Favourites plugin (or one of its "members") crashing Calibre 1.5 and 1.6

Katsunami · 10-13-2013, 12:08 PM

I've moved all Calibre plugins to the menubar, and packed all externally installed plugins within the Favourites plugin. See the attachment for the installed plugins.

Since some time, Calibre is unstable: sometimes, when clicking the Favourites menu option, Calibre just crashes. It seems to happen completely randomly. I'm working with the program, and suddenly: *boom*.

Is there some sort of incompatibility I need to be aware of, such as one of the installed plugins not being capable to be included in Favourites or something? All plugins are the latest versions.

DoctorOhh · 10-13-2013, 12:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Katsunami

Is there some sort of incompatibility I need to be aware of, such as one of the installed plugins not being capable of be included in Favourites or something? All plugins are the latest versions.

There is no known incompatibility with the favourites plugin. I have been using it since it was first developed and it has always been rock solid using Calibre 64 or calibre 32bit via calibre portable.

Other plugins reside in my right click context menu.

BetterRed · 10-13-2013, 12:57 PM

what DoctorOhh wrote - no problems here.

Katsunami · 10-13-2013, 01:29 PM

Still, that does not mean that there isn't some sort of problem, or Calibre would not be crashing. I have just a default Calibre install, with plugins gotten from the Calibre Plugin Manager (apart from Alf's, of course), and I'm doing nothing weird.

The difference I'm seeing is that you are not using the menu, and I am. I think I'm going to shift everything back to the toolbar and set it to display text instead of icons.

DoctorOhh · 10-13-2013, 01:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Katsunami

Still, that does not mean that there isn't some sort of problem, or Calibre would not be crashing.

True, but it seems the problem may be limited to your unique setup.

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Originally Posted by Katsunami

I have just a default Calibre install, with plugins gotten from the Calibre Plugin Manager (apart from Alf's, of course), and I'm doing nothing weird.

You don't need to do anything weird for anomalies to pop up. Many folks have reported weird things that a complete uninstall(including the settings)/reinstall has corrected. Sometimes things get corrupted.

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Originally Posted by Katsunami

The difference I'm seeing is that you are not using the menu, and I am. I think I'm going to shift everything back to the toolbar and set it to display text instead of icons.

True I do not use the Menu bar.

Good Luck.

Katsunami · 10-13-2013, 02:00 PM

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Originally Posted by DoctorOhh

You don't need to do anything weird for anomalies to pop up. Many folks have reported weird things that a complete uninstall(including the settings)/reinstall has corrected. Sometimes things get corrupted.

Did this already to try and fix the IndexError problem that crept into 1.6. (That will be fixed by the next release; not an installation problem.)

I'll go and remove/re-install the plugins one by one.

DoctorOhh · 10-13-2013, 02:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Katsunami

Did this already to try and fix the IndexError problem that crept into 1.6. (That will be fixed by the next release; not an installation problem.)

I'll go and remove/re-install the plugins one by one.

So you completely took your existing calibre settings folder out of the picture? You might try exiting calibre then rename the calibre settings folder (so you can quickly revert back to existing settings). Upon restarting calibre a fresh settings folder will be created.

Good Luck.

Katsunami · 10-13-2013, 03:32 PM

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Originally Posted by DoctorOhh

So you completely took your existing calibre settings folder out of the picture? You might try exiting calibre then rename the calibre settings folder (so you can quickly revert back to existing settings). Upon restarting calibre a fresh settings folder will be created.

Good Luck.

I didn't yet replace the Settings folder. That is what I do last, because I don't want to go reconfigure everything if I don't have to.

DoctorOhh · 10-13-2013, 03:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Katsunami

I didn't yet replace the Settings folder. That is what I do last, because I don't want to go reconfigure everything if I don't have to.

So when you responded that you "Did this already to try and fix the IndexError problem that crept into 1.6." You didn't really Do this already, since my suggestion included uninstalling settings too.

If you are using Windows try Calibre portable as a starting point. This way you can leave your main setup alone.

Katsunami · 10-14-2013, 05:00 PM

Today I've had a crash again, with the buttons on the toolbar instead of in the menu.

I've renamed the Calibre settings folder to calibre.old, re-setup the program, re-installed all plugins (except Extract ISBN, because I never use it), and reconfigured the program. I'll see if this helps.

Strangly enough, Count Pages retained its settings. It seems not to store them in the Settings folder.

theducks · 10-14-2013, 06:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Katsunami

Today I've had a crash again, with the buttons on the toolbar instead of in the menu.

