Calibre 64 Bit - Windows 7 Help Please - Page 2

theducks · 01-26-2013, 06:56 AM

Spud
Have you tried to setup your video levels? (contrast/brightness...), you ratios may be slightly out of wack.

Many card makers have a Alignment section in their utilities.
Grey scale bars, Color scale bars
You adjust the monitor and or card color balance till you can see all the bars.

cybmole · 01-26-2013, 08:03 AM

i recall a while back there was a redesign of calibre icons + an option to keep old version or go with the new, more rounded ones, I wonder if that also affected the shading levels - because on my PC I see that the alternate row shading is the same as background colour for icons & other parts of main window. the row shading also matches the lighter background shading on this forum web page ( the main shade behind text of each post ) so is almost certainly a windows colour choice

preferences - look & feel - user interface style- calibre style or system default.

I am using calibre style

spud357c · 01-26-2013, 08:50 AM

Color etc. on my monitor is set by a Huey Color Pro and there is a screen to check settings and I can see all the bars and shades that should be there.

I also tried both Calibre and default settings under look and feel but no chnage - guess this is something I am going to have to learn to live with.

Thanks everyone for your help and suggestions.

cybmole · 01-26-2013, 09:40 AM

do you see shading on this forum , with aero themes enabled?

spud357c · 01-26-2013, 09:53 AM

Hi Cybmole, yes I have shading on this forum with aero themes enabled.

cybmole · 01-26-2013, 10:33 AM

well that's me stumped, sorry -(

with calibre64 open I cycled though lots of aero, non aero, basic etc themes available in control panel & I observed absolutely no changes to the book list pane in calibre. I see the same faint alternate row shading in all cases, matching the shading here on this forum

spud357c · 01-26-2013, 10:57 AM

that's the shading I used to have on my Windows XP box - faint but obvious and seemed to make it a lot easier to follow books in the library

Guess it's something I have to live with (or go back to my old PC..LOL)

cybmole · 01-26-2013, 01:21 PM

it will be solvable - eventually -

a complete remove + reinstall may be worth a try.

spud357c · 01-26-2013, 02:41 PM

I tried installing the 32 bit version to see if that would make a difference but it didn't have any shading in the rows either.
I'm sure it has something to do with Windows 7 but can't put my finger on what it is.

PeterT · 01-26-2013, 03:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cybmole

it will be solvable - eventually -

a complete remove + reinstall may be worth a try.

It's probably just as easy to delete the calibre preferences; remember that a remove / reinstall we could actually have left those in place.

theducks · 01-26-2013, 03:43 PM

I wonder if the UI Font choice could be causing this?
Preferences: Look and Feel: Interface font

spud357c · 01-26-2013, 03:49 PM

Good thought, but just tried 5 different fonts and still no shading...it's really quite puzzling.

spud357c · 02-05-2013, 08:23 AM

Just an update to let everyone know I found the problem and fixed it.
I had been messing around with a game and changed the gama setting in it. For some reason when adjusting the monitor settings with the Huey it seemed to ignore the gama setting but when using any program such as Calibre the game adjustment kicked in.
I removed the gama setting and everything is as it should be.

01-26-2013, 08:03 AM	#17
cybmole Wizard Posts: 3,720 Karma: 1759970 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: none	i recall a while back there was a redesign of calibre icons + an option to keep old version or go with the new, more rounded ones, I wonder if that also affected the shading levels - because on my PC I see that the alternate row shading is the same as background colour for icons & other parts of main window. the row shading also matches the lighter background shading on this forum web page ( the main shade behind text of each post ) so is almost certainly a windows colour choice preferences - look & feel - user interface style- calibre style or system default. I am using calibre style Last edited by cybmole; 01-26-2013 at 08:08 AM.

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01-26-2013, 06:56 AM	#16
theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 29,800 Karma: 54830978 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	Spud Have you tried to setup your video levels? (contrast/brightness...), you ratios may be slightly out of wack. Many card makers have a Alignment section in their utilities. Grey scale bars, Color scale bars You adjust the monitor and or card color balance till you can see all the bars.

01-26-2013, 08:50 AM	#18
spud357c Enthusiast Posts: 26 Karma: 145634 Join Date: Dec 2012 Device: Kobo Glo and Nook Color	Color etc. on my monitor is set by a Huey Color Pro and there is a screen to check settings and I can see all the bars and shades that should be there. I also tried both Calibre and default settings under look and feel but no chnage - guess this is something I am going to have to learn to live with. Thanks everyone for your help and suggestions.

01-26-2013, 09:40 AM	#19
cybmole Wizard Posts: 3,720 Karma: 1759970 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: none	do you see shading on this forum , with aero themes enabled?

01-26-2013, 09:53 AM	#20
spud357c Enthusiast Posts: 26 Karma: 145634 Join Date: Dec 2012 Device: Kobo Glo and Nook Color	Hi Cybmole, yes I have shading on this forum with aero themes enabled.

01-26-2013, 10:33 AM	#21
cybmole Wizard Posts: 3,720 Karma: 1759970 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: none	well that's me stumped, sorry -( with calibre64 open I cycled though lots of aero, non aero, basic etc themes available in control panel & I observed absolutely no changes to the book list pane in calibre. I see the same faint alternate row shading in all cases, matching the shading here on this forum

01-26-2013, 10:57 AM	#22
spud357c Enthusiast Posts: 26 Karma: 145634 Join Date: Dec 2012 Device: Kobo Glo and Nook Color	that's the shading I used to have on my Windows XP box - faint but obvious and seemed to make it a lot easier to follow books in the library Guess it's something I have to live with (or go back to my old PC..LOL)

01-26-2013, 01:21 PM	#23
cybmole Wizard Posts: 3,720 Karma: 1759970 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: none	it will be solvable - eventually - a complete remove + reinstall may be worth a try.

01-26-2013, 02:41 PM	#24
spud357c Enthusiast Posts: 26 Karma: 145634 Join Date: Dec 2012 Device: Kobo Glo and Nook Color	I tried installing the 32 bit version to see if that would make a difference but it didn't have any shading in the rows either. I'm sure it has something to do with Windows 7 but can't put my finger on what it is.

01-26-2013, 03:43 PM	#26
theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 29,800 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 wonder if the UI Font choice could be causing this? Preferences: Look and Feel: Interface font

01-26-2013, 03:49 PM	#27
spud357c Enthusiast Posts: 26 Karma: 145634 Join Date: Dec 2012 Device: Kobo Glo and Nook Color	Good thought, but just tried 5 different fonts and still no shading...it's really quite puzzling.

02-05-2013, 08:23 AM	#28
spud357c Enthusiast Posts: 26 Karma: 145634 Join Date: Dec 2012 Device: Kobo Glo and Nook Color	Just an update to let everyone know I found the problem and fixed it. I had been messing around with a game and changed the gama setting in it. For some reason when adjusting the monitor settings with the Huey it seemed to ignore the gama setting but when using any program such as Calibre the game adjustment kicked in. I removed the gama setting and everything is as it should be.