Touch Kobo Touch "my collections" sort order - Page 2

booklover6 · 06-07-2014, 06:45 PM

I just had to do this to a Glo I got today. I was baffled why the collections weren't sortable, and this thread showed me why, and how to fix it. Many thanks!

BuyMore · 06-13-2014, 02:25 AM

Thank you, davidfor! The solution you posted here, along with your advice on another thread, have helped me solve this problem on my Glo.

I opened the config file with notepad, and I thought it's okay to edit (i.e. insert the shelf list line) in notepad directly. But the problem persisted and I almost gave up.

Thanks to your advice on the other post, I decided to delete the config file on my Glo, then installed notepad++ to edit the new config file. It works! Now my collections are sorted neatly by name.

Snow Sciles · 07-11-2014, 07:04 PM

Thank you so much for this. I just got my Kobo Aura today, and I'm on a learning curve. It did not allow me to sort the collections, I followed your advice and now those options are available. This place is such a wealth of information.

Grady Cole · 07-12-2014, 04:07 PM

I'm in the same boat as Snow Sciles - bought a new Aura yesterday, and followed the instructions here to fix the collections issue. Thanks for the help!

Mivo · 08-05-2014, 11:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by davidfor

Sorry, I wasn't paying attention to the device and firmware version. Unfortunately, the library lists on the Touch haven't been updated to the same as on the Glo.

I picked up an Aura this week, and while it had been updated to 3.3.0 (from whatever it had before), I also did not have the option to sort the Shelves/Collections. The bar where the sort option is normally at was empty (touching the empty space had no effect). After I added LastLibrarySorter_shelfList_=sortByShelfName() to the config file, the Aura not only sorted alphabetically, but it now also displayed the sort option in the previously empty spot.

Just adding this here as a general FYI in case someone else bumps into the same problem on devices with the firmware that "should" display the sorting options.

snoeki · 08-29-2014, 03:30 AM

Many thanks for this solution! Just bought this device and was wondering for a solution, great help!

nbhms · 07-19-2015, 10:23 PM

First off, thanks to this thread, I now have shelves sorted properly on my new Kobo Mini.

Now - when I open each collection, they default to "most recently read". When I change that to something else, it sticks - and that's fine, but is there a way to set the default sort for individual collections to "Title" so I'm not having to do that the first time I open each individual collection?

Thanks.

davidfor · 07-19-2015, 11:22 PM

Unfortunately, no. I have tried a few different things, but I can't find an option in the config file to change the default sorting for shelves.

07-19-2015, 10:23 PM	#22
nbhms Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2014 Device: Sony PRS-650 / Kobo Mini	Set shelf default sort order? First off, thanks to this thread, I now have shelves sorted properly on my new Kobo Mini. Now - when I open each collection, they default to "most recently read". When I change that to something else, it sticks - and that's fine, but is there a way to set the default sort for individual collections to "Title" so I'm not having to do that the first time I open each individual collection? Thanks.

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06-07-2014, 06:45 PM	#16
booklover6 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,533 Karma: 14008730 Join Date: May 2008 Location: PA (USA) Device: Kobo Clara, 2E, Libre, PW4, PW5, 2022 Kindle	I just had to do this to a Glo I got today. I was baffled why the collections weren't sortable, and this thread showed me why, and how to fix it. Many thanks!

06-13-2014, 02:25 AM	#17
BuyMore Lurker extraordinaire Posts: 4,264 Karma: 555971070 Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: GMT +8 Device: iPad 3, iPad Mini 4	Thank you, davidfor! The solution you posted here, along with your advice on another thread, have helped me solve this problem on my Glo. I opened the config file with notepad, and I thought it's okay to edit (i.e. insert the shelf list line) in notepad directly. But the problem persisted and I almost gave up. Thanks to your advice on the other post, I decided to delete the config file on my Glo, then installed notepad++ to edit the new config file. It works! Now my collections are sorted neatly by name.

07-11-2014, 07:04 PM	#18
Snow Sciles Connoisseur Posts: 65 Karma: 400010 Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: London Device: Nook STG, PW2	Thank you so much for this. I just got my Kobo Aura today, and I'm on a learning curve. It did not allow me to sort the collections, I followed your advice and now those options are available. This place is such a wealth of information.

07-12-2014, 04:07 PM	#19
Grady Cole Member Posts: 11 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2013 Device: Kobo Aura	I'm in the same boat as Snow Sciles - bought a new Aura yesterday, and followed the instructions here to fix the collections issue. Thanks for the help!

08-29-2014, 03:30 AM	#21
snoeki Connoisseur Posts: 62 Karma: 2030818 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Kindle paperwhite 2 & Kobo glo hd	Many thanks for this solution! Just bought this device and was wondering for a solution, great help!

07-19-2015, 11:22 PM	#23
davidfor Grand Sorcerer Posts: 24,907 Karma: 47303748 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Sydney, Australia Device: Kobo:Touch,Glo, AuraH2O, GloHD,AuraONE, ClaraHD, Libra H2O; tolinoepos	Unfortunately, no. I have tried a few different things, but I can't find an option in the config file to change the default sorting for shelves.

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