[wladdy]

I want custom text fields to store plain text data exactly like the 'Title' built-in field.
For example, I'd like a field #original_title when the book is a translation, and another called #subtitle when the book has one.

'Text, column shown in the tag browser' is not quite what I want. Although I can hide the category in the browser, I am bothered by the scroll-down menu on the right of the field and by previous entries being suggested as I type a new one.

'Long text, like comments, not shown in the tag browser' is not what I want either. Not only will the text entered never be really that long, but also more importantly the size of the field and the formatting options unnecessarily clutter the 'Edit metadata' page.

Am I missing something?

If not, I would suggest that this simple option be implemented in future releases of Calibre, as 'Plain text, not shown in the tag browser' custom fields could have many legitimate uses.

Thanks in advance! Wladdy.