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Lady Fitzgerald · 06-05-2010, 07:45 PM

I downloaded and installed 7.0 yesterday. Didn't notice much beyond cosmetic differences. Then I read the blurb on the changes. Whoa! I likes it! I especially LOVE the user defined columns. I'm going to have a field day with that one.

One thing I noticed in the video (I only saw part of it; it stalled a few minutes in) was the custom column Kovid created was for books that were read and used the yes/no feature. I had been using the ratings column for that but I used 1 star for unread and no star for read since most of my books will have been read before I put them into calibre. So, since the system worked so well, when I made my own column (before I saw the video), I used the star system (I found it easier to read; a single star setting all by its lonesome sticks right out) and called the column Unread. Then I noticed in this thread people were also creating Read as opposed to Unread. Just a curious observation.

I like the splash screen. I even requested something like that a few days ago so I could tell if calibre had responded to my trying to open it. Funny thing is, calibre opens so fast now, I barely get to see it (this is a good thing, btw). Eventually, my book collection will grow enough to make the splash screen very desireable.

Thanks to those responsible for 7.0. Keep up the good work.

06-05-2010, 07:45 PM	#50
Lady Fitzgerald Wizard Posts: 2,013 Karma: 251649 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Tempe, AZ, USA, Earth Device: JetBook Lite (away from home) + 1 spare, 32" TV (at home)	I downloaded and installed 7.0 yesterday. Didn't notice much beyond cosmetic differences. Then I read the blurb on the changes. Whoa! I likes it! I especially LOVE the user defined columns. I'm going to have a field day with that one. One thing I noticed in the video (I only saw part of it; it stalled a few minutes in) was the custom column Kovid created was for books that were read and used the yes/no feature. I had been using the ratings column for that but I used 1 star for unread and no star for read since most of my books will have been read before I put them into calibre. So, since the system worked so well, when I made my own column (before I saw the video), I used the star system (I found it easier to read; a single star setting all by its lonesome sticks right out) and called the column Unread. Then I noticed in this thread people were also creating Read as opposed to Unread. Just a curious observation. I like the splash screen. I even requested something like that a few days ago so I could tell if calibre had responded to my trying to open it. Funny thing is, calibre opens so fast now, I barely get to see it (this is a good thing, btw). Eventually, my book collection will grow enough to make the splash screen very desireable. Thanks to those responsible for 7.0. Keep up the good work.