From 7f1905b779ce141df4943cc954d0e01f6281a79b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Charles Haley <>
Date: Mon, 27 Jun 2011 18:18:01 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Make quickview survive changing the library.

---
 src/calibre/gui2/actions/show_quickview.py | 3 +++
 src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/quickview.py      | 9 +++++++++
 2 files changed, 12 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/actions/show_quickview.py b/src/calibre/gui2/actions/show_quickview.py
index 78352e6da8..4f7bbc0473 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/actions/show_quickview.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/actions/show_quickview.py
@@ -38,3 +38,6 @@ class ShowQuickviewAction(InterfaceAction):
                 Quickview(self.gui, self.gui.library_view, index)
             self.current_instance.show()
 
+    def library_changed(self, db):
+        if self.current_instance and not self.current_instance.is_closed:
+            self.current_instance.set_database(db)
diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/quickview.py b/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/quickview.py
index ec8e6b6bc7..30b68a7b7d 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/quickview.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/quickview.py
@@ -108,6 +108,15 @@ class Quickview(QDialog, Ui_Quickview):
         self.search_button.clicked.connect(self.do_search)
         view.model().new_bookdisplay_data.connect(self.book_was_changed)
 
+    def set_database(self, db):
+        self.db = db
+        self.items.blockSignals(True)
+        self.books_table.blockSignals(True)
+        self.items.clear()
+        self.books_table.setRowCount(0)
+        self.books_table.blockSignals(False)
+        self.items.blockSignals(False)
+
     # search button
     def do_search(self):
         if self.last_search is not None: