Using F1 key to rename books?

[Dullahir]

Hey everyone.

So at one point when I am in List Mode in Calibre, seeing the book names, authors, etc in a list, as opposed to the cover view, I was able to initiate the 'Rename' process by pressing 'F1'. That doesn't just high-light the book name, but also make it so that I can simply rename the book without having to click the name in order to bring up the cursor and rename it.

But now, hitting the F1 key just opens the Manual..

Is this feature still available? I'd really like to rename books as I would in Explorer, renaming a book, hitting tab, renaming without having to click the book. :P

[BetterRed]

Originally Posted by Dullahir

Hey everyone.

So at one point when I am in List Mode in Calibre, seeing the book names, authors, etc in a list, as opposed to the cover view, I was able to initiate the 'Rename' process by pressing 'F1'. That doesn't just high-light the book name, but also make it so that I can simply rename the book without having to click the name in order to bring up the cursor and rename it.

But now, hitting the F1 key just opens the Manual..P

F2 default key for editing cells in the book list - similar to renaming files in file managers etc.

F1 is the 'industry' standard default key for getting Help (which for calibre is the on-line user manual)

You can change the F1 for Help in Preferences-Keyboard, but I don't think you can change the functionality of F2

Originally Posted by Dullahir

I'd really like to rename books as I would in Explorer, renaming a book, hitting tab, renaming without having to click the book. :F2 is the the standard

After you press F2 and enter new value in title, hit enter, down arrow and you're on the next book title, press F2 and enter... repeat ad-infinitum

BR

[DoctorOhh]

Originally Posted by BetterRed

F1 is the 'industry' standard default key for getting Help (which for calibre is the on-line user manual)

I find it fascinating that this has been the case for decades yet so many folks are not aware of it.

[Dullahir]

Thanks guys!! XDD

[BetterRed]

Originally Posted by DoctorOhh

I find it fascinating that this has been the case for decades yet so many folks are not aware of it.

As theducks recently reminded us, these things rolled out in System Application Architecture/Common User Access Guidelines published by BigBlue in the late 1980's - here's the relevant page on F1 Help from the their BookManager Library Server ==>> http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/cgi-bi...19921204095534

BR

psst I have calibre Prefs->Keyboard->Help set to None