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[Nook Touch General] nmyshkin:
I guess I was not clear there. Go back and take a look at the first item under "Features settings". The drop down should say "Appear always". I don't think that's the default, but it might be.

There is a setting for that, but it doesn't do any good. The system will kill it eventually as it does housekeeping or when you use the stock reader. That's why I had you turn off all the automatic stuff. You just start it up from QuickTiles when you want it. As soon as you leave the current app, it will deactivate again. That's just the way it works. It actually places a transparent overlay over the entire screen (not the status bar) so that gestures can be used with it, but they just don't work properly. The overlay and everything else collapses when a new activity is started (changing apps).
[Nook Touch General] aykov77:
Got it all above, Thanks! All will come for me when I start using my device for reading, but as you said EBookDroid is the best for .pdf & .cbz but Perfect Viewer is the best for .cbr and in some cases for .cbz as well when there is no comfort with EBookDroid.

So, how to add a .nomedia file to the EBookDroid folder (and/or the Perfect Viewer folder)?
[Nook Touch General] aykov77:
Please check P.1-11 if all is ok with my turn off of all the automatic stuff.

Got it, to start it up from QuickTiles when I want it & as soon asI leave the current app, it will deactivate itself.
[Nook Touch General] nmyshkin:
That looks good. The app whitelist only applies to the automatic features which we are not using.

To create a .nomedia file, navigate to the folder where you want it. Tap the status bar "menu" button (the three lines) and from the menu that appears at the bottom select "New". Then choose "file" and give it the name .nomedia (including the dot). Tap OK and you're done. You can hide the file if you want or leave it visible.
[Nook Touch General] aykov77:
Tell me please where you think is necessary to create a .nomedia file... I still don't know where I want it :)
[Nook Touch General] nmyshkin:
Use the same process to make a folder "EBookDroid" and "Perfect Viewer" (note the space). Create a .nomedia file in each.
[Nook Touch General] aykov77:
In what directory to create these 2 folders "EBookDroid" & "Perfect Viewer" and inside of each a .nomedia file?
[Nook Touch General] nmyshkin:
/sdcard/Nook (put all epubs in here)

/sdcard/kindle (exists already--put all mobis in here)

/sdcard/EBookDroid (place .nomedia file inside) (put PDFs in here)

/sdcard/Perfect Viewer (place .nomedia file inside) (put CBZs and CBRs in here)
[Nook Touch General] aykov77:
All above was created as stated, but when I created .nomedia file in the mentioned folder the file was created successfully, but later on it disappeared... become invisible most probably...

If that is the case is very Ok.

Would be good if it is easy to delete or hide all files & folders which are useless...

THANKS!
[Nook Touch General] nmyshkin:
Check in ES File Explorer, Settings>Display Settings>File Settings>Show Hidden Files

If that is checked, "dotted" files should be visible. I leave this checked because the stock reader stores cover images in /sdcard/.docThumbs but it never gets rid of them when you delete a book! After awhile you have many, many jpeg files in that folder and it needs to be cleaned regularly (or, better, as you delete a book).

With that setting you can still hide an individual file as I described before, with a long-press to bring up the context menu and on the second page of the list of options there is a "hide" option. Works for both folders and files of all types.
[Nook Touch General] nmyshkin:
OK, I think we are ready to configure EBookDroid?

Download the attached zip. There are two files in it. One is a tiny app that allows you to open the bookshelf view directly even though the app is set to open the last book you were reading. Install that and then go to your SimiFolder app and the Reader folder. Selecting "Add", uncheck the box next to EBookDroid and check the box next to "Bookshelf". Save and close.

The other file is a settings backup which should be copied into /sdcard/.org.ebookdroid/backups (if there isn't a "backups" folder, create one).

Go back to your "books" icon and open the new EBookDroid "Bookshelf" app. You may see some info screens which you can dismiss. When all is settled down, tap on the status bar "menu" button (three lines). Eventually it will look something like the first image below.

Tap on the "Backup & Restore" in the bottom menu. The screen should then look like the second image below.

On that screen, tap on the long string which ends with "new settings". The Restore and Remove buttons should appear bold. Tap on "Restore". There's no confirmation, unfortunately. You can tap a few more times if it makes you feel better :-)

With these settings the tap zones are:

center of screen brings up bottom menu

bottom of screen brings up zoom slider

left side is page back (or down)

right side is page forward (or up)

The reader is set for continuous vertical scroll, but you can still use the taps to move the pages, if you prefer. Because of auto-cropping, a page is usually longer than one screen so you end up with page divisions showing as you read.

Most PDFs will have print that is too small for comfortable reading in portrait orientation. The app can rotate the book but it is simpler to use QuickTiles. The tap zones move when in landscape mode as you would expect. NoRefresh works great with text for a smooth vertical scroll or even a page change with taps. If you have a book that has pictures, you'll want to turn on NoRefresh on a page with no pictures.

