diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/actions/choose_library.py b/src/calibre/gui2/actions/choose_library.py
index eb5902be48..e789ae62e6 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/actions/choose_library.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/actions/choose_library.py
@@ -160,15 +160,17 @@ class ChooseLibraryAction(InterfaceAction):
self.action_choose.triggered.connect(self.choose_library,
type=Qt.QueuedConnection)
self.choose_menu = QMenu(self.gui)
- self.choose_menu.addAction(self.action_choose)
self.qaction.setMenu(self.choose_menu)
- self.quick_menu = QMenu(_('Quick switch'))
- self.quick_menu_action = self.choose_menu.addMenu(self.quick_menu)
- self.rename_menu = QMenu(_('Rename library'))
- self.rename_menu_action = self.choose_menu.addMenu(self.rename_menu)
- self.delete_menu = QMenu(_('Delete library'))
- self.delete_menu_action = self.choose_menu.addMenu(self.delete_menu)
+ if not os.environ.get('CALIBRE_OVERRIDE_DATABASE_PATH', None):
+ self.choose_menu.addAction(self.action_choose)
+
+ self.quick_menu = QMenu(_('Quick switch'))
+ self.quick_menu_action = self.choose_menu.addMenu(self.quick_menu)
+ self.rename_menu = QMenu(_('Rename library'))
+ self.rename_menu_action = self.choose_menu.addMenu(self.rename_menu)
+ self.delete_menu = QMenu(_('Delete library'))
+ self.delete_menu_action = self.choose_menu.addMenu(self.delete_menu)
self.rename_separator = self.choose_menu.addSeparator()
@@ -223,6 +225,8 @@ class ChooseLibraryAction(InterfaceAction):
self.library_changed(self.gui.library_view.model().db)
def build_menus(self):
+ if os.environ.get('CALIBRE_OVERRIDE_DATABASE_PATH', None):
+ return
db = self.gui.library_view.model().db
locations = list(self.stats.locations(db))
for ac in self.switch_actions:
@@ -387,6 +391,11 @@ class ChooseLibraryAction(InterfaceAction):
c.exec_()
def change_library_allowed(self):
+ if os.environ.get('CALIBRE_OVERRIDE_DATABASE_PATH', None):
+ warning_dialog(self.gui, _('Not allowed'),
+ _('You cannot change libraries while using the environment'
+ ' variable CALIBRE_OVERRIDE_DATABASE_PATH.'), show=True)
+ return False
if self.gui.job_manager.has_jobs():
warning_dialog(self.gui, _('Not allowed'),
_('You cannot change libraries while jobs'
diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/actions/copy_to_library.py b/src/calibre/gui2/actions/copy_to_library.py
index 47f7904841..0668baeac6 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/actions/copy_to_library.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/actions/copy_to_library.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ from threading import Thread
from PyQt4.Qt import QMenu, QToolButton
from calibre.gui2.actions import InterfaceAction
-from calibre.gui2 import error_dialog, Dispatcher
+from calibre.gui2 import error_dialog, Dispatcher, warning_dialog
from calibre.gui2.dialogs.progress import ProgressDialog
from calibre.utils.config import prefs, tweaks
@@ -106,6 +106,9 @@ class CopyToLibraryAction(InterfaceAction):
def build_menus(self):
self.menu.clear()
+ if os.environ.get('CALIBRE_OVERRIDE_DATABASE_PATH', None):
+ self.menu.addAction('disabled', self.cannot_do_dialog)
+ return
db = self.gui.library_view.model().db
locations = list(self.stats.locations(db))
for name, loc in locations:
@@ -160,5 +163,9 @@ class CopyToLibraryAction(InterfaceAction):
self.gui.iactions['Remove Books'].library_ids_deleted(
self.worker.processed, row)
+ def cannot_do_dialog(self):
+ warning_dialog(self.gui, _('Not allowed'),
+ _('You cannot use other libraries while using the environment'
+ ' variable CALIBRE_OVERRIDE_DATABASE_PATH.'), show=True)
diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/viewer/config.ui b/src/calibre/gui2/viewer/config.ui
index 09c38fc908..4066daada2 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/viewer/config.ui
