Library Descriptions

[Rellwood]

I have a ton of libraries for different reasons, but I name them by initials or something that really doesn't help me if I forget what it's for.

I think there should be a banner across the top along with the library name where I could write a brief description.

[theducks]

??
The window (W10) title bar says:
calibre--||Mainlib :: To Read

My Library folder is MainLib
The current VL is To Read

You might want to use a bit longer Library name :
Use Rename Library on the Library icon

(remember to update the folder name in any backup routines )

[Rellwood]

I am looking at what you wrote but I am not following. Many of my libraries are ok, but some of them are just initials - MHOWRR - I remember this one 'May, Have, or Will Re-Read" but I came across an old one today that I couldn't figure out "ALNITL" Amazon Lists, not in libraries" and long story short - I don't use the VL's I just want to be able to give a short description of the name where you put the VL header? I want it to have a description just a few characters not a lot but something so when I go into a weirdly named library I can figure out what it was for and not have to rename it so that I remember.

[Sirtel]

Originally Posted by Rellwood

I am looking at what you wrote but I am not following. Many of my libraries are ok, but some of them are just initials - MHOWRR - I remember this one 'May, Have, or Will Re-Read" but I came across an old one today that I couldn't figure out "ALNITL" Amazon Lists, not in libraries" and long story short - I don't use the VL's I just want to be able to give a short description of the name where you put the VL header? I want it to have a description just a few characters not a lot but something so when I go into a weirdly named library I can figure out what it was for and not have to rename it so that I remember.

You'll need to rename your libraries to something more descriptive. There's no option for a description otherwise.

[BetterRed]

@Rellwood - IIRC you use Windows.

If that's so, you could add a desktop.ini file to all your library folders, and put a description into the Infotip element, when you hover on the library folder in File explorer you'll see your description, thus:



You'll need to tell calibre's Check library function to ignore the desktop.ini, viz:

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Another thought (probably a better one for you): Use the Notebook feature of Comfy's Reminder plugin to store a list of library names and descriptions.

BR

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by Rellwood

I have a ton of libraries for different reasons, but I name them by initials or something that really doesn't help me if I forget what it's for.

I think there should be a banner across the top along with the library name where I could write a brief description.

Rename your libraries. You can use a long directory name to describe them.

[Sirtel]

Even better, consolidate them to one physical library and use virtual libraries instead of separate physical ones.

[theducks]

Originally Posted by Sirtel

Even better, consolidate them to one physical library and use virtual libraries instead of separate physical ones.

↑ ↑ ↑ ✔
I see a lot of folk use different physical libraries just to isolate what they see unnecessarily, when they just need a filtered view to work with.

My 'MainLib' has 3 VL:

To Read: formats available + Done Read: false.
TBE (to be edited (touched up my way) ): Format EPUB or AZW3 and Edited:false
Have Read: #finished:true and formats:true

Reasons FOR separate Library:

Significant structural (custom columns) or fixed text values differences.
Security: (content restricted to who is allowed)
( Your equipment is so under equipped (RAM or Disk) that larger files can't be handled on it. (FWIW My MainLib idles at 430M (full library view) . I can't even remember when I first had a PC with only 1G of RAM... over a decade ago .

[BetterRed]

If @Rellwood combined her physical libraries and created an equivalent number of virtual libraries she would presumably use the same arbitrary initialisms as VL names.

And then post something like:

I have a ton of virtual libraries for different reasons, but I name them by initials or something that really doesn't help me if I forget what it's for.

I think there should be a banner across the top along with the virtual library name where I could write a brief description.

BR