04-30-2023, 07:32 PM | #1 |
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Using Calibre 5 Viewer with Calibre 6.17
When I first installed Calibre 6 Portable and opened Read Aloud the viewer crashed on my Win 10 desktop. I've installed the newer versions 6.13 and up to 6.17 and the viewer doesn't crash anymore but when I click on Read Aloud it takes about 10 seconds to actually start reading the book. That's not a big deal but at the beginning of each new chapter it takes at least 10 seconds to start reading again.
So I have the open with plugin and I use it to open the 5.38 Viewer, as it has no issues at all and no pauses with each new chapter. I tried copying the portable 5.38 Viewer to a Viewer 5 folder I made in the Calibre 6 Folder and it errors out. I can keep the Calibre 5 portable folder but I'd prefer to have it all in one folder if possible. Does anyone know if I need to copy additional files from the C5 folder along with viewer to have them work? |
04-30-2023, 09:20 PM | #2 |
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If you put anything in the calibre install folder it will disappear when you update the installed version.
You don't need the open with plugin or calibre's built in open with. Get Windows to use the viewer from version 5 portable install to open whatever formats you use and uncheck those formats from calibre->preferences->behaviour->use internal viewer for: list. BR |
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05-01-2023, 05:51 AM | #3 |
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>If you put anything in the calibre install folder it will disappear when you update the installed version
I'm using the portable which doesn't do that. > calibre->preferences->behaviour->use internal viewer for Thanks for this but I don't really want to change the default, I'm hoping that someday C6 viewer doesn't have those pauses, then I'll just use that. I changed the shortcut V to open with Calibre 5, I'd just like to get the C5 viewer into the same folder as C6 if that's at all possible. That way backup is really simple as well as keeping a copy on a flash drive for truly portable use. The real reason I'm updating from C5 to C6 aside from the newer features is I want my portable to be 64bit. I never had any issues with 32bit but I've seen posts from other people where they had an issue with it. |
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I think you want the Open With PLUGIN, with YOUR choice of viewers configured. Once that is done, a right click on the book (entry): Open with: <pick action from list> Note: the configuration allows selection to show as well as add actions. Very configurable. |
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05-01-2023, 03:09 PM | #5 |
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>I think you want the Open With PLUGIN, with YOUR choice of viewers configured
Yes thanks I have that set up already, the thing I really want to do is move the calibre 5 viewer into the Calibre 6 Folder, but I get an error when I just move the 5 viewer.exe file, so I'm thinking I need to additional files but I just don't know what those files are. |
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This is how I access an older version of Portable Viewer ==>> Configuring and using Calibre's built in Open With BR |
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05-01-2023, 07:01 PM | #7 |
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Thanks Red that's what I wanted to know. I guess I'll just keep both 5 & 6 for now.
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