I've renamed the Calibre settings folder to calibre.old, re-setup the program, re-installed all plugins (except Extract ISBN, because I never use it), and reconfigured the program. I'll see if this helps.

Strangly enough, Count Pages retained its settings. It seems not to store them in the Settings folder.

Count pages is probably a split setting PI.
It needs to know the field(s) that are unique per library.
OTOH, how may have been saved in the settings folder

BetterRed · 10-14-2013, 06:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Katsunami

Strangly enough, Count Pages retained its settings. It seems not to store them in the Settings folder.

Some settings are stored in the database(s) - if present have a look at a metadata_db_prefs_backup.json in one of your library folders

BR

anthony.burton4 · 12-04-2013, 06:50 AM

I can report the same issue with the Favourites plugin.

Generally calibre has been far less stable since 1.0 though - for example I also frequently get crashes from calibre recyle.

DoctorOhh · 12-04-2013, 07:23 AM

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Originally Posted by anthony.burton4

I can report the same issue with the Favourites plugin.

Except the issue may not have been related to the Favorites plugin. The OP seems to have indicated in post 10 that he also had the reoccurring crash clicking on the items in the toolbar instead of the favourites menu.

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Originally Posted by Katsunami

I've renamed the Calibre settings folder to calibre.old, re-setup the program, re-installed all plugins (except Extract ISBN, because I never use it), and reconfigured the program. I'll see if this helps.

The Op's last post showed that he exited calibre renamed the settings folder and started with a fresh setup directory. He hasn't reported back. Hopefully he will have a chance today to update us and possibly assist you with his experience with a similar issue.

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Originally Posted by anthony.burton4

Generally calibre has been far less stable since 1.0 though - for example I also frequently get crashes from calibre recyle.

Calibre has always been extremely stable for me. What exactly do you mean by you "frequently get crashes from calibre recyle"? I am unfamiliar with calibre recycle or that crash what exactly do you experience?

Also you said you experienced the same issue without giving us any details about your system or what you experience.

theducks · 12-04-2013, 07:59 AM

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Originally Posted by anthony.burton4

I can report the same issue with the Favourites plugin.

Generally calibre has been far less stable since 1.0 though - for example I also frequently get crashes from calibre recyle.

1.x has been very stable on XP and W7, Ubuntu Saucy.
Most crashes in any version have been in QT modules

10-13-2013, 12:08 PM	#1
Katsunami Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,111 Karma: 34000001 Join Date: Mar 2008 Device: KPW1, KA1	Favourites plugin (or one of its "members") crashing Calibre 1.5 and 1.6 I've moved all Calibre plugins to the menubar, and packed all externally installed plugins within the Favourites plugin. See the attachment for the installed plugins. Since some time, Calibre is unstable: sometimes, when clicking the Favourites menu option, Calibre just crashes. It seems to happen completely randomly. I'm working with the program, and suddenly: boom. Is there some sort of incompatibility I need to be aware of, such as one of the installed plugins not being capable to be included in Favourites or something? All plugins are the latest versions. Attached Thumbnails Last edited by Katsunami; 10-13-2013 at 12:48 PM.

10-13-2013, 12:57 PM	#3
BetterRed null operator (he/him) Posts: 21,599 Karma: 29709834 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Sydney Australia Device: none	what DoctorOhh wrote - no problems here. Attached Thumbnails

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10-13-2013, 01:29 PM	#4
Katsunami Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,111 Karma: 34000001 Join Date: Mar 2008 Device: KPW1, KA1	Still, that does not mean that there isn't some sort of problem, or Calibre would not be crashing. I have just a default Calibre install, with plugins gotten from the Calibre Plugin Manager (apart from Alf's, of course), and I'm doing nothing weird. The difference I'm seeing is that you are not using the menu, and I am. I think I'm going to shift everything back to the toolbar and set it to display text instead of icons.

10-14-2013, 05:00 PM	#10
Katsunami Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,111 Karma: 34000001 Join Date: Mar 2008 Device: KPW1, KA1	Today I've had a crash again, with the buttons on the toolbar instead of in the menu. I've renamed the Calibre settings folder to calibre.old, re-setup the program, re-installed all plugins (except Extract ISBN, because I never use it), and reconfigured the program. I'll see if this helps. Strangly enough, Count Pages retained its settings. It seems not to store them in the Settings folder.

12-04-2013, 06:50 AM	#13
anthony.burton4 Connoisseur Posts: 64 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2010 Device: iPhone	I can report the same issue with the Favourites plugin. Generally calibre has been far less stable since 1.0 though - for example I also frequently get crashes from calibre recyle.

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