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Could you please clarify how entering either series name in a search would return the other series? For example, we have a series called The Red Series and another series called The Orange Series. We have one book (Red Meets Orange) that fits into both series. In The Red Series, this is the first book. In The Orange Series, this is book thirteen. What database structure/fields are needed? What search is used? I'm wondering if I'm overlooking some simpler means to handle such cases. |
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OK, you have a book that fits into two series. Let's call them A & B. Now you have two series columns. The original series columns and the new one called series2. To search using the series column names, you have to have a much more complex search as you have to search 4 times basically. You have to have each column search done twice to find if that column has A or B. Then you have to do the same thing again. Would it not be easier for the user to allow two series in the already existing series column instead of making searching more complicated?
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Wouldn't it be better to search without any series column name, just search:
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"series2" Alternatively, searching for: Code:
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And of course, regarding my other two points (in case anyone was wondering): You will see the #custom_series column in the tag browser, and can click it just like the current series. You can sort by any custom column, allowing you to view an entire series in order. Better this, than only being able to sort by the first series_as_a_tag_based_column value.. Last edited by eschwartz; 12-17-2014 at 11:43 PM. |
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If you do post #9, it works (if you do it right the first time ) for searching for Similar series after configuring the option (properly) at the bottom of the 'Searching' configuration
You can also use the assigned series Category name: in my case: allseries search allseries:<the series name> this check both of the columns in 1 gitgo |
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Fortunately, they do.
Otherwise, those genre columns would be useless also. Also, the plugins would be useless to anyone who didn't agree with the author's precise combination of collections sources. Also, this was about library management not device management. Last edited by eschwartz; 12-18-2014 at 01:12 PM. |
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Anyway, I have another two custom columns for series... which go nicely to Kobo. Last edited by Terisa de morgan; 12-18-2014 at 02:22 PM. Reason: My configuration |
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Or a device which, like the Kobo and Kindle, knows nothing about calibre but does know how to read the changes caused to its own database by a calibre plugin.
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Newer Kindles cannot have the computer create collections without a jailbreak and a separate plugin. So that's not really relevant to the topic at hand. It's only relevant if the Kindle can have the computer create collections from unmodified firmware. Last edited by JSWolf; 12-18-2014 at 03:08 PM. |
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I'm not so sure about that. I think some old kindle allowed to create collections from calibre without jailbreaking, but perhaps I'm wrong.
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