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Accessing settings in rooted nook color

I bought a nook color today (which will replace my e-ink nook) specifically because of the easy ability to root the device and have a tablet that performs well for such a good price.
All seems to have gone well - using ADW, downloaded lots of apps...but
When I click on "menu" from the home screen, attempting to navigate to the android settings interface, i am always taken to the nook ui settings interface. Is this a limitation of rooting this device, or am I doing something wrong?
I don't know if that is the best way to describe it so I'll try one more just in case...when I hit menu > settings I am taken to the nook menu system with "Device Settings" and "App Settings". I WANT to go to the android system menu, i.e. the one with the long list of options like, Applications, Location, Privacy, About, etc....is there a way to access that menu/interface, and if so, how do I go about doing that?
Btw, since I'm a new user, I can't post outside links, but for anyone that wants to know, I used the root method described by a youtube video by user huskermania.
Thanks for any advice that can be given!

Did you use AutoNooter for 1.01? If so open your app drawer and open "NookColor Tools" App.

vap0rxt said:
Did you use AutoNooter for 1.01? If so open your app drawer and open "NookColor Tools" App.
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Personally I autonooter'ed; but I am curious more than anything, can NookColor tools be installed if a person roots another way?

spiicytuna said:
Personally I autonooter'ed; but I am curious more than anything, can NookColor tools be installed if a person roots another way?
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Yes, I rooted manually and installed the NOOKcolor Tools .apk.

Nook Touch Root Guide is OUT.

Nook Touch Root Guide is OUT.
Link.

mattrb said:
Nook Touch Root Guide is OUT.
Link.
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Hmm I guess this means i am going to be running by barnes and noble to buy one on the way home from work today. It is really too bad they saw this coming and didn't put 3g in it.

Is there no Nook Simple Touch forum yet?

Masterface7 said:
Hmm I guess this means i am going to be running by barnes and noble to buy one on the way home from work today. It is really too bad they saw this coming and didn't put 3g in it.
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If you (or anyone) do get a NookTouch and root it, I'd be most appreciative if you could share you experience regarding several points:
(1) pdf -- zooming and landscape (NookTouch does not have multitouch; can we at least use the "+/-" zoom buttons in the free acrobat pdf reader? -- assuming that we can sideload apps!)
(2) can we install an alternate launcher? (e.g. zeam)
(3) can we access (google) calendar/contact/gmail?
(4) connectbot? terminal emulator?
(5) kindle/aldiko/etc?
(6) battery life?
Thanks!

case-sensitive said:
If you (or anyone) do get a NookTouch and root it, I'd be most appreciative if you could share you experience regarding several points:
(1) pdf -- zooming and landscape (NookTouch does not have multitouch; can we at least use the "+/-" zoom buttons in the free acrobat pdf reader? -- assuming that we can sideload apps!)
(2) can we install an alternate launcher? (e.g. zeam)
(3) can we access (google) calendar/contact/gmail?
(4) connectbot? terminal emulator?
(5) kindle/aldiko/etc?
(6) battery life?
Thanks!
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all except 6 can be possible, thought 6 is possible but if you are ready to give up performance then you can use setcpu which requires root.

adityahbk said:
all except 6 can be possible, thought 6 is possible but if you are ready to give up performance then you can use setcpu which requires root.
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I agree/believe that the first five bullet points I raised are possible; what I'm interested in is the *experience* -- e.g. is it realistic to use a rooted NookTouch to sideload the acrobat reader to read a 20 page science paper in pdf with equations *comfortably* (the latter would likely mean reading in the landscape mode).
As for item #6: this entire thread is about rooted device My question is whether using the rooted NookTouch to run regular (not flash) apps like acrobat reader/aldido/brower would kill the battery (e-ink uses energy only when it reflashes, but if you have to scroll your pdf file/webpage frequently then this might still be an issue...).

Is sideloading the only option for loading apps onto the rooted Touch, or is it possible to get apps on there via an app store?

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Is sideloading the only option for loading apps onto the rooted Touch, or is it possible to get apps on there via an app store?
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I'm sure something will be worked out. Give it time.

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Is sideloading the only option for loading apps onto the rooted Touch, or is it possible to get apps on there via an app store?
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If we can sideload Ammazon Market it should let you download app. I will try it tonight.
Once we have Adb working possibilities are endless.

