I'm in no way savvy enough to have invented my "right mess" solution, so must have found it online. (In its defense, that method
did work until today.)
Thanks so much for your help. Although I've used Calibre for years, I've never, until now, opened the editor. Had no reason to. (Or didn't think that I did.)
I've now opened several books with the editor using two methods:
- From the main Calibre interface (highlighting the book title, then choosing "Edit Book" from the toolbar).
- Opening the editor, choosing File > Open book....then locating the book in my Calibre Library.
Either way, the editor opens and displays two side-by-side panes — both initially blank — although the right-hand pane displays an option to "
Run check."
When I run a check, the left-hand pane immediately fills up with a long list of error messages ("Invalid ID," "xyz...does not exist," "Unexpected empty block," etc).
Simultaneously, a brief list (summary?) of error messages appears in the right-hand pane, along with the option to "Try to correct all correctable errors automatically." Without knowing what I'm doing, I'd sooner not risk it.
I've run this check on half a dozen books, and get a similar blizzard of error messages every time.
With that said, I've had no trouble opening or reading books in Calibre. Was happily unaware of any chaos behind the scenes until today. And if undoing the mess is too complicated, I may not bother. Not being able to change a book cover is, let's face it, small 'taters!
Cheers, and thanks again.