05-27-2018, 07:28 PM | #1 |
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Minor Request about Calibre Version Management
When I open the Calibre app (Win10, 64 bit) it very nicely tells me that a new version is available.
I like to stay current, so I always take the opportunity to update So using v3.23 it let me know that v3.24 is released However, it only seems to notify me when it's a 'second level' release, like v3.23 --> v3.24, but not for a 'third level' release like v3.24 --> v3.24.2 I only found about the quick .2 bug fix by reading the forums Would it possible to notify the user should there be a 'third level' version release? Thanks Last edited by phossler; 05-27-2018 at 07:44 PM. |
05-27-2018, 09:38 PM | #2 |
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What is interesting is 3.24.1 is what is showing on the RSS feed, not 3.24.2
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05-27-2018, 09:58 PM | #3 |
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05-28-2018, 12:47 AM | #4 |
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That's deliberate. point-point releases are deliberately not notified, because they are meant to fix only small bugs that affect only a small subset of calibre functionality. As such I dont want to spam all calibre users with so many update notifications.
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05-28-2018, 10:12 AM | #5 | |
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To my fuzzy recollection, there's been very few point-point updates, so it hasn't been a really big deal, but 3.24 did have 2 Maybe set a flag that says "Last Update Notification = 3.24.2" and don't show it until the next one (i.e. 3.24.3 or 3.25) Either way, I can live with it Thanks |
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06-01-2018, 11:28 AM | #6 | |
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On the other hand, if I install 3.x and then find there's a bug, being told that a bugfix release 3.x.1 or 3.x.2 is available is important to me. Otherwise I (and others) end up spamming the forums unnecessarily. (And if I were interested in staying on the bleeding edge, not being notified about updates won't help me do that either.) Last edited by Phssthpok; 06-01-2018 at 11:43 AM. |
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06-02-2018, 08:16 AM | #7 |
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And a further point: I have seen update notifications for 3.x.1 releases in the past, shortly after 3.x.0, because I was still on an earlier version. At the moment there is a message in the bottom right of my Calibre window saying "Update found: 3.25.0". Presumably I will also be notified if 3.25.1 is released -- but anyone who already upgraded to 3.25.0 won't be notified. This seems ridiculous to me.
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https://github.com/kovidgoyal/calibr...0d8ad4a69ac1c2 |
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06-04-2018, 09:05 AM | #9 |
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@kovid --
I read the comments on the patch, and tried to follow the code but didn't understand it (my fault, not the code's) Does this mean that if I'm on version … a. … 3.24.0 then I'll get a notification that 3.25.1 if available (I think yes) but b. … 3.25.0 then I'll NOT get a notification that 3.25.1 if available? |
06-04-2018, 09:47 AM | #10 |
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it means that you will get only one popup notification per X.XX release, regardless of what version you are on.
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06-08-2018, 03:43 AM | #11 |
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So as I understand it, this means that I will no longer be notified of ANY minor version updates, rather than (as at present) being notified about minor version updates to major versions I haven't yet installed? I'd prefer to be notified of ALL updates -- minor updates don't happen very often, after all.
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06-08-2018, 04:43 AM | #12 |
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yes you will never be notified of minor updates. And no, that is not going to change.
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