Call for testers

[wheels2040]

Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

Delete the library folder and the calibre settings folder (it is a folder named calibre containing the files dynamic.pickle and global.py) Then put library1.db in its correct place and run the GUI

unable to locate these files. I am on OSX

[wheels2040]

nevermind. I figured it out. Worked perfect. thanks

[ddavtian]

Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

@ddavtian

Seems to be something in your OS that's interfering. Let me know if the reboot fixes it

Kovid, here is the latest:
I restarted the computer (XP with SP3, Media Center), beta did not start (not calibre, not calibre-debug), windows errors about illegal operation.
Debugger gave this:
Couldn't resolve property: linearGradient5167

I uninstalled the beta, installed 0.4.83, calibre started successfully, I downloaded few news feeds. Then I uninstalled it, installed beta again, restart the computer. The same problem, could not start it.

Now back to 0.4.83 which works fine on this computer.

I do not have anything in my library, deleted before starting the installation.


I hope somehow to be useful in this testing. Not sure if this is my computer's problem.

[kovidgoyal]

@ddavtian try version 0.4.84b4

[pilotbob]

OK,

Installed on my Mac (10.5.4).

First, it asked me where to put the files. I created a folder in my home directory named calibre. It is putting the files there, but it put the db folder in my home directory.

Second, is there a way to import a "save-to-disk" folder for a previous version?

Third... there is a setting about what version to do a "single file save" with. I choose mobi. However, the save to disk drop down still says "save only LRF to disk"... I was assuming this would change to say "save only mobi to disk".

When I first ran the app the grid was compressed. The columns were not very wide. When I expand the full window the grid columns don't get wider either. When I sorted on the Title the columns seemed to adjust based on the data... I kind of expected to get that right up front.

I "added" a bunch of books. Mostly the free TOR books from the giveaway. Many of them show the author name in the title column. Is this bad metadata in the book file or a bug, I'm not sure.

Browse books by covers... the image does not expand the full width of the coverflow area when I have the window wide.

A suggestion on the icons... Put the two in the bottom right corner up in the top tool bar. Get rid of the bottom left area and add a view where the cover shows as the first column of the grid. So, you could have three grid view modes, list, list w/ covers (maybe call this bookshelf) and coverflow. This is sort of how mac finder has 4 views.

Can the coverflow view have a scroll bar like the mac coverflow view does in finder.

Another question... I don't see a way to organize the list of books in a folder type view... I thought you said in a previous message that this already existed... maybe you misunderstood me or I you. Can you point me on doc on how to organize the books in the GUI?

Ok... some are bugs, some suggestions, some questions... hope this helps.

BOb

[pilotbob]

One other issue. Pressing the "close" button on the calibre window closes the app rather than just the window. This is different than most Mac apps work.

Also, the calibre menu should have a "Preferences..." item which brings up the configuration dialog.

BOb

[kovidgoyal]

Originally Posted by pilotbob

OK,

Installed on my Mac (10.5.4).

First, it asked me where to put the files. I created a folder in my home directory named calibre. It is putting the files there, but it put the db folder in my home directory.

That is an artifact of the upgrade proces, library1.db can be deleted once the books are all migrated.

Second, is there a way to import a "save-to-disk" folder for a previous version?

Click the arrow next to the add books button.

Third... there is a setting about what version to do a "single file save" with. I choose mobi. However, the save to disk drop down still says "save only LRF to disk"... I was assuming this would change to say "save only mobi to disk".

needs a restart to change

When I first ran the app the grid was compressed. The columns were not very wide. When I expand the full window the grid columns don't get wider either. When I sorted on the Title the columns seemed to adjust based on the data... I kind of expected to get that right up front.

This is also an artifact of the upgrade process. On future restarts, it will remember your preferred column widths. It does not adjust widths on window resize as typically, there is too much data to fit into the window any way, so it allows the user to specify their preferred column widths.

I "added" a bunch of books. Mostly the free TOR books from the giveaway. Many of them show the author name in the title column. Is this bad metadata in the book file or a bug, I'm not sure.

When books dont have metadata it falls back to guessing from the filename. Sometimes it gets it wrong.

Browse books by covers... the image does not expand the full width of the coverflow area when I have the window wide.

Expanding would not make much sense, since to preserve aspect ration the height would also have to increase and there isn't enough space

A suggestion on the icons... Put the two in the bottom right corner up in the top tool bar. Get rid of the bottom left area and add a view where the cover shows as the first column of the grid. So, you could have three grid view modes, list, list w/ covers (maybe call this bookshelf) and coverflow. This is sort of how mac finder has 4 views.

Can the coverflow view have a scroll bar like the mac coverflow view does in finder.

Having a bookshel browsing mode is a possibility, but it's way down on my priority list

Another question... I don't see a way to organize the list of books in a folder type view... I thought you said in a previous message that this already existed... maybe you misunderstood me or I you. Can you point me on doc on how to organize the books in the GUI?

Ok... some are bugs, some suggestions, some questions... hope this helps.

BOb

calibre uses a tags system. The tags are not hierarchical. If you add tags to books and them enter the tags in the search bar the view is automatically filtered to only include books with those tags. if you think about it this is far superior to having hierarchical tags (i.e. folders).

[pilotbob]

OK... gotcha on everything. Sounds good. I also have the font issue mentioned in the other thread.

Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

That is an artifact of the upgrade proces, library1.db can be deleted once the books are all migrated.

This is not an upgrade. This is the first time I have ever run calibre on my Mac. However, I did delete the file and all is fine. Perhaps you could have calibre do this automatically.

BOb

[pilotbob]

Get the following error when I try to save to disk:

argument 1 must be string or read-only buffer, not None
Detailed traceback:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/Applications/calibre.app/Contents/Resources/main.py", line 728, in save_to_disk
File "calibre/gui2/library.pyo", line 154, in save_to_disk
File "calibre/library/database.pyo", line 1424, in export_to_dir
TypeError: argument 1 must be string or read-only buffer, not None

Get the following error when I try to edit the metadata for one of my books:

expected a character buffer object
Detailed traceback:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "calibre/gui2/dialogs/metadata_single.pyo", line 325, in accept
File "calibre/library/database2.pyo", line 441, in set_title
File "calibre/library/database2.pyo", line 284, in set_path
TypeError: expected a character buffer object


Also, calibre seems to leave folders around. For example, when I first imputed the books Rifiens Choice I am guessing was the author's name of the book. Once I changed the authors name the ebook was moved to the folder under the author... but the refiens choice folder remains. I see this with a few other books too.

BOb

[kovidgoyal]

@pilotbob: what version are you using b3 or b4?

[ddavtian]

Kovid, new beta fixed my problems (XP, SP3). Calibre started without any problem, I downloaded few random feeds, all good.

Thanks,
David
P.S. BusinessWeek didn't work, it never worked in release versions either.

[coljoe]

XP SP3, Calibre b5
Works but debug says

Couldn't resolve property: linearGradient5167

Iff you change the name of a book from lower to upper case, the book folder gets deleted.
name of book to Name Of Book results in no book

[pilotbob]

Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

@pilotbob: what version are you using b3 or b4?

I am using b4.

[kovidgoyal]

Originally Posted by coljoe

XP SP3, Calibre b5
Works but debug says


Iff you change the name of a book from lower to upper case, the book folder gets deleted.
name of book to Name Of Book results in no book

Will be fixed in 0.4.84b6 which should be released in a couple of hours.

[kovidgoyal]

Originally Posted by pilotbob

I am using b4.

Try b6 which should be released in a little bit.