font problem when adding books

dangelo · 08-26-2016, 04:34 AM

Hello,

I'm running calibre 2.65 on arch linux 64-bit. When I go to "add books", I end up with a dialog screen of white squares/blocks and no text. It seems there's a font issue. I've run fc-cache to clear the font cache. I also tried deleting ~/.cache/calibre to no avail.

I managed to add books a long time ago so I'm not quite sure when this happened. And everything else seems to be working fine. But I'm not at a loss as to how to try to fix what again I assume is a font issue.

This is limited to calibre - all other applications are working fine.

I'd be very grateful for a steer as to how to fix this.

Thanks!

Dangelo

kovidgoyal · 08-26-2016, 05:03 AM

A screenshot would be useful. And note that you can always add books by drag and drop onto the book list.

dangelo · 08-26-2016, 05:22 AM

Thanks for the reply - I've attached a screenshot. Thanks again, D

kovidgoyal · 08-26-2016, 05:36 AM

I have no idea what would cause that, but you can work around it by setting, the environment variable CALIBRE_NO_NATIVE_FILEDIALOGS as described here: http://manual.calibre-ebook.com/cust...ment-variables

dangelo · 08-26-2016, 06:20 AM

Thanks very much - setting the environment variable worked a treat! Cheers, D

08-26-2016, 04:34 AM	#1
dangelo Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2016 Device: none	font problem when adding books Hello, I'm running calibre 2.65 on arch linux 64-bit. When I go to "add books", I end up with a dialog screen of white squares/blocks and no text. It seems there's a font issue. I've run fc-cache to clear the font cache. I also tried deleting ~/.cache/calibre to no avail. I managed to add books a long time ago so I'm not quite sure when this happened. And everything else seems to be working fine. But I'm not at a loss as to how to try to fix what again I assume is a font issue. This is limited to calibre - all other applications are working fine. I'd be very grateful for a steer as to how to fix this. Thanks! Dangelo

08-26-2016, 05:22 AM	#3
dangelo Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2016 Device: none	Thanks for the reply - I've attached a screenshot. Thanks again, D Attached Thumbnails

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08-26-2016, 05:03 AM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,345 Karma: 27182818 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	A screenshot would be useful. And note that you can always add books by drag and drop onto the book list.

08-26-2016, 05:36 AM	#4
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,345 Karma: 27182818 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	I have no idea what would cause that, but you can work around it by setting, the environment variable CALIBRE_NO_NATIVE_FILEDIALOGS as described here: http://manual.calibre-ebook.com/cust...ment-variables

08-26-2016, 06:20 AM	#5
dangelo Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2016 Device: none	Thanks very much - setting the environment variable worked a treat! Cheers, D

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