The 505 in libprs500 - Page 11

Peto · 03-07-2008, 12:01 PM

Hello there, Kovid.

Just a stupid question.

Is there a reason why LibPRS doesn't stay maximized. Whenever I open it it appears displaced down and right and I have to center it to show the button and then maximize it.

Is it just me?

Thanx for all your work, man.

kovidgoyal · 03-07-2008, 03:15 PM

What operating system is this on?

Peto · 03-07-2008, 03:17 PM

XP Pro SP2

kovidgoyal · 03-07-2008, 03:40 PM

Hmm will be fixed in the next release.

andinho · 03-15-2008, 03:51 PM

Hi Kovid,

can I control how the cover image is extracted from a pdf file? I have a mix of cover image on first or on second page in the lrf file (first page is empty then).
Not a big thing but the Sony software would show the cover of the book which is a bit nicer.

Thanks a lot
Andinho

kovidgoyal · 03-15-2008, 03:57 PM

You can convert to HTML first using pdftohtml (its what pdf2lrf does under the hood), change the HTML to whatever you want and then run html2lrf on it.

torbich · 03-18-2008, 02:51 AM

Hi Kovid,

I tried to install libprs500 on WinXP Pro SP2 (Russian) system, and it doesn't start after clicking its icon. No messages, no errors, no result. Tried several versions - same result. Where can I look for some logs to find what is the problem? I suppose no additional software required?

kovidgoyal · 03-18-2008, 12:24 PM

Try running it in a terminal (libprs500.exe)

torbich · 03-18-2008, 02:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

Try running it in a terminal (libprs500.exe)

Tried this also. No messages, 3-4 seconds of HDD working and no GUI, nothing.

kovidgoyal · 03-18-2008, 04:05 PM

Download and install libprs500 from http://theory.caltech.edu/~kovid/libprs500-0.4.42.exe

Try to run the GUI. If it fails, post the contents of libprs500.log (it will be somewhere under Documents and Settings

torbich · 03-18-2008, 04:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

Download and install libprs500 from http://theory.caltech.edu/~kovid/libprs500-0.4.42.exe

Thank you very much! Started libprs500-debug and found the source of the problem: my username has Cyrillic characters in it, that's why I got

Code:

  File "ntpath.pyo", line 368, in expanduser
UnicodeDecodeError: 'ascii' codec can't decode byte 0xc0 in position 26: ordinal not in range(128)

so I need to set 2 environments variables: PYTHONPATH and HOME. Problem completely solved.

The Old Man · 03-24-2008, 04:16 PM

Today, after a couple of tries, I notice that the Fetch News in libprs500 for the Jerusalem Post picks up nothing more than the TOC.
Is this because of a change in the JP feeds or a problem with libprs500?

kovidgoyal · 03-24-2008, 04:22 PM

Works for me. What OS are you running on?

The Old Man · 03-24-2008, 04:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

Works for me. What OS are you running on?

Strange, just tried it again with the same problem.
I'm running Windows XP Pro. 4 gig memory. Same machine that it has worked on until today. I did install the latest MS security update.

Just rebooted the machine and tried it again -

kovidgoyal · 03-24-2008, 04:58 PM

It's a windows only thing, will be fixed in the next release.

03-15-2008, 03:51 PM	#155
andinho Enthusiast Posts: 37 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Bayern, Germany Device: Fujitsu Siemens Stylistic 5011D, PocketLoox 720, Sony PRS 505	Cover image on first page Hi Kovid, can I control how the cover image is extracted from a pdf file? I have a mix of cover image on first or on second page in the lrf file (first page is empty then). Not a big thing but the Sony software would show the cover of the book which is a bit nicer. Thanks a lot Andinho

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03-07-2008, 12:01 PM	#151
Peto Legal Alien Posts: 288 Karma: 105 Join Date: Jan 2008 Device: Sony PRS-505/T1/Kindle PW2	Hello there, Kovid. Just a stupid question. Is there a reason why LibPRS doesn't stay maximized. Whenever I open it it appears displaced down and right and I have to center it to show the button and then maximize it. Is it just me? Thanx for all your work, man.

03-07-2008, 03:15 PM	#152
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,164 Karma: 27110894 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	What operating system is this on?

03-07-2008, 03:17 PM	#153
Peto Legal Alien Posts: 288 Karma: 105 Join Date: Jan 2008 Device: Sony PRS-505/T1/Kindle PW2	XP Pro SP2

03-07-2008, 03:40 PM	#154
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,164 Karma: 27110894 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Hmm will be fixed in the next release.

03-15-2008, 03:57 PM	#156
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,164 Karma: 27110894 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	You can convert to HTML first using pdftohtml (its what pdf2lrf does under the hood), change the HTML to whatever you want and then run html2lrf on it.

03-18-2008, 02:51 AM	#157
torbich Zealot Posts: 120 Karma: 374 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Mexico, Queretaro Device: PocketBook 602, LBook V3	Hi Kovid, I tried to install libprs500 on WinXP Pro SP2 (Russian) system, and it doesn't start after clicking its icon. No messages, no errors, no result. Tried several versions - same result. Where can I look for some logs to find what is the problem? I suppose no additional software required?

03-18-2008, 12:24 PM	#158
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,164 Karma: 27110894 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Try running it in a terminal (libprs500.exe)

03-18-2008, 04:05 PM	#160
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,164 Karma: 27110894 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Download and install libprs500 from http://theory.caltech.edu/~kovid/libprs500-0.4.42.exe Try to run the GUI. If it fails, post the contents of libprs500.log (it will be somewhere under Documents and Settings

03-24-2008, 04:16 PM	#162
The Old Man Fanatic Posts: 533 Karma: 1300001 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Keene, New Hampshire Device: iPad Mini	Today, after a couple of tries, I notice that the Fetch News in libprs500 for the Jerusalem Post picks up nothing more than the TOC. Is this because of a change in the JP feeds or a problem with libprs500?

03-24-2008, 04:58 PM	#165
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,164 Karma: 27110894 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	It's a windows only thing, will be fixed in the next release.