calibre 5: Beta testers needed

[BetterRed]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

But you cannot use 3.48 and 5.x. The database was changed and 3.48 is no longer compatible. However, 4.23 is compatible with the new Database. So you can install the portable 4.23.

But the QtWebkit renderer based version 3.48 Viewer has 'features/behaviours' that are different in the QtWebengine based version 4/5 Viewer.

Do you have a reference of some sort to the database changes. I am able to view the same book from the same library in Versions 3.48 portable, 4.23 64 bit and 5.01 32 bit.

BR

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by BetterRed

But the QtWebkit renderer based version 3.48 Viewer has 'features/behaviours' that are different in the QtWebengine based version 4/5 Viewer.

Do you have a reference of some sort to the database changes. I am able to view the same book from the same library in Versions 3.48 portable, 4.23 64 bit and 5.01 32 bit.

BR

Kovid mentioned the database change someplace on MR.

[ownedbycats]

Originally Posted by BetterRed

But the QtWebkit renderer based version 3.48 Viewer has 'features/behaviours' that are different in the QtWebengine based version 4/5 Viewer.

Do you have a reference of some sort to the database changes. I am able to view the same book from the same library in Versions 3.48 portable, 4.23 64 bit and 5.01 32 bit.

BR

This is what Kovid said in very first post this thread here:

Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

Now some warnings.

Since all annotations are stored in the calibre database and can be browsed centrally using the new annotations browser tool, the database structure has changed. You can run both calibre 4.20 and the betas on the same libraries, however, earlier releases may or may not work, so only run the betas if your main calibre is up-to-date at version 4.20 or newer.

[ownedbycats]

I'm not going to test myself but I would not be surprised if opening a 5.xx library in 3.48 results in the annotations going missing.

[BetterRed]

Originally Posted by ownedbycats

This is what Kovid said in very first post this thread here:

I'd forgotten that.

I share my 'annotations' with other people, so I have no use for the viewer's new annotation feature.

BR

[ownedbycats]

The option to store annotations inside the ePub file is still available in ebook-viewer and I assume that it works the same as before. I don't use it myself though (the constantly-changing files makes a mess of my incremental backups).

I noted that my previous-added bookmarks appeared in the annotation browser after I opened it in ebook-viewer.

[nixsee]

Congrats Kovid! Thanks for the hard work!

[kovidgoyal]

Thanks

[ownedbycats]

I really do like the new annotation viewer. It's nice to be able to see all the stuff I bookmarked/highlighted in one place.

[kovidgoyal]

Yeah its a handy way to find things one has noted in the past.

[Obscured]

Sorry if this has been mentioned before...When I open a pdf in calibre ebook viewer the highlighting experience is very different from the main Calibre program. The ebook viewer has the new highlights and annotation tools; the main program doesn't. Is this true only for pdfs?
The ebook viewer creates a new copy of the pdf with the annotations and highlights and leaves an intact original. Good idea but some sort of file name change might help the user.

[kovidgoyal]

calibre doesnt have a PDF viewer. When you open PDFs they will open in whatever the default PDF vieweing program is on your machine.

[pleiadesc]

Thank you for adding the highlight feature for epub. I don't like the highlights added to the books so I untick the option in the preference. I would like to know where does calibre store the highlights?

[BetterRed]

Originally Posted by pleiadesc

Thank you for adding the highlight feature for epub. I don't like the highlights added to the books so I untick the option in the preference. I would like to know where does calibre store the highlights?

See post #483

BR

[pleiadesc]

Thank you BR, I missed that.