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Originally Posted by JaneKnits
This is a really old thread, but I still could not find any way to get Calibre to jump to alphabetical point rather than endlessly scrolling through a very large library. Titles are still not an option in the Tag Browser and library search still did not get applied properly in the virtual libraries.
But there is some good news.
title_sort:~^A does work. And when you right-click the virtual library tabs there is now an option to lock them. The closing X that was the same size as the letter disappears. This is now very close to the alphabetical bar that the OP was suggesting. But if anyone knows of a plug-in that does as originally suggested, it would be nice to free up my virtual libraries for other options. Please let me know if I missed any other options while searching for this solution.
Thank you.
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Assuming you don't insist on having buttons...
You can add title sort to the tag browser using a column built from other columns. For this case you would probably want to use the first letter of title_sort, not the entire title. This template does that
Code:
program: uppercase(substr($title_sort, 0, 1))
Be sure to check the "Show in tag browser" box.
Another option is to use saved searches. Make a search for each letter you want to find. If you wish you can make the search name hierarchical by adding a period in the name, for example "titles.A" and setting searches to be a hierarchical column in preferences. Using the "Saved searches" button might be easier than using saved searches in the tag browser.
A third more complicated option is to use keyboard searching in the book list. When a column is selected, typing a letter takes you to the next book with that letter in the column. The complexity comes from shortcuts: they take precedence over the search. You would need to change any single-letter shortcuts of which there are many, for example A (add books), E (edit metadata) and so on. You must also check the "Use keyboard searching in the book list".
EDIT 2: The shift key is significant in keyboard shortcuts but not significant when keyboard searching the book list. There are many fewer shortcuts that use the Shift key, simplifying the process of changing them. On my machine there is Shift-A, Shift-K, Shift-M, Shift-Q, and Shift-V.
A possible fourth option: use the
Action Chains plugin. If it has an input dialog where you can type the desired letter then it can construct the search. I don't know if it has such a dialog or if one already exists as a module. Ask in the plugin's thread.
EDIT: If you want to make a virtual library from the current search, for example the search from the tag browser, use the shortcut Ctrl + * (be sure to shift if needed to get the *). You can unapply that VL using Ctrl + Up-arrow