Thread: [GUI Plugin] Reading List
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Old 08-06-2022, 10:19 AM   #1226
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Originally Posted by Amalthia View Post
Okay I looked around a bit and it seems like the only columns in calibre that map to anything in pocketbook are "tags -> genres," and "series -> series."

You can add things to the "collections" on pocketbook manually.

At this point, for Pocketbook readers, it looks like the "Reading List" plugin is mostly useful within calibre to see what I want to read next for users. I could use that to manually tag the stories I plan to read next and it'll create a new genre on the device.
The Reading List plugin only manages reading lists in calibre. It has function to send books to the device, but, does not actually do anything on the device. All it does is queue the books to be sent to the device. After that, it is the driver doing things.

For some devices, collections on the device can be managed through the driver (the KoboTouch driver is probably the most flexible for this) or a separate plugin (as mentioned above for Kindle). And other devices create collections from the folder structure (such as the tolino).

I know almost nothing about the PocketBook. I can see there are no collection management options in the drivers. Maybe the device can create them using the tags or other metadata. If so, a Reading List can set a value in a column when the book is added. That value will be in the metadata when the book is sent to the device and can be used there. Depending on exactly what you can see on the device, you might be able to use a metadata plugboard to set fiddle with the metadata when sending it to the device.
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