[JimmXinu]

Originally Posted by riothamus

I'm trying to populate a Collection column with the text "Fanfics" so they go to the Fanfics collection on the kindle. It's the only collection I have in this library.

It's possible, but it's enough of a corner case that I've never make it easy. But since you're the third(?) person to ask for it in the last two years, let's change that.

Attached is a version that allows literal strings to be set using custom_columns_settings.

You have to have "Allow custom_columns_settings from personal.ini to override" checked on the Custom Columns tab and in personal.ini, add:

custom_columns_settings:
 "FanFics"=>#collection

The full spec is:

Spoiler:

## (Plugin Only) - You can also populate calibre custom columns with
## the site specific metadata using custom_columns_settings (but only
## if 'Allow custom_columns_settings from personal.ini' is checked in
## the plugin GUI config.)  There are three parts, the entry name,
## then the label of the calibre custom column, then (optionally) a
## 'mode'.  'r' to Replace any existing values, 'a' to Add to existing
## value (use with tag-like columns), and 'n' for setting on New books
## only.  (Default is 'r'.)
## Literal strings can be set into custom columns using double quotes.
## Each metadata=>column mapping must be on a separate line and each
## needs to have one space at the start of each line.

#custom_columns_settings:
# cliches=>#acolumn
# themes=>#bcolumn,a
# timeline=>#ccolumn,n
# "FanFiction"=>#collection

If this works well, it will be in the next release.

UPDATE Jan 21, 2014 - Remove obsolete beta versions