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I wrote two little tools and hope they might be useful for some people here. The idea behind kobomenu is to let bash scripts interact with the user. Example code: Code: mychoice=$(kobomenu Coffee Tea...
View Articlekobo touch drive inaccessible after software install
Hi all, I was just wondering if others have encountered this issue. I just received my new kobo today and installed it. However, after installing the software the e-drive becomes inaccessible (windows...
View ArticleArc Won't turn on! Help!
My Kobo Arc won't turn on but its not broken. The indicator light still flashes but it won't turn on! I bet this is the case, yesterday night I put a watery piece of tissue on the back side to rub some...
View ArticleConfusion
Something I'm not at all sure I understand is the number of people who brick their devices. What is so hard about downloading the correct file and placing it on their device?
View ArticleImprove hyphenation (French)
Hi Hyphenation in French on my Glo is working but, I would say sluggish. I mean it leaves some unwanted white "holes" and could be more agressive. JC Goguen proposes one solution with his nice calibre...
View ArticleAura HD Advanced setting?
I've just updated to 2.8.1 and I now I can't find how to get to advanced settings, Help?
View ArticleAura HD Battery life using light?
I just got my Aura. Nice screen! This is my first self-lit ereader, and at first glance I think there is plenty of light for night reading. In fact I think I'll be turning it down to a low level. How...
View ArticleMini Kobo Mini stuck on Factory Reset
I have had two "error communicating with device" from Calibre today while trying to connect my Mini, so I decided to do a Factory Reset to clean the drive (I think an epub might have been corrupt, but...
View ArticleAura HD Small book cover art
Why do some of my .epub's cover art take up a small portion of the screen? In settings I have it set to full screen. I'm not using Calibre to adjust any settings or even transfer. I'm copying directly...
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Kobo as a Linux tables - sample image
Hi! I was able to make all required changes in the kernel sources to be able to install Linux inside and configure everything to be more or less usable on such small device. Here you can find sample SD...
View ArticleCutting off bottom of letters in bottom line
I have a Kobo Glo which frequently cuts off the bottoms of some characters on the last line on a "page". Although normally it's only a portion of the below the line letters (so that yet looks like vet,...
View ArticleMini I've made a terrible mistake, can anyone help please?
The short of it: I have taken out the SD card from my kobo and I would like to delete a file on it, but I don't know how to do it on my Windows 7 machine. My machine does not recognise the card when I...
View ArticleGlo Strongly missed: TOC should show Levels
I like to read not only novels on the Kobo Glo, but also newsmagazins. Or non-fiction books. Both genres typically comes with a huge TOC with more than one level. I talk about a NCX TOC, not about a...
View ArticleFilter Adult Content on Kobo Website?
Is there any way to filter out adult content on the Kobo website? I'm no prude but some of the stuff that comes up is... wow. I don't want it to come up in my searches. Any way to do that?
View ArticleNo ePub Available for this Book?
I recently made a purchase for book. Unlike my other eBook Kobo purchases, there is no ePub format to download. The book was able to download onto my Android tablet, but not on to my Aura eReader and...
View ArticleAura HD Tips for reading CBRs?
The increased resolution and greyscale depth of the Aura screen makes reading CBRs and CBZs more of a possibility they were often a murky mess on my Touch but I still find that the text is often...
View ArticleProblem returning to original page after searching in book
Hello, is anybody else having a problem with their Kobo Aura not returning to the original page after conducting a search? I search for a word or phrase within a book and may find ten or twelve...
View ArticleKobo & Kobo desktop reader for windows
Hi guys Not sure y i went to Kobo's web site and purchased a ebook that I want to read on my Nook. Anyway I installed Kobo's desktop reader and found where the file was downloaded to (I think) the file...
View ArticleGlo Flickering
I had originally set the brightness of my Glo to 1%, One day, after sideloading a book, I noticed a slight flickering. It was subtle, but noticeable. It went away when I changed the brightness to 2%...
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