Customize the Edit Metadata Template

tmommy4 · 07-28-2017, 03:35 AM

Can anyone tell me if there is a way to remove "columns" from the Edit Metadata Template under Basic Metadata... I would love to hide the ones I do not use very often like, Rating, Published, Language.

Any help would be appreciated.

BetterRed · 07-28-2017, 04:24 AM

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Originally Posted by tmommy4

Can anyone tell me if there is a way to remove "columns" from the Edit Metadata Template under Basic Metadata... I would love to hide the ones I do not use very often like, Rating, Published, Language.

I don't think you can hide the built-in columns, There are some tweaks to control editing of custom columns, but I'm not aware of anything for built-in columns.

I had the same issue when I started using calibre, in my most active libraries I don't use Series, Rating, ID's and Date, I make my own covers, and I don't use download metadata.

I've 'solved' it by doing all my editing in the book list. I use the View Manager plugin to control which columns I can see and the order in which they're presented. And I much prefer editing within a table than editing fill-in-the-blanks forms.

BR

tmommy4 · 07-28-2017, 04:11 PM

thank you for that response..i thought that would be the answer.

theducks · 07-28-2017, 07:38 PM

You can reorder custom columns shown on the MDE form.
IIRC it is a tweak, not a preference

tmommy4 · 08-04-2017, 10:44 AM

thank you theducks..that will help.
i was looking to customize the form so it only included the non-custom and custom fields that i use, like on my main display.

theducks · 08-04-2017, 08:00 PM

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Originally Posted by tmommy4

thank you theducks..that will help.
i was looking to customize the form so it only included the non-custom and custom fields that i use, like on my main display.

I use one of the alternate forms where custom columns appear on their own 'tab' (Single book mode)

07-28-2017, 03:35 AM	#1
tmommy4 Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2017 Device: calibre	Customize the Edit Metadata Template Can anyone tell me if there is a way to remove "columns" from the Edit Metadata Template under Basic Metadata... I would love to hide the ones I do not use very often like, Rating, Published, Language. Any help would be appreciated.

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07-28-2017, 04:11 PM	#3
tmommy4 Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2017 Device: calibre	thank you for that response..i thought that would be the answer.

07-28-2017, 07:38 PM	#4
theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 31,062 Karma: 60358908 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	You can reorder custom columns shown on the MDE form. IIRC it is a tweak, not a preference

08-04-2017, 10:44 AM	#5
tmommy4 Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2017 Device: calibre	thank you theducks..that will help. i was looking to customize the form so it only included the non-custom and custom fields that i use, like on my main display.

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