Calibre TOC window Gigantic

[kovidgoyal]

Yes, they are stored separately, you will find it for the editor in tweak_book_gui.json

As for the every large initial size I will take a look at it when I am next on windows.

[kovidgoyal]

It's remembering the size for me on windows and the initial size is correct as well.

[kovidgoyal]

I'm guessing what happened to the OP is that a geometry for a much bigger/higher res screen was saved, causing the restore to restore to a bigger size. I have now added some code to ensure windows are no more than the screne size when restoring them.

[BetterRed]

Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

It's remembering the size for me on windows and the initial size is correct as well.

I think my observations are distinct from the OPs problem

If I invoke the ToC Editor from the Editor and change the window size it is saved in the __value__ of toc_editor_window_geom in tweak_book_gui.json, i.e. it works fine.

My issue is when I invoke the ToC Editor from the Book List and change the window size.

If I remove toc_editor_window_geom in gui.json I get that very large ToC Editor window.

If I invoke the ToC Editor from the Book List and change the window size nothing is saved as toc_editor_window_geom in gui.json so I get stuck with that very large window.

If I copy the toc_editor_window_geom section from tweak_book_gui.json into gui.json I get that window size when I open the ToC Editor from the Book List, but if I resize the window I get stuck with that size, i.e. the __value__ of toc_editor_window_geom in gui.json remains the same.

Added: These may or may not be relevant.

• I sometimes install a fresh Calibre Portable to experiment with templates, plugins etc. I've noticed that the default size for some dialogue box popups are similarly very large -- but if I resize them the new size sticks so, ça ne fait rien. I can't remember which dialogue box popups, I can find out easy enough if it would be of any help.
  
• My monitor is an uncommon size - 2560 × 1440

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[kovidgoyal]

By very large do you mean larger than available size? because its initial size is supposed to be the available desktop size - 100 pixels. And that is what I see on my windows machine.

As for not remembering the value, I think I know whats going on. The old vaue gets restored when you quit calibre, so if you dont quit calibre between invocations it will be remembered, if you do, it wont.

[kovidgoyal]

And this will take care of it: https://github.com/kovidgoyal/calibr...443b1dbeca0bfa

[BetterRed]

Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

By very large do you mean larger than available size? because its initial size is supposed to be the available desktop size - 100 pixels. And that is what I see on my windows machine.

Yeah, -100 pixies would be about right. 2460*1340 on a 24" monitor is 'very large'.

Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

As for not remembering the value, I think I know whats going on. The old vaue gets restored when you quit calibre, so if you dont quit calibre between invocations it will be remembered, if you do, it wont.

That equates with my confusion

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[BetterRed]

Fixed - thanks.

BR