Beta testers needed - Page 3

kovidgoyal · 05-13-2016, 08:01 AM

20-30 seconds seems excessive. 2-3 would be normal and has pretty much always been the case. I dont see that long a delay with the beta though, and I can't think of anything in the beta that could cause it either. What OS?

MerlinMama · 05-13-2016, 08:20 AM

Windows 10.

I didn't use Calibre this morning before re-installing Beta, but yesterday there was the normal occasional delay every so often, I never counted the delay. Usually it would open in just a few seconds. This morning it's every book, so I've taken the time to count...Just me counting in my head (so it's iffy accuracy LOL), I've counted anywhere from 22 to 26.

I'm going to restart my computer, just in case. Who knows, it might help?

kovidgoyal · 05-13-2016, 08:37 AM

Works just as before for me on win 10. Anybody else seeing this on win10?

MerlinMama · 05-13-2016, 08:43 AM

Okay. After restarting computer, I tried 'Edit book' took between 15 and 20 seconds to load, but it didn't say 'Not Responding' or initially open and then gray out while loading. The next one I opened, it was the regular 2-5 delay before the edit window opens and loaded immediately.

I then found a larger one, and it waited the 2-5 seconds (normal) but when edit window opened, it grayed out and stayed with 'Opening book, please wait' for 15 to 20 seconds. I opened a couple of others after that, they opened normally. While typing this, I left it, and just now tried a smaller book. It opened the edit window after the normal delay, then it was grayed out with 'Opening book, please wait' and 'Not Responding' for 15-20 seconds.

davidfor · 05-13-2016, 09:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

I had ten minutes, so I ported Generate Cover. Note I have only ported the code, not tested it (beyond that it runs). So someone that uses it should test it. Note that this plugin will not work with non-beta/older versions of calibre, as I lack the time/motivation to implement backward compatibility. If someone wants to implement backward comapatibilty the easiest way would be rename draw.py to draw2.py and conditionally import it based on calibre version.

Did you see JimmXinu and I encouraging the other to do it? Thanks for putting us out of our misery

Quote:

EDIT : never mind, I implemented backwards compatibility as well

I happened to have a 1.48 portable installation. It didn't load there. It needed the conditional load in dialogs.py as well. The attached version works with both 1.48 and the beta.

MerlinMama · 05-13-2016, 10:13 AM

After a system restore (and near total computer failure because of the system restore!), would I still be using Beta, or would it be the regular? I'm leaning towards beta, since I have the Cover Generator with the changes you made?

Anyway, after the above "system restore -> Windows Failure -> Automatic PC Repair -> that didn't work so let's try System Restore again fiasco" there are no more delays with Edit book (I tried nearly a dozen and all were regular 2-5 seconds).

Tonight they're do any automatic Windows updates I undid with the system restore, so we'll see what happens then and go from there.

kovidgoyal · 05-13-2016, 10:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by davidfor

Did you see JimmXinu and I encouraging the other to do it? Thanks for putting us out of our misery

Yeah, the squirrels got to me

MerlinMama · 05-13-2016, 10:20 AM

Scratch that...still delays, although not ALL of them. I went to the VL I was working in, and it is delaying. Other VL is not. Must have done something to those when fixing the font problem. I'll examine that then...

kovidgoyal · 05-13-2016, 10:23 AM

@MerlinMama: Yeah, according to davidfor, I missed a place in making the plugin backward compatible, so if it was running, you were likely using the beta.

You can always check for sure by looking for the file calibre-file-dialogs.exe in the calibre installation folder. If it is there you are running the beta, if not, regular calibre.

theducks · 05-13-2016, 10:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

Works just as before for me on win 10. Anybody else seeing this on win10?

Nope
Just updated a cover as a test. seemed normal to me.

MerlinMama · 05-13-2016, 11:02 AM

Really, really sorry, but another 'thing' came up.

I have one book with an extremely long title (used 3 lines), but when I use Generate Cover, it keeps it all on one line, so I only get part of the title.

Under the Desert Sky: Otherwise known as: The Exceptional Effects of Rainwater on Parched Sands!

only shows as

known as: The Exceptional Effect

and the rest is off the sides. I know this is extreme, but there must be others that are more than just one line.

kovidgoyal · 05-13-2016, 11:19 AM

Here you go

MerlinMama · 05-13-2016, 11:27 AM

Thanks, hopefully I won't bother you again!

