10-02-2013, 09:13 PM | #1 |
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I have lost my GUI (General User Interface) icon. All of Calibre Portable appears to still be there, but I can't find any way to access my library without the GUI icon. Can anyone help me with this? Thanks.
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10-02-2013, 10:02 PM | #2 |
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GUI - usually means Graphical User Interface, where do you usually see this icon, and what does it usually look like
This is the calibre icon you 'should' have on your desktop or in your dock, BR |
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If you're looking in the Calibre executables folder, try one level up, the portable launcher lives there.
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10-04-2013, 09:17 AM | #4 |
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I probably called the icon by the wrong name; however, the icon you show is exactly what I am missing. I closed the Calibre application and when I reopened it, the icon was gone. Any idea how I get it back? Thanks for your help.
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Except the issue may be moot because: Shortcuts depend on Consistent file path Locations Calibre portable is on drive G: onetime and J: (or any other letter for removable drives) another, depending on what storage is plugged in and USB slot you chose You can mitigate this by forcing the device to use a single drive letter from a range that will not be normally hit. I assigned the drive L: as I have a card reader, e-reader (also hard assigned P: Q |
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Calibre Portable | |- Calibre |- Calibre Settings |- Calibre Library In the Calibre folder live the regular Calibre executables and the main Calibre program that shows with the same icon as posted and with the name Calibre.exe Since however, you are using the portable version, you will need to use the excecutable that is located one level up in the folder Calibre Portable and that file is named calibre-portable.exe and uses the same icon as you lost. Just a hunch though, before you start digging and maybe getting lost. I assume you're trashbin icon is also on the desktop, might be worth to check if it did not accidentally ended up in there. (for that matter, check all of the folders you may have on your desktop) or simply do a search for calibre-portable. It might just be that you accidentally dragged the icon into a folder on your desktop (or even the trashbin) EDIT: Hmm...assumed that you were using the portable on your desktop computer, indeed if the program is actually located on an external drive that might possibly change drive letters when re-inserted, changes things a bit but that should not make the icon dissappear, at most it should become invalid but it should then still be there. Last edited by At_Libitum; 10-04-2013 at 09:38 AM. |
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The Icon will usually change because it is missing its source unless a local drive ICO file is referenced There is a copy of the Icon in resources\images in the Calibre Program folder |
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Can you confirm See attachment for suggestion BR Last edited by BetterRed; 10-04-2013 at 04:08 PM. |
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Thanks theducks and at_libitum for your suggestions. Yes, the icon is in the file theducks suggested; however, it is a .jpg image without an exe and is of no use. At_libitum, there are no exe files except the d/l file. I've found a work around by d/ling a new Calibre portable and then accessing my original library from it. I can't find any way to attach my original library to the new d/l. It's a pain to have to do this instead of directly opening the library. Does anyone know how to move a library from one Calibre portable to another and have it work? Thanks
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[QUOTE=BetterRed;2645539]@mzsfjv Aaah, from the highlighted phrase I assume it's not the icon you click to start Calibre, its the one you normally see in the Calibre icon bar when it starts
Can you confirm See attachment for suggestion BR[/QUOTE Thanks for your input. I guess I was replying to the other two when your's came in. No that isn't the icon I'm referring to, I only wish it were that simple. The icon I'm missing is the one you click to make the Calibre library open. Here's what I have when I click on Calibre Portable: Calibre Calibre Library Calibre Settings Beneath the Calibre settings there should be another icon where you click to open the library interface. That's what went away. Frustrating!!!! Last edited by mzsfjv; 10-04-2013 at 05:23 PM. |
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If so then I suggest you reinstall from the last update you downloaded to a scratch pad area and copy the exe from there into your calibre portable folder and then delete what's in the scratch pad. BR Last edited by BetterRed; 10-04-2013 at 08:59 PM. Reason: replaced picture with a better one |
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you're looking in the wrong place. that icon (the calibre-portable.exe file) is supposed to be located in Calibre Portable, not in the settings folder
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See my new picture in prior post and you'll get my drift BR |
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10-04-2013, 11:09 PM | #15 |
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Your exactly right. That's how mine looks, except it's just text and not the folder display, with no icon. I'll try your suggestion. Thanks a lot.
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