F2 error on date field

[theducks]

calibre, version 5.16.1
ERROR: Unhandled exception: <b>AttributeError</b>:'NoneType' object has no attribute 'year'

calibre 5.16.1 [64bit]  embedded-python: True is64bit: True
Windows-10-10.0.19041 Windows ('64bit', 'WindowsPE')
('Windows', '10', '10.0.19041')
Python 3.8.5
Windows: ('10', '10.0.19041', '', 'Multiprocessor Free')
Interface language: None
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Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "calibre\gui2\library\delegates.py", line 55, in updateEditorGeometry
  File "calibre\gui2\library\delegates.py", line 428, in displayText
  File "calibre\utils\date.py", line 173, in qt_to_dt
AttributeError: 'NoneType' object has no attribute 'year'

I have 2 custom columns of Date type (Done Reading, Edited). Up until recent, I select the field and hit F2 to edit (Tweak set to F2 only)
Now I get this message, but it will allow a second F2.

Anyone else seeing this?

[kovidgoyal]

https://bugs.launchpad.net/calibre/+bug/1925378

[theducks]

Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

https://bugs.launchpad.net/calibre/+bug/1925378

Thanks Kovid, No one else had said anything, so I was wondering.
Looks like I found a real issue
TNX again

[BetterRed]

I just added three documents to a library that has an Effective date column, when I edited the empty dates with F2 it defaulted to today (2021-04-24); as empty dates always do -- sometimes to my annoyance



BR

[ownedbycats]

I'm having the same glitch.

If you find constantly opening the metadata editor annoying, the Action Chains plugin can bypass the glitch—make a chain that has a "single field edit" action to set #yourdatetimecolumn to the current time and bind that to whatever keyboard shortcut you want.

[BetterRed]

Originally Posted by theducks

<snip>

I have 2 custom columns of Date type (Done Reading, Edited). Up until recent, I select the field and hit F2 to edit (Tweak set to F2 only)
Now I get this message, but it will allow a second F2.

Anyone else seeing this?

Curious - which Tweak is set to F2 only ?

I just tried F2 in another library on an empty custom column, and an empty pubdate - same deal they defaulted to today's date when I pressed F2.

Originally Posted by ownedbycats

I'm having the same glitch.

If you find constantly opening the metadata editor annoying, the Action Chains plugin can bypass the glitch—make a chain that has a "single field edit" action to set #yourdatetimecolumn to the current time and bind that to whatever keyboard shortcut you want.

I do find it annoying, that's why I don't use single MDE - period.

But assuming the date column is shown in the book list, why wouldn't I just tab to the date cell and press F2 like I do for every other column?

BR

[ownedbycats]

The glitch occurs in the book list when I press F2 or Enter on a currently-null custom #datetime cell.

I think that theducks may be talking about the enter_key_behavior tweak under doubleclick_on_library_view. If you use this with certain doubleclick settings that disable singleclick editing you need to use F2.

[Terisa de morgan]

I agree with ownedbycats and theducks, I have the same glitch (5.16.1, BTW, 5.16 doesn't have it)

[chaley]

Folks, this is already fixed and in calibre source as of 21/4. When editing on the booklist the change to tooltips in 5.16.1 not to show the year 101 for "undefined dates" caused dates to internally appear as null (None). It happened on all dates except timestamp (timestamp can't be empty).

[BetterRed]

Originally Posted by Terisa de morgan

I agree with ownedbycats and theducks, I have the same glitch (5.16.1, BTW, 5.16 doesn't have it)

I downloaded 5.16.1 into downloads\software, but I hadn't installed it. I do installs after a shut down, had I done one last night I would have gotten a reminder this morning. But after watching an extended interview with Jesse Jackson on Planet America I went straight to bed

Sorry

BR

[Terisa de morgan]

Originally Posted by chaley

Folks, this is already fixed and in calibre source as of 21/4. When editing on the booklist the change to tooltips in 5.16.1 not to show the year 101 for "undefined dates" caused dates to internally appear as null (None). It happened on all dates except timestamp (timestamp can't be empty).

Sometimes, giving too much info to the user is a problem

[Terisa de morgan]

Originally Posted by BetterRed

I downloaded 5.16.1 into downloads\software, but I hadn't installed it. I do installs after a shut down, had I done one last night I would have gotten a reminder this morning. But after watching an extended interview with Jesse Jackson on Planet America I went straight to bed

Sorry

BR

No need to be sorry, I've already told it in case it to be useful (I have two desktops, one with 5.16 and the other one with 5.16.1, that's the reason I know).

[BetterRed]

Originally Posted by Terisa de morgan

No need to be sorry, I've already told it in case it to be useful (I have two desktops, one with 5.16 and the other one with 5.16.1, that's the reason I know).

Capitalist running dog :lol:

Originally Posted by BetterRed

I just added three documents to a library that has an Effective date column, when I edited the empty dates with F2 it defaulted to today (2021-04-24); as empty dates always do -- sometimes to my annoyance

The 'sometimes to my annoyance' is when I'm in cell edit mode and I tab through an empty date on my way to the next cell and it changes to today when I really want it to stay empty.

This might work for me: a tweak to leave date cells empty if they're tabbed into, if I want today I can hit '=' easy enough. But it's a minor annoyance.

BR