Keeping track of the current page

Chris Jones · 11-03-2013, 10:48 AM

I am loading freshly downloaded books into calibre and I notice that when I hit "V" to start the viewer I am more often than not taken to what looks like a random spot in the e-book, often somewhere near the end.

So I have to click the TOC button, select whatever is closer to the beginning of the book and hit TAB repeatedly until I am positioned right at the beginning. Then, I can start paging down and do a quick evaluation of the e-book.

I can live with that but I have a few questions:

Why is this happening?

How does e-reading software keep track of the "current page" and where is the information stored?

Is there a quick way to reset the e-book to "0% read" in calibre?

Is there any way I could bind a keyboard combo to toggle visibility of the TOC?

Since this happens immediately after the initial download and therefore the very first time I access such epub's in calibre, am I somehow inheriting the last spot the e-book's creator was on before he uploaded the e-pub (which sounds unlikely) ... or is it purely random..?

speakingtohe · 11-03-2013, 11:22 AM

Never happens to me.
Click configure (little gears)
under miscellaneous options uncheck remember current page when quitting.
There is a menu for keyboard shortcuts as well although I just use the sidebar to toggle TOC

Helen

theducks · 11-03-2013, 12:21 PM

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kovidgoyal · 11-03-2013, 12:55 PM

If your freshly downloaded epubs were opened in someone's calibre viewer before being uploaded, then the booksmarks will have come with them and will be used the first time you open the book. As for how to go to the begining oof the book, press Ctrl+ Home (shortcut configurable via the viewer preferences).

11-03-2013, 10:48 AM	#1
Chris Jones Addict Posts: 242 Karma: 37089 Join Date: Oct 2012 Device: none	Keeping track of the current page I am loading freshly downloaded books into calibre and I notice that when I hit "V" to start the viewer I am more often than not taken to what looks like a random spot in the e-book, often somewhere near the end. So I have to click the TOC button, select whatever is closer to the beginning of the book and hit TAB repeatedly until I am positioned right at the beginning. Then, I can start paging down and do a quick evaluation of the e-book. I can live with that but I have a few questions: Why is this happening? How does e-reading software keep track of the "current page" and where is the information stored? Is there a quick way to reset the e-book to "0% read" in calibre? Is there any way I could bind a keyboard combo to toggle visibility of the TOC? Since this happens immediately after the initial download and therefore the very first time I access such epub's in calibre, am I somehow inheriting the last spot the e-book's creator was on before he uploaded the e-pub (which sounds unlikely) ... or is it purely random..?

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11-03-2013, 11:22 AM	#2
speakingtohe Wizard Posts: 4,812 Karma: 26912940 Join Date: Apr 2010 Device: sony PRS-T1 and T3, Kobo Mini and Aura HD, Tablet	Never happens to me. Click configure (little gears) under miscellaneous options uncheck remember current page when quitting. There is a menu for keyboard shortcuts as well although I just use the sidebar to toggle TOC Helen

11-03-2013, 12:21 PM	#3
theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 30,002 Karma: 57259778 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	Moderator Notice Please read the sticky before posting in Development. https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=122042

11-03-2013, 12:55 PM	#4
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 44,034 Karma: 22669822 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	If your freshly downloaded epubs were opened in someone's calibre viewer before being uploaded, then the booksmarks will have come with them and will be used the first time you open the book. As for how to go to the begining oof the book, press Ctrl+ Home (shortcut configurable via the viewer preferences).

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