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Kobo eReader: firmware, patches, mods, Russification



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Kobo: firmware, patches, mods, Russification

Devices:
  • Original touch (N905 / N905B) 2011, June
  • TouchLC (Low Cost N905C) 2013, January
  • Mini (N705) September 2012
  • Glo (N613) September 2012
  • Aura hd (N204B) 2013, April
  • Aura (N514) 2013, September
  • Aura H2O (N250) October 2014
  • Glo hd (N437) May 2015
  • Touch 2.0 (N587) September 2015
  • Aura Edition 2 (N236) August 2016
  • Aura ONE (N709) August 2016
  • Aura H2O Edition 2 (N867) May 2017
  • Clara hd (N249) 2018, June
  • Forma (N782) 2018 October
Identifying your Kobo device

Firmware:
The latest firmware for your device can be obtained here:
https: //geek1011.githu…tuff/kobofirmware.html

At the time of writing the material is relevantFW 4.7.10413

Installation Procedure:
  1. Download archive
  2. Extract the zip archive (KoboRoot.tgz, manifest.md5sum and the upgrade folder) to the folder.koboon your device
  3. The device automatically reboots (the charge of the device must be at least 20%)
Wi-Fi Update: at Kobo step update, by branch, see which branches are being updated at the moment (other affiliates) and prescribe the one you need in .kobo / Kobo / affiliate.conf
(here and hereafter: all edits are made by the editor with the Unix line feed format - AkelPad, Notepad ++, etc.).

You can prescribe:
[General]
affiliate = beta

affiliate = fnacwill register the logo of this branch on the screen saver when sleeping,= rakutenbookswill enable PIN locking.

Full listfirmware Kobo and patches for them (Patching instructions):
https: //wiki.mobilerea...Kobo_Firmware_Releases

Patches:
Index (index, list):
https: //www.mobileread...howthread.php? t = 297008

General Summary Topic:
https: //www.mobileread...howthread.php? t = 260100

Full list of Kobo firmwareand patches for them (Patching instructions):
https: //wiki.mobilerea...Kobo_Firmware_Releases

Install on Windows, Linux or macOS:
  1. Download archivepatch_kobo_profile number.zipand extract the folder from itpatch_kobo_ firmware_number
  2. Copy the firmware for your device into a subfolderfirmware_source_number /(without unpacking).
  3. View and edit in a subfolderfirmware_source number / * .patch files- they can include the necessary(patch_enable = 'yes')or disable unnecessary(patch_enable = 'no')patches; and also change some preset values ​​for a specific device and / or their preferences.
  4. In Windows, double-click the file.firmware_number.batmouse; in Linux / Mac, open a terminal, go to the folderpatch_kobo_ firmware_number /and run the file./product number.shfrom the command line.
  5. If there are no errors, copy the resulting file.KoboRoot.tgzfrom subfolderstarget_flash_number /to folder.koboon your device.
  6. Safely remove and disconnect your device from the computer; after that, it will be immediately updated and rebooted.
To return the device to its original state, flip it, or edit all files.firmware_number / *. patchby disabling patches (install allpatch_enable = 'no') and repeat steps 4-6 of the above instructions.

or so
kobopatch by geek1011

With the help of patches and partly tweaks, you can fully customize the book for yourself, beloved. Change the menu by adding, changing or deleting items you do not need; adjust text display; customize the keyboard; disable the update; and so on and so forth. Kobo is the only eReader to do this.
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Tweaks (hidden options):
In file .kobo / Kobo / Kobo eReader.conf we add in section:

[FeatureSettings]
ExportHighlights = true(The ability to export quotes to a text file will appear)
FullScreenBrowser = true(Browser full screen)
FullScreenReading = true(In the settings, it will be possible to disable the footer / header). Since FW 4.11.X is irrelevant.
InvertScreen = true(Includes inverse (white on black) reading mode)
MyWords = true(Includes the ability to save the words you searched for in the dictionary in a separate list)
Screenshots = true(Screenshots, made by the power button or the backlight button, are saved in the root)
SmartShelves = true(Automatic creation of collections. You cannot edit the created collections. If you use Calibre or AutoShelf to create collections, DO NOT include this tweak) It does not work in recent FW versions.
SketchNote = true(It includes the ability to draw, take notes in a readable book. I don’t really understand why this is necessary, except for the owners of Mark 6 and Mark 7, who have cut Beta Features, including Sketch Pad, but this is a possibility)
ParentalControls = true(It disables web access and the store should, by logic, save battery. Extra items are removed from the menu).

