Are these features available in Calibre? More inside

[crackhammer]

Hello folks,

I have been on a scanning spree recently and using Calibre to store those books. I felt need of following features and searching around Calibre options didn't get me anywhere. Hence the question goes to the author and the experts.

1. Is there any possibility of customizing columns in the library view.
1a. There is already a rating column where the data is extracted from metadata but what if I would like to have a separate column for my OWN ratings?
1b. Is there any possibility of adding My Comments column where I can add my comments?
1c. I would like to have ISBN column and that ISBN number can be selected and copyable.

2. What is the possibility of having a detailed search module. Since a lot of book data is available in metadata, I should be able to search by ISBN number but that doesn't seem to be the case at the moment.

3. Is there any possibility that I could get a statistics on tag usage, so that I could keep tag numbers to least possible relevant tags, rather than overloading them.

Thanks for help.

[Starson17]

Originally Posted by crackhammer

1. Is there any possibility of customizing columns in the library view.

Read the sticky on the beta test of Calibre.

[Starson17]

Originally Posted by crackhammer

2. What is the possibility of having a detailed search module. Since a lot of book data is available in metadata, I should be able to search by ISBN number but that doesn't seem to be the case at the moment.

Searching ISBN works for me.

3. Is there any possibility that I could get a statistics on tag usage, so that I could keep tag numbers to least possible relevant tags, rather than overloading them.

The tag editor tells you how many books use each tag. BTW, you can turn off tag fetching in the metadata fetch. Many people feel overloaded in the number of tags created (personally I like it). You can keep them, and make categories for your own special tags, if you wish. Again, see the beta version of Calibre.

[crackhammer]

Thanks Starson17,

Since I am not a brave soul (read as geek), I will wait till stable version is released for custom columns.

I take back my second question regarding ISBN, I had difficulties in the past. I should have checked again before posting question.

Where is this tag editor? I don't find it

[Starson17]

Originally Posted by crackhammer

Thanks Starson17,

Since I am not a brave soul (read as geek), I will wait till stable version is released for custom columns.

I take back my second question regarding ISBN, I had difficulties in the past. I should have checked again before posting question.

Where is this tag editor? I don't find it

The beta is pretty stable, but it shouldn't take long for it to be introduced into the mainstream. I was referring to the button that looks like a luggage tag. I think it's officially called the "Tag Browser" - which is what I should have called it.

[crackhammer]

Thanks again.

Honestly, I didn't think that those were buttons, never played with them. Now things are clear.

[Worldwalker]

The calibre user interface is ... idiosyncratic. It helps to randomly poke at graphics until you find out which ones do something. Most of them do.

In a lot of ways, it reminds me of the days before Microsoft hammered all our user interfaces into one mold. I always wanted to build a file manager with the Doom engine. Different rooms for different directories, etc. When you deleted a file, you'd get to see it die.

[Manichean]

Originally Posted by Worldwalker

In a lot of ways, it reminds me of the days before Microsoft hammered all our user interfaces into one mold. I always wanted to build a file manager with the Doom engine. Different rooms for different directories, etc. When you deleted a file, you'd get to see it die.

That reminds me of this.