Too-wide window

CapnKirk · 10-12-2009, 07:44 PM

I have a problem with calibre 0.6.17 on OS X 10.5.8.

I did not notice exactly when it began, but at some point the UI window became 4x wider than my G4 PowerBook window. When I pull to the end of the window and try to size it down, it won't. I can resize it up or down, but it is fixed in its width.

It may be just a coincidence, but I noticed that the width is approximately the same length as some very long search strings that I had input, which are still present in the search dropdown "memory" box. I wonder if those long strings are causing the problem.

I thought I would post here first to see if this is a known problem and if there is a workaround, otherwise I'll file a bug. I did try finding the search strings, but I suspect they are stored in the metadata.db file in the Calibre Library. I can't find them anyway to clear them.

Suggestions?

kovidgoyal · 10-12-2009, 09:00 PM

This bug will be fixed in the next release. In the meantime delete

~/Library/Preferences/calibre/gui.py

and refrain from entering long strings until the next release

CapnKirk · 10-13-2009, 07:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

This bug will be fixed in the next release. In the meantime delete

~/Library/Preferences/calibre/gui.py

and refrain from entering long strings until the next release

thanks! a fix and a workaround! better than I had hoped. appreciated.

10-12-2009, 07:44 PM	#1
CapnKirk Member Posts: 18 Karma: 56 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Philadelphia, PA Device: Sony Reader Touch PRS-600	Too-wide window I have a problem with calibre 0.6.17 on OS X 10.5.8. I did not notice exactly when it began, but at some point the UI window became 4x wider than my G4 PowerBook window. When I pull to the end of the window and try to size it down, it won't. I can resize it up or down, but it is fixed in its width. It may be just a coincidence, but I noticed that the width is approximately the same length as some very long search strings that I had input, which are still present in the search dropdown "memory" box. I wonder if those long strings are causing the problem. I thought I would post here first to see if this is a known problem and if there is a workaround, otherwise I'll file a bug. I did try finding the search strings, but I suspect they are stored in the metadata.db file in the Calibre Library. I can't find them anyway to clear them. Suggestions?

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10-12-2009, 09:00 PM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,631 Karma: 28549046 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	This bug will be fixed in the next release. In the meantime delete ~/Library/Preferences/calibre/gui.py and refrain from entering long strings until the next release

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