I should get one, I'm pretty sure one can cook up a modified CM7 for this easily.

I was ready to run out and pick one up, but even if rooted, the screen refresh makes it seem frustrating for web browsing.
Video: liliputing.com/2011/06/139-nook-touch-has-a-web-browser-no-rooting-required.html
Having said that, apps that don't require fast screen updates (words with friends, chess, sudoku) will probably work well.

Hidden Web Browser
Without rooting you can get the Web Browser working
http://liliputing.com/2011/06/139-nook-touch-has-a-web-browser-no-rooting-required.html

Looks like this is the nook touch developers forum for now.
That's fantastic that it was rooted so quickly.
It sounds like the next step is getting a launcher working. As of now, it seems the only way to run apps is via adb wifi.
It would be nice to keep the original interface and have the option to get to an apps screen via the top bar.
Anyone currently working on this?

The new kobo touch seems to pan very fast in a pdf without flickering. Is the nook touch capable of this? Does the kobo touch have a browser or a way of getting one on there?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LEURVe02zAM

I can't get the files to root Nook Touch
I clicked on the links in the NookDevs site to get the two files I needed to root my Nook Touch and I got caught up in some crazy website where it kept wanting me to load their software and not the files I wanted. What's up with that? How exactly do those links work? Is there an easier way to get those files downloaded?

Click the first blue "Direct Download" button on the top right.

I can see the hamster wheels spinning around this joint! EPIC WIN!

Anyone try rooting and getting the Kindle app and/or Google Books on there?

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Anyone try rooting and getting the Kindle app and/or Google Books on there?
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I installed it, however, I cannot get it to launch.
Maybe someone can spot my error. Im trying this in the shell
# am broadcast -a android.intent.action.MAIN -n com.amazon.kindle/com.amazon.kcp.application.ReddingApplication
Broadcasting: Intent { act=android.intent.action.MAIN cmp=com.amazon.kindle/com.amazon.kcp.application.ReddingApplication }
Broadcast completed: result=0
Which doesnt do anything. Is there some other magic needed?

I'm going to be following this closely. I really hope development progresses to the point of being able to use the kindle app and some other android productivity apps. As soon as it is confirmed, I'm off to go buy one.

Ways to access books/pdfs outside of Kindle?

Ok. the topic title was a little confusing even for me. I appoligize. I have a brand new kindle fire hd 8.9. Rooted it yesterday with a few hitches but those were mostly due to my own silly mistakes. Regardless, i got it up and running but have ran into a sort of problem. The way to access books, by how I know it, is though Kindle Home 'app'. Which takes me to the original screen with the carousel and everything. But that seems like a really round about way to access everything. Is there a way/app/etc to choose specific books to simply add to the main screen? (I'm using GO HD, but have been checking both to see which I prefer) It just seems a bit silly to need to go through hoops rather then be able to add 'Books, Docs, etc' as seperate things on the main screen. Or even just add a specific book itself. I was asking simply cause it makes it easier/faster to access textbooks like this.
If its impossible thats fine too, but I'm new to this all and can't seem to find anything of this sort. Hope its not too dumb a question.

There isn't an application in KFHD to go directly to Books, but curiously there is a Documents path. I think it is because the DRM(protection) that almost all Amazon books have. You can convert your own books to Movi with a PC or Linux program called Calibre(whisper: "even unprotect them")) to make them visible in the Book shelf.
But if you want them to be more accessible and better reading, you can go to Cool Reader, an app that lets you configure all aspects of a book presentation, much better than Kindle. Inside Cool Reader there is a directory browser to find the books wherever they are, The worse is that it can't read DRM protected books, but I've whispered you the program to jump that fence(search google "how to remove DRM from Amazon". You have the right to do it if you have paid money for the book....But not all countries allow that.

