Cover grid not updating in large window

Snorkledorf · 07-29-2014, 10:14 PM

I've been running calibre for years (thanks Kovid!) and only this week noticed something odd.

If my calibre window is full size on my secondary screen (1050 x 1680, portrait mode) all is well. But if I move the calibre window to be full size on my main screen (2560 x 1440, landscape), the cover grid will intermittently not display. Screenshots below.

Also, calibre gets quite sluggish when in this state, not responding to clicks for several seconds. Sometimes random covers will display briefly but then disappear again. Pull the window back to the portrait screen and all is well again. Switching off cover grid works too.

It's not a critical problem, but it was confusing until I figured out that moving the window back to the first screen fixes things.

calibre 1.46, Mac OS X 10.9.4, ATI Radeon HD 5870 (1024 MB VRAM) running 3 displays via DVI.

gbm · 07-29-2014, 10:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Snorkledorf

I've been running calibre for years (thanks Kovid!) and only this week noticed something odd.

If my calibre window is full size on my secondary screen (1050 x 1680, portrait mode) all is well. But if I move the calibre window to be full size on my main screen (2560 x 1440, landscape), the cover grid will intermittently not display. Screenshots below.

Also, calibre gets quite sluggish when in this state, not responding to clicks for several seconds. Sometimes random covers will display briefly but then disappear again. Pull the window back to the portrait screen and all is well again. Switching off cover grid works too.

It's not a critical problem, but it was confusing until I figured out that moving the window back to the first screen fixes things.

calibre 1.46, Mac OS X 10.9.4, ATI Radeon HD 5870 (1024 MB VRAM) running 3 displays via DVI.

Check your calibre-preferences-look and feel-cover grid settings, try adjusting your disk cache setting upward. Let us know if this helps.

bernie

Snorkledorf · 07-30-2014, 03:33 AM

That did the trick. Looks like the larger screen space was making it try to show more covers than the cache was set to handle.

Thanks!

07-29-2014, 10:14 PM	#1
Snorkledorf Blue. Not sad...just blue Posts: 218 Karma: 1267018 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Japan Device: Ridibooks Paper Pro	Cover grid not updating in large window I've been running calibre for years (thanks Kovid!) and only this week noticed something odd. If my calibre window is full size on my secondary screen (1050 x 1680, portrait mode) all is well. But if I move the calibre window to be full size on my main screen (2560 x 1440, landscape), the cover grid will intermittently not display. Screenshots below. Also, calibre gets quite sluggish when in this state, not responding to clicks for several seconds. Sometimes random covers will display briefly but then disappear again. Pull the window back to the portrait screen and all is well again. Switching off cover grid works too. It's not a critical problem, but it was confusing until I figured out that moving the window back to the first screen fixes things. calibre 1.46, Mac OS X 10.9.4, ATI Radeon HD 5870 (1024 MB VRAM) running 3 displays via DVI. Attached Thumbnails

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07-30-2014, 03:33 AM	#3
Snorkledorf Blue. Not sad...just blue Posts: 218 Karma: 1267018 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Japan Device: Ridibooks Paper Pro	That did the trick. Looks like the larger screen space was making it try to show more covers than the cache was set to handle. Thanks!

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