Save a copy

mrmikel · 02-06-2014, 09:34 AM

It seems sometimes that Save a copy responds two different ways. Sometimes it puts up the name of file and other times it doesn't.

When it does give the name, it doesn't seem to actually save.

I can't be entirely sure of this, but it seems I had to do the same action twice (cutting and pasting and adding a class="fn" to the paragraph marker.)

I could have hit save, but I think for that it doesn't call for the file name.

kovidgoyal · 02-06-2014, 11:05 AM

Save a copy save a *copy*. That means it saves as a separate file whose name you have to choose. The normal save operation saves to the file you opened.

mrmikel · 02-06-2014, 12:06 PM

It seems like intermittently some changes are not saved. But I have managed to save it all now.

BetterRed · 02-06-2014, 02:39 PM

Slightly off topic and a minor issue, could save copy offer the folder where I did the previous save copy - or better yet let me put a default directory path in preferences.

I never use my home directory or any of its sub directories for this sort of work - nor for that matter any other sort work.

BR

kovidgoyal · 02-06-2014, 09:27 PM

save a copy, like all other file open dialogs in calibre remembers the last used path.

BetterRed · 02-07-2014, 12:57 AM

Within a 'session' it remembers, but not between 'sessions'

That is it doesn't remember today that yesterday's last save was to E:\Libraries\Editing\SaveCopies. It offers me my home directory - as I said its minor.

BR

kovidgoyal · 02-07-2014, 01:17 AM

Sure it does. The directory is saved to disk and re-read on restart.

BetterRed · 02-07-2014, 01:48 AM

Is it saved somewhere I can eyeball it

Save to Disk remembers its previous save location just fine between sessions

BR

kovidgoyal · 02-07-2014, 02:12 AM

dynamic.pickle which is a binary file that you can dump with

calibre-debug -c "import pickle, pprint; from calibre.utils.config import dynamic; pprint.pprint(pickle.load(open(dynamic.file_path, 'rb')))"

And if you want to see just the value:

calibre-debug -c "from calibre.utils.config import dynamic; print dynamic['tweak_book_save_copy'], dynamic.file_path"

BetterRed · 02-07-2014, 03:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

dynamic.pickle which is a binary file that you can dump with

calibre-debug -c "import pickle, pprint; from calibre.utils.config import dynamic; pprint.pprint(pickle.load(open(dynamic.file_path, 'rb')))"

Can't see it there - piped to text file and searched with notepad++

Quote:

Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

And if you want to see just the value:

calibre-debug -c "from calibre.utils.config import dynamic; print dynamic['tweak_book_save_copy'], dynamic.file_path"

responds with

Code:

None C:\Users\Philip\AppData\Roaming\calibre\dynamic.pickle

Want me to post a bug, any files I should attach ?

BR

kovidgoyal · 02-07-2014, 03:33 AM

No point, this is almost certainly caused by something in your setup, most likely different config directories being used for different sessions or the config file being clobbered between sessions.

BetterRed · 02-07-2014, 04:29 AM

I can see the 'last paths' used in file open functions for save book, insert link in comments, add books etc. And they get updated if I save, insert or add books to/from another other location.

If they all work across sessions then why shouldn't the ebook-edit save copy function work. Nothing apart from calibre reads or writes to the dynamic.pickle

Just started the editor direct via Windows Open With, calibre was not running
Did a save copy, it offered my home directory,
But I selected E:\Calibre Libraries\Editing\SaveCopies the save was fine
Closed the editor and opened another epub
Did a save copy, it offered E:\Calibre Librar...

So I started calibre and started editor from it, did a save copy and it offered E:\Calibre Librar..., but I saved to the Desktop. Restarted calibre, edited another book - save copy offered E:\Calibre Librar..., not Desktop

Looks to me like the 64bit version of calibre.exe is blocking the 64bit version of ebook-edit.exe writing to dynamic.pickle

BR

kovidgoyal · 02-07-2014, 04:36 AM

Ah you mean the variable is not stored between calibre sessions, not editor sessions. Yeah that is the case. It's a side effect of re-using the calibre code for opening files in the editor. The saving that the editor does is overwritten by calibre when calibre quits.

BetterRed · 02-07-2014, 05:00 AM

I keep all my data as far as I can away from that C:\Users can of worms

Also seeing the user home shown as icons was particularly irritating, given I rip the covers of ebooks, don't show the icons in the toolbar, don't use the cover grid or carousel nor do I have any pictures on my walls.

