bug - catalog window problem

[kovidgoyal]

Originally Posted by Terisa de morgan

I think I've seen something like that. You can resize the windows only till the minimum size for including all the fields (no vertical or horizontal scroll), so, if according to the font size or the defined fields, it's very big, you cannot reduce it (no configuration window).

Yeah but this dialog has scroll bars. So that should not be the case.

[kovidgoyal]

This might help: https://github.com/kovidgoyal/calibr...73a0908ae4cafd

But I cannot be certain, as I cannot replicate the problem.

[Terisa de morgan]

Removed: Found it, sorry for asking before googling.

[Katja_hbg]

Originally Posted by HRR

...window is too big and I am not able to resize it. Trying to resize it doesn't work, the window disappears, and the program freezes....

I had the same behaviour with an early version of quick view which is solved by an update.
The reason of freezing was an error dialog in the middle of the screen waiting for an answer by me. But window was hidden in the background.
Using shift and tab walk through all windows and I could answer the error dialog. Also moving the quick view into a corner or link at the bottom before anything else, made the error dialog visible.

Of course I don't know whether that helps i.e. moving the catalog to the side before press create button. At least I like to mention my experience.

[HRR]

Been away for a few days. Answer to question in earlier post; I’m using 64 bit version. Re the change in the file to address the issue, I am a user, not a programmer, so forgive me if this is a dumb question. Where do I find that file, and how do I change it?

[BetterRed]

Originally Posted by HRR

Re the change in the file to address the issue, I am a user, not a programmer, so forgive me if this is a dumb question. Where do I find that file, and how do I change it?

The change Kovid posted, is incorporated into the latest release - 3.12.

BR

[HRR]

Aha. Thank you all, and especially Kovid. I will update to 3.12 and see what happens.

[HRR]

Installed 3.12 update. Now program does not freeze, and I can move the catalog creation window from side to side, or down, but there is no scroll bar and I cannot resize it so I cannot get to the bottom. Going back to 3.10. Thanks for trying. Please let me know if there is anything else I should try or anything I can send you that might help solve the problem.

[kovidgoyal]

Post a screenshot of your window with no scrollbars, that might tell me something.

[HRR]

Sorry, I already did an export, complete uninstall of 3.12, reinstall of 3.10, and import. All is back to normal. I’ll try the next update and post a screenshot if the problem is still there.

[HRR]

Fyi, 3.13 had the same issue. I obviously did not report it. I see we have 3.14 today. I will give it a shot, and report back, either with an "all is good" or a screen shot.

[HRR]

OK, 3.14 installed. Data imported. Same result. I can resize various windows, horizontal and vertical, and move them around. But, for the catalog option window I can only resize the width, within small range, but can't resize the height, or move the window. The E-book options window is the same. I can change the options for format to mobi, and that gives me a scroll bar, but I can't scroll to the bottom to complete and save.

As requested previously, I am attaching screenshots.

[BetterRed]

Looks like the window has been stretched so it doesn't need a vertical scroll bar, and then the bottom edge of the window has been pushed (via moving the window) beyond the bottom edge of the monitor.

Try pushing the top edge down (i.e to make the window shorter), the scroll should appear, then move the top edge of the window up towards the top edge of monitor.

BR

[HRR]

I agree. That is what it looks like. but I did not resize it. I cannot resize it or move it vertically, at all. I cannot move it down.

[BetterRed]

Originally Posted by HRR

I agree. That is what it looks like. but I did not resize it. I cannot resize it or move it vertically, at all. I cannot move it down.

• If you reduce the size of Preferences->Look and Feel->Interface font to something significantly smaller (like Segoe 9pt) you might be able to resize/move it into a state when you can regain control in your preferred interface font.
  
• Did we try stopping calibre, then renaming gui.json to something like gui.json.save, and then restarting calibre -- gui.json is where the screen geometry settings are kept.
  
• Are the Windows screen layout settings set to Recommended
  
  
  

BR