How to setup books and pdf documents on the Kindle Desktop
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Ok. the topic title was a little confusing even for me. I appoligize. I have a brand new kindle fire hd 8.9. Rooted it yesterday with a few hitches but those were mostly due to my own silly mistakes. Regardless, i got it up and running but have ran into a sort of problem. The way to access books, by how I know it, is though Kindle Home 'app'. Which takes me to the original screen with the carousel and everything. But that seems like a really round about way to access everything. Is there a way/app/etc to choose specific books to simply add to the main screen? (I'm using GO HD, but have been checking both to see which I prefer) It just seems a bit silly to need to go through hoops rather then be able to add 'Books, Docs, etc' as seperate things on the main screen. Or even just add a specific book itself. I was asking simply cause it makes it easier/faster to access textbooks like this.
If its impossible thats fine too, but I'm new to this all and can't seem to find anything of this sort. Hope its not too dumb a question.
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unspunreality,
Absolutely, you can view just about any document on the Kindle. If I understand you correctly, you would like to have direct access to books from your main desktop, is that correct? Kind of like a Windows or Linux desktop where you are able to place documents and shortcuts to documents directly on the desktop.
If you are looking for software, the following are what we consider the top 5 document readers for the Kindle Fire HD Series:
1. Google Docs
2. Quickoffice Pro
3. Olive Office Premium
4. Camscanner - PDF Creator
5. Openoffice Document Reader
The original Kindle Carousel stores the history of open documents through the carousel which are stored in the order of last opened.
The after market launchers allow you to place anything on the main desktop by long pressing the document and then moving to the desktop.
You are also able to create what are called 'containers' on the desktop, these are really just folders created on the desktop. You can download and install a File Manager like ES File Explorer or Root Explorer which both allow you to create symbolic links or 'shortcuts' from within the application.
Finally, you can also install the Dropbox or Google Drive application on your Kindle and on your office PC, then create shortcuts to the document folders on each network drive - this option allows seamless integration between your Kindle desktop and your office/home PC desktop.
Does this answer your question or did I misunderstand your question?

My favorite reader is ebookdroid. If you go in an tweak the performance settings to use all your cores and prerender pages it is significantly quicker than any other reader I've tried. Plus It'll scan directories and add them to your shelf.

unspunreality said:
Ok. the topic title was a little confusing even for me. I appoligize. I have a brand new kindle fire hd 8.9. Rooted it yesterday with a few hitches but those were mostly due to my own silly mistakes. Regardless, i got it up and running but have ran into a sort of problem. The way to access books, by how I know it, is though Kindle Home 'app'. Which takes me to the original screen with the carousel and everything. But that seems like a really round about way to access everything. Is there a way/app/etc to choose specific books to simply add to the main screen? (I'm using GO HD, but have been checking both to see which I prefer) It just seems a bit silly to need to go through hoops rather then be able to add 'Books, Docs, etc' as seperate things on the main screen. Or even just add a specific book itself. I was asking simply cause it makes it easier/faster to access textbooks like this.
If its impossible thats fine too, but I'm new to this all and can't seem to find anything of this sort. Hope its not too dumb a question.
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You can shortcut to documents using a FM app like Astro. You can also use this to create shortcuts to books as well if you have root access, i think.

Something ive noticed is that if you open a book in the sdcard/books folder using es explorer and choose the kindle app, the kindle app will open fine. If you do this once when you first boot, suddenly the kindle app opens from the app drawer when you try it. Ive only tested this using Nova Launcher Prime but it should work in other launchers. Now all we need to do is create a script that opens and closes a book during boot, this should then allow the kindle books app to be accessed from any launcher instead of using the current approach of going through the 'Home' Launcher.
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Ways to access books/pdfs outside of Kindle? - Kindle Feature Request
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Something ive noticed is that if you open a book in the sdcard/books folder using es explorer and choose the kindle app, the kindle app will open fine. If you do this once when you first boot, suddenly the kindle app opens from the app drawer when you try it. Ive only tested this using Nova Launcher Prime but it should work in other launchers. Now all we need to do is create a script that opens and closes a book during boot, this should then allow the kindle books app to be accessed from any launcher instead of using the current approach of going through the 'Home' Launcher.
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Katalystik,
We have been looking around for people who can recommend features and you just gave us a great idea for our software. Are you interested in a Startup Manger? We could integarte this feature into our software Kindle Fire First Aide. What I mean by a Startup Manger is an program that would allow you to setup a scenario that would in turn design a script and insert it to the proper location. So, it would work like this, on Monday Wednesday and Friday open a book named "Upon Awakening" or open the book after 8am if the tablet has been left on. Is this the idea you had in mind? This would be very easy a very easy program to write.
Any other ideas or features you would like to see on the Kindle?