JimmXinu · 05-13-2016, 01:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

Yeah, the squirrels got to me

Obscure humor FTW!

I figured it would be fairly straightforward for someone who knows what they're doing with the graphics packages. And I knew that someone wasn't me.

I'm running from the github master and the last posted GC version is working fine for me. Many thanks.

Geremia · 05-15-2016, 08:00 PM

Version 2.56 is the beta version? Why isn't called 3.0beta or something?

05-15-2016, 08:00 PM	#45
Geremia Addict Posts: 235 Karma: 100000 Join Date: Oct 2012 Device: Calibre	versioning Version 2.56 is the beta version? Why isn't called 3.0beta or something?

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05-13-2016, 08:01 AM	#31
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,843 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	20-30 seconds seems excessive. 2-3 would be normal and has pretty much always been the case. I dont see that long a delay with the beta though, and I can't think of anything in the beta that could cause it either. What OS?

05-13-2016, 08:20 AM	#32
MerlinMama Evangelist Posts: 482 Karma: 32554 Join Date: May 2014 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Sage	Windows 10. I didn't use Calibre this morning before re-installing Beta, but yesterday there was the normal occasional delay every so often, I never counted the delay. Usually it would open in just a few seconds. This morning it's every book, so I've taken the time to count...Just me counting in my head (so it's iffy accuracy LOL), I've counted anywhere from 22 to 26. I'm going to restart my computer, just in case. Who knows, it might help?

05-13-2016, 08:37 AM	#33
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,843 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Works just as before for me on win 10. Anybody else seeing this on win10?

05-13-2016, 08:43 AM	#34
MerlinMama Evangelist Posts: 482 Karma: 32554 Join Date: May 2014 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Sage	Okay. After restarting computer, I tried 'Edit book' took between 15 and 20 seconds to load, but it didn't say 'Not Responding' or initially open and then gray out while loading. The next one I opened, it was the regular 2-5 delay before the edit window opens and loaded immediately. I then found a larger one, and it waited the 2-5 seconds (normal) but when edit window opened, it grayed out and stayed with 'Opening book, please wait' for 15 to 20 seconds. I opened a couple of others after that, they opened normally. While typing this, I left it, and just now tried a smaller book. It opened the edit window after the normal delay, then it was grayed out with 'Opening book, please wait' and 'Not Responding' for 15-20 seconds.

05-13-2016, 10:13 AM	#36
MerlinMama Evangelist Posts: 482 Karma: 32554 Join Date: May 2014 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Sage	After a system restore (and near total computer failure because of the system restore!), would I still be using Beta, or would it be the regular? I'm leaning towards beta, since I have the Cover Generator with the changes you made? Anyway, after the above "system restore -> Windows Failure -> Automatic PC Repair -> that didn't work so let's try System Restore again fiasco" there are no more delays with Edit book (I tried nearly a dozen and all were regular 2-5 seconds). Tonight they're do any automatic Windows updates I undid with the system restore, so we'll see what happens then and go from there.

05-13-2016, 10:20 AM	#38
MerlinMama Evangelist Posts: 482 Karma: 32554 Join Date: May 2014 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Sage	Scratch that...still delays, although not ALL of them. I went to the VL I was working in, and it is delaying. Other VL is not. Must have done something to those when fixing the font problem. I'll examine that then...

05-13-2016, 10:23 AM	#39
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,843 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	@MerlinMama: Yeah, according to davidfor, I missed a place in making the plugin backward compatible, so if it was running, you were likely using the beta. You can always check for sure by looking for the file calibre-file-dialogs.exe in the calibre installation folder. If it is there you are running the beta, if not, regular calibre.

05-13-2016, 11:02 AM	#41
MerlinMama Evangelist Posts: 482 Karma: 32554 Join Date: May 2014 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Sage	Really, really sorry, but another 'thing' came up. I have one book with an extremely long title (used 3 lines), but when I use Generate Cover, it keeps it all on one line, so I only get part of the title. Under the Desert Sky: Otherwise known as: The Exceptional Effects of Rainwater on Parched Sands! only shows as known as: The Exceptional Effect and the rest is off the sides. I know this is extreme, but there must be others that are more than just one line.

05-13-2016, 11:27 AM	#43
MerlinMama Evangelist Posts: 482 Karma: 32554 Join Date: May 2014 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Sage	Thanks, hopefully I won't bother you again!