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imageraw · 07-13-2012, 09:46 AM

hi everyone,

this is re: a potential bug on Calibre version 0.8.59 (a google search didn't give me any result on the matter). I'm using Calibre on PClinuxOS LXDE on an ancient laptop and connected to a Sony 650 e-reader, mostly for PDF articles.

When I try to open a PDF file from Calibre, The Gimp is launched. A window pops up asking if I want to "import" the PDF into The Gimp. I really don't want that: it uses up all my laptop's resources, etc. I want a PDF to be launched as a PDF. This was perfectly possible when I was on Xubuntu.

I know I could simply launch the very PDF file from my hard disk - the problem with Calibre (or the way I use it) is that it takes a number of connections with the Sony 650 before the titles/authors I assign to the PDF articles (on Calibre, when they do not automatically appear) gets "stable" and doesn't either disappear at the next connection or turns into some code extracted from the PDF itself - for example: the title of the article gets replaced with the name of the journal, etc...

can you please help? Thank you.

07-13-2012, 09:46 AM	#1
imageraw Connoisseur Posts: 73 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Hamburg Device: sony prs-650	Calibre launches The Gimp instead of PDF reader hi everyone, this is re: a potential bug on Calibre version 0.8.59 (a google search didn't give me any result on the matter). I'm using Calibre on PClinuxOS LXDE on an ancient laptop and connected to a Sony 650 e-reader, mostly for PDF articles. When I try to open a PDF file from Calibre, The Gimp is launched. A window pops up asking if I want to "import" the PDF into The Gimp. I really don't want that: it uses up all my laptop's resources, etc. I want a PDF to be launched as a PDF. This was perfectly possible when I was on Xubuntu. I know I could simply launch the very PDF file from my hard disk - the problem with Calibre (or the way I use it) is that it takes a number of connections with the Sony 650 before the titles/authors I assign to the PDF articles (on Calibre, when they do not automatically appear) gets "stable" and doesn't either disappear at the next connection or turns into some code extracted from the PDF itself - for example: the title of the article gets replaced with the name of the journal, etc... can you please help? Thank you.