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/viewer/config.ui
@@ -171,6 +171,13 @@
+ -
+
+
+ Remember the ¤t page when quitting
+
+
+
-
diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/viewer/documentview.py b/src/calibre/gui2/viewer/documentview.py
index 8ce0b46a6d..afaea41bc6 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/viewer/documentview.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/viewer/documentview.py
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@ def config(defaults=None):
c.add_opt('hyphenate', default=False, help=_('Hyphenate text'))
c.add_opt('hyphenate_default_lang', default='en',
help=_('Default language for hyphenation rules'))
+ c.add_opt('remember_current_page', default=True,
+ help=_('Save the current position in the document, when quitting'))
fonts = c.add_group('FONTS', _('Font options'))
fonts('serif_family', default='Times New Roman' if iswindows else 'Liberation Serif',
@@ -72,6 +74,7 @@ class ConfigDialog(QDialog, Ui_Dialog):
opts = config().parse()
self.opt_remember_window_size.setChecked(opts.remember_window_size)
+ self.opt_remember_current_page.setChecked(opts.remember_current_page)
self.serif_family.setCurrentFont(QFont(opts.serif_family))
self.sans_family.setCurrentFont(QFont(opts.sans_family))
self.mono_family.setCurrentFont(QFont(opts.mono_family))
@@ -118,6 +121,7 @@ class ConfigDialog(QDialog, Ui_Dialog):
c.set('fit_images', self.opt_fit_images.isChecked())
c.set('max_view_width', int(self.max_view_width.value()))
c.set('hyphenate', self.hyphenate.isChecked())
+ c.set('remember_current_page', self.opt_remember_current_page.isChecked())
idx = self.hyphenate_default_lang.currentIndex()
c.set('hyphenate_default_lang',
str(self.hyphenate_default_lang.itemData(idx).toString()))
diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/viewer/main.py b/src/calibre/gui2/viewer/main.py
index 96fe758ca6..f7b8a8d401 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/viewer/main.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/viewer/main.py
@@ -328,6 +328,11 @@ class EbookViewer(MainWindow, Ui_EbookViewer):
c = config().parse()
self.frame.setMaximumWidth(c.max_view_width)
+ def get_remember_current_page_opt(self):
+ from calibre.gui2.viewer.documentview import config
+ c = config().parse()
+ return c.remember_current_page
+
def print_book(self, preview):
Printing(self.iterator.spine, preview)
@@ -578,7 +583,8 @@ class EbookViewer(MainWindow, Ui_EbookViewer):
current_page = None
self.existing_bookmarks = []
for bm in bookmarks:
- if bm[0] == 'calibre_current_page_bookmark':
+ if bm[0] == 'calibre_current_page_bookmark' and \
+ self.get_remember_current_page_opt():
current_page = bm
else:
self.existing_bookmarks.append(bm[0])
@@ -598,6 +604,8 @@ class EbookViewer(MainWindow, Ui_EbookViewer):
self.set_bookmarks(bookmarks)
def save_current_position(self):
+ if not self.get_remember_current_page_opt():
+ return
try:
pos = self.view.bookmark()
bookmark = '%d#%s'%(self.current_index, pos)
diff --git a/src/calibre/manual/portable.rst b/src/calibre/manual/portable.rst
index a2c8e323d8..76776e3603 100644
--- a/src/calibre/manual/portable.rst
+++ b/src/calibre/manual/portable.rst
@@ -72,3 +72,5 @@ Precautions
--------------
Portable media can occasionally fail so you should make periodic backups of you Calibre library. This can be done by making a copy of the CalibreLibrary folder and all its contents. There are many freely available tools around that can optimise such back processes, well known ones being RoboCopy and RichCopy. However you can simply use a Windows copy facility if you cannot be bothered to use a specialised tools.
+
+Using the environment variable CALIBRE_OVERRIDE_DATABASE_PATH disables multiple-library support in |app|. Avoid setting this variable in calibre-portable.bat unless you really need it.
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