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Old 08-29-2016, 04:14 PM   #885
Rellwood
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Just a little request

First, I love this plug-in! Finally, after some time of having issues, I have gotten it back on and am reloading my books.

I have a quibble or two, change it, or leave it. No big deal, but I wanted to let you know as a user what I think.

The most aggravating but trivial problem I face is that the drop-down menu has the "View Shelf" right in the middle. This means that if I am going to the sync, or link choices, I always end up hitting or running over that "view shelf" which ends up showing me every one of my shelves. Not a huge deal, but I have to hit escape, and then attempt to go again each time it happens. I know it seems like a bitch over nothing, but if I am going to the sync to upload tags as shelves on a number of books, it gets tedious having to continually hit escape and try again.

Long preface to....can you change the "view shelf" to be somewhere less likely to be accidentally activated---above the customize or below the add or remove from shelf?


Also, a suggestion...

It often takes a long time to coordinate the shelves, tags add/sync actions.

Do you know if there is a way to customize the plug in to set up a preset add/default sync instructions that can be applied to all the selected shelves? This would save so much time if I change the shelves or have new shelves. Right now I haven't gotten around to doing anything more than just naming the tags.

If I have to individually input each instruction for add and sync it takes forever---which is a drag when each shelf basically has the same instructions. If there are a total of 4 different combinations I use with the same information only with the tag being different. For a preset the term "tag" could take the place of having to input each tag name, but will still allow customizing. All the other add/sync rules apply, but are just pre-loaded. As long as each preset fulfills the rules and the only thing that is not individually defined is the name of the tag...a block of rules could make up a pre-set named "general add"

Add "tag" to custom column "current calibre bookshelves"
add "tag" to custom column "genre"
Add "Y" to custom column "In GR"
add "Goodreads Date Added" to column "GR Date Added"



When the user goes through the list of shelves all they need to do is add the tag, and then when they go to the rules drop down for sync/add they can select a preset they have already created and named.

Too much to ask? If it is, then no worries, but it was just an idea that I would really like to see. Would definitely be worth donating for.

Regardless, can you please, please fix the drop down to keep from accidentally hitting the view shelf?

Thanks!

Last edited by Rellwood; 08-29-2016 at 04:16 PM. Reason: Clarification
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