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@snydersaurus snydersaurus released this 03 Oct 15:19
· 17 commits to libby-key-paging since this release
libby-v0.2.1
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Read Libby library loans on a reMarkable Paper Pro Move, in Libby's own web reader. This is rmweb 0.9.7 plus this fork's Libby changes, packaged as one AppLoad app.

Tested on: one reMarkable Paper Pro Move, OS 3.27.3. Nothing else.
Needs: developer mode, reManager (or Vellum on the tablet), and a library card.

Install with the reManager desktop app

  1. Download libby-reader-0.2.1-r0.apk from the assets below (about 107 MB).

  2. Open reManager and connect to the tablet.

  3. Utilities tab, File Browser: go to /home/root and drag the .apk in (or use Upload File). Wait for the transfer to finish.

  4. Utilities tab, Terminal: install it.

    /home/root/.vellum/bin/vellum add --allow-untrusted /home/root/libby-reader-0.2.1-r0.apk

    It ends with a line starting OK:.

  5. In the same terminal, delete the uploaded file and restart the reMarkable interface so AppLoad notices the new app:

    rm /home/root/libby-reader-0.2.1-r0.apk
/home/root/xovi/start

    The tablet's screen restarts and asks for your passcode if you have one.

  6. On the tablet, open AppLoad and tap Libby.

It is not in Vellum's official index, so it will not appear in reManager's list of available packages. Once installed, it does show up under Mods as libby-reader.

First launch

  1. The app shows a page about one TLS option Libby needs. Tap Turn it on and restart if you accept it. docs/tls.md explains what it changes. The app comes back by itself a few seconds later.
  2. Libby asks whether you have a library card. Sign in with your card, or choose to copy from another device and enter the code it shows into the Libby app on your phone (Menu, Settings, Copy To Another Device).
  3. The toolbar along the top belongs to this app: Shelf, B&W/Colour, Font, A-, A+, Refresh, and X to quit. Tap the top of the screen to bring it up, or long-press while a book is open.

In a book

  • Tap the middle of the page to show or hide Libby's own controls.
  • Swipe, or tap the left or right edge, to turn pages. This works once Libby's controls are hidden.
  • Press the power button to sleep with the book kept open; press again to wake. An open book keeps paging without wifi until you quit the app.

Other ways to install

What's new in 0.2.1

  • Swipes that start on the bezel turn the page. Swipe distances now scale to the screen, and a quick short flick counts.
  • Typed notes. Tap a highlight, then Make a note, and type with the on-screen keyboard.
  • The signing key's public half is now in the repo (packaging/vellum) instead of on the release page.

Making new highlights still needs the experimental AppLoad-window version, which is not part of this release.

Checksums and licences

sha256 (libby-reader-0.2.1-r0.apk): d39318992d47fadf7cd8ca1dcff7609fc0cbb762024559ce00383eed64846b12
sha256 (libby-0.2.1.tar.gz): 613e58b78a45422160d1cd91f00c4c3cbb1b44c2282c4e513ada0cb93b3e1525

Unofficial; not affiliated with OverDrive, Libby or reMarkable. The bundled WebKit, Mesa and other libraries are unmodified from the upstream rmweb 0.9.7 release; licences are in NOTICE inside the archive.

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