Katalystik:
Your approach returns to the last book open, it not lets you to search from there in the book shelf (the Books application). Even so it is a good trick, but appropriate only for a single owner, not for the Kindle shared with the whole family, each with their own book to read ...
There is not need to open the book from ES Explorer nor resetting the Kindle, only open a book from the Books application and press house. Press the "Amazon Kindle" icon and then you are back.
This happens because if you press the house button the app(any app) then waits silently in the background. On the other side, if you press back it obviously returns to the program you were coming. But programs left open in the background consume memory and resources...
Amazon has provided short cuts for all the free aspects of the Kindle, but not for the book shelf, that is not simply a folder. If you copy a DRM book to the Documents folder it don't work. And there Amazon knows good who are his enemies: epubs.
Correction: If you open a DRM book (prc) or mobi from other folder than Books with ES Explorer, it works fine with Kindle app.

I've learned the proper way to go directly to read a particular book! My launcher is ADW but I think it can serve for others.
It is simple and always has been there: In ES Explorer put your finger on the file you want and keep it until it opens a long list of options. Slide it down and find "short-cut" and press on it.
Then, when you return to the main screen of your launcher you'll notice a new icon. press it and select the application that will open, but do not forget to mark the square to open it always with the same program.
Then you can create a folder to put them all in, but that step is different for each launcher and you have to investigate it.

Thanks for the replies. Havent been around. Got class now but with all these options Im certain Ill find something nice to use. Using the kindle books app felt so.. ugh, wrong and backwards. Im glad to be told that I have a lot more options now though.

Fbreader
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I use Mantano Reader ! It works great for epub and pdf files!:thumbup:
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I use Moon+ Reader Pro. Within your bookshelf it will allow you to send a shortcut to the desktop. I actually have my book on my dock. I click it and it opens straight to Moon+ ready to read.

Here i made a guide for this and it works great. Heres the thread. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2146269
Sent Using My Rooted Kindle Fire HD 7"

[Q] Nook HD thinks it's a laptop?

My husband has a stock Nook HD on which I use ADB to install some non-PlayStore apps. I've finally managed to find a copy of the AOSP browser that would install and function well--except: the device convinces all websites that it is a desktop machine. Even though the option box for "request desktop site" is unchecked, even attempting to directly type in the URL of a mobile site results in a kick back to the desktop version. I'm using the AOSP browser on an old Nook Tablet running CM 10.2 and never have this issue.
Even when he was using Puffin there were issues with accessing the mobile version of sites as a default.
What's going on and is there a solution?

Since your obtaining apps away from the play store, who knows if they were hacked or not. It only compounds your issue.
If you find a legit browser from the play store that still works with the bn rom, then what it displays is your answer to either accept it or move on.
It is ultimately up to the browser to send to the web server basically, "Hello, I'm a mobile device". The web browser can also be made to spoof that to display the desktop version of the website via plug-in or from its code.
I'm sure there's some other less likely scenarios as well, but the above are the most likely to occur.

Solved!
And the answer is......the setting for the UserAgent string is hidden from the general settings and can be revealed by typing "about:debug" in the address bar and then "enter" (or touch "go", whatever). Nothing seems to happen but now the "Settings" option will include an additional category (debug) and the "Advanced" section may contain the UAString setting.
On my Nook Tablet with CM 10.2 the default "Android" setting is sufficient for correct recognition by most sites that I am using a mobile device. On my husband's Nook HD the same setting always resulted in the desktop site being loaded. Lower down on the list of possible options there is a selection for "Froyo" and another for "Honeycomb". I tried both and "Froyo" gives the behavior closest to my Tablet. So now the AOSP browser works great (and with Flash) on the Nook HD!

