Out of the blue - 64bit taskbar icon stops combining - Page 3

AnotherCat · 09-22-2017, 01:59 AM

Yes, I voted last week, was walking past an early voting booth so did it then

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With Calibre 3.8 I continue to get the two icons (but didn't get the message box when installing).

BetterRed · 09-22-2017, 02:19 AM

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Originally Posted by AnotherCat

Yes, I voted last week, was walking past an early voting booth so did it then

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Why not vote every week - we're headed that way with optional non binding postal surveys

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Originally Posted by AnotherCat

With Calibre 3.8 I continue to get the two icons (but didn't get the message box when installing).

Shame, but Kovid wasn't very hopeful his changes would fix it -

BR

AnotherCat · 09-22-2017, 02:34 AM

You guys are allowed to vote over here as long as you have lived here continuously for 12 months, you don't even need a residents visa to do so - so maybe I could pretend to be you and get a second vote

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Don't we treat Oz's well

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BetterRed · 09-22-2017, 02:45 AM

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Originally Posted by AnotherCat

[ . . . ] but didn't get the message box when installing).

I restarted Windows just in case - still can't get the 2nd icon.

Quote:

Originally Posted by AnotherCat

You guys are allowed to vote over here as long as you have lived here continuously for 12 months, you don't even need a residents visa to do so - so maybe I could pretend to be you and get a second vote

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Don't we treat Oz's well

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But could an Aussie get to be the EnZed deputy Prime Minister

For non-antipodean's, the bloke who told Johnny Depp and Amber Rudd to get their dogs out of Australia pronto - is a bloody Kiwi, foreigners can't be Members of Parliament, let alone deputy PM

BR

MerlinMama · 09-22-2017, 03:02 AM

After installing Calibre 3.8, the icon in the taskbar is changed from the regular books icon, to something with a green lock on it. Is that supposed to happen? It also opened a separate icon, but I figure I'm going to unpin and repin at some point so am waiting for now.

Oops, looking closer, it's not a green lock LOL. Sorry about that...

kovidgoyal · 09-22-2017, 03:24 AM

THere is no change to the icon. The only change is that if you have pinned it previously you will get two, so you need to unpin and repin.

AnotherCat · 09-22-2017, 03:28 AM

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Originally Posted by BetterRed

... But could an Aussie get to be the EnZed deputy PM

Yes, we aren't very fussy

. You do have to be a citizen though - dual citizenship is fine here (unlike some places :-) ).

MerlinMama · 09-22-2017, 04:30 AM

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Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

THere is no change to the icon. The only change is that if you have pinned it previously you will get two, so you need to unpin and repin.

As you can see from the attached image, the two icons (old and new) are different, which is why I asked if it was supposed to change.

I had Calibre closed when I unpinned the old one, and when I opened Calibre, it showed the 'changed' icon. When I pinned it, it returned to the 'original' one.

kovidgoyal · 09-22-2017, 04:38 AM

Your picture isn't very clear, but I'd guess it is because you are using a custom icon theme for calibre. When you pin it it uses the icon from the exe file which is unaffected by thmeing. When it is unpinned the icon comes fro the window icon which is affected by themeing.

JSWolf · 09-22-2017, 05:35 AM

I've figured out what the problem is. If you pin the Calibre icon to the taskbar using the icon that's there while Calibre is running, you won't see two icons. You will only ever see one icon. But, if you right click the Calibre icon from the desktop and select pin to taskbar from there, it will work.

When you pin from the icon when the program is running, it uses the same icon. When you pin from the desktop, it uses two different icons. Problem solved.

BetterRed · 09-22-2017, 05:41 AM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

I've figured out what the problem is. If you pin the Calibre icon to the taskbar using the icon that's there while Calibre is running, you won't see two icons. You will only ever see one icon. But, if you right click the Calibre icon from the desktop and select pin to taskbar from there, it will work.

When you pin from the icon when the program is running, it uses the same icon. When you pin from the desktop, it uses two different icons. Problem solved.

Balderdash - did you actually read the thread!

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Originally Posted by BetterRed

[ . . .] I'm referring to the one that requires a running instance of the program to be pinned from within the task bar itself, rather than using the 'Pin to Taskbar' option from the Start Menu. [ . . . ]

BR

JSWolf · 09-22-2017, 05:58 AM

When I have the running Calibre's icon pinned to the taskbar, I do see it highlighted when it's the active window. Control-R to rerun Calibre, I don't see a second icon.

AnotherCat · 09-22-2017, 04:39 PM

JSWolf:

Yes that corrected it for me. Even after installing Calibre 3.8 and unpinning then repinning the button to the taskbar (as it happens I did that from the Start menu with Calibre not running) I still got two buttons.

But if I unpin it then pin it from the running instance of the button on the taskbar while Calibre is running (started from the Start menu) the issue seems to have gone

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JSWolf · 09-22-2017, 07:37 PM

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Originally Posted by AnotherCat

JSWolf:

Yes that corrected it for me. Even after installing Calibre 3.8 and unpinning then repinning the button to the taskbar (as it happens I did that from the Start menu with Calibre not running) I still got two buttons.

