4.0 version Calibre update? Terrible - Page 4

JSWolf · 11-28-2019, 01:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Arro

I got the toolbar back. It's really just a personal preference. I was comfortable with and used to the old viewer. Is there some way to make the % read in the bottom right go away? It makes me feel like I'm taking an exam or something...

Thanks!

Yes, you can remove the % from being displayed. Preferences > Headers and footers You can turn off the footers or change them.

Arro · 11-28-2019, 01:41 PM

Also [esc] doesn't toggle out of full screen mode for me or doesn't seem to. In fairness though, I didn't play around with the new viewer for very long.

JSWolf · 11-28-2019, 01:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Arro

Also [esc] doesn't toggle out of full screen mode for me or doesn't seem to. In fairness though, I didn't play around with the new viewer for very long.

By default, F11 toggles fullscreen on and off. Go to Preferences > Keyboard shortcuts to see how the keyboard shortcuts are defined. There's no reason any longer to use the old viewer since Calibre 4.4.

Katja_hbg · 11-28-2019, 01:52 PM

On top the toolbar is better than before. Now I can select the function I often use and decide about their order. Perfect.

BetterRed · 11-28-2019, 03:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Katja_hbg

On top the toolbar is better than before. Now I can select the function I often use and decide about their order. Perfect.

And… you can toggle show/hide the toolbar with Ctrl/F11 (same as old viewer). When I'm looking at a book I like to have the toolbar, but if I'm reading a book I don't… no idea why?

IMO, apart from Search, the new viewer is now as good or better than the old viewer. Kovid is working on improvements to Search. What I miss most is history.

BR

theducks · 11-28-2019, 04:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Arro

I got the toolbar back. It's really just a personal preference. I was comfortable with and used to the old viewer. Is there some way to make the % read in the bottom right go away? It makes me feel like I'm taking an exam or something...

Thanks!

Yes!

(Look at the Footer settings

)
EDIT

Shoulda checked the next page of replies

thylocene · 11-30-2019, 10:03 PM

Hi Kovid,

Firstly, at the outset, I would like to say that Caibre is a wonderful product but it is beginning to show its age in terms look and feel. Secondly I think that the latest version is a step backwards especially with the book reader. I have actually uninstalled version 4 and have gone back to version 3 because is so buggy. The main issue that I have with it is that it does not play well with mixed DPI. I have a laptop with an attached high resolution monitor. Opening the reader on the monitor displays no content at all. I can drag the window back to the laptop and all is good again. I was also dependent on a text-speech plugin (I am visually impaired) that no longer works with the new reader. I had at one stage used MS edge as my reader but it looks like Microsoft will drop epub support going forward. An ideal solution would be built-in support for text to speech. In fact more support for assistive features.

pghaworth · 12-06-2019, 08:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Arro

Also [esc] doesn't toggle out of full screen mode for me or doesn't seem to. In fairness though, I didn't play around with the new viewer for very long.

personally, I don't like the new viewer as much as the previous viewer. I was in shock and kept closing it to get away from it lol. that said, I have started to adapt to it and that's a word I don't use easily.

pghaworth · 12-06-2019, 08:50 PM

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Originally Posted by BetterRed

And… you can toggle show/hide the toolbar with Ctrl/F11 (same as old viewer). When I'm looking at a book I like to have the toolbar, but if I'm reading a book I don't… no idea why?

IMO, apart from Search, the new viewer is now as good or better than the old viewer. Kovid is working on improvements to Search. What I miss most is history.

BR

can you stickie it like the old viewer? I need quick access to it at all times. that's my biggest issue.

pghaworth · 12-06-2019, 08:51 PM

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Originally Posted by pghaworth

can you stickie it like the old viewer? I need quick access to it at all times. that's my biggest issue.

I am in the middle of a book with page by page bookmarks and I have no idea where I am now.

BetterRed · 12-06-2019, 10:56 PM

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Originally Posted by pghaworth

can you stickie it like the old viewer? I need quick access to it at all times. that's my biggest issue.

Stick it where? What OS.

BR

pghaworth · 12-06-2019, 11:04 PM

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Originally Posted by BetterRed

Stick it where? What OS.

BR

you have to forgive me, I had a glass of cognac since I posted that and this hit my funny bone. no offense meant.

like to the viewer window on the left like the old version, so that the settings, navigation, bookmark stuff, font stuff, etc. stay visible instead of having to right mouse to see it every time.

windows (unfortunately) 10 (even more unfortunate) Pro (the worst)

BetterRed · 12-06-2019, 11:43 PM

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Originally Posted by pghaworth

like to the viewer window on the left like the old version, so that the settings, navigation, bookmark stuff, font stuff, etc. stay visible instead of having to right mouse to see it every time.

windows (unfortunately) 10 (even more unfortunate) Pro (the worst)

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Put more water in the brandy and look in Viewer->Preferences->Miscellaneous.

BR

pghaworth · 12-07-2019, 12:03 AM

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Originally Posted by BetterRed

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Put more water in the brandy and look in Viewer->Preferences->Miscellaneous.

BR

no water in cognac, ever. it's not brandy, and that's not the way it's consumed since it's consumed slowly and not in large quantities as with something you need to put water. forgive me for having a bit of enjoyment after my work, won't you.

I asked because, been there, done that before tonight, more than once, and don't see what I need. if I'm tired and blind then so be it.

there is no option at all for that. is there another way to do it? if it had been there I would have already taken care of it and wouldn't have asked. thanks.

pghaworth · 12-07-2019, 12:05 AM

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Originally Posted by BetterRed

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...look in Viewer->Preferences->Miscellaneous.

BR

mine also looks nothing like yours, though it did before the update to 4.0 which is why I asked a simple, friendly question.

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11-28-2019, 01:41 PM	#47
Arro Member Posts: 15 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2016 Device: None	Also [esc] doesn't toggle out of full screen mode for me or doesn't seem to. In fairness though, I didn't play around with the new viewer for very long.

11-28-2019, 01:52 PM	#49
Katja_hbg Groupie Posts: 183 Karma: 158116 Join Date: Oct 2015 Device: Kobo Glo HD (landscape), Kobo Aura One	On top the toolbar is better than before. Now I can select the function I often use and decide about their order. Perfect.

11-30-2019, 10:03 PM	#52
thylocene Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2019 Device: PC	Hi Kovid, Firstly, at the outset, I would like to say that Caibre is a wonderful product but it is beginning to show its age in terms look and feel. Secondly I think that the latest version is a step backwards especially with the book reader. I have actually uninstalled version 4 and have gone back to version 3 because is so buggy. The main issue that I have with it is that it does not play well with mixed DPI. I have a laptop with an attached high resolution monitor. Opening the reader on the monitor displays no content at all. I can drag the window back to the laptop and all is good again. I was also dependent on a text-speech plugin (I am visually impaired) that no longer works with the new reader. I had at one stage used MS edge as my reader but it looks like Microsoft will drop epub support going forward. An ideal solution would be built-in support for text to speech. In fact more support for assistive features.

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