Jobs window opens automatically when starting Calibre

FacetiousKnave · 11-05-2022, 11:55 PM

Hi, for some reason, every time I open the latest version of Calibre (Mac), the task windows opens automatically.

Is this a new things or maybe I have something wrong with my settings?

Having to close the tasks window every time I open Calibre is a bit annoying.

kovidgoyal · 11-06-2022, 12:09 AM

what is the tasks window?

FacetiousKnave · 11-06-2022, 08:48 AM

Sorry, I mean the "Jobs" window.

Since my Calibre is set in Spanish I translated the word as I thought it would appear in the English version.

The problem is, as I mentioned before, that when I run Calibre, the "Jobs" window opens up as well. I've been using Calibre for several years and this is something that never used to happen before.

kovidgoyal · 11-06-2022, 08:52 AM

thats definitely not normal. Do you have any third party calibre plugins installed?

FacetiousKnave · 11-06-2022, 09:17 AM

Yes, the only plugin I have installed is called "Find Duplicates".

I have deleted Calibre and then reinstalled it, but the problem persists.

I'm adding a screenshot to show how it looks after I open Calibre. As you can see, the "Jobs" windows opens automatically and is in the background.

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FacetiousKnave · 11-06-2022, 09:23 AM

UPDATE:

I have deleted the "Find Duplicates" plugin, but the "jobs" window stills open automatically.

kovidgoyal · 11-06-2022, 10:22 AM

Try running in debug mode and post the log (right click the preferences button and choose restart in debug mode)

FacetiousKnave · 11-06-2022, 10:36 AM

Debug log:

Spoiler:

Code:

