Beta testing calibre 4 - Page 3

DoctorOhh · 09-09-2019, 08:03 AM

Update: Found preferences with a simple right click.

I must be blind, how do I access the viewer preferences? Also my previous preferences loaded a local file for the background. So now I get the below error when I try to view a book. I would love to alter the background as required once I figure out where the viewer preferences are located.

calibre, version 3.99.1
ERROR: Unhandled error: There was an unhandled error: Not allowed to load local resource: file:///C:/bigback.jpg at line: 12612 of viewer.js

Portable version on Windows 10.

kovidgoyal · 09-09-2019, 08:11 AM

Right click or press the esc key to access the viewer controls, including preferences. And yes loading files directly from the filesystem is not going to work anymore. Instead you can convert it to a data URL. That should work. For example from here: https://ezgif.com/image-to-datauri

jackie_w · 09-09-2019, 08:44 AM

In the Editor when running CheckBook I'm now getting errors reported on all jpg images. I've tried with several random epubs with the same problem.

I should add that these epubs are 100% clean in calibre 3.47.1.

kovidgoyal · 09-09-2019, 09:49 AM

@jackie_w Is this on windows?

theducks · 09-09-2019, 10:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

@jackie_w Is this on windows?

Did it for me too 3.99.1
Win 10 x64

BetterRed · 09-09-2019, 10:23 AM

In the old viewer I had it set to quit when Escape was pressed,

In the new viewer when I hit Esc I got the viewer controls. To me Escape is get me out of here, not let me in there

On Windows the menu key is right click - everywhere, so I don't need a special key for viewer controls.

So I removed the Esc for the Show Viewer Controls shortcut, and went looking for a shortcut for Quit - but I couldn't find it - if I could have I would have set it to Escape

For me it's not a die in a ditch issue, as I'm also accustomed to using Alt+space, C.

BR

theducks · 09-09-2019, 10:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BetterRed

In the old viewer I had it set to quit when Escape was pressed,

In the new viewer when I hit Esc I got the viewer controls. To me Escape is get me out of here, not let me in there

On Windows the menu key is right click - everywhere, so I don't need a special key for viewer controls.

So I removed the Esc for the Show Viewer Controls shortcut, and went looking for a shortcut for Quit - but I couldn't find it - if I could have I would have set it to Escape

For me it's not a die in a ditch issue, as I'm also accustomed to using Alt+space, C.

BR

Alt-F4 (works for a lot of Win apps) does it for me with no settings needed

BetterRed · 09-09-2019, 10:41 AM

Sure, but Alt and F4 are a hand span apart, whereas Alt, space and C are adjacent - I use Alt+space, N, M and X a lot too… note that they're all on the bottom row

BR

jackie_w · 09-09-2019, 10:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

@jackie_w Is this on windows?

Quote:

Originally Posted by theducks

Did it for me too 3.99.1
Win 10 x64

Yes. Windows 10 64bit using beta 3.99.1

gbm · 09-09-2019, 11:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jackie_w

In the Editor when running CheckBook I'm now getting errors reported on all jpg images. I've tried with several random epubs with the same problem.

I should add that these epubs are 100% clean in calibre 3.47.1.

Quote:

Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

@jackie_w Is this on windows?

This is also happening in Linux.

bernie

kovidgoyal · 09-09-2019, 11:23 AM

@jackie_w thanks will be fixed in the next beta

@BR: I have added the context menu key as an additional shortcut for showing the vieer controls -- its not available on many keyboards so it cant be the only one. And esc here means escape from reading the book mode.

kovidgoyal · 09-09-2019, 11:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gbm

This is also happening in Linux.

bernie

Yeah same issue: https://github.com/kovidgoyal/calibr...b6fd7075b6495a

eschwartz · 09-09-2019, 01:26 PM

\o/ webengine betas at last.

I guess the disappointment here is that python3 didn't beat it to the gate.

-> self

Would anyone be interested in an Arch Linux AUR package for calibre-beta?

Michal Jancik · 09-09-2019, 01:53 PM

- Tested on "Ubuntu 19.04" and 3.9 (v4) considerably more reactive than previous version 3.4. *
- After 2 hours of useI did not encounter any problem.

PS : The transition to "Qt WebEngine" was a very good move.

Thank you !!