Thumbnails can be manually set but they do not persist in the bookshelf display so there's no point.

I have only PDFs and CBZs enabled. You can add fb2 if you have them (All Settings>File Browser). There is an option for CBRs but it doesn't work. Apparently the compression format for RARs has changed enough over the years that this old app can no longer read them (unless they were made a long time ago!).

As with the Kindle app, cover capture is

manual

. So when you open a book the first time and are looking at the cover page, long-press on the lower right hardware button to take a screenshot and register the book for the various widgets, etc. When that's done the cover image will display on your home screen and if you tap on it you will go straight to the book you are reading.
[Nook Touch General] aykov77:
Done, "Show Hidden Files" now is active and both files .nomedia in EDroid & Perfect Viewer folders are visible now.

Got it, "Show Hidden Files" will keep it as active for regular cleaning of /sdcard/.docThumbs (so far inside only one .jpg of The Little Princepub.jpg

Got it, for both files I did "Hide" as an individual file in EDroid & Perfect Viewer folders.

Thanks!
[Nook Touch General] aykov77:
Done.

/sdcard/.org.ebookdroid/backups => there is no such folder ".org.ebookdroid", should I create it and then inside "backups" folder?

Will continue with everything below when I clear this doubt and place inside the second file.

Thanks!
[Nook Touch General] nmyshkin:
I guess it's not there until you open the app once. So open the app from the app drawer (the actual EBookDtoid), get past all the welcome stuff and then close it and continue.
[Nook Touch General] aykov77:
Last night I created these folder & sub-folder and placed inside the given file, but no action, nothing happen :( I attached NSTG with USB cable and created the folders... Is that wrong, should I delete these folders? or there is different procedure? :(

P.1-3
[Nook Touch General] nmyshkin:
It might work but the easiest thing is just to run EBookDroid once (from the app drawer) and it will create the needed folders. Then you can copy in the settings file.

I'm not sure what you mean by "nothing happens". What did you expect? You still need to run EBookDroid eventually no matter what you do.
[Nook Touch General] aykov77:
Done, only one welcome message wanted to confirm with "OK"
[Nook Touch General] aykov77:
After the first run of EBookDroid was one welcoming message and after I closed the app in .org.ebookdroid apart from the subfolder "backups" where inside was the given settings file other 2 subfolders were created: fonts & logs but inside are empty.

"nothing happens" was because instead of activating EBookDroid apk I was activting Bookshelf apk from the drawer and "nothing happens" :) what supposed to happen :) no idea, but "nothing happens" ;)

Now Done after :) & I'm Happy
[Nook Touch General] nmyshkin:
That's a good deal on any day :)

So you were able to restore the configuration file as described back in post....um...197?
[Nook Touch General] aykov77:
Honestly I taped only twice ;) to feel better :)

I presume they are active only during file for reading is opened and not on app itself.

Got it, when a book is having picture NoRefresh should be off and when no picture with plain text is better NoRefresh to be active.

So far I don't have .fb2 files and better not to have :)

Got it, CBR as rar archive of photos is headache and should be avoided or converted to .cbz of pdf...

Thanks, all was very helpful and now everything happened GOOD :)
[Nook Touch General] aykov77:
Done :)
[Nook Touch General] nmyshkin:
Okay...closing in on the finish line...Perfect Viewer.

Download a new copy of PerfectViewer (I have made some changes) and install over the existing copy.

Download the zip attached below. Inside you will find the "My Bookshelf" app and a preferences file. Install "My Bookshelf".

Open the SimiFolder app from the drawer and go to your "Readers" folder. Select "add" and "applications". On the list, check "My Bookshelf" and uncheck "Perfect Viewer". Resort if you need to and then save and exit.

Tap on the PerfectViewer icon in the app drawer to open the app (this will create the folder /sdcard/PerfectViewer). Dismiss the first box and cancel out of the quick setup. You should be left with a grey screen divided up into sections and labels telling you what the touch functions are. Tap in the middle of the screen and a menu should come up from the bottom. Scroll up the menu until you get to the last item, "Exit". Do it.

Copy the preferences file from the zip into /sdcard/PerfectViewer/Preferences

Because the housekeeping folder name is almost identical to the folder where you will store books for Perfect Viewer, it is probably best to hide the folder now. So long-press on /sdcard/PerfectViewer (notice no space) and select "Hide" from the context menu. You don't need to get into that folder again.

Now open Perfect Viewer from the "My Bookshelf" icon in the Readers folder. You should arrive at an empty bookshelf (image 1 below). There is a row of icons near the top. Tap on the last one (looks like tools). You go to the Settings section and you want the last item on the screen, "Preferences management".

There you should see the file you moved into the Preferences folder earlier. Tap on that. You'll be asked if you want to use those preferences (yes).