[Reading]
disableQuickTurn = true(Disables the ability to quickly scroll pages)

[DeveloperSettings]
ForceAllowLandscape = true
(Landscape mode)
AutoUsbGadget = true(Auto connection - no need to poke once again when USB is connected, it is recognized / connected immediately, without confirmation)

[PowerOptions]
UnlockEnabled = true
Adds / removes unlock screen (Swipe to unlock)

To disconnect= false

Registration bypass
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJgRS1c5jFc

Faster to register an account Kobo / Rakuten, you can use any temporary mail service, for example, crazymailing.com/ru/

Russification:
Russification FW 4.15.X

Russification FW 4.14.X

Russification FW 4.13.X

Russification FW 4.12.X

Russification FW 4.11.X

Russification FW 4.9.X

Russification FW 4.8.X

Russification FW 4.7.X

Russification FW 4.5.X

Installation Procedure:
In file.kobo / Kobo / Kobo eReader.confregister in section[ApplicationPreferences]
CurrentLocale = C
ExtraLocales = en

To copyKoboRoot.tgzto folder.koboon your device, the device will automatically reboot.

When updating the firmware, you will get an increased letter spacing, this is because of the stock Japanese fonts.
Solution: remove them (below) or re-Russify (there is a substitution).


Also, if you wish, you can play around with the font size of the menu.

The font size for Large Print is included in
[ApplicationPreferences]
LargePrintFontScale = 1.5

Default Large Text = 1.5
If you set = 1.1, for example, the menu looks better for my taste and color.

Mod to automatically create collections (shelves):
https: //www.mobileread...howthread.php? t = 254554

CopyKoboRoot.tgzto folder.koboOn your device, the device will automatically reboot (charge eReader at least 20%).

Random Screensaver Image
Its picture instead of the book cover in sleep mode or off.

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Kobo Night Mode

Landscape mode
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Starting with FW 4.11.11980 on all devices is enabled by patchEnable rotation on all devices or in file .kobo / Kobo / Kobo eReader.conf .

Kepub:
Kepub is Kobo's own unique e-book file format, an ePub variation.

Benefits:
  • Faster response to page rotation and text selection.
  • Support pop-up footnotes.
  • Double tap enlarges the image.
  • Shows the amount of time remaining until the end of the book, chapter.
Negative traits:
  • Shows the title of the book in the title (does not turn off or patch).Fixed, starting from FW 4.11, the header can be removed, a side effect - increased margin top (indent from the top).
  • Rendering Kepub adds and stretches the distance around the dash (en dash and em dash), straight speech looks disgusting.
A utility to convert epubs to kepubs:
https://geek1011.github.io/kepubify

It works both with one file and with a group.

Convert fb2 ->epub / kepub

Fonts:
Installing your device on your device fonts: create the folder 'fonts' (or 'Fonts') in the root of the device. Copy your fonts, reboot the device.
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Transfers:
https: //www.mobileread...id=161025&d=1514537779

KoboRoot.tgzto folder.kobo

For kepub include patch'Set KePub hyphenation'(libnickel.so.1.0.0.patch).

Correcting letter spacing in pop-up windows:
Remove 2 Japanese fonts:
KBJ-UDKakugoPr6N-M.ttf
KBJ-TsukuMinPr6N-RB.ttf

If you have Cool Reader installed, you can do it in the File Manager or by connecting via WiFiServer, the folderusr \ local \ Trolltech \ QtEmbedded-4.6.2-arm \ lib \ fonts

Side effect: “squares” will appear in the list of languages ​​instead of “Japanese”.

