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I've been having a similar problem with Calibre since v. 8.10. Today I upgraded to 8.11 in the hopes the situation had been fixed but alas, no love.
Prior to 8.10 When I opened Calibre without the device my columns, from left to right where thus:
Read (Yes/No) - This is a user custom column.
Title
Author
Series
Etc, etc (you get me, yes?)
When I attached my device (Sony Touch PRS 600) the toolbar changed as you would expect with the device connected and the database window only changed in one way - the "On Device" column would appear as the first column on the left, thusly:
On Device
Read
Title
Author
Series
Etc., etc.
In preferences/ columns the "On Device" column had a check box that I could toggle on or off.
NOW, in versions 8.10 and 8.11 the database window is the same as before when the device is not attached. However, when the device is attached the "Read" column collapses and when it is manually expanded there is no data in the column. It's empty. There is no "On Device" column at all, it just doesn't exist anywhere. At least 50% of the time even the far left side of the Title column is cut off from view and I can't scroll left to see it. When I open preferences I still have an "On Device" column, but there is still no check box to toggle it on and off.
So, with my device attached I can no longer see at a glance what is on my device, nor can I see what I've read.
Detaching the device sets Calibre back to the original view, with the "Read" column as the first column on the left and readily viewable (with data returned to the column).
I hope I have made this clear and not just a more confusing mess. I'm here looking to see if there was a new function or change that I can't find that is the culprit or if this is a bug. If it's a bug, then I guess I need to figure out how to do bug reporting.
Finally, and because this is my first post - Thank you to all the folks who work on this software and who volunteer their time to answer questions on this forum. Although I have been a lurker I have benefited from your efforts a great deal over the last year or two that I've been using Calibre. I know you volunteer and you don't have to, and I appreciate your trouble.
Suz
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