Almost done. Unfortunately Perfect Viewer doesn't save ALL of the preferences for some reason, and a few of those are important. Use the status bar "back" button to return to "Settings". Tap on the second item, "Bookshelf Setting". You need to check three items here to be sure they are correct. "Font color" should be nearly black. It's one of those awful color picker things. You need to drag the little circle to more or less the position you see in image 2 below then tap on "OK" "Font effect" should be set to "None". Finally, "Bookshelf folder management" should reveal a screen like image 3 below. If not, you'll need to add that folder. You should only have that folder.

Back out of that screen and return to the main Settings. Scroll all the way to the last item, "Miscellaneous Settings". You want it to match image 4 below.

When all that is done, back out of Settings with the status bar "back" button.
[Nook Touch General] aykov77:
Done, but please check P.1-2 for proper setting preferences...

"My Bookshelf" is installed & scan completed.

Done

I noticed 2 different folders: /sdcard/Perfect Viewer and /sdcard/PerfectViewer, with and now without space between Perfect & Viewer words

Done, but there was no such folder Preferences in /sdcard/PerfectViewer/Preferences, I created Preferences and pasted the given file "preferences030824".

Inside /sdcard/PerfectViewer/ are 2 files: .nomedia and perfectviewer.db + created folder "Preferences"

Done, Hide of PerfectViewer without space between

Here I completed everything

THANKS!
[Nook Touch General] nmyshkin:
Yeah, you were supposed to cancel out of the quick setup. I actually don't know what those do (except for the "left to right"). Maybe it doesn't matter after you load in the preferences file. You can bring up that box again if you have a file to open. Once the file is open, tap the center of the screen to open the bottom menu. You want the little tool option (one up from the bottom on the left side of the menu (image1). Then in the second menu you want "quick settings" (image2). That brings up the box (image3). I don't know of a way to unselect. If your selections are still there I suggest you change to comic mode and then save.

Did you read in the preferences?

I will put together a "clean up" post today and then it will be time for a backup. We'll be done.

BTW, we had our summer time change on Sunday and the weather app behaved properly. A relief.
[Nook Touch General] aykov77:
May I kindly ask you if you have such file to do it, not sure what kind of extension should be, .cbr or .cbz for Perfect Viewer if I remember correctly...

What do you mean here, not clear what exactly I suppose to do when I don't have the appropriate file "Did you read in the preferences"

Thanks, will follow strictly... You stated in your privious post to ignore with Cancel this window, but after I did installation and Opened the app, I was not on the instruction where I suppose to do Cancel...

I confirm on Sunday this week at 0300 am we will also push do advance 1hr the clock. So far I think the weather forecast is acting good, nothing is wrong I think... but if you are sure will accept your point of view ;)

Thanks!
[Nook Touch General] nmyshkin:
Check your PMs

See image sequence below. Between 3 and 4, tap on the preferences file.

OK, you now have a file to open. When you have it on the screen, tap in the middle and the bottom menu will come up. There is a vertical list of icons on the left. You want the "tools" (next to the last). When you tap that the options change and one of them is "Quick setup". This will bring back the box. As I say, there seems to be no way to undo a selection (other than uninstalling and starting all over), but a better choice for mode is "comic mode". Then just tap on "OK"

I realized I never said much about using Perfect Viewer. I'll do that in my next post and then we'll clean up.
[Nook Touch General] aykov77:
All these instructions I did before with load of the preferences file.

Here even without any file I opened the Perfect Viewer app from the drawer and did as you instructed P.1&2

Thanks!
[Nook Touch General] aykov77:
Here is not clear for me what that means "go for filenames with "digital" in them if you have a choice" as "filenames with "digital"" how to recognize "the filenames with "digital""?

I placed your file PV10.png in my /sdcard/Perfect Viewer folder and not visible on the Bookshelf P.1

Here I see the entire file in one screen P.2, no need to scroll to second page to see another part, but in Portrait mode orientation. When I turn my NSTG for Landscape orientation, the photo is stable, not rotating... When I slide the Quicktile and activated the Screen Rotation it went to Landscape mode

Got it, here is the information how to rotate, not the Screen rotation from QuickTales...

Do you mean remain in Landscape as it was when PV is closed or will be every time in Portrait and will need every time to rotate to Landscape?

Right, I was able to adjust brightness: 0, contrast: 0 and gamma changes: 1.00, same as yours, but was not able to do slide of the long horizontal bar over the QuickBar buttons :( where I see yours is at 4 of 37 in PV.14

P.3 even after Power off/on nothing is better :(

Got that here.

Thanks!
[Nook Touch General] nmyshkin:
See your PMs.

