bug - catalog window problem

HRR · 11-02-2017, 01:41 PM

I just installed Calibre version 3.11.1, and then tried to create a catalog of my books, as I do once a month. In the new version, the catalog creation 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. Help please, anyone.

kovidgoyal · 11-02-2017, 10:50 PM

What OS is this? ANd what format are you creating the catalog in? Resizing the window works fine on my machine.

HRR · 11-03-2017, 11:04 AM

My operating system is Windows 10 Pro, with all the latest updates. The default is format for catalog creation is mobi. I don't recall setting that, but it is what I want anyway.

A little more detail. In the main Catalog options page, attempts to resize the window just do nothing. If I switch to the E-book options page and try to do it, instead of nothing, or resizing, the Generating catalog window disappears entirely and the app freezes.

kovidgoyal · 11-03-2017, 11:22 AM

Strange. I can resize the window freely on my win10 machine with calibre 3.11.1, with either tab open. ANybody else experiencing this?

theducks · 11-03-2017, 11:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

Strange. I can resize the window freely on my win10 machine with calibre 3.11.1, with either tab open. ANybody else experiencing this?

Just tested.
Switched to Mobi: Applied: Test resize: good
Changed to Options tab. Resized: good

W10 pro x64 V3.11.1

Divingduck · 11-03-2017, 11:55 AM

works fine for me too.

HRR · 11-03-2017, 01:57 PM

Thanks for all the checking. So I am guessing it is an install glitch. Should I uninstall and reinstall? If so, how do I make sure I don't lose any data? Will I lose all settings within Calibre, or is there a way to save them?

theducks · 11-03-2017, 02:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HRR

Thanks for all the checking. So I am guessing it is an install glitch. Should I uninstall and reinstall? If so, how do I make sure I don't lose any data? Will I lose all settings within Calibre, or is there a way to save them?

Unistalls leave USER settings and libraries.

Do read the FAQ (copy/move/backup) for more info
But you are good to go, just grab a fresh download for the re-install

HRR · 11-03-2017, 02:22 PM

A little more info. I just checked various other preferences windows and every one I tried is readily resizable. It is only the Generate catalog windows that don't resize or freeze the app entirely. I also just tried a repair install. No change.

HRR · 11-03-2017, 02:38 PM

OK, here goes with uninstall/fresh install. I will report back.

HRR · 11-03-2017, 03:51 PM

Well, full uninstall, including registry, etc. Reboot. Fresh install. Automatically found all my data. Problem is back too, exactly as before. Any thoughts for a next step?

Terisa de morgan · 11-03-2017, 04:03 PM

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).

BetterRed · 11-03-2017, 05:32 PM

@HRR - which edition of calibre - 32bit, 64bit or Portable.

I ask because I've had window size problems with fresh installs of Portable, in my case some dialogue windows were huge (bigger than my 2560 × 1440 monitor with 125% text scaling) but I was able to resize them, and the new size 'stuck' - so no harm done.

Added : I think I might have had to resize one window with nirsoft's GUI Properties Tool because all window edges were beyond the screen edges (e.g. a 3000x2000 window centred)

BR

Terisa de morgan · 11-03-2017, 05:35 PM

Both 64bit and Portable (I cannot test 32bit). They are born with the proper size for showing all the configuration. The problem, in my case, is that there's too much configuration

HRR · 11-03-2017, 06:07 PM

Final report for now: Full uninstall and reinstall of version 3.11.1 a second time. Same result. Full uninstall and then install of version 3.11.0. Same result. Full uninstall and then install of version 3.10.0. I haven't checked out everything, but all seems just fine, and the specific bug is gone. Not sure what I may be missing in updates. Hopefully functions not applicable to me. I will try again when the next update is out. Thanks to all.

11-02-2017, 01:41 PM	#1
HRR Enthusiast Posts: 29 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Greenwood Village, Colorado,USA Device: iPad Air & iPad Pro	bug - catalog window problem I just installed Calibre version 3.11.1, and then tried to create a catalog of my books, as I do once a month. In the new version, the catalog creation 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. Help please, anyone.

