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kiwidude · 11-22-2011, 06:05 PM

Changes in this release:

Add list type of "Auto populate list from books on device". Populated when you sync. You cannot manually add/remove.
Add Clear menu items for fast way of clearing the contents of a list
Fix to ensure when a list has auto-clear turned on, items are removed even if not found necessary to sync them
Move the devices list onto its own tab to simplify list appearance
Add an option on Other Options tab for whether to display the remove books from device dialog, allowing unattended syncing.

I've talked about this release during the beta phases in recent comments, but to repeat myself the main feature is the ability to create a read-only list that is auto-populated based on what books are currently on your device. It is another "twist" and for instance may suit people who are happy to simply use the existing calibre send to device functionality, but want a way to know when a device is not connected what books are on it. As with any reading list you can either view it using the menus, or you can assign a tags or custom column to be updated when a books is added to the list.

The other main changes for 1.4 have primarily been a complete cosmetic update, hopefully making the options dialog a little easier and less confusing.

The final change is that discussed in the last few posts, offering users the ability to sync using the Reading List plugin without having a dialog appear asking them to confirm any books being removed from the device. Note that dialog only appears for certain list types anyway, but now you have an option to ensure it never appears while using this plugin.

Thanks to capnm and tilia for their testing and feedback, it has been quite a major overhaul of the plugin so hopefully not too many other gremlins remain from my changes.

11-22-2011, 06:05 PM	#291
kiwidude Calibre Plugins Developer Posts: 4,731 Karma: 2197770 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Australia Device: Kindle Oasis	v1.4.0 Released Changes in this release: Add list type of "Auto populate list from books on device". Populated when you sync. You cannot manually add/remove. Add Clear menu items for fast way of clearing the contents of a list Fix to ensure when a list has auto-clear turned on, items are removed even if not found necessary to sync them Move the devices list onto its own tab to simplify list appearance Add an option on Other Options tab for whether to display the remove books from device dialog, allowing unattended syncing. I've talked about this release during the beta phases in recent comments, but to repeat myself the main feature is the ability to create a read-only list that is auto-populated based on what books are currently on your device. It is another "twist" and for instance may suit people who are happy to simply use the existing calibre send to device functionality, but want a way to know when a device is not connected what books are on it. As with any reading list you can either view it using the menus, or you can assign a tags or custom column to be updated when a books is added to the list. The other main changes for 1.4 have primarily been a complete cosmetic update, hopefully making the options dialog a little easier and less confusing. The final change is that discussed in the last few posts, offering users the ability to sync using the Reading List plugin without having a dialog appear asking them to confirm any books being removed from the device. Note that dialog only appears for certain list types anyway, but now you have an option to ensure it never appears while using this plugin. Thanks to capnm and tilia for their testing and feedback, it has been quite a major overhaul of the plugin so hopefully not too many other gremlins remain from my changes.