I know it's a lot to ask, but...

FizzyWater · 09-15-2009, 02:06 AM

...is there an easy "hack" to make Calibre 0.5.14 recognize my new PRS-600?

Or, is there anyone out there that has any suggestions why Calibre 0.6.x looks like this when I install it on my WindowsXP computer (which has run Libprs > Calibre 0.5 with no problems)?

(Note the difference between the text in the title bar and that in the body of the application...)

itimpi · 09-15-2009, 02:22 AM

Not as far as I know.

The PRS-600 is recognised by Calibre 0.6.12 or later.

FizzyWater · 09-15-2009, 02:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by itimpi

The PRS-600 is recognised by Calibre 0.6.12 or later.

Yep. But Calibre 0.6.whatever is unreadable on my computer...for some stupid reason!

acidzebra · 09-15-2009, 03:04 AM

That looks bizarre. Have you fiddled at all with your display settings, particularly fonts & themes?

FizzyWater · 09-15-2009, 03:11 AM

No, mostly because everything else looks fine. Calibre 0.5.14 looks fine. It's only Calibre 0.6.x that looks like this.

I did try changing my screen resolution...to be honest, Calibre 0.6.x looks like what happens when I "screen print" something and copy it into Word and shrink it a little. So I thought maybe the Calibre GUI was built at a different screen resolution (or not widescreen, like my laptop). But it made no difference.

acidzebra · 09-15-2009, 03:24 AM

I've gone through the tickets for calibre, the closest match is this one (look at the jpg), though it is on windows 7. According to Kovid, it is "is most likely caused by a conflicting install of Qt or some program that uses Qt".

Would that make any sense? Do you use any Qt programs at all? If that doesn't mean anything to you, would removing the old calibre in its entirety be an option before installing this one?

kovidgoyal · 09-15-2009, 12:04 PM

Its some sort of issue with either DPI or aliasing with the Qt toolkit. In my experience this used to happen on my linux boxes when there was a conflict between two wildly incompatible qt installs.

FizzyWater · 09-16-2009, 12:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

Its some sort of issue with either DPI or aliasing with the Qt toolkit. In my experience this used to happen on my linux boxes when there was a conflict between two wildly incompatible qt installs.

Okay, could this be because I have both Python 2.5 and Python 2.6 installed?

kovidgoyal · 09-16-2009, 11:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FizzyWater

Okay, could this be because I have both Python 2.5 and Python 2.6 installed?

I doubt it, I have python 2.4, 2.5, 2.6 and 3.1 installed on my box without any problems.

FizzyWater · 09-16-2009, 07:34 PM

Sigh. I have Windows XP. Any idea on how I can find out which programs use/install this "QT" thing?

kovidgoyal · 09-16-2009, 08:15 PM

Do a search on your harddisk for "QtGui"

It's not a guarantee, but it should catch most such programs.

FizzyWater · 09-19-2009, 01:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

Do a search on your harddisk for "QtGui"

It's not a guarantee, but it should catch most such programs.

Well, I did, and found three instances of that combination of letters...all in my calibre file!

c:\program files\calibre\PyQt4.QtGui.pyd (dated 2/2/09)
c:\program files\calibre\QtGui4.dll (dated 2/2/09)
c:\program files\calibre\library.zip [PyQt4\QtGui.pyo] (dated 5/29/09)

(This is with the 0.5.14 installation put back after uninstalling the 0.6.x).

Are any of those files leftover from an old, old installation maybe, based on the date?

kovidgoyal · 09-19-2009, 02:14 AM

No, those are all needed by calibre. But when upgrading to 0.6 to be safe delete the program files\calibre folder

FizzyWater · 12-21-2009, 07:07 AM

Well, after getting infection with a Trojan horse, I had to use my system restore CD/DVDs from Toshiba and rebuild my laptop to "out of the box" again.

Three days of backing up files, digging out old CDs, downloading updated versions of free software, and reinstalling everything...and guess what? Calibre installs just fine now.

God knows what was going on with my system, but it'll happily display Calibre fonts correctly for me now.

I'm so happy!

I just wish I knew what the problem was, so I can avoid it in the future.

kovidgoyal · 12-21-2009, 09:44 AM

Cool

With windows I've found that often for all these mysterious problems a system reinstall is the only solution.

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09-15-2009, 02:22 AM	#2
itimpi Wizard Posts: 4,552 Karma: 950151 Join Date: Nov 2008 Device: Sony PRS-950, iphone/ipad (Marvin/iBooks/QuickReader)	Not as far as I know. The PRS-600 is recognised by Calibre 0.6.12 or later.

09-15-2009, 03:04 AM	#4
acidzebra Liseuse Lover Posts: 869 Karma: 1035404 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Netherlands Device: PRS-505	That looks bizarre. Have you fiddled at all with your display settings, particularly fonts & themes?

09-15-2009, 03:11 AM	#5
FizzyWater You kids get off my lawn! Posts: 4,220 Karma: 73492664 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Columbus, Ohio Device: Oasis 2 and Libra H2O and half a dozen older models I can't let go of	No, mostly because everything else looks fine. Calibre 0.5.14 looks fine. It's only Calibre 0.6.x that looks like this. I did try changing my screen resolution...to be honest, Calibre 0.6.x looks like what happens when I "screen print" something and copy it into Word and shrink it a little. So I thought maybe the Calibre GUI was built at a different screen resolution (or not widescreen, like my laptop). But it made no difference.

09-15-2009, 03:24 AM	#6
acidzebra Liseuse Lover Posts: 869 Karma: 1035404 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Netherlands Device: PRS-505	I've gone through the tickets for calibre, the closest match is this one (look at the jpg), though it is on windows 7. According to Kovid, it is "is most likely caused by a conflicting install of Qt or some program that uses Qt". Would that make any sense? Do you use any Qt programs at all? If that doesn't mean anything to you, would removing the old calibre in its entirety be an option before installing this one?

09-15-2009, 12:04 PM	#7
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,826 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Its some sort of issue with either DPI or aliasing with the Qt toolkit. In my experience this used to happen on my linux boxes when there was a conflict between two wildly incompatible qt installs.

09-16-2009, 07:34 PM	#10
FizzyWater You kids get off my lawn! Posts: 4,220 Karma: 73492664 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Columbus, Ohio Device: Oasis 2 and Libra H2O and half a dozen older models I can't let go of	Sigh. I have Windows XP. Any idea on how I can find out which programs use/install this "QT" thing?

09-16-2009, 08:15 PM	#11
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,826 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Do a search on your harddisk for "QtGui" It's not a guarantee, but it should catch most such programs.

09-19-2009, 02:14 AM	#13
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,826 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	No, those are all needed by calibre. But when upgrading to 0.6 to be safe delete the program files\calibre folder

12-21-2009, 07:07 AM	#14
FizzyWater You kids get off my lawn! Posts: 4,220 Karma: 73492664 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Columbus, Ohio Device: Oasis 2 and Libra H2O and half a dozen older models I can't let go of	Well, after getting infection with a Trojan horse, I had to use my system restore CD/DVDs from Toshiba and rebuild my laptop to "out of the box" again. Three days of backing up files, digging out old CDs, downloading updated versions of free software, and reinstalling everything...and guess what? Calibre installs just fine now. God knows what was going on with my system, but it'll happily display Calibre fonts correctly for me now. I'm so happy! I just wish I knew what the problem was, so I can avoid it in the future.

12-21-2009, 09:44 AM	#15
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,826 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Cool With windows I've found that often for all these mysterious problems a system reinstall is the only solution.