I had to look this up! I remember reading it could open image files (JPG, PNG, BMP, etc.). I thought it might have something to do with the "Comic" vs. "Image" mode in the quick setup. But no. Image files do not appear in the bookshelf. But you can select the file folder system from the bookshelf toolbar and find your image file that way. It will then open. Sort of useless, although there is a slide-show function so I guess that's the point. QuickPic also has a slide-show function and it's more direct. Although what the point is of a slide-show, I don't know.

OK, so there is a setting to make the page fit either vertically or horizontally. I guess that also doesn't get copied over in the preferences file. Usually you want the page to fill the screen horizontally because that gives the best expansion for making the type bigger. But that means the vertical dimension is too large for one screen, so you have to do two page "turns" to cover one page.

Tap the center of the screen to bring up the main settings window. You want the third option in the vertical list of icons on the left (sort of looks like a magnifying glass). As in the image below.

You have to remember the NST does not have a gyro. It doesn't know what position it is in, unlike a tablet. So you either have to use the rotation control from QuickTiles (which is system-wide) or else the rotation control from Perfect Viewer (which is only for the PV reader).

If you change to landscape using the Perfect Viewer control in the quick bar at the bottom, only the PV reader will be in landscape and it will stay that way until you change it again, even if you close and re-open the app. The rest of the stuff on the device will remain in portrait. If you change with the rotation control in QuickTiles, EVERYTHING will be in landscape until you change it back.

You should be able to move that bar either by sliding your finger over it or tapping somewhere along the length. You may need to wait a moment for the page change to take effect. Perfect Viewer (even in low memory mode as we have it) is very resource hungry on the NST (which has limited RAM anyway). It will sometimes even kill QuickTiles and/or the GLGesture app because the system is trying to juggle all the requests for memory and it sees a couple of apps just sitting there doing nothing and wipes them out.

So don't expect rapid response from Perfect Viewer. The NST is what it is.
[Nook Touch General] aykov77:
Right, this is the way I opened the comic file .png your PV10 located in /sdcard/Perfect Viewer folder

Same was active: menu-magnifying glass-Fit to width, looks like the preferences file adjusted this option :)

Got it no gyro, better to use the rotation control of PV and not the one from QuickTiles

Right and is not comfortable using the QuickTiles rotation control

Please check the attached video, something is wrong with the slide :( Many times I tired out and no success :( even after long waiting for response, but not :(
[Nook Touch General] nmyshkin:
It's possible you are moving too quickly. If you can't get it to work properly, can you at least change pages by tapping on the right side of the screen?

If it doesn't settle down, I would probably uninstall it and reinstall, this time CANCELING out that quick setup box without filling in any of the options. Then load in the preferences file and check the additional items as described in posts 208 and 213.
[Nook Touch General] nmyshkin:
It depends on what you want to do. The landscape control in EBookDroid is sort of cranky. In that case, the global setting from QuickTiles is better.

And speaking of QuickTiles, unless you removed them already, there must be at least two other tiles you have not used. Might as well go over them now and then do the general cleanup.

There is an "FTP" option in QuickTiles. There is also a "Screenshot" option (how I got most of my images I've attached, but not quite all) (qt1 below)

Screenshots first, since they are easy. You tap on the Screenshot tile, the panel will close and then you will see a smaller image on the screen for a moment, just like the manual book cover capture. But this image goes into /sdcard/Pictures/Screenshots (qt2, qt3 and qt4 below). Easy.

The FTP option directly accesses a part of ES File Explorer to create an FTP server connected to your WiFi network. Using this, you can transfer files wirelessly between your NSTG and your PC. I use this almost exclusively to save wear and tear on the USB jack since that is a critical piece of hardware for charging. No charging and you're done for good. The only drawback is that the

stock reader

cannot immediately see files transferred in this way. Everything else can. For epubs I first transfer into Downloads and then using ES File Explorer on the device I move them into "Nook". Then the device sees them.

To use the FTP tile you first have to turn on WiFi (it will remind you if you forget). Once WiFi has started, tap on the FTP tile. You will see a brief notice at the upper left of the screen (qt5 below), and then a notification (qt6 and qt 7 below).

The notification window (qt7) gives the ftp address for the device. If you tap on that notification you will see an option to stop the server when you are done (qt8 below).

With FTP running, open Windows Explorer and in the address bar type the ftp address (you can see I use this on a lot of devices!--the good news is that Windows will remember an address you type in and all you have to do in the future is type "ftp" and you'll see the address to select) (qt9 below). Then hit Enter.

Voila! (qt10 below). Now you see see the contents of your sdcard and can move files back and forth without a cable!

I have my "Quick Access" stuff in Windows Explorer disabled, but if yours is working you may be able to pin this to Quick Access to make it a little simpler. I have not tried.

If you decide either or both of these are not something you'll use, you can edit the QuickTiles configuration file and remove them. Just remember, you must have either 4 or 8 entries for QuickTiles, including "blank".