[wladdy]

Hi, many of my books are translations. I would like to have a custom field with the 'original language', offering the same options as the native 'Language' field (i.e.: Abkhazian, Achinese, Acoli, etc).

Should it be a 'Text, but with a fixed set of permitted values' column type? If so, how do I get the list of existing languages?

Alternatively, am I better off with a 'Text, column shown in the tag browser' column type, that I would fill with languages progressively, as I organize my library?

Finally, for books with multiple languages (such as, for example, an anthology of French poetry featuring both the original texts and their translation), is there a way to make a custom column similar to 'Authors', where I could enter 'French & English' and have 'French' and 'English' recognized as two distinct languages?

Any help to put me on the right path would be greatly appreciated. W.