[APP][NST/G] Reading Now button menu

See post #50 for a new user-customizable version, RN Menu 2.0!
*Updated to v. 1.1.1--more accurate placement of menu in landscape*
Version 1.2.1 substitutes FastMode2 for NoRefresh.
This app is a toggle which places a small menu directly below the status bar "reading now" button and extends the function of that button. While the app can be used as a stand-alone toggle, it is best used by reassigning the "reading now" button with Nook Touch ModManager to the app. No function is lost, as the first item on the short menu is "reading now". As currently configured, the menu options are:
1. Reading Now (same as original stock button function)
2. Orientation (a landscape/portrait toggle using Rotation Locker)
3. No Refresh
4. Set Cover (which potentially sets the screensaver image to the current book cover)
See screenshot below.
While the app is not user-configurable (maybe some day, probably not) now that I have produced a template to work with it is reasonably easy to customize and I would entertain requests for specific items--assuming I can figure out how to implement them! There have been other approaches to setting a menu in this position, but they have involved modding jars and have been limited to specific firmwares. This app should run on all firmwares and does not require modification of any jar files. If you don't like it, you just uninstall it and it's over and done with. For me, this project has been a proof of concept and I've learned a lot. Maybe an extended power menu is next?
Requirements
--Rotation Locker (attached below) (required for Orientation option)
--No Refresh Toggle (I am running NoRefreshToggle-debug2, but it may not matter--someone can let me know?)
--Root (required for Set Cover option and for menu itself as of v.1.1.1)
--sqlite3 (available in this post where the screensaver option setup is explained in detail)
--As this is a Tasker-generated app (but does not require Tasker to run!) there is a dependency on two library files normally installed with GApps. If you do not have GApps installed on your device, you can still use this app by copying the two attached files into the locations shown below (the xml file is zipped so you can download it rather than view it):
/system/etc/permissions/com.google.android.maps.xml
/system/framework/com.google.android.maps.jar
Set permissions for both files to rw-r--r-- and reboot. Without these files resident, the app will not install.
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How to use
The best implementation is to reassign the "reading now" button to this app using Nook Touch ModManager. When that is done, tapping on the "reading now" icon will produce the menu and you can make your selection from there. If you inadvertently tap the icon, you can dismiss the menu by tapping again. It's a toggle. Starting with v. 1.1.1, root is required to allow the app to query the current screen orientation. This enables a more accurate placement of the menu in landscape mode.
The screen orientation by default is, of course, Portrait, so the toggle goes immediately to Landscape. Landscape runs as a background service (notification) to lock in the feature since some apps resist the change. Selecting orientation again returns you to Portrait and ends the background service until the next selection. It's also possible to exit Landscape by tapping on the notification. This brings up the three-line menu (invisible text unless you have altered your background image colors). The top option is Portrait.
The first time you select Set Cover you will be asked to allow root access. This part of the app includes shell commands and thus needs root access.
That's it! I'd appreciate bug reports and/or suggestions and welcome requests for customized menus (at least for now!). Enjoy!

@nmyshkin I really appreciate you continuing to develop this wonderful device. Thank you for everything you've done on the NST.

I have a request, if you have time and it's not too much trouble.
1. Reading Now
2. Renate's Temblast Library (which I use as a quick list of what I'm currently reading)
3. Fastmode2
4. Your new USB Audio Toggle

ALinkToTao said:
I have a request, if you have time and it's not too much trouble.
1. Reading Now
2. Renate's Temblast Library (which I use as a quick list of what I'm currently reading)
3. Fastmode2
4. Your new USB Audio Toggle
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I can do that easily if I know how the library is supposed to work. Is it just sending an intent, starting an app or....?
Also, there's nothing magic about 4 items, so if you want fewer or more, that's doable.
Edit: I've looked at the Library app. Very straightforward tap-and-go. So just let me know if you want any more (or fewer) items and I'll get on it.

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I can do that easily if I know how the library is supposed to work. Is it just sending an intent, starting an app or....?
Also, there's nothing magic about 4 items, so if you want fewer or more, that's doable.
Edit: I've looked at the Library app. Very straightforward tap-and-go. So just let me know if you want any more (or fewer) items and I'll get on it.
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Wow! That's awesome! Yeah, I think those four would be awesome!
Could you also make one with
1. Reading Now
2. Renate's Temblast Library
I have bought and rooted many NST's for friends and having just those two options will be very convenient for them... They aren't really techy, so too many options would just confuse them.
That would be useful for them when I make other NST's. I'm planning on making 3 more, so I think that would be great! The one with 4 options on it, I'd be using personally.

