Calibre Software Problems

RonHarding · 01-31-2012, 06:29 AM

Hi All,
I am new to the world of Ebooks having being given a Kindle for Christmas.
I have downloaded and installed (a number of times) Calibre on my PC and continue to have problems. When I am within the application my mouse pointer does not activate any of the actions when clicking on them. I have however discovered that if I first click or double click outside of the open application (say anywhere on my desktop) and then go to the application very often the mouse action works as it ought to. If I stay within the app the operation of the mouse reverts to the original problem i.e. it fails to perform the expected operation. I have to click outside tthe app in order to get the required response from my mouse clicks. It appears that the X-Y co-ordinates for the mouse pointer are being arbitarily offset whilst in the app.
I have (with great difficulty) managed to add many of my Ebooks to the app but operating within Calibre is a pain.
My PC runs Windows XP Professional (SP3) and I have the latest version of Calibre (0.8.37)
I have also tried a 'clean' install without success and of course I have done complete uninstalls before attempting my numerous re-installs.
Has anyone experienced this problem? If so what is the solution?
I would appreciate your help.
Regards,
Ron Harding

mrmikel · 01-31-2012, 06:43 AM

This is probably off the wall, but do you have a graphics tablet or something of that sort connected to the computer? In the past there have been problems associated with them.

RonHarding · 02-03-2012, 05:06 AM

Hi, thanks for your response.
I do indeed have a Wacom3 graphics tablet installed on my system. I will investigate further with this in mind.
Thanks again.
Ron Harding

itimpi · 02-03-2012, 05:51 AM

Wacom tablets are known to not play nicely with Calibre.

Why I have no idea - I believe the reason is something buried deep in the Qt libraries used by Calibre.

dmcd · 02-04-2012, 07:10 AM

I have my graphics tablet turned off in Device Manager (Disable). Only turn it on (Enable) when I want to use it, as it often causes strange problems with other software. Calibre is working beautifully with the tablet turned off in Dev. Manager, but still installed.

Hope this helps.

Dale

theducks · 02-04-2012, 10:09 AM

I have a Genius brand tablet. I have not seen interaction problems.
(some of it's assigned button(hot spot) features are real lame. I wanted a to set a predefined set of 'hot keystrokes', only to find it limited to 1 char and not entity assignable.)
Edit: I also have a Mouse and Trackball (has programmable buttons) connected.

Valkrider · 02-05-2012, 02:58 AM

I have a Wacom Bamboo tablet and have no problems with that enabled and running Calibre but I do have a mouse connected as well.

RonHarding · 02-13-2012, 08:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dmcd

I have my graphics tablet turned off in Device Manager (Disable). Only turn it on (Enable) when I want to use it, as it often causes strange problems with other software. Calibre is working beautifully with the tablet turned off in Dev. Manager, but still installed.

Hope this helps.

Dale

Hi Dale, thanks for your response. I will do some further investigation by disabling my Wacom in Device Manager. I will need to install an independant mouse first as I currently use the Wacom mouse with the tablet.
Regards,
Ron Harding

RonHarding · 02-13-2012, 08:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Valkrider

I have a Wacom Bamboo tablet and have no problems with that enabled and running Calibre but I do have a mouse connected as well.

Hi, Thanks for your comments. I currently use the Wacom mouse in conjunction with the tablet, so I will connect an external mose and try that.
I appreciate your response.
Ron Harding

RonHarding · 02-13-2012, 08:56 AM

I would like to thank everyone for their responses. I now have something to work with.
Thank you all once again.
Ron Harding

01-31-2012, 06:29 AM	#1
RonHarding Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2012 Device: Kindle	Calibre Software Problems Hi All, I am new to the world of Ebooks having being given a Kindle for Christmas. I have downloaded and installed (a number of times) Calibre on my PC and continue to have problems. When I am within the application my mouse pointer does not activate any of the actions when clicking on them. I have however discovered that if I first click or double click outside of the open application (say anywhere on my desktop) and then go to the application very often the mouse action works as it ought to. If I stay within the app the operation of the mouse reverts to the original problem i.e. it fails to perform the expected operation. I have to click outside tthe app in order to get the required response from my mouse clicks. It appears that the X-Y co-ordinates for the mouse pointer are being arbitarily offset whilst in the app. I have (with great difficulty) managed to add many of my Ebooks to the app but operating within Calibre is a pain. My PC runs Windows XP Professional (SP3) and I have the latest version of Calibre (0.8.37) I have also tried a 'clean' install without success and of course I have done complete uninstalls before attempting my numerous re-installs. Has anyone experienced this problem? If so what is the solution? I would appreciate your help. Regards, Ron Harding

02-04-2012, 10:09 AM	#6
theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 29,809 Karma: 54830978 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	I have a Genius brand tablet. I have not seen interaction problems. (some of it's assigned button(hot spot) features are real lame. I wanted a to set a predefined set of 'hot keystrokes', only to find it limited to 1 char and not entity assignable.) Edit: I also have a Mouse and Trackball (has programmable buttons) connected. Last edited by theducks; 02-05-2012 at 03:44 AM.

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mrmikel Color me gone Posts: 2,089 Karma: 1445295 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Central Oregon Coast Device: PRS-300	This is probably off the wall, but do you have a graphics tablet or something of that sort connected to the computer? In the past there have been problems associated with them.

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RonHarding Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2012 Device: Kindle	Hi, thanks for your response. I do indeed have a Wacom3 graphics tablet installed on my system. I will investigate further with this in mind. Thanks again. Ron Harding

02-03-2012, 05:51 AM	#4
itimpi Wizard Posts: 4,552 Karma: 950151 Join Date: Nov 2008 Device: Sony PRS-950, iphone/ipad (Marvin/iBooks/QuickReader)	Wacom tablets are known to not play nicely with Calibre. Why I have no idea - I believe the reason is something buried deep in the Qt libraries used by Calibre.

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dmcd Enthusiast Posts: 35 Karma: 35544 Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Northern Victoria, Australia Device: Kobo	I have my graphics tablet turned off in Device Manager (Disable). Only turn it on (Enable) when I want to use it, as it often causes strange problems with other software. Calibre is working beautifully with the tablet turned off in Dev. Manager, but still installed. Hope this helps. Dale

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02-13-2012, 08:56 AM	#10
RonHarding Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2012 Device: Kindle	I would like to thank everyone for their responses. I now have something to work with. Thank you all once again. Ron Harding

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