Has anyone figured out a sure fire way to fix the stretch to full screen issue with some apps/games. Spare parts fix doesn't really do it.
Is there any way to make apps/games that only fill 1/4 of the NC screen, expand to fill the entire screen ?
Thanks for any tips.
Rooted Nokie 1.1.1 with all hacks and CWR 3.0.0.5
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I really like reading with my Nook Color (CM7) but I usually read at night and even with Cyanogen's red Night Mode, browsing the web to read is still way too bright. (looking at bright stuff while trying to set yourself up to go to sleep is a recipe for bad sleep quality). I tried looking for a browser that has a real night mode (aka invert colors so webpages default to dark background, white/gray text), but as far as I can tell, none exist. I installed a fork of Stylish/Greasemonkey ("Scriptish) that is compatible with Firefox Mobile, and tried to use some of the "dark" themes/scripts. But that wasn't really much better because every time I click a link to a new page, I get a huge bright white flash of light that lasts until Firefox Mobile has completely finished rendering the page (10 seconds+). I can read eBooks fine in the dark because FBReader has a good functional night mode and you can custom set the background and text colors.
Anyway, TLDR I just found a solution that's almost as good and perhaps even more useful in certain use cases. It's a Firefox extension/add-on called GrabMyBooks: grabmybooks.com
You can have GMB grab full webpages, links that you've right-clicked on, or selected text. You can do multiple pages at a time and each one will show up as an article (chapter). It'll stick these in a file, let you give it a title, a cover, etc, and then you can download an ePub with each page as a chapter. You can also do some basic editing within the browser/GMB, or save the ePub to your computer and edit in Sigil.
The best part is that for power users who regularly want to download articles from certain sites, you can create "Detection Rules" to automatically retrieve the content enclosed between two HTML tags that have a particular ID or class.
I'm planning to use this as an alternative/complement to ReadItLater (which I love, but it doesn't work with most sites that require logins)
I use Screen Filter to adjust the brightness.
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.haxor&hl=en
I set my NC at 0% in android settings, then I apply a screen filter at 40% of that.
colorado_al said:
I use Screen Filter to adjust the brightness.
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.haxor&hl=en
I set my NC at 0% in android settings, then I apply a screen filter at 40% of that.
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I tried that too but it's not good enough, it's still a white background even if it is dimmed.
colorado_al said:
I use Screen Filter to adjust the brightness.
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.haxor&hl=en
I set my NC at 0% in android settings, then I apply a screen filter at 40% of that.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Thanks, I hadn't heard of this
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On my Nook tablet... when I enlarged the web text it would automatically adjust so as to fit it all in the screen from side to side, no matter what size. There is a plus sign and minus sign at the lower right that would allow me to adjust the size of print.
On my Nook HD...I can enlarge the text but it doesn't fit it all on the screen so I have to scroll side to side to read the text.
When I talked to a Barnes and Noble employee, he suggested downloading the Dolphin app which would in turn let me make the adjustments.
Does anyone know how to make the adjustments without Dolphin?
Also this is for web reading and not for reading books as those have their own adjustments.
Thank-you
I'm thinking of getting a Nook HD+ for storing and viewing my photos. Could somebody please let me know what the actual size of the photos would be on screen. I estimate it would be about 7x5 inches, is that right? Also, is the whole screen available to use or are there bars across the top and bottom for notifications etc. I use the 'Quickpic' app on my phone for photos and would expect to use this on the Nook.
Thanks.
If you use cyanogenmod you can full screen the image with expand screen feature. I'm not sure about stock rom.
I just reloaded android on my old nook color but want to know if there is a way to get Firefox to load in Full Screen Mode. I came across this but it doesn't seem to change anything - MPT Fullscreen addon
Any help would be great.