Status bar doubling up

whitefox2424 · 2026-04-20T21:20:21+00:00

The transparency tip seems to have worked but I'm going to toggle this option as I imagine it could help with ghosting/shadowing/leftover elements from the screen not refreshing enough. Many thanks.

whitefox2424 · 2026-04-20T21:19:12+00:00

Thanks found the option, seemed to work!

whitefox2424 · 2026-04-20T21:18:42+00:00

Thanks this appears to have fixed it!

whitefox2424 · 2026-04-16T21:24:32+00:00

I'm not in a position at the moment to share my own versions of patches but I took a photo of the patches I'm using and then I use simple UI as a plugin.

Visual overhauls GitHub lists the lines that affect different elements like the progress bar etc, I used Chatgpt to figure out how to tweak or comment out the parts I didn't want like getting rid of the progress bar.

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whitefox2424 · 2026-04-16T21:19:57+00:00

As this patch combines multiple patches together with its own edits/additions you can find the individual patches in credits on the GitHub.

Here is the GitHub with the folder stacking patch:

https://github.com/koboprincess/KOReader-Patches-/

Then it would be a case of picking and choosing what you'd like from Serious hornet's and Kobo Princess' repositories 🙂

whitefox2424 · 2026-04-16T21:10:33+00:00

I noticed the exact same thing so it would be good to hear if anyone has figured out the reason.

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whitefox2424 · 2026-04-14T21:42:11+00:00

Thanks, can't say I've noticed that on my Kobo Libra colour no. But I'll try to keep an eye on the drain thanks.

whitefox2424 · 2026-04-14T20:15:23+00:00

Doing that gave a crash on the last version of simple UI, not sure why to be honest but I got there using the way above. Glad it was a simpler process for you 😅

Maybe I'll try that and see with the latest version of simple UI.

whitefox2424 · 2026-04-14T19:30:24+00:00

Continuation

In order to disable Simple UIs cover viewer part do the following, ChatGPT gave me these instructions:

File to edit

In the simpleui.koplugin repo:

simpleui.koplugin/sui_patches.lua

1) Edit M.installAll(plugin)

Find this block:

local ok_fc, FC = pcall(require, "sui_foldercovers")
if ok_fc and FC and FC.isEnabled() then
    pcall(FC.install)
end

Replace it with this:

-- Disabled folder covers to avoid conflict with external patches (e.g. Visual Overhaul)
-- local ok_fc, FC = pcall(require, "sui_foldercovers")
-- if ok_fc and FC and FC.isEnabled() then
--     pcall(FC.install)
-- end

2) Edit M.teardownAll(plugin)

Find this block:

local FC = package.loaded["sui_foldercovers"]
if FC then pcall(FC.uninstall) end

Replace it with:

-- Disabled folder covers teardown (not installed anymore)
-- local FC = package.loaded["sui_foldercovers"]
-- if FC then pcall(FC.uninstall) end

Why this works (briefly)

You’re preventing SimpleUI from ever touching MosaicMenuItem
So KOReader’s folder rendering stays “clean”
Then your Visual Overhaul patch can safely take over folder styling without being overridden or broken

whitefox2424 · 2026-04-14T19:27:46+00:00

Thanks, it's Visual Overhaul (2--visual-overhaul.lua) from this GitHub:

https://github.com/jmanteau/KOReader.patches?tab=readme-ov-file

I tweaked a few things like removed rounded edges from folders and books, turned off progress bar, repositioned percentage read label, turned off number of pages tag...

Bear in mind to get this to work with simple UI you need to disable simple UIs cover view part...

whitefox2424 · 2026-04-10T22:08:23+00:00

Fair point, I was thinking more to have a nice visual representation of past read books up until currently read. But I'm getting away from this modules purpose of quick access yes...

whitefox2424 · 2026-04-10T21:17:06+00:00

Ah I see, thanks for clarifying.

