Fixing Kobo's Typesetting Quirks on Firmware 4.x
I made a mod that fixes most of the font rendering quirks on Kobo devices.
KoboPatch Web UI
All I wanted to do is customize my Kobo's home screen, and I went down a reverse engineering rabbit hole and built the ultimate easy-to-use tool to mod your Kobo devices.
Building Readerly
I modified an existing font to create a new font with tweaks specifically made for e-readers.
Automating Font Tweaking with Python
I was lazy, so I spent twelve hours writing a Python script to trivialize font conversion for Kobo devices. Yup, here we go again!
Down the Kobo Font Kerning Rabbit Hole
We've reached an interesting inflection point where we can improve some fonts even more.
Electronic Reading Adventures
Welcome to part 2 of my Kobo font patching story. I've got a new collection of fonts, and some insights into Kobo book rendering.
Tweaking EB Garamond
How I forged a new EB Garamond variant for my own e-reading pleasure.
Patching Fonts for my Kobo
But because I'm such a typography nerd, I wanted the optimal font with an optimal font rendering on my Kobo. This led me down a peculiar rabbit hole...