[Edit metadata] Possible to adjust size of input fields?

jonnyl · 07-11-2025, 07:32 AM

Is there any way to change the size of the input fields in the Basic metadata edit screen?
A lot of my book titles don't fit inside the "Title:" field, and scrolling inside the field is rather inconvenient when editing the title. (For example, instead of Title/ Title sort/ Files each taking up 1/3 of the width, I'd rather have 1/2 1/4 1/4.)

kovidgoyal · 07-11-2025, 08:08 AM

No, it will take up approximately 1/3 of the window width. You can of course make the window wider assuming your screen is large enough.

jonnyl · 07-11-2025, 08:19 AM

I already made the window as wide as the screen and the font as small as I can comfortably read it, but many titles still don't fit inside this rather narrow field (many books have rather long subtitles that I like to have included).

But anway, thanks for your quick response and for making this great software available to the world!

chaley · 07-11-2025, 09:05 AM

Try the "Compact metadata" setting in Preferences / Look & feel / Edit Metadata Edit metadata (single) layout. It uses two columns for basic and custom metadata.

jonnyl · 07-11-2025, 09:53 AM

Thanks for the tip. This put the cover on a separate tab, which didn't work for me because I'm using the covers to fill in missing titles (and adding covers where missing).
'All on 1 tab' also makes the Title field larger, but puts the cover on the far right side of the screen from where it is a bit cumbersome to copy down the information.

theducks · 07-11-2025, 11:40 AM

It may not work for you unless you have more than 1 screen.

If you double click the format, it opens the book in 'Viewer'. This is where I simply find the data: Copy and Paste it where it goes in the MDE.
Many times the books included blurb is better than Get Metadata sources

07-11-2025, 07:32 AM	#1
jonnyl Zealot Posts: 135 Karma: 33084 Join Date: Jan 2021 Device: Likebook Mars	[Edit metadata] Possible to adjust size of input fields? Is there any way to change the size of the input fields in the Basic metadata edit screen? A lot of my book titles don't fit inside the "Title:" field, and scrolling inside the field is rather inconvenient when editing the title. (For example, instead of Title/ Title sort/ Files each taking up 1/3 of the width, I'd rather have 1/2 1/4 1/4.)

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07-11-2025, 08:08 AM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,339 Karma: 27182818 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	No, it will take up approximately 1/3 of the window width. You can of course make the window wider assuming your screen is large enough.

07-11-2025, 08:19 AM	#3
jonnyl Zealot Posts: 135 Karma: 33084 Join Date: Jan 2021 Device: Likebook Mars	I already made the window as wide as the screen and the font as small as I can comfortably read it, but many titles still don't fit inside this rather narrow field (many books have rather long subtitles that I like to have included). But anway, thanks for your quick response and for making this great software available to the world!

07-11-2025, 09:05 AM	#4
chaley Grand Sorcerer Posts: 12,440 Karma: 8012886 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Notts, England Device: Kobo Libra 2	Try the "Compact metadata" setting in Preferences / Look & feel / Edit Metadata Edit metadata (single) layout. It uses two columns for basic and custom metadata.

07-11-2025, 09:53 AM	#5
jonnyl Zealot Posts: 135 Karma: 33084 Join Date: Jan 2021 Device: Likebook Mars	Thanks for the tip. This put the cover on a separate tab, which didn't work for me because I'm using the covers to fill in missing titles (and adding covers where missing). 'All on 1 tab' also makes the Title field larger, but puts the cover on the far right side of the screen from where it is a bit cumbersome to copy down the information.

07-11-2025, 11:40 AM	#6
theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 31,046 Karma: 60358908 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	It may not work for you unless you have more than 1 screen. If you double click the format, it opens the book in 'Viewer'. This is where I simply find the data: Copy and Paste it where it goes in the MDE. Many times the books included blurb is better than Get Metadata sources