Read-Only copy of the viewer

NatLibAus · 12-11-2016, 11:07 PM

Hi everyone,

I'm writing from the NLA:

http://www.nla.gov.au

We have a need for just the viewer component of Calibre (ebook-viewer.exe) for in-house viewing of works that are under various restrictions. I'd like to disable all and any export/saving functions, but I can't find a way in the tweaks to do this.

I grabbed a copy of the source (ever optimistic) and ran through the instructions here:

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=251201

... only to find that "You cannot build the Calibre project you have just created".

So before I create a linux dev environment, is there an easier way to completely disable the export functions of the viewer? Ideally any export/save/upload/convert icons and options should be removed. Failing this, can anyone suggest an alternative viewer to Calibre for ebub and mobi formats?

Thanks in advance,

NLA-IT

kovidgoyal · 12-11-2016, 11:12 PM

Umm there are no export/save/convert/etc icons in the viewer. There is a print to pdf button and copy to clipboard function, both of which should be trivial to disable.

And setting up a calibre development environment is trivial, instructions for it are in the User Manual.

NatLibAus · 12-11-2016, 11:18 PM

Thanks for responding so quickly Kovid,

Getting rid of the print to PDF would make me happy, yes. What do I need to do to remove the button?

Thanks,

NLA-IT

kovidgoyal · 12-11-2016, 11:56 PM

Find the QAction that corresponds to printing and disable it. Look in gui2/viewer/*.py

12-11-2016, 11:07 PM	#1
NatLibAus Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2016 Device: Windows PC	Read-Only copy of the viewer Hi everyone, I'm writing from the NLA: http://www.nla.gov.au We have a need for just the viewer component of Calibre (ebook-viewer.exe) for in-house viewing of works that are under various restrictions. I'd like to disable all and any export/saving functions, but I can't find a way in the tweaks to do this. I grabbed a copy of the source (ever optimistic) and ran through the instructions here: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=251201 ... only to find that "You cannot build the Calibre project you have just created". So before I create a linux dev environment, is there an easier way to completely disable the export functions of the viewer? Ideally any export/save/upload/convert icons and options should be removed. Failing this, can anyone suggest an alternative viewer to Calibre for ebub and mobi formats? Thanks in advance, NLA-IT

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12-11-2016, 11:12 PM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,858 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Umm there are no export/save/convert/etc icons in the viewer. There is a print to pdf button and copy to clipboard function, both of which should be trivial to disable. And setting up a calibre development environment is trivial, instructions for it are in the User Manual.

12-11-2016, 11:18 PM	#3
NatLibAus Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2016 Device: Windows PC	Thanks for responding so quickly Kovid, Getting rid of the print to PDF would make me happy, yes. What do I need to do to remove the button? Thanks, NLA-IT

12-11-2016, 11:56 PM	#4
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,858 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Find the QAction that corresponds to printing and disable it. Look in gui2/viewer/*.py