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Old 07-22-2014, 12:18 PM   #4
asllearner
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confusing?

Wow that was a quick reply!

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You must have turned it off, because the default is "on".
No, it seems to be working. It is "on". I probably wasn't being clear...unless, did something say make you think it's not working as it should?

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Adding multiple author counts in the existing column would be confusing to the user, to say the least.
It would be clearer for users like myself, cause we would see the parity between authors and the values and understood it right away. Now is what's confusing for us; I got all mixed up enough to suggest changing it.

I'll point out that not all users will have come to the forum and read your instructions first, clear as they are. Many of us install from within Calibre, and don't see the special directions til after we install it. I installed the plugin, it didn't work, naturally, and left it at that for a long time til on a whim I tried again when I had a little time to spare. Others might not have.


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I will think about adding an optional second new custom_column to deal with multiple authors in such a way that it will be intuitive to use.
Whatever you do, it's a nice plugin, so thanks. If you do go ahead, I'll get my two cents in now while the getting is good :

comma separated hyperlinked values, with tooltips indicating which author, and clickable individually for each author. Simple and intuitive. You very likely have better ideas, but I'd settle for that. On the other hand, this may be impossible under whatever limitations calibre's API has, so I'll just share my dream and let it all go....

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