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kovidgoyal · 04-08-2013, 07:39 AM

Too many posts

Here's my updated proposal, disregard everything in my previous posts:

Name the feature Virtual Libraries

The UI
Replace the Restrict to dropdown with a new button that says "Virtual Libraries"
This button when clicked will popup a menu with the entries:

Code:

Create VL
Remove VL
Additional restriction ->
  same as current restrict to popup
_____
VL 1
VL 2
No VL

If a VL is applied, it is indicated in the title bar as || library name :: VL name ||

If an "additional restriction" is applied it is also indicated in the title bar as
|| library name :: VL name :: restriction name ||

The current (m of n ) labels shows m of n where n is the number of books in the fully restricted library, i.e. with VL and additional restriction (if any) applied.

The startup option should be changed to using a VL, which is indicated in the title bar as before.

There are probably some wrinkles to work out with this proposal.

EDIT: A VL should not depends on saved searches, that is, it should allow the use of simple searches. A VL is defined as (friendly name, search). The friendly name will be used in the UI (titlebar/menus/etc.)

04-08-2013, 07:39 AM	#12
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,842 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Too many posts Here's my updated proposal, disregard everything in my previous posts: Name the feature Virtual Libraries The UI Replace the Restrict to dropdown with a new button that says "Virtual Libraries" This button when clicked will popup a menu with the entries: Code: Create VL Remove VL Additional restriction -> same as current restrict to popup _____ VL 1 VL 2 No VL If a VL is applied, it is indicated in the title bar as \|\| library name :: VL name \|\| If an "additional restriction" is applied it is also indicated in the title bar as \|\| library name :: VL name :: restriction name \|\| The current (m of n ) labels shows m of n where n is the number of books in the fully restricted library, i.e. with VL and additional restriction (if any) applied. The startup option should be changed to using a VL, which is indicated in the title bar as before. There are probably some wrinkles to work out with this proposal. EDIT: A VL should not depends on saved searches, that is, it should allow the use of simple searches. A VL is defined as (friendly name, search). The friendly name will be used in the UI (titlebar/menus/etc.) Last edited by kovidgoyal; 04-08-2013 at 07:45 AM.