Actually, you can delete all those fonts that you do not use that you do not need(except Georgia) .

You can also usepatch, choosing the font you need (Georgia or another, your preferred one), size, style, and so on.

Dictionaries:
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Installation(very detailed, with pictures, patch description and necessary changes in sqlite and Kobo eReader.conf)
  • d1 Explanatory Dictionary T.F. Ephraim
  • d2 Great Encyclopedic Dictionary
  • d3 Great Soviet Encyclopedia
  • d4 English-Russian dictionary Muller
  • d5 Russian-English dictionary
Download

Attached fileApresyan (En-Ru) .zip(13.33 MB)

more dictionaries

+
Babylon English-Russian
Dahl's Russian Dictionary (Dahl Dictionary)
Efremova (New Dictionary of the Russian Language. Explanatory Word Formation)
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
Great Encyclopedic Glossary (Great Encyclopedic Dictionary)

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+
Barkhudarov S.G., Protchenko I.F. and Skvortsov L.I. (Editors). Large spelling dictionary of the Russian language (Rus - Rus)
Large dictionary of foreign words
Large modern explanatory dictionary of the Russian language (Explanatory)
Large legal dictionary
Design. Glossary (Rus-Rus)
Evgenieva A.P. (Ed.) Dictionary of the Russian language in 4 volumes (Rus - Rus)
Linguistic Encyclopedic Dictionary (Ru-Ru)
Medical Dictionary
Financial Dictionary
Thesaurus of Russian business vocabulary
Dictionary of Ozhegov and Shvedovoy
Explanatory Dictionary Ushakov
Economic Dictionary of Terms
Etymological dictionary of the Russian language by Max Vassmer

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Keyboard:
You can turn on the Russian keyboard by writing in.kobo / Kobo / Kobo eReader.confin section[ApplicationPreferences]
CurrentLocale = en_US
ExtraLocales = en

and choosing'Extra: _ru'atSettings->Language and Dictionaries

However, in the latest firmware it looks skewed to the right, and it is better to use the patch.Geoffr 'but 'Cyrillic Keyboard' .

If you rigged the device:
First, try resetting to factory settings:

Option I
  1. With a paperclip, press the reset button in the small hole near the USB port.
  2. As soon as the square boot icons appear on the screen, press reset again.
  3. Repeat point 2 two more times. The screen will turn black and a critical error message will appear on it.
  4. To completely reset the device, click the check mark at the bottom of the screen.

Option II
  1. Turn off the device.
  2. Press and hold the power button.
  3. Click with two fingers at the same time on both lower corners of the screen until the book starts to perform a factory reset (it is possible that you have to try several times).

Reset Aura One, Aura Edition 2 & Aura H2O Edition 2
  1. Connect your device to a power source by doing one of the following:
    • Connect the included USB power cable to your computer and then your device.
    • Connect the charger (not included) to an electrical outlet, and then connect the eReader to the charger.
  2. Press and hold the power button until the power indicator on the upper right corner of the reader turns off.
  3. Release the power button.
  4. Press and hold the power button on the reader for 30 seconds.
  5. Wait until the recovery screen appears.
  6. Release the power button. The screen of the reader will turn black and the recovery process will begin. After the process is complete, follow the on-screen instructions to set up the eReader. You need active Wi-Fi access or an Internet connection to complete the installation. You can also use the Kobo Desktop application to customize the reader using a computer.

Disassembling and replacing the SD card:
Increase the internal memory of KOBO readers
The link is necessary to record and install the resulting image of the program, you can also use:

Flash Drive Image Creator ( Download v1.0)
Create an image.

Flash Drive Image Writer ( Download v1.0)
Burn the image to sd-card.

You can replace the serial number in the image (it is usually filled with zeros or X) with your hex editor (for example,Hxd), offset 0x200.
After you record the image, collect and run the device, I would recommend to reset the settings to the factory settings.

