Cannot edit text in Book Designer. Help?

monkeyhihi · 10-16-2007, 11:39 PM

I've used BD in the past to make my .lrf files for my reader, but recently, I haven't been able to highlight or edit any text.

Has this happened to anyone? Could someone help me?

RWood · 10-17-2007, 12:24 AM

BD has two modes, editor and reader. It sounds like you have somehow gotten into reader mode.

Under Configuration on the menu bar select Editor/Reader Mode. That should flip you back to editor.

PS: I deleted the duplicate post in Reader Troubleshooting.

monkeyhihi · 10-17-2007, 12:37 AM

That's quite alright about the deleting.

The problem is though, it is in editor mode.

monkeyhihi · 10-17-2007, 12:43 AM

The problem is... I am in edit mode.

monkeyhihi · 10-17-2007, 02:37 PM

>_<

I can't make any files, and this stinks.

RWood · 10-17-2007, 02:57 PM

Is everything else on your machine working fine? Can you highlight and edit text in other applications? Have you recently changed anything on your system? Have you installed or removed any programs ? Have you used a Registry cleaner? Have you removed and reinstalled BookDesigner?

monkeyhihi · 10-17-2007, 03:03 PM

Yup. I can highlight, select, in other programs
Everything's working fine.
I haven't changed anything, nor restarted.
Registry cleaner? Nope.
I've removed, repaired, deleted, reinstalled Book Designer multiple times since it's stopped working.

monkeyhihi · 10-17-2007, 03:55 PM

Gah. While BD isn't working, is there some sort of program close to it, with about the same (or more, maybe) level of functionality?

JSWolf · 10-17-2007, 05:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by monkeyhihi

Gah. While BD isn't working, is there some sort of program close to it, with about the same (or more, maybe) level of functionality?

You could use lipbrs500 to deal with your content. It's not wysiwyg unless your HTML editor is.

What OS do you run? What happens when you start BD and then empty the book and then start over? Another thing to try to see if it may be your setup is to run in safe mode. Then try BD and see if it works.

monkeyhihi · 10-17-2007, 05:20 PM

I'm using XP Professional on an iMac w/ Bootcamp.
When I start it, empty the book, and start a new file, I'm taunted with a "Start to Type here" message, and then I can't type or highlight anything.
I'm not in safe mode. I could try restarting in safe mode, and then start normally, and see if that helps.

JSWolf · 10-17-2007, 05:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by monkeyhihi

I'm using XP Professional on an iMac w/ Bootcamp.
When I start it, empty the book, and start a new file, I'm taunted with a "Start to Type here" message, and then I can't type or highlight anything.
I'm not in safe mode. I could try restarting in safe mode, and then start normally, and see if that helps.

Don't go to safe mode and then to normal. Go to safe mode and then run BD and try it. Safe mode runs nothing on startup unless you select safe mode with network support. If BD then lets you type and highlight and seems to work, then you know the problem is with something that loads when you start in normal mode.

jamesdmanley · 10-17-2007, 05:40 PM

i cant get it to add page breaks properly ...

monkeyhihi · 10-17-2007, 05:44 PM

You can't start BD in safe mode, sadly.

Because it uses the .msi file to startup, and because Safe mode can't use windows installer, it won't work.

RWood · 10-17-2007, 07:53 PM

This is very strange as I have no MSI file on my system for BookDesigner.

As I understood it, Jon was talking about running BD in safe mode, not installing it in safe mode.

JSWolf · 10-17-2007, 08:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RWood

This is very strange as I have no MSI file on my system for BookDesigner.

As I understood it, Jon was talking about running BD in safe mode, not installing it in safe mode.

You understand correctly. I did mean to run it in safe mode. If it works, then we know it's a problem with something that loads when in normal mode.

10-16-2007, 11:39 PM	#1
monkeyhihi Enthusiast Posts: 25 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2007 Device: Sony PRS-500	Cannot edit text in Book Designer. Help? I've used BD in the past to make my .lrf files for my reader, but recently, I haven't been able to highlight or edit any text. Has this happened to anyone? Could someone help me?

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10-17-2007, 12:24 AM	#2
RWood Technogeezer Posts: 7,233 Karma: 1601464 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Virginia, USA Device: Sony PRS-500	BD has two modes, editor and reader. It sounds like you have somehow gotten into reader mode. Under Configuration on the menu bar select Editor/Reader Mode. That should flip you back to editor. PS: I deleted the duplicate post in Reader Troubleshooting.

10-17-2007, 12:37 AM	#3
monkeyhihi Enthusiast Posts: 25 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2007 Device: Sony PRS-500	That's quite alright about the deleting. The problem is though, it is in editor mode.

10-17-2007, 12:43 AM	#4
monkeyhihi Enthusiast Posts: 25 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2007 Device: Sony PRS-500	The problem is... I am in edit mode.

10-17-2007, 02:37 PM	#5
monkeyhihi Enthusiast Posts: 25 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2007 Device: Sony PRS-500	>_< I can't make any files, and this stinks.

10-17-2007, 02:57 PM	#6
RWood Technogeezer Posts: 7,233 Karma: 1601464 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Virginia, USA Device: Sony PRS-500	Is everything else on your machine working fine? Can you highlight and edit text in other applications? Have you recently changed anything on your system? Have you installed or removed any programs ? Have you used a Registry cleaner? Have you removed and reinstalled BookDesigner?

10-17-2007, 03:03 PM	#7
monkeyhihi Enthusiast Posts: 25 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2007 Device: Sony PRS-500	Yup. I can highlight, select, in other programs Everything's working fine. I haven't changed anything, nor restarted. Registry cleaner? Nope. I've removed, repaired, deleted, reinstalled Book Designer multiple times since it's stopped working.

10-17-2007, 03:55 PM	#8
monkeyhihi Enthusiast Posts: 25 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2007 Device: Sony PRS-500	Gah. While BD isn't working, is there some sort of program close to it, with about the same (or more, maybe) level of functionality?

10-17-2007, 05:20 PM	#10
monkeyhihi Enthusiast Posts: 25 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2007 Device: Sony PRS-500	I'm using XP Professional on an iMac w/ Bootcamp. When I start it, empty the book, and start a new file, I'm taunted with a "Start to Type here" message, and then I can't type or highlight anything. I'm not in safe mode. I could try restarting in safe mode, and then start normally, and see if that helps.

10-17-2007, 05:40 PM	#12
jamesdmanley Groupie Posts: 156 Karma: 817 Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: houston Device: prs-500	i cant get it to add page breaks properly ...

10-17-2007, 05:44 PM	#13
monkeyhihi Enthusiast Posts: 25 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2007 Device: Sony PRS-500	You can't start BD in safe mode, sadly. Because it uses the .msi file to startup, and because Safe mode can't use windows installer, it won't work.

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10-17-2007, 07:53 PM	#14
RWood Technogeezer Posts: 7,233 Karma: 1601464 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Virginia, USA Device: Sony PRS-500	This is very strange as I have no MSI file on my system for BookDesigner. As I understood it, Jon was talking about running BD in safe mode, not installing it in safe mode.