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Old 08-16-2007, 11:17 PM   #76
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v0.3.96 is on its way to the servers
It has a new dialog for GUI based format conversion. The dialog itself is fully functional, but clicking OK doesn't do anything. So if you have comments on the dialog design, now's the time.

linux users need to install mechanize and ClientForm. THe wiki has instructions for the various distros.

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Old 08-17-2007, 07:45 AM   #77
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On the Mac, the application crashes right after entering your NYT password and username.


Amazing work none the less.

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Old 08-17-2007, 02:25 PM   #78
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Hmm works for me on the Mac. What error do you get?

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On the Mac, the application crashes right after entering your NYT password and username.


Amazing work none the less.

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Old 08-17-2007, 03:09 PM   #79
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Bus error


It worked once if I moved my library db and let libprs500 create a new one. Also, when I restart libprs500 it shows my password as my username.

BTW, does libprs500 actually embed the entire contents of added ebooks into the library1.db file?

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Old 08-17-2007, 04:37 PM   #80
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yes it does.
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Old 08-17-2007, 05:09 PM   #81
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Pleases to upload new version!

I'm dying without it here. Ungh.
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Old 08-17-2007, 05:24 PM   #82
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it's already uploaded.
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Old 08-17-2007, 05:27 PM   #83
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hmm i'm stumped. the version of pyqt being used in libprs500 is obviously linked to a pre 4.3.0 qt. I don't see how though. try checking out libprs500 svn https://libprs500.kovidgoyal.net/wiki/Development
(delete the libprs500 .egg file from /usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages first)
Well, just tried to run Eric4 and got a QScintilla error, so after a bit of searching around, re-installed PyQT4.3 and that seems to have fixed the gui. No longer am I getting the exceptions when I click add books (oh, and eric4 works too). Most odd.

Now just have to decide when to upgrade to the new version........
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Old 08-17-2007, 10:34 PM   #84
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Not sure if it's just me, but I got this error while trying to fetch the BBC rss feed tonight.

unpack requires a string argument of length 6
Detailed traceback:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "build/bdist.linux-i686/egg/libprs500/gui2/main.py", line 503, in news_fetched
File "build/bdist.linux-i686/egg/libprs500/gui2/main.py", line 273, in _add_books
File "build/bdist.linux-i686/egg/libprs500/ebooks/metadata/meta.py", line 24, in get_metadata
File "build/bdist.linux-i686/egg/libprs500/ebooks/lrf/meta.py", line 256, in get_metadata
File "build/bdist.linux-i686/egg/libprs500/ebooks/lrf/meta.py", line 475, in __init__
File "build/bdist.linux-i686/egg/libprs500/ebooks/lrf/meta.py", line 76, in __get__
File "build/bdist.linux-i686/egg/libprs500/ebooks/lrf/meta.py", line 343, in restore_pos
File "build/bdist.linux-i686/egg/libprs500/ebooks/lrf/meta.py", line 519, in unpack
File "struct.py", line 87, in unpack
return o.unpack(s)
error: unpack requires a string argument of length 6
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Old 08-17-2007, 11:24 PM   #85
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Bug. Will be fixed in next version.
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Old 08-18-2007, 10:43 AM   #86
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Problems with libprs500

I'm a new Sony eReader owner and was glad to find libprs500 as an alternative to the clunky CONNECT software. After using it for a few days, however, I've found it to be almost useless.

Initially, I used html2lrf to convert ebooks. When dragging and dropping my newly created lrf files from the Library to the Reader, I would always get an error message. The book ended up on the device, but the error message was still there. Regretfully, I did not copy the error messages to post here, but they made references to specific lines of code in the program.

After I discovered Book Designer, I started to use BD exclusively for converting my ebooks. When trying to transfer BD-created lrf's (either self-made or downloaded from the ebooks section) to my eReader, libprs500 did not want to comply. The error message this time told me that the book I was transferring was already on the device (which I assure you, it was not). At first, this didn't bother me because the books still somehow ended up on the device. This morning, however, libprs500 gives me the same error, without the benefit of my books actually getting where I wanted them to go.

Besides the above mentioned issues, I've found that libprs500 needs to be closed and opened repeatedly just to refresh the Library and eReader lists for newly transferred books.

Although I love the idea behind libprs500 in concept (a much simpler method of moving books around than CONNECT), I have found too many problems with the program for it to be useful to me. It's unfortunate, but I will be uninstalling libprs500 and going back to CONNECT so I can get some new books on my eReader already!

Are there any other programs available for transferring ebooks or is CONNECT the only other alternative?
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Old 08-18-2007, 04:53 PM   #88
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You should switch to using the beta gui of libprs500. The old GUI has a lot of bugs on non linux platforms. See the thread in the reader developer's section. Its a sticky. And if you find problems, report them preferably with detailed error messages so they can be fixed.
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Old 08-18-2007, 06:40 PM   #89
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The installation file I used was: libprs500-0.3.95.exe

Is that not the beta GUI? I just downloaded it for the first time about 3-4 days ago and I've never had any other installation of libprs500.

I apologize for not holding onto the error messages I had before. If I ever decide to give libprs500 another shot, I'll be sure to post them on this forum. To be honest though, I think I'd rather wait for a newer release before trying the current one again.
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The installation file I used was: libprs500-0.3.95.exe

Is that not the beta GUI? I just downloaded it for the first time about 3-4 days ago and I've never had any other installation of libprs500.

I apologize for not holding onto the error messages I had before. If I ever decide to give libprs500 another shot, I'll be sure to post them on this forum. To be honest though, I think I'd rather wait for a newer release before trying the current one again.
Since your version is now out of date, the solution is to download the 0.3.99 version and have a go at that one and then see what happens.
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