Comment 8 for bug 1637353

You're welcome :)

On Thu, Nov 03, 2016 at 07:55:11PM -0000, str8arrow wrote:
> Thanks Kovid - Will download and install and get back to you with
> resulting error.
>
> Re: the cover image error - you mentioned it was likely Hi DPI
> display/QT_pixel_device_ratio error. I suspected it had something to do
> with the Hi DPI display but didn't suspect the environment variable. I've
> adjusted /set QT_device_pixel_ratio to <auto> - perhaps that's it?? If so
> I'm thrilled ot hear that calibre3.0 will include an adjustment for Hi DPI
> displays..until then I suppose I'll have to live with the mis-rendered
> cover images (the GUI is not usable on a 13" screen unless I adjust
> QT_pixel_device_ratio.).
>
> Diamond
>
> Last note: Please accept my heartfelt thanks for all of your hard work with
> Calibre. It has been incredibly helpful to me. I'm a physician, with my own
> health problems (on health leave as a result). I use Calibre routinely and
> can't imagine doing without it. (I use ebooks almost exclusively now
> because of my health situation - and for the same reason, I need to file
> the ebooks - also need to, convert and edit the ebooks so they are more
> readable on my PC/ ereader.) Thank you so for making Calibre available to
> me without cost, and to so many others ....it's indispensable.
>
>
> On Thu, Nov 3, 2016 at 6:36 AM, Kovid Goyal <email address hidden>
> wrote:
>
> > update to 2.71 I have changed that code to give a more detailed error
> > message, that might tell you what the problem is.
> >
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> > report.
> > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1637353
> >
> > Title:
> > 'SAVE AS' COVER IMAGE -Does Not Save File
> >
> > Status in calibre:
> > Invalid
> >
> > Bug description:
> > Calibre 2.70.0 ON Windows10 PRO X64
> > (ALSO OCCURS IN Calibre 2.58.0 - 2.69.0)
> >
> > When you DOWNLOAD METADATA (or Cover images) > THEN RIGHT-CLICK ON AN
> > IMAGE /SELECT 'SAVE AS'
> >
> > THE IMAGE IS NOT SAVED (NO FILE IS SAVED.)
> >
> > This bug also occurs in Calibre 2.58.0 - 2.69.0. (I did not test
> > 2.56.0/2.57.0)
> >
> > *It FUNCTIONS NORMALLY IN CALIBRE 2.55.0. - bug not present in this
> > version.
> >
> > Thanks ...Would appreciate it if you could fix this. Until it's fixed,
> > I'm stuck with using v2.55.0.
> >
> > To manage notifications about this bug go to:
> > https://bugs.launchpad.net/calibre/+bug/1637353/+subscriptions
> >
>
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> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1637353
>
> Title:
> 'SAVE AS' COVER IMAGE -Does Not Save File
>
> Status in calibre:
> Invalid
>
> Bug description:
> Calibre 2.70.0 ON Windows10 PRO X64
> (ALSO OCCURS IN Calibre 2.58.0 - 2.69.0)
>
> When you DOWNLOAD METADATA (or Cover images) > THEN RIGHT-CLICK ON AN
> IMAGE /SELECT 'SAVE AS'
>
> THE IMAGE IS NOT SAVED (NO FILE IS SAVED.)
>
> This bug also occurs in Calibre 2.58.0 - 2.69.0. (I did not test
> 2.56.0/2.57.0)
>
> *It FUNCTIONS NORMALLY IN CALIBRE 2.55.0. - bug not present in this
> version.
>
> Thanks ...Would appreciate it if you could fix this. Until it's fixed,
> I'm stuck with using v2.55.0.
>
> To manage notifications about this bug go to:
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/calibre/+bug/1637353/+subscriptions
>

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Dr. Kovid Goyal
http://www.kovidgoyal.net
http://calibre-ebook.com
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