Kobo Touch N905, Aura, Aura ONE, Aura H2O Edition 2 and Forma havefixed memory module.

Where to get the image of the SD card?

Cool Reader:

KOReader for Kobo:

Plato - a document reader for ePUB, FB2, PDF, DjVu, etc.
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https: //www.mobileread...howthread.php? t = 292914

Supported devices:
  • Forma
  • Clara hd
  • Aura Hв‚‚O Edition 2
  • Aura Edition 2
  • Aura ONE
  • Glo hd
  • Aura hв‚‚o
  • Aura
  • Glo
  • Touch c

Installing KOReader & Plato "in one click":

Launch KOReader & Plato via fmon:
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Recovery of CoolReader (KOReader, Plato) after updating the Kobo firmware:
1) If fmon (kfmon) was used to run:
Attached fileKoboRoot.zip(402 bytes)
(rename to KoboRoot.tgz)

2) If KSM (Kobo Start Menu) was used for launch:
KBStartMenu_09_restore
(extract from archive KoboRoot.tgz)

Authordoes not recommenduse this package forClara hd and Forma , as not intended for these models.


Post has been edited.qwerty - 12.06.19, 16:31
Reason for editing: Russification 4.13 + 4.14 + 4.15 + new tweaks + corrected links to the deceased the-ebook.org to links from the web archive.



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figured out. I changed the file name and now the menu in Russian and the keyboard.
in ahshivKobo Glo (Post .qwerty # 68101865)
changed trans_en.qm to trans_ru.qm


Russification order
In the .kobo / Kobo / Kobo eReader.conf file, register in the [ApplicationPreferences] section
CurrentLocale = C
ExtraLocales = en

then you need to get from the attached archive KoboRoot.tgz
and put it in the book .kobo / Kobo /
after reboot in the language settings select en

PS powered by Kobo Aura ONE (latest firmware 4.8.10956)
PPS would be better to make it into the cap.

Attached files

Attached filerus.zip(120.37 KB)



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AlexTransit1 @ 05.24.18, 09:38*
it would be better to put it in a hat
Is that in tags<how not to do>or marked "specially for the motherinlaw".

She is a curve there) Looked perfect on version 3.19.5761, and then she twisted her, as with a hangover and fixes are not expected. The patch does not just exist for the Russification of the keyboard, is constantly updated, and it is strongly recommended to use it in the header. And do not remove the tonsils through the anus.

Herman011 @ 05.05.18, 12:30*
Tweak works. I found the instructions on the English-language forum (although I do not have one such problems).
With a long press on the book in the list of books in the long drop-down list will appear the button "Export quotes". After clicking on it, Kobo will offer to give the name to the file created in the root of the txt book. It is better not to open it with a notebook (for all the formatting flies, and they go in a solid stripe) but with a Word - then the breakdown into different quotes will be preserved.
Very useful stuff.
Everything is easier, go to the annotations and zamknut on the "...". In the drop-down list it will be, this is the export.

hoxx @ 03/28/18, 21:12*
I can not find Russification for firmware 4.5.9587 anywhere
Kobo Glo (Post .qwerty # 63862889)
I left on the disk:
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The rest is wiped or lost.
Mitch81 @ 04/08/18 06:11*
and for aura edition 2 it will work too?
Better patch 'Cyrillic Keyboard', because as mentioned above, it will work, but significantly to the right, not comme il faut. In general, I mentioned this feature primarily for owners of FW 3.19.5761

Herman011 @ 04/30/18, 18:53*
And how, then, is this different from the list creation mechanism in Kobo?
Kobo creates lists of authors, taking information from the metadata of books. If you use books downloaded from filibusts and so on and so on, you do not know how to edit metadata (generally have little idea what this is about), then the list you will shine with its curvature. And here is used a breakdown by folders, if the series - create a folder with the name of the series, and number the epub / kepub files.
And it will look something like this: Author - Title _serii - Title_book - 1