BetterRed · 09-09-2019, 08:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

@BR: that error will be fixed in the next beta, as for the main window size change, that's sadly a side-effect of different Qt versions in mainline vs beta, not much I can do about it.

Yep fixed -

BTW : The window size thing forced me to investigate why Windows' wretched Snap feature wasn't behaving as it thought it should - i.e. not be there. Discovered that my extra buttons gadget has some Snap related settings that I needed to unset - all good now.

Quote:

Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

@clinsky and @theducks: I will look into making the loading screen less obtrusive

Much better for me, especially when dark background.

BR

09-09-2019, 08:03 AM	#31
DoctorOhh US Navy, Retired Posts: 9,864 Karma: 13806776 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: North Carolina Device: Icarus Illumina XL HD, Nexus 7	Update: Found preferences with a simple right click. I must be blind, how do I access the viewer preferences? Also my previous preferences loaded a local file for the background. So now I get the below error when I try to view a book. I would love to alter the background as required once I figure out where the viewer preferences are located. calibre, version 3.99.1 ERROR: Unhandled error: There was an unhandled error: Not allowed to load local resource: file:///C:/bigback.jpg at line: 12612 of viewer.js Portable version on Windows 10. Last edited by DoctorOhh; 09-09-2019 at 08:11 AM.

09-09-2019, 08:44 AM	#33
jackie_w Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,212 Karma: 16534894 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: UK Device: Kobo: KA1, ClaraHD, Forma, Libra2, Clara2E. PocketBook: TouchHD3	In the Editor when running CheckBook I'm now getting errors reported on all jpg images. I've tried with several random epubs with the same problem. I should add that these epubs are 100% clean in calibre 3.47.1. Attached Thumbnails

09-09-2019, 01:53 PM	#44
Michal Jancik Sorry for my English Posts: 419 Karma: 3003406 Join Date: Aug 2018 Location: France/Besancon 25000 Device: KOBO H2O,Inkpad 4,ONYX Leaf 2	Good work - Tested on "Ubuntu 19.04" and 3.9 (v4) considerably more reactive than previous version 3.4. * - After 2 hours of useI did not encounter any problem. PS : The transition to "Qt WebEngine" was a very good move. Thank you !! Last edited by Michal Jancik; 09-09-2019 at 01:57 PM.

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09-09-2019, 08:11 AM	#32
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,858 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Right click or press the esc key to access the viewer controls, including preferences. And yes loading files directly from the filesystem is not going to work anymore. Instead you can convert it to a data URL. That should work. For example from here: https://ezgif.com/image-to-datauri

09-09-2019, 09:49 AM	#34
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,858 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	@jackie_w Is this on windows?

09-09-2019, 10:23 AM	#36
BetterRed null operator (he/him) Posts: 20,570 Karma: 26954694 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Sydney Australia Device: none	In the old viewer I had it set to quit when Escape was pressed, In the new viewer when I hit Esc I got the viewer controls. To me Escape is get me out of here, not let me in there On Windows the menu key is right click - everywhere, so I don't need a special key for viewer controls. So I removed the Esc for the Show Viewer Controls shortcut, and went looking for a shortcut for Quit - but I couldn't find it - if I could have I would have set it to Escape For me it's not a die in a ditch issue, as I'm also accustomed to using Alt+space, C. BR

09-09-2019, 10:41 AM	#38
BetterRed null operator (he/him) Posts: 20,570 Karma: 26954694 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Sydney Australia Device: none	Sure, but Alt and F4 are a hand span apart, whereas Alt, space and C are adjacent - I use Alt+space, N, M and X a lot too… note that they're all on the bottom row BR

09-09-2019, 11:23 AM	#41
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,858 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	@jackie_w thanks will be fixed in the next beta @BR: I have added the context menu key as an additional shortcut for showing the vieer controls -- its not available on many keyboards so it cant be the only one. And esc here means escape from reading the book mode.

09-09-2019, 01:26 PM	#43
eschwartz Ex-Helpdesk Junkie Posts: 19,422 Karma: 85397180 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Beaten Path, USA, Roundworld, This Side of Infinity Device: Kindle Touch fw5.3.7 (Wifi only)	\o/ webengine betas at last. I guess the disappointment here is that python3 didn't beat it to the gate. -> self Would anyone be interested in an Arch Linux AUR package for calibre-beta?

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