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Techniques to use plugboards, custom columns and templates
Several people are doing interesting and useful things with templates, plugboards, and composite fields. This thread is a place to put the information.
Plugboards can be accessed from Preferences->Metadata plugboards You can create your own custom columns from Preferences->Add your own column A useful tutorial on the calibre template language is to be found here. Kindle/Kobo Metadata: Show series - series Index - Title as Title (Kindle/Kobo) (economix) Spoiler:
Metadata: Show series [series index] - title as title (Kindle) (Scott Nielsen) Spoiler:
Metadata: Show author name as Initial and Surname (Kindle) (inspired by brewjono) Spoiler:
Reading/read status custom column (Kindle) (pchrist7, w/ideas from beckywc): Spoiler:
Filename (Save Templates) Filename: author sort/series/title - version (WinCE/Mobile (Mobipocket))(sweetpea) Spoiler:
Filename: Create file paths grouping authors into [A - D]-like categories (WinCE/Mobile (Mobipocket)) (Sweetpea) Spoiler:
Filename: Create path based on series index (sweetpea, inspired by Arco Witter) Spoiler:
Sony Metadata Metadata: Show author and title for title (Sony) (Sweetpea) Spoiler:
Metadata: Show title [series [series index]] as title, limiting series to 8 letters (Sony) (chaley) Spoiler:
Metadata: Show series - series index - title, with series as initials (Sony) (inspired by speakingtohe) Spoiler:
Metadata: Given a yes/no 'Read' custom column, have the collections display Read, Reading, Unread (Sony) (sweetpea) Spoiler:
Apple iDevice Metadata Metadata: Several examples (Apple devices) (GRiker) See this post. General Metadata Metadata: Put series into the title, using either initials or a shortened form. Strip leading articles from the series name (any) (inspired by Gary_M_Mugford) Spoiler:
Common composite custom columns All the recipes below require the creation of a custom column of type 'Column built from other columns', called a composite column. Creation instructions are under the spoiler. Spoiler:
Display the ISBN. Template: {isbn} Display the formats for a book. Template: {formats} Display Yes if the book has an EPUB format. Template:{formats:contains(EPUB, Yes,)} Display the author sort. Template: {author_sort} Display the title sort. Template: {title_sort} Last edited by kovidgoyal; 07-09-2017 at 10:15 PM. |
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