Calibre Editor Innserts New Code on Just View

[zaqqaz000]

Hi
Calibre 2.47 on Windows 7 64 bit

On an epub, in calibre I Hit T, the editor comes up, I notice 3 NEW Calibre entries are added to the OPF
I close without saving but the entries persist
Is there a way to prevent this?
Thanks

[eschwartz]

Open Preferences and uncheck Integration ==> Update metadata embedded in the book when opening

[zaqqaz000]

eschwartz
Thanks for you quick reply
However I do not see what you suggest in my Calibre 2.47
Under preferences
I have the following functions
Interface
Conversion
Import/Export
Sharing
Advanced

In "saving Books to Disk" I do have the following UNCHECKED "update metadata in saved copies"
This the setting I already had concurrent with my original problem
Thanks for any further help
z

[icallaci]

Originally Posted by eschwartz

Open Preferences and uncheck Integration ==> Update metadata embedded in the book when opening

Is this in the Viewer's preferences or in Calibre's general preferences? I can't find it.

[icallaci]

Originally Posted by icallaci

Is this in the Viewer's preferences or in Calibre's general preferences? I can't find it.

Aha, found it. Open an ebook by clicking the Edit Book icon. Then go to Edit-->Preferences and click on the Integration with Calibre icon.

[zaqqaz000]

icallaci
I had a member help me figure it out
Hit T on any ebook epub and then go to the "editors" preferences as follows
In order to access them, you need to add any epub, press T, then go to Edit > Preferences > Integration with Calibre > Update metadata embedded in the book when opening... and UNCHECK IT


This worked and there is no new calibre code on exiting without saving

Thanks every one for quick polite help

[eschwartz]

That is correct -- since we are discussing the Editor, not the Library, the Preferences are located in the Editor, not the Library.

[zaqqaz000]

Originally Posted by eschwartz

That is correct -- since we are discussing the Editor, not the Library, the Preferences are located in the Editor, not the Library.

Thank you very much

[BetterRed]

@zaqqaz000 - FYI - the Library Manager, the Book Editor and the Book Viewer are discrete programs. . . calibre, ebook-editor and ebook-viewer respectively.

The Editor and Viewer programs can and are used directly from the OS (i.e. not via the Library Manager) hence their preferences must be maintained separately.

BR

[Thom*]

I am a little confused on this issue.

If I run the EDITOR from within the LIBRARY:
-plugins are accessible in the EDITOR.
-set(a) of snippets is available.
-set(a) of Regex Formulas is available.

However, if I run the EDITOR from the command line:
-plugins are NOT accessible in the EDITOR, I guess plugins just don't work.
-set(a) of snippets is NOT available, of course I can record a new set.
-set(a) of Regex Formulas is NOT available, of course I can record a new set.

So I guess that personal information is recorded differently for the two scenarios. Are they recorded in separate files? Where are these files? Can I edit these files?

I haven't checked, but I assume the READER performs in a similar manner.

I am just hoping to understand this a little better.

[BetterRed]

@Thom* - what you describe doesn't happen here - Windows 10, calibre 2.48

I don't use any editor plugins, but I do have a couple of my own snippets and saved searches in calibre editor, and a quick test shows they're available if I edit from the library, Windows File Manager Open With, or the command line. Similarly the Viewer seems to have access to recent searches irrespective of how it's started.

My configuration folder is not in default location, it's redirected via the relevant environment variable - but I wouldn't think that would have any effect, one way or the other.

BR

[eschwartz]

Originally Posted by Thom*

I am a little confused on this issue.

If I run the EDITOR from within the LIBRARY:
-plugins are accessible in the EDITOR.
-set(a) of snippets is available.
-set(a) of Regex Formulas is available.

However, if I run the EDITOR from the command line:
-plugins are NOT accessible in the EDITOR, I guess plugins just don't work.
-set(a) of snippets is NOT available, of course I can record a new set.
-set(a) of Regex Formulas is NOT available, of course I can record a new set.

So I guess that personal information is recorded differently for the two scenarios. Are they recorded in separate files? Where are these files? Can I edit these files?

I haven't checked, but I assume the READER performs in a similar manner.

I am just hoping to understand this a little better.

What you describe sounds exactly like calibre-portable.exe vs ebook-edit.exe

Or perhaps something in your CLI environment is either setting or clearing the relevant environment variable.
(calibre-portable.exe has only one purpose, and that is to invoke calibre.exe after setting that environmnt variable.)


I can promise you, it is beyond all doubt that it doesn't matter how you start the Editor or Viewer. But it does matter whether you overrode the location of the config directory.

[Thom*]

Yes, I use calibre-portable.exe.

If I understand correctly, by starting with calibre-portable.exe I am specifying the environment variable and the location of the config directory. And the specified location of the config directory is on my thumb drive.

On the other hand, if I start calibre.exe or ebook-edit.exe or ebook-viewer.exe directly from the command line, then I am bypassing the step to specify the environment so the default environment is used. And that default environment is on my hard drive.

Brilliant! (I only use that word because I am deep into a British novel. How dumb.)

Well thank you for the explanation, I think it cleared up a few things for me. Let me know if I seem to misunderstand.

[eschwartz]

You got it.