Using Calibre with Sony Touch & Collections

bobsi18 · 12-22-2010, 03:02 AM

Hi all,
Am trying to get myself organised with my new Sony Touch, using Calibre.

Currently when I import books from Calibre into my ereader, it uses the tags and the series information to organise collections. I've created a new column in Calibre with the name "Read Status" and the lookup name as "read_status".

In that column, I either have Unread or blank (indicating the book has been read). I would like Calibre to also use this column to create another collection, so that I have an "Unread" collection. I've found under plugins >device interface plugins>Sony Device Interface the option to list what metadata fields to include to turn into collections, however adding read_status to this doesn't seem to work.

Is what I'm thinking possible? I don't want to use tags to achieve this, as I would like to reserve the tags field for genres.

Sweetpea · 12-22-2010, 03:20 AM

Did you add the # before read_status?

Manichean · 12-22-2010, 03:20 AM

Custom columns need to be prefaced by a hash sign wherever you use them, so you'd need to put "#read_status" into the device interface.

Edit: Oh, well, too slow.

chaley · 12-22-2010, 03:21 AM

Add #read_status.

You must use the 'key' used when sorting and searching. This key is shown if you hover your mouse over the column heading of the custom column.

Edit: apparently 3 of us get up at around the same time.

bobsi18 · 12-22-2010, 06:20 AM

You guys rock! Will give this a shot in the morning (it's 10pm here after a long day!)

Thanks, am loving this forum

12-22-2010, 03:02 AM	#1
bobsi18 Enthusiast Posts: 36 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: SE Victoria, Australia Device: iPhone & Sony Pocket (& support for a Kobo Wifi)	Using Calibre with Sony Touch & Collections Hi all, Am trying to get myself organised with my new Sony Touch, using Calibre. Currently when I import books from Calibre into my ereader, it uses the tags and the series information to organise collections. I've created a new column in Calibre with the name "Read Status" and the lookup name as "read_status". In that column, I either have Unread or blank (indicating the book has been read). I would like Calibre to also use this column to create another collection, so that I have an "Unread" collection. I've found under plugins >device interface plugins>Sony Device Interface the option to list what metadata fields to include to turn into collections, however adding read_status to this doesn't seem to work. Is what I'm thinking possible? I don't want to use tags to achieve this, as I would like to reserve the tags field for genres.

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12-22-2010, 03:20 AM	#2
Sweetpea Grand Sorcerer Posts: 9,707 Karma: 32763414 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Krewerd Device: Pocketbook Inkpad 4 Color; Samsung Galaxy Tab S6	Did you add the # before read_status?

12-22-2010, 03:20 AM	#3
Manichean Wizard Posts: 3,130 Karma: 91256 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Germany Device: Cybook Gen3	Custom columns need to be prefaced by a hash sign wherever you use them, so you'd need to put "#read_status" into the device interface. Edit: Oh, well, too slow.

12-22-2010, 03:21 AM	#4
chaley Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,741 Karma: 6997045 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Notts, England Device: Kobo Libra 2	Add #read_status. You must use the 'key' used when sorting and searching. This key is shown if you hover your mouse over the column heading of the custom column. Edit: apparently 3 of us get up at around the same time.

12-22-2010, 06:20 AM	#5
bobsi18 Enthusiast Posts: 36 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: SE Victoria, Australia Device: iPhone & Sony Pocket (& support for a Kobo Wifi)	You guys rock! Will give this a shot in the morning (it's 10pm here after a long day!) Thanks, am loving this forum

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