11-03-2017, 05:32 PM	#13
BetterRed null operator (he/him) Posts: 20,572 Karma: 26954694 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Sydney Australia Device: none	@HRR - which edition of calibre - 32bit, 64bit or Portable. I ask because I've had window size problems with fresh installs of Portable, in my case some dialogue windows were huge (bigger than my 2560 × 1440 monitor with 125% text scaling) but I was able to resize them, and the new size 'stuck' - so no harm done. Added : I think I might have had to resize one window with nirsoft's GUI Properties Tool because all window edges were beyond the screen edges (e.g. a 3000x2000 window centred) BR Last edited by BetterRed; 11-03-2017 at 05:40 PM.

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11-02-2017, 10:50 PM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,860 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	What OS is this? ANd what format are you creating the catalog in? Resizing the window works fine on my machine.

11-03-2017, 11:04 AM	#3
HRR Enthusiast Posts: 29 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Greenwood Village, Colorado,USA Device: iPad Air & iPad Pro	My operating system is Windows 10 Pro, with all the latest updates. The default is format for catalog creation is mobi. I don't recall setting that, but it is what I want anyway. A little more detail. In the main Catalog options page, attempts to resize the window just do nothing. If I switch to the E-book options page and try to do it, instead of nothing, or resizing, the Generating catalog window disappears entirely and the app freezes.

11-03-2017, 11:22 AM	#4
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,860 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Strange. I can resize the window freely on my win10 machine with calibre 3.11.1, with either tab open. ANybody else experiencing this?

11-03-2017, 11:55 AM	#6
Divingduck Wizard Posts: 1,161 Karma: 1404241 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Germany Device: Sony PRS-650	works fine for me too.

11-03-2017, 01:57 PM	#7
HRR Enthusiast Posts: 29 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Greenwood Village, Colorado,USA Device: iPad Air & iPad Pro	Thanks for all the checking. So I am guessing it is an install glitch. Should I uninstall and reinstall? If so, how do I make sure I don't lose any data? Will I lose all settings within Calibre, or is there a way to save them?

11-03-2017, 02:22 PM	#9
HRR Enthusiast Posts: 29 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Greenwood Village, Colorado,USA Device: iPad Air & iPad Pro	A little more info. I just checked various other preferences windows and every one I tried is readily resizable. It is only the Generate catalog windows that don't resize or freeze the app entirely. I also just tried a repair install. No change.

11-03-2017, 02:38 PM	#10
HRR Enthusiast Posts: 29 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Greenwood Village, Colorado,USA Device: iPad Air & iPad Pro	OK, here goes with uninstall/fresh install. I will report back.

11-03-2017, 03:51 PM	#11
HRR Enthusiast Posts: 29 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Greenwood Village, Colorado,USA Device: iPad Air & iPad Pro	Well, full uninstall, including registry, etc. Reboot. Fresh install. Automatically found all my data. Problem is back too, exactly as before. Any thoughts for a next step?

11-03-2017, 04:03 PM	#12
Terisa de morgan Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,233 Karma: 11768331 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Madrid, Spain Device: Kobo Clara/Aura One/Forma,XiaoMI 5, iPad, Huawei MediaPad, YotaPhone 2	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).

11-03-2017, 05:35 PM	#14
Terisa de morgan Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,233 Karma: 11768331 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Madrid, Spain Device: Kobo Clara/Aura One/Forma,XiaoMI 5, iPad, Huawei MediaPad, YotaPhone 2	Both 64bit and Portable (I cannot test 32bit). They are born with the proper size for showing all the configuration. The problem, in my case, is that there's too much configuration

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11-03-2017, 06:07 PM	#15
HRR Enthusiast Posts: 29 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Greenwood Village, Colorado,USA Device: iPad Air & iPad Pro	Final report for now: Full uninstall and reinstall of version 3.11.1 a second time. Same result. Full uninstall and then install of version 3.11.0. Same result. Full uninstall and then install of version 3.10.0. I haven't checked out everything, but all seems just fine, and the specific bug is gone. Not sure what I may be missing in updates. Hopefully functions not applicable to me. I will try again when the next update is out. Thanks to all.