Field "author(s)" vanishes when attached to reader

DrChiper · 09-23-2011, 03:38 PM

Using calibre 0.8.17, I attached my PRS600 to download some files and saw suddenly a strange phenomen: for every entry, present on the e-reader as indicated by "On device", the value of field "Author(s)" was now gone.

Selecting such an entry did show highlighted the value again. Disconnecting the e-reader, and the author(s) field value re-appeared.

To be sure, I upgraded to calibre 0.8.20 and retested. Same behavior.

Not a real problem, but certainly strange behaviour.

kovidgoyal · 09-23-2011, 03:50 PM

Do you have a column coloring rule in place?

DrChiper · 09-23-2011, 04:10 PM

To my surprise, yes I have, for fields "on device" and "authors". A left over from expermenting with coloring in the past. When on-device true, authors to aliceblue.

That color is hardly visible, therefor my mistake.

Please ignore my stupidity.

09-23-2011, 03:38 PM	#1
DrChiper Bookish Posts: 907 Karma: 1803094 Join Date: Jun 2011 Device: PC, t1, t2, t3, aura 2 v1, clara HD, Libra 2, Nxtpaper 11	Field "author(s)" vanishes when attached to reader Using calibre 0.8.17, I attached my PRS600 to download some files and saw suddenly a strange phenomen: for every entry, present on the e-reader as indicated by "On device", the value of field "Author(s)" was now gone. Selecting such an entry did show highlighted the value again. Disconnecting the e-reader, and the author(s) field value re-appeared. To be sure, I upgraded to calibre 0.8.20 and retested. Same behavior. Not a real problem, but certainly strange behaviour. Attached Thumbnails

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09-23-2011, 03:50 PM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,844 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Do you have a column coloring rule in place?

09-23-2011, 04:10 PM	#3
DrChiper Bookish Posts: 907 Karma: 1803094 Join Date: Jun 2011 Device: PC, t1, t2, t3, aura 2 v1, clara HD, Libra 2, Nxtpaper 11	To my surprise, yes I have, for fields "on device" and "authors". A left over from expermenting with coloring in the past. When on-device true, authors to aliceblue. That color is hardly visible, therefor my mistake. Please ignore my stupidity.

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