2 dumb questions

Sydney's Mom · 01-21-2015, 06:29 PM

I had to refresh my windows installation, and I lost Calibre. I reinstalled, but can't remember (or find) 2 things:

1. How do I modify the GUI? I had moved things around, and added and deleted some things.
2. I used gmail as my proxy server, but that is no longer listed as an option on the welcome wizard. How do I figure out how to set it up?

Thanks. Now I have to redownload Office.

dwig · 01-21-2015, 06:34 PM

If you have good backups then the info in this thread might be helpful as you can often "restore" the configuration in much the same way as moving a configuration to a new machine:

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=254768

Sydney's Mom · 01-21-2015, 09:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dwig

If you have good backups then the info in this thread might be helpful as you can often "restore" the configuration in much the same way as moving a configuration to a new machine:

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=254768

No backups. As I said, I just forgot how I did it before.

eschwartz · 01-23-2015, 01:32 AM

It used to be part of the email wizard, but that was removed when GMail started making itself hard to use with third-party "less secure" applications.

Here is the configuration details in the source code: https://github.com/kovidgoyal/calibr...l.py#L193-L207

So you will need:

hostname: smtp.gmail.com
port: 587
username: my_email_address@gmail.com
password: my_password

Then follow the directions here: https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/6010255
And if you ever meet someone who works at Google, feel free to slap them.

theducks · 01-23-2015, 10:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by eschwartz

It used to be part of the email wizard, but that was removed when GMail started making itself hard to use with third-party "less secure" applications.

Here is the configuration details in the source code: https://github.com/kovidgoyal/calibr...l.py#L193-L207

So you will need:

hostname: smtp.gmail.com
port: 587
username: my_email_address@gmail.com
password: my_password

Then follow the directions here: https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/6010255
And if you ever meet someone who works at Google, feel free to slap them.

Are you trying to get me hurt?
Do you know how many Googlites live within 5 miles of me?

Wait

The main campus is within 5 Miles

eschwartz · 01-23-2015, 11:11 AM

I don't appreciate their scare tactics.

Note: It was merely a suggestion that you can, not a demand that you must.

Hey, I wouldn't mind potentially working there myself one day -- regardless, this is still stupid and deserves a slap.
Maybe that will receive a bigger reaction than sending feedback to be ignored.

01-21-2015, 06:29 PM	#1
Sydney's Mom Wizard Posts: 2,896 Karma: 6995721 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Idaho, on the side of a mountain Device: Kindle Oasis, Fire 3d Gen and 5th Gen and Samsung Tab S	2 dumb questions I had to refresh my windows installation, and I lost Calibre. I reinstalled, but can't remember (or find) 2 things: 1. How do I modify the GUI? I had moved things around, and added and deleted some things. 2. I used gmail as my proxy server, but that is no longer listed as an option on the welcome wizard. How do I figure out how to set it up? Thanks. Now I have to redownload Office.

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01-21-2015, 06:34 PM	#2
dwig Wizard Posts: 1,613 Karma: 6718541 Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Paradise (Key West, FL) Device: Current:Surface Go & Kindle 3 - Retired: DellV8p, Clie UX50, ...	If you have good backups then the info in this thread might be helpful as you can often "restore" the configuration in much the same way as moving a configuration to a new machine: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=254768

01-23-2015, 01:32 AM	#4
eschwartz Ex-Helpdesk Junkie Posts: 19,421 Karma: 85400180 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Beaten Path, USA, Roundworld, This Side of Infinity Device: Kindle Touch fw5.3.7 (Wifi only)	It used to be part of the email wizard, but that was removed when GMail started making itself hard to use with third-party "less secure" applications. Here is the configuration details in the source code: https://github.com/kovidgoyal/calibr...l.py#L193-L207 So you will need: hostname: smtp.gmail.com port: 587 username: my_email_address@gmail.com password: my_password Then follow the directions here: https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/6010255 And if you ever meet someone who works at Google, feel free to slap them.

01-23-2015, 11:11 AM	#6
eschwartz Ex-Helpdesk Junkie Posts: 19,421 Karma: 85400180 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Beaten Path, USA, Roundworld, This Side of Infinity Device: Kindle Touch fw5.3.7 (Wifi only)	I don't appreciate their scare tactics. Note: It was merely a suggestion that you can, not a demand that you must. Hey, I wouldn't mind potentially working there myself one day -- regardless, this is still stupid and deserves a slap. Maybe that will receive a bigger reaction than sending feedback to be ignored.