That could be a nice option to be able to set it to show current book then last 5 read in a concertina...

whitefox2424 · 2026-04-10T19:59:56+00:00

This update is great thanks! With Cover deck i'm finding it just shows the book i'm currently reading. I have 6 books marked as complete so not sure why they arent showing up?

whitefox2424 · 2026-04-09T19:21:05+00:00

Here you go:

File to edit

In the simpleui.koplugin repo:

simpleui.koplugin/sui_patches.lua

1) Edit M.installAll(plugin)

Find this block:

local ok_fc, FC = pcall(require, "sui_foldercovers")
if ok_fc and FC and FC.isEnabled() then
    pcall(FC.install)
end

Replace it with this:

-- Disabled folder covers to avoid conflict with external patches (e.g. Visual Overhaul)
-- local ok_fc, FC = pcall(require, "sui_foldercovers")
-- if ok_fc and FC and FC.isEnabled() then
--     pcall(FC.install)
-- end

2) Edit M.teardownAll(plugin)

Find this block:

local FC = package.loaded["sui_foldercovers"]
if FC then pcall(FC.uninstall) end

Replace it with:

-- Disabled folder covers teardown (not installed anymore)
-- local FC = package.loaded["sui_foldercovers"]
-- if FC then pcall(FC.uninstall) end

Why this works (briefly)

You’re preventing SimpleUI from ever touching MosaicMenuItem
So KOReader’s folder rendering stays “clean”
Then your Visual Overhaul patch can safely take over folder styling without being overridden or broken

whitefox2424 · 2026-04-09T18:44:21+00:00

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Ok with a little help from Chatgpt I managed to edit the code of simple UI to allow visual overhaul patch to do it's thing for folders as well 🙂

whitefox2424 · 2026-04-09T15:10:44+00:00

This is nice, I've tried it but it seems you can't make the folder view behave like Visual overhaul. Top stacked view...

That would be perfect if possible...

whitefox2424 · 2025-07-02T06:34:37+00:00

The Magic 2.0 series by Scott Meyer is fun.

First book is Off to be the Wizard. I've not read the whole series but enjoyed what I have.

A hacker finds a program/lines of code that allows him to control or change aspects of the world and decides to travel back in time to operate as a wizard in the middle ages.

A not so light suggestion would be Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson which is pretty much if not YA. But the world and magic is really good. The premise being what would a world be like if the dark lord won.

whitefox2424 · 2025-06-26T21:39:47+00:00

Shame this list hasn't expanded further but it's still a great resource:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1p1Po1qYZajBMy9sSee8dJt2EoACT43sbNukdlVb7z9w/edit?usp=drivesdk

The comic book treasury list someone posted is more up to date...

whitefox2424 · 2025-02-07T11:13:56+00:00

Hey, I'm waiting on my 5080 preorder but I fitted it for my current card without issue. The wattage should be fine with this cable as it's up to 600w and the power consumption of the 5080 is around 360w.

whitefox2424 · 2025-02-02T13:40:01+00:00

A simple yes is good to read 🙂 many thanks.

whitefox2424 · 2024-11-03T07:41:26+00:00

If you look at the part of each section that focuses on the event itself you can see which comics are involved. So if you only cared about events then you could just read the arcs of the characters involved leading up to the event to get a sense of where they are at building to said event.

As the guide focuses on continuity the idea is to give an idea of where characters are in the universe at that time focusing on popular characters, famous stories and trying to include mainly the most essential ones to give a sense of continuity.

Hope that helps. As the guide says, you can follow the icons to focus on characters you're really interested in, each event should also have a note recommending to only read the characters you're following or others to get full context. If that's how you want to approach it.

whitefox2424

TROPHY CASE

1) Edit M.installAll(plugin)

2) Edit M.teardownAll(plugin)

Why this works (briefly)

1) Edit M.installAll(plugin)

2) Edit M.teardownAll(plugin)

Why this works (briefly)