Toolbar issue

Protopia · 12-27-2018, 04:14 PM

For some reason a couple of days ago my toolbar and menus got reset. No idea why, but other settings did not seem to change (though to be honest I didn't check).

Earlier today I upgraded Calibre to the latest official version.

A few minutes ago I was adding back some of the buttons I needed, when it came up with some sort of Python error - which I didn't note. And when I went to look at the toolbar the only button I now have is the Add Books one.

So now I don't have any way to bring back the preferences functionality in order to try to add back the buttons.

HELP!!!!

How do I reset the buttons again, preferably without losing all my other settings?

Protopia · 12-27-2018, 04:19 PM

Ah - I closed Calibre and reopened it, and toolbar was OK again. Phew.

BetterRed · 12-27-2018, 04:28 PM

Something, most likely an anti-virus thing, is interfering with calibre operations.

Have a look at the relevant entries in Frequently Asked Questions: Miscellaneous

BR

Protopia · 12-27-2018, 04:46 PM

Nothing in the FAQ about it. And being a techie myself, I think it was Calibre making a call that QT didn't like.

BetterRed · 12-27-2018, 06:10 PM

Three million active users are not experiencing such behaviour, this board would light up like a Christmas tree if they did.

BR

Protopia · 12-28-2018, 06:11 AM

Perhaps - but I have sufficient technical skills to no without a doubt that the error message was from QT about a widget and was highly unlikely to be anything related to my AV / firewall.

kovidgoyal · 12-28-2018, 08:34 AM

Wow I've been programming with python and Qt for over a decade and half a million lines of code and I dont have the technical skill to make categorical statements like that.

But regardless, since you didn't bother to note the actual error, do you expect us to fix it by divining what it might be, by magic?

Brett Merkey · 12-28-2018, 09:38 AM

From the original poster:

Quote:

For some reason ... No idea why ... did not seem to change ... be honest I didn't check ... some sort of Python error ... which I didn't note... to no [sic] without a doubt ... about a widget ... highly unlikely to be anything related to [me]

and for frosting:

Quote:

And being a techie myself...

Confess — you are a writer for The Onion, aren't you? Thanks for the tech humor.

BetterRed · 12-28-2018, 03:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Protopia

Perhaps - but I have sufficient technical skills to no without a doubt that the error message was from QT about a widget and was highly unlikely to be anything related to my AV / firewall.

But you lack the courtesy to post the error message to enable diagnosis by the developer, and you appear to be unaware of the difference between no and know Ψ

BR

12-27-2018, 04:14 PM	#1
Protopia Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2016 Device: Kindle Paperwhite 2015	Toolbar issue For some reason a couple of days ago my toolbar and menus got reset. No idea why, but other settings did not seem to change (though to be honest I didn't check). Earlier today I upgraded Calibre to the latest official version. A few minutes ago I was adding back some of the buttons I needed, when it came up with some sort of Python error - which I didn't note. And when I went to look at the toolbar the only button I now have is the Add Books one. So now I don't have any way to bring back the preferences functionality in order to try to add back the buttons. HELP!!!! How do I reset the buttons again, preferably without losing all my other settings?

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12-27-2018, 04:19 PM	#2
Protopia Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2016 Device: Kindle Paperwhite 2015	Ah - I closed Calibre and reopened it, and toolbar was OK again. Phew.

12-27-2018, 04:28 PM	#3
BetterRed null operator (he/him) Posts: 21,725 Karma: 29711016 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Sydney Australia Device: none	Something, most likely an anti-virus thing, is interfering with calibre operations. Have a look at the relevant entries in Frequently Asked Questions: Miscellaneous BR

12-27-2018, 04:46 PM	#4
Protopia Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2016 Device: Kindle Paperwhite 2015	Nothing in the FAQ about it. And being a techie myself, I think it was Calibre making a call that QT didn't like.

12-27-2018, 06:10 PM	#5
BetterRed null operator (he/him) Posts: 21,725 Karma: 29711016 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Sydney Australia Device: none	Three million active users are not experiencing such behaviour, this board would light up like a Christmas tree if they did. BR

12-28-2018, 06:11 AM	#6
Protopia Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2016 Device: Kindle Paperwhite 2015	Perhaps - but I have sufficient technical skills to no without a doubt that the error message was from QT about a widget and was highly unlikely to be anything related to my AV / firewall.

12-28-2018, 08:34 AM	#7
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,353 Karma: 27182818 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Wow I've been programming with python and Qt for over a decade and half a million lines of code and I dont have the technical skill to make categorical statements like that. But regardless, since you didn't bother to note the actual error, do you expect us to fix it by divining what it might be, by magic?

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