SLOPES @ 04/26/18, 16:17*
and if not installed? Are there any options to get to the memory from the computer?
If we are talking about fonts, the Russification patch includes the replacement of these two Japanese scripts. If religion allows, I recommend to still put the cooler, not as a reader, but as a collection of additional tools, it will be possible to connect to the computer via Wi-Fi, the USB jack will be less jab, which is also a plus. And OPDS there in stock, for everyone)

ZY I noticed that in some topics Kobo is actively discussed (already on several pages like) working / non-working statistics (activity) and patches for its inclusion. In order not to touch the topic, here I will explain. Kobo just got stuck, as is customary, and in the latest firmware it just doesn’t work. At 4.5.9587 it works, but not in the subsequent ones. That's it, just wait for the fixes.

Post has been edited.qwerty - 24.05.18, 22:45



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A utility to convert epubs to kepubs:https://geek1011.github.io/kepubify
I noticed that in the files of books converted by this utility, the reader cannot change the fatness of the embedded font - the slider changes its position, but the font remains as it was. In the original epub everything is working fine. This is a feature of kepub or utility, no one understood?



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* SHELLS,
This is a feature of your books, because it works for me.

I don’t use Kepub, because in Kobo the “bright minds” decided with a fright that the title on every page (which you can still accept) and the curve of direct speech (they put spaces in the default of each dash, and in direct speech too, ignoring the inseparable space) is “our everything”. Converted one book for the test, checked - everything is in order, the style changes.

Book test threw you in a personal, look. And you did not indicate which firmware you are using)



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* .qwerty , I will look at the book in the evening, thanks. The version installed is 4.8.10956. About the headlines on the page and direct speech, to be honest, I did not understand.



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I'll try without pictures
- sentence
- sentence
- sentence
- sentence

Direct speech in Kepub looks something like this) And this, alas, does not correct, and I just did not want to get used to it.

Well, about the name of the book in the header of each page is difficult not to understand. Why is it needed there if you do not suffer from sclerosis.



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Direct speech in Kepub looks something like this
I did not see this, maybe I did not pay attention, I take a closer look.
Well, what about the name of the book in the header
but. I have disabled, so I do not see.



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You can chop off the feeder and footer
This is exactly how they are turned off, there is no desire to admire the page number all the time.



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SLOPE @ 25.05.18, 10:08*
4.8.10956
It is a curve, the last -4.8.11073
But I would not put it, these firmware are aimed at a new device in the first place (Clara HD). In general, he didn’t see any advantages in it, except for correcting statistics, for those who use it, this is probably important. Kobo's motto in the firmware - the new does not mean the best.

Post has been edited.qwerty - 25.05.18, 12:12



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the last is 4.8.11073
when I wrote my version, this one wasn’t mobile yet, with the heat of the heat)
And the change description is the same as the previous version.

Post has been editedSLOTHEADS - 25.05.18, 12:25



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This is a feature of your books, because it works for me
uh, but your book doesn’t have an embedded font, it’s simply in the style indicated to use Bookerly, if it’s there, it’s used and the fat content of it changes.



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* SHELLS,
in bookerly style, I mostly use Mediator Serif, and tested it on it during the test.

Do you really explain why you need embedded fonts? I am plagued by vague doubts that we are talking about books from filibusts and an automatic machine that they pack at Times New Roman. Not a very good choice, the same Mediator Serif or Bookerly is much better (subjectively). But if you are used to it, drop it into the Fonts folder with fonts and make a choice, if not the publisher's font, but the one used.

And yes, enable the use of additional tracing properties (patch 'Freedom to advanced fonts control').

ZY embedded fonts, the embedded font style is not changed in kepub, I remembered that the author kepubify was going to add their auto-delete to the utility. Actually, I could not mess around, that's the topichttps: //www.mobileread...howthread.php? t = 297139(maybe even yours, although Cal there used the vehicle.)