ALinkToTao said:
Wow! That's awesome! Yeah, I think those four would be awesome!
Could you also make one with
1. Reading Now
2. Renate's Temblast Library
I have bought and rooted many NST's for friends and having just those two options will be very convenient for them... They aren't really techy, so too many options would just confuse them.
That would be useful for them when I make other NST's. I'm planning on making 3 more, so I think that would be great! The one with 4 options on it, I'd be using personally.
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These are the apps you're looking for {waves hand vaguely}.

Thanks so much! I'll put it to use and see how it runs. I'm sure it will be great.

It runs great! I have noticed that this theoretically could be used to have a second quicknav menu. You can activate it also by programming one of the side buttons to show/hide it. Great job!
If someone didn't want to run the launcher, this could save them from using it with their most used apps on this.

@nmyshkin ... thanks ... I would be interested in this app, I wanted to have the default 'reading now' on nook reader ... and a customizable option so i can probable configure some other reading apps and their last read book directly opening when the option is invoked ...
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I tried installing your app from OP for 1.2.1 ... but it did not install ... If its not too much trouble can you make one that runs on 1.2.2 and share the same ?
thank.s

aiamuzz said:
@nmyshkin ... thanks ... I would be interested in this app, I wanted to have the default 'reading now' on nook reader ... and a customizable option so i can probable configure some other reading apps and their last read book directly opening when the option is invoked ...
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I tried installing your app from OP for 1.2.1 ... but it did not install ... If its not too much trouble can you make one that runs on 1.2.2 and share the same ?
thank.s
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The app should run on FW 1.2.2. If you can't install maybe you forgot to copy the two small dependency files?
nmyshkin said:
/system/etc/permissions/com.google.android.maps.xml
/system/framework/com.google.android.maps.jar
Set permissions for both files to rw-r--r-- and reboot. Without these files resident, the app will not install.
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Edit: or, did you forget to install Rotation Locker first? Because that app is one of the menu options, it's seen as a dependency and my app will not install if it doesn't see it there.
As I made it, however, the app will not do what you want. It is not programmable by the user. At the time I made it I was just starting out with making apps with Tasker. I suppose it would be possible now to produce an app that is more flexible, but it would not be very user friendly because there is no way to predict what someone might want to do and therefore code would almost certainly need to be sussed out and written in by the user. That doesn't sound like something people would really want. In any case I'm still bogged down in my Dictionary project so.....
If you have a static set of wishes, that would be easier.

In any case I'm still bogged down in my Dictionary project so.....
If you have a static set of wishes, that would be easier.
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Oh Dictionary project for our Nook Simple Touch and Glowlight ?
Is it interesting ? If so pleas share the link to ...
Static set of wishes ... It has a limitation of 4 buttons only ?
1. Nook continue to the Last read book and position.
2. Amazon app so that will direct the user to the amazon app with the last book open.
3. App Drawer
4. Nook Clear Screen
these would be my 4 if 4 is the limitation ... however if more were to be accommodated then ...
5. File Manager(Root Browser)
6. Statusbar - Glowlight
Would a cleaner implementation for the 5th & 6th options and others separately as an app that can be mapped with NTMM to the Statusbar - Glowlight button(primarily because this part is accessible directly from the book you are reading in the default nook reader, some ting of a quickaccess tiles/lists with the below ...
1. Glowligh & Wifi
2. File Manager(Root Browser)
3.
4.
5.

