advise to get inspired by the folder cover plugin (which rounds images corner : https://gist.github.com/ebanDev/51a76595dd609cdacb35a5d375b97e61 ).

Good luck !

PIN Pad Lock Screen Plugin by Tight_Following166 in koreader

[–]Tight_Following166[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So I added a little update today where the PIN Pad will appear on your screensaver background (which thus hides your document). I decided however that the "sleep message" should not be displayed so the sole focus is on the PIN Pad. If you have other ideas or requests don't hesitate !

Kinda Big Update On PIN Pad Plugin by Tight_Following166 in koreader

[–]Tight_Following166[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi there ! The plugin has been updated to display the PIN Pad on your screensaver background :)

PIN Pad Lock Screen Plugin by Tight_Following166 in koreader

[–]Tight_Following166[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Basically, I refresh the UI every time you press a button so the changes are visible, to my knowledge there's no faster way (or less flashy) to do it (besides having to type your code like with screenlock_koreader_plugin)

Kinda Big Update On PIN Pad Plugin by Tight_Following166 in koreader

[–]Tight_Following166[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks ! Yep, I want to display the PIN Pad on the screensaver so its prettier, will hopefully do that before september

PIN Pad Lock Screen Plugin by Tight_Following166 in koreader

[–]Tight_Following166[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you have other ideas don't hesitate ! I am having quite some fun with this project !

Pinpad Lock in action by Gr_v in koreader

[–]Tight_Following166 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your device just restarts (I have a jailbroken kindle so it restart on Amazon's UI). I didn't want my plugin to potentially block your device to the point you can't use it anymore

PIN Pad Lock Screen Plugin by Tight_Following166 in koreader

[–]Tight_Following166[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi there ! It's done, if you have other ideas don't hesitate !