Using calibre Qt style: True
calibre Registro de depuración
calibre 6.8  embedded-python: True
macOS-12.6.1-x86_64-i386-64bit Darwin ('64bit', '')
('Darwin', '21.6.0', 'Darwin Kernel Version 21.6.0: Thu Sep 29 20:12:57 PDT 2022; root:xnu-8020.240.7~1/RELEASE_X86_64')
Python 3.10.1
OSX: ('12.6.1', ('', '', ''), 'x86_64')
Interface language: es
calibre 6.8  embedded-python: True
macOS-12.6.1-x86_64-i386-64bit Darwin ('64bit', '')
('Darwin', '21.6.0', 'Darwin Kernel Version 21.6.0: Thu Sep 29 20:12:57 PDT 2022; root:xnu-8020.240.7~1/RELEASE_X86_64')
Python 3.10.1
OSX: ('12.6.1', ('', '', ''), 'x86_64')
Interface language: es
QPA platform: cocoa
devicePixelRatio: 1.0
logicalDpi: 72.0 x 72.0
physicalDpi: 94.00000141173837 x 94.00000141173837
[0.00] Starting up...
[0.05] Showing splash screen...
[0.33] splash screen shown
[0.33] Initializing db...
[0.60] db initialized
[0.60] Constructing main UI...
Screens currently in system:
{'depth': 24,
 'device_pixel_ratio': 1.0,
 'geometry_in_logical_pixels': {'height': 1200, 'width': 1920, 'x': 0, 'y': 0},
 'index_in_screens_list': 0,
 'manufacturer': '',
 'model': '',
 'name': 'DELL U2412M',
 'serial': '',
 'size_in_logical_pixels': {'height': 1200, 'width': 1920},
 'virtual_geometry': {'height': 1200, 'width': 1920, 'x': 0, 'y': 0}}
Restoring geometry for: jobs_dialog_geometry
{'frame_geometry': {'height': 1100, 'width': 1920, 'x': 0, 'y': 25},
 'full_screened': False,
 'geometry': {'height': 1072, 'width': 1920, 'x': 0, 'y': 53},
 'maximized': True,
 'normal_geometry': {'height': 1072, 'width': 1920, 'x': 0, 'y': 53},
 'screen': {'depth': 24,
            'device_pixel_ratio': 1.0,
            'geometry_in_logical_pixels': {'height': 1200,
                                           'width': 1920,
                                           'x': 0,
                                           'y': 0},
            'index_in_screens_list': 0,
            'manufacturer': '',
            'model': '',
            'name': 'DELL U2412M',
            'serial': '',
            'size_in_logical_pixels': {'height': 1200, 'width': 1920},
            'virtual_geometry': {'height': 1200,
                                 'width': 1920,
                                 'x': 0,
                                 'y': 0}}}
Matching screen: {'depth': 24,
 'device_pixel_ratio': 1.0,
 'geometry_in_logical_pixels': {'height': 1200, 'width': 1920, 'x': 0, 'y': 0},
 'index_in_screens_list': 0,
 'manufacturer': '',
 'model': '',
 'name': 'DELL U2412M',
 'serial': '',
 'size_in_logical_pixels': {'height': 1200, 'width': 1920},
 'virtual_geometry': {'height': 1200, 'width': 1920, 'x': 0, 'y': 0}}
Setting widget geometry to: {'height': 1072, 'width': 1920, 'x': 0, 'y': 53}
Restoring widget to maximized
Restoring geometry for: calibre_main_window_geometry
{'frame_geometry': {'height': 751, 'width': 1533, 'x': 178, 'y': 143},
 'full_screened': False,
 'geometry': {'height': 723, 'width': 1533, 'x': 178, 'y': 171},
 'maximized': False,
 'normal_geometry': {'height': 723, 'width': 1533, 'x': 178, 'y': 171},
 'screen': {'depth': 24,
            'device_pixel_ratio': 1.0,
            'geometry_in_logical_pixels': {'height': 1200,
                                           'width': 1920,
                                           'x': 0,
                                           'y': 0},
            'index_in_screens_list': 0,
            'manufacturer': '',
            'model': '',
            'name': 'DELL U2412M',
            'serial': '',
            'size_in_logical_pixels': {'height': 1200, 'width': 1920},
            'virtual_geometry': {'height': 1200,
                                 'width': 1920,
                                 'x': 0,
                                 'y': 0}}}
Matching screen: {'depth': 24,
 'device_pixel_ratio': 1.0,
 'geometry_in_logical_pixels': {'height': 1200, 'width': 1920, 'x': 0, 'y': 0},
 'index_in_screens_list': 0,
 'manufacturer': '',
 'model': '',
 'name': 'DELL U2412M',
 'serial': '',
 'size_in_logical_pixels': {'height': 1200, 'width': 1920},
 'virtual_geometry': {'height': 1200, 'width': 1920, 'x': 0, 'y': 0}}
Setting widget geometry to: {'height': 723, 'width': 1533, 'x': 178, 'y': 171}
[2.18] main UI initialized...
[2.18] Hiding splash screen
Starting QuickView
[128.11] splash screen hidden
[128.11] Started up in 128.11 seconds with 3666 books
Saving geometry for: calibre_main_window_geometry
{'frame_geometry': {'height': 751, 'width': 1533, 'x': 265, 'y': 235},
 'full_screened': False,
 'geometry': {'height': 723, 'width': 1533, 'x': 265, 'y': 263},
 'maximized': False,
 'normal_geometry': {'height': 723, 'width': 1533, 'x': 265, 'y': 263},
 'screen': {'depth': 24,
            'device_pixel_ratio': 1.0,
            'geometry_in_logical_pixels': {'height': 1200,
                                           'width': 1920,
                                           'x': 0,
                                           'y': 0},
            'index_in_screens_list': 0,
            'manufacturer': '',
            'model': '',
            'name': 'DELL U2412M',
            'serial': '',
            'size_in_logical_pixels': {'height': 1200, 'width': 1920},
            'virtual_geometry': {'height': 1200,
                                 'width': 1920,
                                 'x': 0,
                                 'y': 0}}}
Saving geometry for: jobs_dialog_geometry
{'frame_geometry': {'height': 1100, 'width': 1920, 'x': 0, 'y': 25},
 'full_screened': False,
 'geometry': {'height': 1072, 'width': 1920, 'x': 0, 'y': 53},
 'maximized': True,
 'normal_geometry': {'height': 1072, 'width': 1920, 'x': 0, 'y': 53},
 'screen': {'depth': 24,
            'device_pixel_ratio': 1.0,
            'geometry_in_logical_pixels': {'height': 1200,
                                           'width': 1920,
                                           'x': 0,
                                           'y': 0},
            'index_in_screens_list': 0,
            'manufacturer': '',
            'model': '',
            'name': 'DELL U2412M',
            'serial': '',
            'size_in_logical_pixels': {'height': 1200, 'width': 1920},
            'virtual_geometry': {'height': 1200,
                                 'width': 1920,
                                 'x': 0,
                                 'y': 0}}}

kovidgoyal · 11-06-2022, 11:54 AM

Go to preferences->keyboard and check what you have set as the shortcut for "show/hide the jobs list"

FacetiousKnave · 11-06-2022, 12:28 PM

Show or Hide Jobs shortcut:

Option (or Alt) + Shift + J

I set it to:

None.

Result, the same.

kovidgoyal · 11-06-2022, 09:01 PM

Then I'm out of ideas, sorry. I thought maybe it was set to some keycode you were inadvertently pressing, but other than a keyboard shortcut and clicking the jobs button i know of nothing else in calibre that will cause that dialog to open by itself.

FacetiousKnave · 11-06-2022, 09:49 PM

No worries. Thank you very much for you help and time.

BetterRed · 11-06-2022, 10:04 PM

One could get the same behaviour in Windows with an Auto Hot Key script that sent Alt+Shift+J when a new main window was opened with 'calibre' in the title bar. There are several AHK like programs for MacOS.

