New Viewer?

Jabby · 06-07-2012, 05:10 PM

What is the significance of the two font sizes in the new viewer "Table of Contents"?

Regards - John

kovidgoyal · 06-08-2012, 12:18 AM

There's only one font size. Bold entries indicate the current chapter/section you are on in the viewer to the right.

Jabby · 06-08-2012, 04:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

There's only one font size. Bold entries indicate the current chapter/section you are on in the viewer to the right.

I am running Windows 7 64 bit, and I am displaying two font sizes on a dark gray background. A small normal font and a larger bold font.

A typical display would look like this:
TOC entry 1 and 2 - large bold
TOC entry 3,4 and 5 - small normal.
TOC entry 6,7 and 8 - large bold
TOC entry 9 and 10 - small normal.

This started with calibre-0.8.54 and continues with 8.55. This doesn't happen with all files.

I am sending two files that display this behavior. One I downloaded from Feedbook and the other a file I use for testing.

Regards - John

kovidgoyal · 06-08-2012, 04:23 AM

I tried opening Tarzan, and I dont see anything like that. See screenshot.

Jabby · 06-08-2012, 08:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

I tried opening Tarzan, and I dont see anything like that. See screenshot.

Your TOC window is wide enough for everything to fit. If you decrease the window width you will see the behavior I described.

The problem has to do with the line length. If you drag the TOC window to make all lines fit, all is normal. If you make the window just wide enough for a given line and then select it, the smaller font will appear.

Earlier versions of the viewer truncated the line if it was to long to fit. This new method makes me grab a magnifying glass to to read it.

Regards - John

P.S. It would be nice to have the option to do away with the dark gray background. Old eyes lose the ability to discern contrast.

kovidgoyal · 06-08-2012, 12:37 PM

Nope, I still dont see that, entries are truncated with dots as they always were. See attached.

Jabby · 06-08-2012, 12:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

Nope, I still dont see that, entries are truncated with dots as they always were. See attached.

Well, something is going on - but what?

My screenshot.

Regards - John

kovidgoyal · 06-08-2012, 01:01 PM

That looks like you're on XP, not windows 7. Go to preferences->Look & Feel and change the User Interface style to "Calibre style".

theducks · 06-08-2012, 01:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jabby

Well, something is going on - but what?

My screenshot.

Regards - John

What Windows Theme are you running? (It look like W2K

)

Jabby · 06-08-2012, 03:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by theducks

What Windows Theme are you running? (It look like W2K

)

Running Windows 7 with the "classic" theme.

Regards - John

Jabby · 06-08-2012, 03:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

That looks like you're on XP, not windows 7. Go to preferences->Look & Feel and change the User Interface style to "Calibre style".

I made the change you suggested but to no avail.

I am running Windows 7 (I swear on my granny's grave) with a "classic" theme.

Regards - John

BetterRed · 06-08-2012, 09:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jabby

I made the change you suggested but to no avail.

I am running Windows 7 (I swear on my granny's grave) with a "classic" theme.

Regards - John

John

I just tried switching my Win 7 Pro to Classic. And the Chapter titles on your Tarzan book get truncated, in System Default and Calibre styles.

Phil

kovidgoyal · 06-08-2012, 10:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jabby

Running Windows 7 with the "classic" theme.

Regards - John

Ah, try changing your theme to the default theme temporarily and see if it makes a difference.

Jabby · 06-09-2012, 06:47 AM

Changed the theme and the "look and feel" back to default. and it worked as expected.

Odd thing. When using the default theme I lost the ability to resize the TOC window by itself.

Back to classic theme and the problem returns.

Regards - John

kovidgoyal · 06-09-2012, 08:49 AM

Hmm, I have no idea why your classic theme behaves differently or how to get it to not do that.

06-07-2012, 05:10 PM	#1
Jabby Jr. - Junior Member Posts: 586 Karma: 2000358 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Alabama Device: Archos, Asus, HP, Lenovo, Nexus and Samsung tablets in 7,8 and 10"	New Viewer? What is the significance of the two font sizes in the new viewer "Table of Contents"? Regards - John

06-08-2012, 04:23 AM	#4
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,839 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	I tried opening Tarzan, and I dont see anything like that. See screenshot. Attached Thumbnails

06-08-2012, 12:37 PM	#6
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,839 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Nope, I still dont see that, entries are truncated with dots as they always were. See attached. Attached Thumbnails

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06-08-2012, 12:18 AM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,839 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	There's only one font size. Bold entries indicate the current chapter/section you are on in the viewer to the right.

06-08-2012, 01:01 PM	#8
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,839 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	That looks like you're on XP, not windows 7. Go to preferences->Look & Feel and change the User Interface style to "Calibre style".

06-09-2012, 06:47 AM	#14
Jabby Jr. - Junior Member Posts: 586 Karma: 2000358 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Alabama Device: Archos, Asus, HP, Lenovo, Nexus and Samsung tablets in 7,8 and 10"	Changed the theme and the "look and feel" back to default. and it worked as expected. Odd thing. When using the default theme I lost the ability to resize the TOC window by itself. Back to classic theme and the problem returns. Regards - John

06-09-2012, 08:49 AM	#15
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,839 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Hmm, I have no idea why your classic theme behaves differently or how to get it to not do that.

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