Custom Columns

docmartn · 08-29-2016, 06:01 PM

Can someone look at the attached screenshots and tell me what I'm doing wrong when setting up the custom columns for Video and Hardcopy?

I'd like them to look "laddered" like they do under Genre - That is

Genre
-- Business
--- Business Building
----- How To

For some reason when I tried setting up the same group/subgroups for Video and Hard Copy it came out

Business.Business Building.How To

SShot #1 is the Column view and SShot #2 is how I created the columns. I know that under "Type" the formatting is different for Hard Copy and Video but it's the same for Genre and Video so that doesn't seem to be a factor.

Thanks in advance,

JC

BetterRed · 08-29-2016, 06:25 PM

@docmartn - you need to include the Hard Copy and Video columns in the Preferences->Look and Feel->Categories with hierarchical columns list.

But why do you want Hard Copy and Video to be separate hierarchical categories, why not rely on the formats or use a tag like custom column (Media: Audio, Ebook, Hard Copy, Video, Game...) and use existing Genre column.

BR

eschwartz · 08-29-2016, 06:43 PM

https://manual.calibre-ebook.com/sub_groups.html#setup

docmartn · 08-30-2016, 02:18 PM

Thanks!

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08-29-2016, 06:01 PM	#1
docmartn Member Posts: 13 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Houston Device: Android and PC	Custom Columns Can someone look at the attached screenshots and tell me what I'm doing wrong when setting up the custom columns for Video and Hardcopy? I'd like them to look "laddered" like they do under Genre - That is Genre -- Business --- Business Building ----- How To For some reason when I tried setting up the same group/subgroups for Video and Hard Copy it came out Business.Business Building.How To SShot #1 is the Column view and SShot #2 is how I created the columns. I know that under "Type" the formatting is different for Hard Copy and Video but it's the same for Genre and Video so that doesn't seem to be a factor. Thanks in advance, JC Attached Thumbnails Last edited by docmartn; 08-29-2016 at 06:04 PM.

08-29-2016, 06:25 PM	#2
BetterRed null operator (he/him) Posts: 21,645 Karma: 29710510 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Sydney Australia Device: none	@docmartn - you need to include the Hard Copy and Video columns in the Preferences->Look and Feel->Categories with hierarchical columns list. But why do you want Hard Copy and Video to be separate hierarchical categories, why not rely on the formats or use a tag like custom column (Media: Audio, Ebook, Hard Copy, Video, Game...) and use existing Genre column. BR

08-29-2016, 06:43 PM	#3
eschwartz Ex-Helpdesk Junkie Posts: 19,421 Karma: 85400180 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Beaten Path, USA, Roundworld, This Side of Infinity Device: Kindle Touch fw5.3.7 (Wifi only)	https://manual.calibre-ebook.com/sub_groups.html#setup

08-30-2016, 02:18 PM	#4
docmartn Member Posts: 13 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Houston Device: Android and PC	Thanks!

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