I suggest the OP do a Safe Boot ==>> Start up your Mac in safe mode - Apple Support (HK)

BR

FacetiousKnave · 11-07-2022, 07:34 AM

Thanks, I’ll do that.

FacetiousKnave · 11-07-2022, 09:20 AM

After doing the safe boot, It did not make any difference, unfortunately. I've been researching but it seems that I am perhaps the only person experiencing this issue.

11-05-2022, 11:55 PM	#1
FacetiousKnave Unconscionable Posts: 89 Karma: 25000 Join Date: Sep 2022 Location: Helsinki Device: Kindle	Jobs window opens automatically when starting Calibre Hi, for some reason, every time I open the latest version of Calibre (Mac), the task windows opens automatically. Is this a new things or maybe I have something wrong with my settings? Having to close the tasks window every time I open Calibre is a bit annoying.

11-06-2022, 08:48 AM	#3
FacetiousKnave Unconscionable Posts: 89 Karma: 25000 Join Date: Sep 2022 Location: Helsinki Device: Kindle	Sorry, I mean the "Jobs" window. Since my Calibre is set in Spanish I translated the word as I thought it would appear in the English version. The problem is, as I mentioned before, that when I run Calibre, the "Jobs" window opens up as well. I've been using Calibre for several years and this is something that never used to happen before. Last edited by FacetiousKnave; 11-06-2022 at 08:58 AM.

11-06-2022, 09:17 AM	#5
FacetiousKnave Unconscionable Posts: 89 Karma: 25000 Join Date: Sep 2022 Location: Helsinki Device: Kindle	Yes, the only plugin I have installed is called "Find Duplicates". I have deleted Calibre and then reinstalled it, but the problem persists. I'm adding a screenshot to show how it looks after I open Calibre. As you can see, the "Jobs" windows opens automatically and is in the background. Moderator Notice To comply more with the forum guidelins I replaced the huge image with a half-sized version and added it as an attachment. Last edited by chaley; 11-06-2022 at 10:06 AM. Reason: Removed unnecessary spoiler tags

11-06-2022, 12:28 PM	#10
FacetiousKnave Unconscionable Posts: 89 Karma: 25000 Join Date: Sep 2022 Location: Helsinki Device: Kindle	Show or Hide Jobs shortcut: Option (or Alt) + Shift + J I set it to: None. Result, the same. Last edited by FacetiousKnave; 11-06-2022 at 12:30 PM.

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11-06-2022, 12:09 AM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,604 Karma: 28548974 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	what is the tasks window?

11-06-2022, 08:52 AM	#4
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,604 Karma: 28548974 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	thats definitely not normal. Do you have any third party calibre plugins installed?

11-06-2022, 09:23 AM	#6
FacetiousKnave Unconscionable Posts: 89 Karma: 25000 Join Date: Sep 2022 Location: Helsinki Device: Kindle	UPDATE: I have deleted the "Find Duplicates" plugin, but the "jobs" window stills open automatically.

11-06-2022, 10:22 AM	#7
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,604 Karma: 28548974 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Try running in debug mode and post the log (right click the preferences button and choose restart in debug mode)

11-06-2022, 11:54 AM	#9
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,604 Karma: 28548974 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Go to preferences->keyboard and check what you have set as the shortcut for "show/hide the jobs list"

11-06-2022, 09:01 PM	#11
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,604 Karma: 28548974 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Then I'm out of ideas, sorry. I thought maybe it was set to some keycode you were inadvertently pressing, but other than a keyboard shortcut and clicking the jobs button i know of nothing else in calibre that will cause that dialog to open by itself.

11-06-2022, 09:49 PM	#12
FacetiousKnave Unconscionable Posts: 89 Karma: 25000 Join Date: Sep 2022 Location: Helsinki Device: Kindle	No worries. Thank you very much for you help and time.

11-06-2022, 10:04 PM	#13
BetterRed null operator (he/him) Posts: 22,010 Karma: 30277294 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Sydney Australia Device: none	One could get the same behaviour in Windows with an Auto Hot Key script that sent Alt+Shift+J when a new main window was opened with 'calibre' in the title bar. There are several AHK like programs for MacOS. I suggest the OP do a Safe Boot ==>> Start up your Mac in safe mode - Apple Support (HK) BR

11-07-2022, 07:34 AM	#14
FacetiousKnave Unconscionable Posts: 89 Karma: 25000 Join Date: Sep 2022 Location: Helsinki Device: Kindle	Thanks, I’ll do that.

11-07-2022, 09:20 AM	#15
FacetiousKnave Unconscionable Posts: 89 Karma: 25000 Join Date: Sep 2022 Location: Helsinki Device: Kindle	After doing the safe boot, It did not make any difference, unfortunately. I've been researching but it seems that I am perhaps the only person experiencing this issue.