ZZY and I have books with embedded ones, where something stands out not in italics / boldness, but in a different font. Here you have one more disadvantage of kepub)

Post has been edited.qwerty - 25.05.18, 16:56



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Book Kobo Aura H2O, firmware 4.7.10364, Russification. I would like to find a patch that adds the download option in the browser directly from the book, since access to the computer is not always available. Yes, and I do not want to buy books. Who knows, tell me: is there such a patch or mod?
P. S. I searched for Google, found nothing.
P. P. S. If sent to gmail, guys from foreign-language forums say it works. Sense, however, no.

Post has been editedantoshka2004 - 25.05.18, 17:23



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on it and tested during the test
This is not a valid test, as I am talking about the font built into the book.
Do you really explain why you need embedded fonts?
these books look like I thought, no matter what is on the device
like so
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Enable the use of advanced tracing properties.
naturally it's on
here is the topic
The topic is not mine, the person converts Caliber there, but it means that the problem is really kepab
It's a pity.
Here you have one more disadvantage of kepub)

But working with images is no substitute. Well, the little things - time to read the chapters, fast flipping, and in general I think with him the book somehow works faster and the image is better. Himself on him not so long ago moved.

Post has been editedSLOTHEADS - 25.05.18, 17:09



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SLOPE @ 25.05.18, 17:05*
this is not a valid test
You are too late to mention the key "built-in")

Direct speech, see if there is a lot of it, the text looks really ugly. And I don’t deny the merits of kebup, I’d like to just pick the “great marketer” Kobo for getting a good idea in general.
Is there such a patch or mod?
OPDS is called, is part of the CoolReader utilities. And downloading from the browser in the latest versions of FW does not work, the patch was called 'Allow download all in Browser'. You can roll back the firmware, you can use OPDS (I would do that). Your choice.



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You are too late to mention the key "built-in")
in the first sentence of the first post)
but it doesn’t matter anymore, I’m just setting the weight value in css
Direct speech, see if there is a lot of it, the text looks really ugly.

Are you talking about such places in the text?
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And I hurried about CSS: changing the font-weight of the main text from 100 to 900, and as a result - up to 600 plain text, after bold (

Post has been editedSLOTHEADS - 25.05.18, 19:21



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SLOPE @ 25.05.18, 17:43*
I change the font-weight of the main text from 100 to 900, and as a result - up to 600 regular text, after bold (
uh

What was expected?
  • 100 Thin
  • 200 Extra Light
  • 300 Light
  • 400 Normal
  • 500 Medium
  • 600 Semi Bold
  • 700 Bold
  • 800 Extra Bold
  • 900 Ultra Bold
SLOPE @ 25.05.18, 17:43*
Are you talking about such places in the text?
How I did not want to screen that, laziness, mother ...
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The screenshot you submitted is still very godly looking. Either you picked up))) or it was the same, or I’m just biased to kepub about it.

I wonder if you have m-dash. I actually tested with m- and n-dash. There were no changes, but it was a long time ago. And throw off, please, your book, epub. I'll look at the code. Or, even easier, reduce the font, more text, clearer.

And everything, I realized, your transfers are corny, because of this less noticeable. In my case, no solution, I hate tolerate them.

Post has been edited.qwerty - 25.05.18, 20:00



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What was expected?

that it will be 9 degrees of thickness, and received two: at 100-500 normal, at 600-900 bold



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* .qwerty Yes, it is kobo. Today I saw a place in another book, like the one in the screenshot. But in my screenshot above, it’s almost perfect. But all my books are converted in the same way. There may still be some difference in the source, too lazy to dig.



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No, only in the gaps, you gave the source code, I looked, first I thought that I had corrected, this is not so, Kombo’s rebranding was invented by a “great marketer”, he would have to pull his hands off.

Now I’ll explain, Kobo automatically spreads the gap in the dash (kepub), no matter what you use, n- or m-dash, ignoring the inseparable spaces, which in Russian (and not only Russian, French I will point out), by default , well, when you put the page "exactly", respectively, it reacts to gaps, hands would pootryvat him, who invented it, I repeat.
Whether you picked up)))

SLOPE @ 27.05.18, 09:07*
my screenshot is almost perfect


Post has been edited.qwerty - 27.05.18, 12:17


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