@kiwidude - that was exactly what I was hoping for, and you delivered above my hopes about 2000%. You've given me ideas and suggestions I already want to integrate into my own use of calibre, and that's without yet having it all fully sink in and considering further implications.
Thank You !!!!
Re goals for the thread, yeah, I had conflicting motives and a hard time with being confused between my own relatively new user needs, and a completely starting out new user's needs. Theducks also proposed the idea of separating stuff out for new users and intermediate level users. Good idea, but difficult for me while I'm still so new, confused, and experimenting.
I consider your post a gentle nudge in good directions and appreciate the time you spent doing it.