aiamuzz said:
Oh Dictionary project for our Nook Simple Touch and Glowlight ?
Is it interesting ? If so pleas share the link to ...
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Not ready yet, but slowly getting there. The app is complete. Still testing to be sure it won't destroy the NST/G. I have a few more dictionaries to complete.
aiamuzz said:
Static set of wishes ... It has a limitation of 4 buttons only ?
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That's how it is now, but any number of buttons can be added. Do you really want a laundry list?
aiamuzz said:
1. Nook continue to the Last read book and position.
2. Amazon app so that will direct the user to the amazon app with the last book open.
3. App Drawer
4. Nook Clear Screen
these would be my 4 if 4 is the limitation ... however if more were to be accommodated then ...
5. File Manager(Root Browser)
6. Statusbar - Glowlight
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Mmmm.... See below.
aiamuzz said:
Would a cleaner implementation for the 5th & 6th options and others separately as an app that can be mapped with NTMM to the Statusbar - Glowlight button(primarily because this part is accessible directly from the book you are reading in the default nook reader, some ting of a quickaccess tiles/lists with the below ...
1. Glowligh & Wifi
2. File Manager(Root Browser)
3.
4.
5.
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So you seem to be describing (kinda) my QuickTiles app. Have you looked at it?
Take a look at that (which includes the Nook Clear Screen option and the Glowlight and WiFi controls, but not a file manager option) and see if that would meet your needs. Modules could be added but I did sort of want to keep it to display/mode functions, rather than turning it into a sort of launcher.
After that, confirm your choices for the ReadingNow menu and I'll see what I can come up with. Not sure about the Kindle app opening to the last book, but the info must be somewhere that could be poked at.

Not ready yet, but slowly getting there. The app is complete. Still testing to be sure it won't destroy the NST/G. I have a few more dictionaries to complete.
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that's good to know ... its for NST/NSTG ... I just can't seem to part with this device myself ... and you are developing things for it ... can't get any better than that !
After that, confirm your choices for the ReadingNow menu and I'll see what I can come up with. Not sure about the Kindle app opening to the last book, but the info must be somewhere that could be poked at.
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as far as the kindle app and its last read book is concerned, you don't have to dig deep ... when i read a book on kindle and exit out of the app without hitting the back button ... the app will start with the last book open.
The following sequence/order should be good enough for 4 entries ...
1. App Drawer
2. Nook continue to the Last read book and position.
3. Amazon app so that it will direct the user to the amazon app with the last book open.
4. Nook Clear Screen
thanks for all the help ...

(the xml file is zipped so you can download it rather than view it):
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I can't seem to extract the xml file from this zip file ... or ... should i just rename the extension to .xml ?

aiamuzz said:
I can't seem to extract the xml file from this zip file ... or ... should i just rename the extension to .xml ?
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Huh. Wonder how/when that happened? Try it again. I uploaded a new copy and downloaded it to test. Worked fine this time.

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Huh. Wonder how/when that happened? Try it again. I uploaded a new copy and downloaded it to test. Worked fine this time
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No problem ... i was able to download that xml file from one of your other threads whose pre-requisite too was to have these very same 2 files to be present on the device.
I opened your RN app and the drop down did open on the top left book icon ... but this opens only one time ... Does one have to reconfigure using NTMM so it opens every time ?

aiamuzz said:
No problem ... i was able to download that xml file from one of your other threads whose pre-requisite too was to have these very same 2 files to be present on the device.
I opened your RN app and the drop down did open on the top left book icon ... but this opens only one time ... Does one have to reconfigure using NTMM so it opens every time ?
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I downloaded and installed the apk (1.1.1) from the first post. It runs fine for me. Did you get and approve the SU prompt?
There's nothing special to be done with NTMM other than assign the app to the "reading now" soft button.
Did you by any chance reinstall over a previous installation when you were having trouble? If so, you need to do a complete uninstall before reinstalling on apps like this with toggles. If the toggle variable has been messed up it will stay that way unless you do a fresh install since installing over an existing app of the same version preserves the data (like the state of the toggle variable).

@nmyshkin ... thanks i figured ... Is it just me or the Nook Book Button app seems to be a little quicker(about 2-3 seconds) quicker than your RN app to show the drop down menu on invocation.
Not sure if its just me and my device or its across the board.
Cheers.

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@nmyshkin ... thanks i figured ... Is it just me or the Nook Book Button app seems to be a little quicker(about 2-3 seconds) quicker than your RN app to show the drop down menu on invocation.
Not sure if its just me and my device or its across the board.
Cheers.
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No, it's not just you. I could change it like I did QuickTiles so that it responds more quickly but as I don't use it any longer, I have never revisited it. It would involve an "always on" overlay of the button.

The following sequence/order should be good enough for 4 entries ...
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1. App Drawer
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2. Nook continue to the Last read book and position.
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3. Amazon app so that it will direct the user to the amazon app with the last book open.
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4. Nook Clear Screen
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Oh you can make it snappy ? Thanks whenever you find time to work on this request, please do remember to make it fast and responsive ...