Calibre gets slower and slower with each new update

allowingtoo · 07-18-2016, 11:01 PM

I STILL say it and I don't care. With each new update and all the "added features" Calibre gets slower and slower. With this last update - I go to shut it down and I get this "ghost feature" where it shows that it is shutting down. I've never seen that before. It just flashes momentarily in the background. Why would I need that? I don't.

64bit Calibre

theducks · 07-18-2016, 11:46 PM

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Originally Posted by allowingtoo

I STILL say it and I don't care. With each new update and all the "added features" Calibre gets slower and slower. With this last update - I go to shut it down and I get this "ghost feature" where it shows that it is shutting down. I've never seen that before. It just flashes momentarily in the background. Why would I need that? I don't.

64bit Calibre

It really was there before, but it was not reliable. The new way was added months ago

eschwartz · 07-19-2016, 01:30 AM

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Originally Posted by allowingtoo

I STILL say it and I don't care.

"Still"? When did you say it before???

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With each new update and all the "added features" Calibre gets slower and slower.

Well, all added code adds additional complexity, but on average it might slow down by a few milliseconds, so... no...

I have not seen any noticeable slowdowns. At least not from upgrading -- my gigantic library with several custom columns built from other columns is slowing things down.
But it is still quite manageable even so.

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With this last update - I go to shut it down and I get this "ghost feature" where it shows that it is shutting down. I've never seen that before. It just flashes momentarily in the background. Why would I need that? I don't.

This was a recent change, and what it means is that while calibre is shutting down it pops up a message saying so.
But it is not taking any longer to shut down than it used to.

What does the shutdown screen have to do with your claim that calibre slows down while running?

BetterRed · 07-19-2016, 03:54 AM

@allowingtoo - the 'ghost screen' at termination was introduced when "Library Closed Plugins" were introduced. So far there only one Library Closed PI ==>> Save Composite Custom Columns.

IIRC the 'ghost screen' provides a 'surface' on which a progress bar/wheel can be displayed, otherwise it's transient.

Save Composite Custom Columns supports the operation of Calibre Companion on Cloud storage.

BR

07-18-2016, 11:01 PM	#1
allowingtoo Bibliophile Posts: 159 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: Amazon	Calibre gets slower and slower with each new update I STILL say it and I don't care. With each new update and all the "added features" Calibre gets slower and slower. With this last update - I go to shut it down and I get this "ghost feature" where it shows that it is shutting down. I've never seen that before. It just flashes momentarily in the background. Why would I need that? I don't. 64bit Calibre

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BetterRed null operator (he/him) Posts: 21,731 Karma: 29711016 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Sydney Australia Device: none	@allowingtoo - the 'ghost screen' at termination was introduced when "Library Closed Plugins" were introduced. So far there only one Library Closed PI ==>> Save Composite Custom Columns. IIRC the 'ghost screen' provides a 'surface' on which a progress bar/wheel can be displayed, otherwise it's transient. Save Composite Custom Columns supports the operation of Calibre Companion on Cloud storage. BR

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