▲ 0 r/koreader
What a Book, What a Movie, and What a Book Cover!
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u/Iamgalavanter — 3 days ago
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▲ 0 r/FellowProducts
Did Fellow Serve the Customer or Themselves?
A day after I ordered a new Aiden showerhead (white because black is out of stock-too late to cancel says Fellow AI chat, even though it still hasn’t shipped), Fellow announced a new upcoming firmware upgrade, 1.5.9. https://www.reddit.com/r/FellowProducts/comments/1t7crg5/upcoming_aiden_firmware_update_version_159/
"In older firmware, Aiden would show an error if the configured showerhead setting did not match the brew basket size. We are removing the showerhead-specific logic. We do not expect this to meaningfully impact the brewing experience, but wanted to call it out in case users notice the change. Basket size warnings related to brew settings in the UI will continue to function as normal".
The problem is corrosion of a small metal part in the showerhead control switch, which sets the single or batch water dispersion pattern. The tiny part itself (not sold separately) quarter screws into the middle of the showerhead. It is a well known, documented issue, and Fellow has replaced entire units under warranty because of it.
Fellow solved "their" problem (warranty replacements), but users lost a feature (admittedly, not life altering). I just wanted to save one more button press to override the software warning when brewing an "Instant brew”, which I will be able to do once the new firmware drops.
What I'd like opinions on; was this the proper course to take? It reminds me of the old joke: "Doctor, it hurts when I do this!" "Then don't do that!"
Opinions please. Fix the problem, or remove the feature? Engineer opinions welcome. Fellow looks, to me, selfish and greedy, not customer focused. The part, redone and water sealed (or just sold separately for a few dollars, or hey, even given away free), was the proper resolution imo. Doing away with the feature was the cheap, dirty, quick fix.
u/Iamgalavanter — 4 days ago
▲ 17 r/koreader
Here is my rather minimalist setup, designed to work as much as possible from the bottom of my Kobo Libra Colour. I hold it down there, so why reach? My bottom right corner tap gesture pulls up my quickmenu with most everything I need. I have one in the Library and another in the Reader. The Reader left corner tap simply takes me back Home, and a long press toggles the front light.
What made me post was my discovery today of the simple yet elegant Bottom Navigation Bar patch https://www.reddit.com/r/koreader/comments/1rx98gg/bottom_navigation_bar_with_extras_vos_based_on/, which follows my bottoms up philosophy and adds some basic, yet useful functionality. With the help of https://github.com/qewer33/koreader-patches/blob/main/2-hide-pagination.lua, which hides the stock pagination bar, my nav bar is clean, like my conscience.
I didn't think I cared much about reading stats, but since Bottom Nav Bar provides an optional Stats button, which activates https://www.reddit.com/r/koreader/comments/1rlbi28/colored_modified_reading_insights_patch/ when added, I thought I'd try it. I like it.
Up top I use https://gist.github.com/sebdelsol/494c897446deefe6995d8e38adc0a4b6 as I wanted an active wi-fi icon (visible on and off), and, forgive me KOReader, but "Kobo", easily entered in the custom text field (and, as we all know, an anagram of "book"), brings me joy. :)
As for the Reader, I use the Bookends plugin https://github.com/AndyHazz/bookends.koplugin, what else? I'm a fan. Alternating author/title and chapter title (by using odd and even page numbers) up top, and whatever your heart desires down below, I always have the page number and metro status bar visible, and a tap brings up or dismisses all the additional info.
Of course none of this is my doing, I'm just a contented noob. All the credit goes to the developers who have put the time and effort into making KOReader a stellar reading experience. Thank you.
u/Iamgalavanter — 8 days ago
▲ 0 r/koreader
She's as quick to supply a definition as KOReader's dictionary, and can discuss the book content, publishing dates, characters, reviews, well, anything. She's great with films too.
I don't read "with" her, but I find her a great adjunct. When I have a question about what I'm reading, or need a definition, I find her better and faster than any other method, all of which require leaving the book. And I still keep her on "brief" mode.
u/Iamgalavanter — 12 days ago
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Today I tried out Project Title, and uninstalled it, just as I had Simple UI. I think I prefer my KOReader raw, with a large single tap quickmenu in the bottom right corner. I've had my KLC/KOReader for 2 weeks so I've naturally been experimenting (like I once did with drugs) a lot.
But I had a lingering icon(s), a back arrow partially atop a hamburger icon, in the top right hand corner of my home screen, where the large plus sign usually is. So I deleted the koreader/icons folder, (the developer suggests deleting icons, but I didn't know where to look at first) and have since learned the koreader icons are in the resources folder. This worked, but the icon folder (I have placed no custom icons there, that's a rabbit hole I don't want to go down at the moment) gets recreated upon restart with a single chevron.down.svg icon inside.
Get info shows it as a Google Chrome icon, with "Open with" defaulting to Google Chrome.
My patches are pictured, and I have added only Bookends and LocalSend plugins. I'm guessing one of those is creating it. A single icon! I have to know. Thanks.
u/Iamgalavanter — 16 days ago