Cheers BR

kovidgoyal · 02-07-2014, 05:05 AM

https://github.com/kovidgoyal/calibr...849f62ca7508ab

02-06-2014, 09:34 AM	#1
mrmikel Color me gone Posts: 2,089 Karma: 1445295 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Central Oregon Coast Device: PRS-300	Save a copy It seems sometimes that Save a copy responds two different ways. Sometimes it puts up the name of file and other times it doesn't. When it does give the name, it doesn't seem to actually save. I can't be entirely sure of this, but it seems I had to do the same action twice (cutting and pasting and adding a class="fn" to the paragraph marker.) I could have hit save, but I think for that it doesn't call for the file name.

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02-06-2014, 11:05 AM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,223 Karma: 27110894 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Save a copy save a copy. That means it saves as a separate file whose name you have to choose. The normal save operation saves to the file you opened.

02-06-2014, 12:06 PM	#3
mrmikel Color me gone Posts: 2,089 Karma: 1445295 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Central Oregon Coast Device: PRS-300	It seems like intermittently some changes are not saved. But I have managed to save it all now.

02-06-2014, 02:39 PM	#4
BetterRed null operator (he/him) Posts: 21,645 Karma: 29710510 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Sydney Australia Device: none	Slightly off topic and a minor issue, could save copy offer the folder where I did the previous save copy - or better yet let me put a default directory path in preferences. I never use my home directory or any of its sub directories for this sort of work - nor for that matter any other sort work. BR

02-06-2014, 09:27 PM	#5
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,223 Karma: 27110894 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	save a copy, like all other file open dialogs in calibre remembers the last used path.

02-07-2014, 12:57 AM	#6
BetterRed null operator (he/him) Posts: 21,645 Karma: 29710510 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Sydney Australia Device: none	Within a 'session' it remembers, but not between 'sessions' That is it doesn't remember today that yesterday's last save was to E:\Libraries\Editing\SaveCopies. It offers me my home directory - as I said its minor. BR

02-07-2014, 01:17 AM	#7
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,223 Karma: 27110894 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Sure it does. The directory is saved to disk and re-read on restart.

02-07-2014, 01:48 AM	#8
BetterRed null operator (he/him) Posts: 21,645 Karma: 29710510 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Sydney Australia Device: none	Is it saved somewhere I can eyeball it Save to Disk remembers its previous save location just fine between sessions BR

02-07-2014, 02:12 AM	#9
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,223 Karma: 27110894 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	dynamic.pickle which is a binary file that you can dump with calibre-debug -c "import pickle, pprint; from calibre.utils.config import dynamic; pprint.pprint(pickle.load(open(dynamic.file_path, 'rb')))" And if you want to see just the value: calibre-debug -c "from calibre.utils.config import dynamic; print dynamic['tweak_book_save_copy'], dynamic.file_path"

02-07-2014, 03:33 AM	#11
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,223 Karma: 27110894 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	No point, this is almost certainly caused by something in your setup, most likely different config directories being used for different sessions or the config file being clobbered between sessions.

02-07-2014, 04:29 AM	#12
BetterRed null operator (he/him) Posts: 21,645 Karma: 29710510 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Sydney Australia Device: none	I can see the 'last paths' used in file open functions for save book, insert link in comments, add books etc. And they get updated if I save, insert or add books to/from another other location. If they all work across sessions then why shouldn't the ebook-edit save copy function work. Nothing apart from calibre reads or writes to the dynamic.pickle Just started the editor direct via Windows Open With, calibre was not running Did a save copy, it offered my home directory, But I selected E:\Calibre Libraries\Editing\SaveCopies the save was fine Closed the editor and opened another epub Did a save copy, it offered E:\Calibre Librar... So I started calibre and started editor from it, did a save copy and it offered E:\Calibre Librar..., but I saved to the Desktop. Restarted calibre, edited another book - save copy offered E:\Calibre Librar..., not Desktop Looks to me like the 64bit version of calibre.exe is blocking the 64bit version of ebook-edit.exe writing to dynamic.pickle BR

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02-07-2014, 04:36 AM	#13
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,223 Karma: 27110894 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Ah you mean the variable is not stored between calibre sessions, not editor sessions. Yeah that is the case. It's a side effect of re-using the calibre code for opening files in the editor. The saving that the editor does is overwritten by calibre when calibre quits.

02-07-2014, 05:00 AM	#14
BetterRed null operator (he/him) Posts: 21,645 Karma: 29710510 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Sydney Australia Device: none	I keep all my data as far as I can away from that C:\Users can of worms Also seeing the user home shown as icons was particularly irritating, given I rip the covers of ebooks, don't show the icons in the toolbar, don't use the cover grid or carousel nor do I have any pictures on my walls. Cheers BR

02-07-2014, 05:05 AM	#15
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,223 Karma: 27110894 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	https://github.com/kovidgoyal/calibr...849f62ca7508ab