But if I unpin it then pin it from the running instance of the button on the taskbar while Calibre is running (started from the Start menu) the issue seems to have gone

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I think I've figured out what's going on. When you pin the icon using an icon from the desktop, it's not the same icon as the one you see when it's running. So on the taskbar, you get two icons because they are different. When you pin the icon that's on the taskbar while Calibre is running, you only get one icon because it's the icon for when Calibre is running.

It can be a bit confusing because they look like the same icon.

BetterRed · 09-22-2017, 11:14 PM

@KovidGoyal - now I know AnotherCat and Terisa de Morgan have also experienced this oddity - intermittently - and that it occurs with other programs - intermittently - I am not so concerned about this problem.

Given its only an appearance issue, and that it only affects people with my particular sensibilities, I suggest we leave it in limbo.

FWIW 64 bit 3.8 has been working fine - started and restarted it a few times since I installed it yesterday, no 2nd icons. - certainly is a weird one.

I had a quick browse at the Tracker and Evernote forums to see if there were any similar reports, nothing at Tracker, saw a similar report at Evernote but that forum has dozens of 'works for me' merchants, hence the reporter said he/she would take the issue up via an EN Premium Support Ticket.

BR

09-22-2017, 03:02 AM	#35
MerlinMama Evangelist Posts: 482 Karma: 32554 Join Date: May 2014 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Sage	After installing Calibre 3.8, the icon in the taskbar is changed from the regular books icon, to something with a green lock on it. Is that supposed to happen? It also opened a separate icon, but I figure I'm going to unpin and repin at some point so am waiting for now. Oops, looking closer, it's not a green lock LOL. Sorry about that... Last edited by MerlinMama; 09-22-2017 at 03:03 AM. Reason: Mistake

09-22-2017, 04:39 PM	#43
AnotherCat .... Posts: 1,547 Karma: 18068960 Join Date: May 2012 Device: ....	JSWolf: Yes that corrected it for me. Even after installing Calibre 3.8 and unpinning then repinning the button to the taskbar (as it happens I did that from the Start menu with Calibre not running) I still got two buttons. But if I unpin it then pin it from the running instance of the button on the taskbar while Calibre is running (started from the Start menu) the issue seems to have gone . Last edited by AnotherCat; 09-22-2017 at 04:41 PM.

09-22-2017, 11:14 PM	#45
BetterRed null operator (he/him) Posts: 20,567 Karma: 26954694 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Sydney Australia Device: none	@KovidGoyal - now I know AnotherCat and Terisa de Morgan have also experienced this oddity - intermittently - and that it occurs with other programs - intermittently - I am not so concerned about this problem. Given its only an appearance issue, and that it only affects people with my particular sensibilities, I suggest we leave it in limbo. FWIW 64 bit 3.8 has been working fine - started and restarted it a few times since I installed it yesterday, no 2nd icons. - certainly is a weird one. I had a quick browse at the Tracker and Evernote forums to see if there were any similar reports, nothing at Tracker, saw a similar report at Evernote but that forum has dozens of 'works for me' merchants, hence the reporter said he/she would take the issue up via an EN Premium Support Ticket. BR Last edited by BetterRed; 09-23-2017 at 12:18 AM.

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09-22-2017, 01:59 AM	#31
AnotherCat .... Posts: 1,547 Karma: 18068960 Join Date: May 2012 Device: ....	Yes, I voted last week, was walking past an early voting booth so did it then . With Calibre 3.8 I continue to get the two icons (but didn't get the message box when installing).

09-22-2017, 02:34 AM	#33
AnotherCat .... Posts: 1,547 Karma: 18068960 Join Date: May 2012 Device: ....	You guys are allowed to vote over here as long as you have lived here continuously for 12 months, you don't even need a residents visa to do so - so maybe I could pretend to be you and get a second vote . Don't we treat Oz's well .

09-22-2017, 03:24 AM	#36
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,852 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	THere is no change to the icon. The only change is that if you have pinned it previously you will get two, so you need to unpin and repin.

09-22-2017, 04:38 AM	#39
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,852 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Your picture isn't very clear, but I'd guess it is because you are using a custom icon theme for calibre. When you pin it it uses the icon from the exe file which is unaffected by thmeing. When it is unpinned the icon comes fro the window icon which is affected by themeing.

09-22-2017, 05:35 AM	#40
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 73,957 Karma: 128903250 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	I've figured out what the problem is. If you pin the Calibre icon to the taskbar using the icon that's there while Calibre is running, you won't see two icons. You will only ever see one icon. But, if you right click the Calibre icon from the desktop and select pin to taskbar from there, it will work. When you pin from the icon when the program is running, it uses the same icon. When you pin from the desktop, it uses two different icons. Problem solved.

09-22-2017, 05:58 AM	#42
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 73,957 Karma: 128903250 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	When I have the running Calibre's icon pinned to the taskbar, I do see it highlighted when it's the active window. Control-R to rerun Calibre, I don't see a second icon.

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