Floating table of contents pane

oneiric · 12-01-2023, 11:50 PM

Somehow I've gotten the Table of Contents pane decoupled from (floating over) the book viewer window. How do I re-attache it as it is normally positioned on the left-hand side?

I tried simply dragging the contents pane to the top of the book viewer window and it does snap into position...full screen. Clicking resize in the upper right corner simply reproduces the floating ToC window. Something I've noticed, though: a button represented by three vertical dots that is normally present in the normally position-locked ToC window, on the right-hand edge of the window, is missing. If I recall correctly, clicking it made the ToC window slide into the left-hand window border, out of sight/hidden. All that functionality is gone.

Maybe a couple of images will make clear what I'm trying to describe:

https://i.imgur.com/V8lzUTy.png

https://i.imgur.com/3bM9lwl.png

Any insight would be greatly appreciated.

BetterRed · 12-02-2023, 12:02 AM

Double click in the ToC panel title bar

BR

oneiric · 12-02-2023, 01:14 AM

Tried that initially. Didn't work. (I'm running Debian, BTW.)

kovidgoyal · 12-02-2023, 01:19 AM

Run calibre as

QT_QPA_PLATFORM=xcb calibre

then it will work or alternately in the viewer controls click reset layout

oneiric · 12-02-2023, 11:10 PM

Thanks so much! Reset interface solved the problem instantly. As an aside, running QT_QPA_PLATFORM=xcb calibre didn't solve the issue, only reproducing the undocked, floating TOC scenario. I'm running Debian 12.

Kalkas · 04-18-2024, 10:41 PM

I have a different problem. In Calibre for Windows 10, the TOC is floating and I prefer that way. But in Calibre for Debian 12, the TOC is not floating, but is attached to the viewer. Is it possible to make it float?

The information about my system:
Calibre version 7.8

Operating System: Debian GNU/Linux 12
KDE Plasma Version: 5.27.5
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.103.0
Qt Version: 5.15.8
Kernel Version: 6.1.0-20-amd64 (64-bit)
Graphics Platform: X11

kovidgoyal · 04-18-2024, 10:44 PM

Click the undock button on the titlebar of the pane or double click th etitlebar.

Kalkas · 04-20-2024, 06:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

Click the undock button on the titlebar of the pane or double click th etitlebar.

Thanks for the help. The prooblem is solved

12-01-2023, 11:50 PM	#1
oneiric Junior Member Posts: 7 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2023 Device: calibre	Floating table of contents pane Somehow I've gotten the Table of Contents pane decoupled from (floating over) the book viewer window. How do I re-attache it as it is normally positioned on the left-hand side? I tried simply dragging the contents pane to the top of the book viewer window and it does snap into position...full screen. Clicking resize in the upper right corner simply reproduces the floating ToC window. Something I've noticed, though: a button represented by three vertical dots that is normally present in the normally position-locked ToC window, on the right-hand edge of the window, is missing. If I recall correctly, clicking it made the ToC window slide into the left-hand window border, out of sight/hidden. All that functionality is gone. Maybe a couple of images will make clear what I'm trying to describe: https://i.imgur.com/V8lzUTy.png https://i.imgur.com/3bM9lwl.png Any insight would be greatly appreciated.

12-02-2023, 01:14 AM	#3
oneiric Junior Member Posts: 7 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2023 Device: calibre	Tried that initially. Didn't work. (I'm running Debian, BTW.) Last edited by oneiric; 12-02-2023 at 01:16 AM.

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12-02-2023, 12:02 AM	#2
BetterRed null operator (he/him) Posts: 20,997 Karma: 27620706 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Sydney Australia Device: none	Double click in the ToC panel title bar BR

12-02-2023, 01:19 AM	#4
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 44,535 Karma: 24495948 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Run calibre as QT_QPA_PLATFORM=xcb calibre then it will work or alternately in the viewer controls click reset layout

12-02-2023, 11:10 PM	#5
oneiric Junior Member Posts: 7 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2023 Device: calibre	Thanks so much! Reset interface solved the problem instantly. As an aside, running QT_QPA_PLATFORM=xcb calibre didn't solve the issue, only reproducing the undocked, floating TOC scenario. I'm running Debian 12.

04-18-2024, 10:41 PM	#6
Kalkas Member Posts: 14 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2017 Device: Kindle Voyage	I have a different problem. In Calibre for Windows 10, the TOC is floating and I prefer that way. But in Calibre for Debian 12, the TOC is not floating, but is attached to the viewer. Is it possible to make it float? The information about my system: Calibre version 7.8 Operating System: Debian GNU/Linux 12 KDE Plasma Version: 5.27.5 KDE Frameworks Version: 5.103.0 Qt Version: 5.15.8 Kernel Version: 6.1.0-20-amd64 (64-bit) Graphics Platform: X11

04-18-2024, 10:44 PM	#7
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 44,535 Karma: 24495948 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Click the undock button on the titlebar of the pane or double click th etitlebar.