Colorizing Title Text

p38lightning · 06-28-2017, 10:37 AM

I have been using Calibre for several years and have a number of topic libraries set up.

Is it remotely possible to change the color of the ebook title entries in my libraries so I can designate which titles have been read by sight?

Thanks for any assist with this.

uli · 06-28-2017, 11:28 AM

If you don't already you need to create a column for the read status (read:true, or read date). Or even decide that if a rating is set mean you read the book.

Then in Preferences > Look & Feel > Column Coloring > Add Rule

Example:
Set (All Columns) to Color; if the (Rating) is greater than 0
or
Set (All Columns) to Color; if the (read_date) is set
etc..

p38lightning · 06-28-2017, 04:27 PM

Hmmm... not at all clear how this would visually distinguish read books from those not read in the "new" column.

BetterRed · 06-28-2017, 04:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by p38lightning

Hmmm... not at all clear how this would visually distinguish read books from those not read in the "new" column.

Column and Row (all columns) can be colourised via rules defined in Preferences->Look and Feel->Column Colours, you can also set up rules for indicative Column Icons.

BR

moredrowsy · 06-28-2017, 05:27 PM

This is what I do:

I create a custom column called Shelf.

In that column, you add in whatever text values you want: read, to-read, dnf, backlog, dont-touch, etc. So then you'll have a shelf that's read, a shelf that's to-read, a shelf that's did not finish, and etc.

This means that you'll probably have to go through each of your books add those values to each of them.

Then go to Calibre > Preferences > Look & Feel > Column coloring
In Column coloring, add rules to highlight a title entry for a certain color based on the shelf value.

Example rule for read shelf:
Set the color of the column "All columns" to "#55aa00" (hex code for green color),
If the "Shelf" column has values "read"

Restart calibre and calibre will make any book titles that has "read" value in the shelf column to green.

Add different colors for different shelf values. Ditto.

p38lightning · 06-28-2017, 09:05 PM

Aha (I think). Appreciate all of the above help and the specificity of this last reply. Will give it a whirl.

Thanks to all!

06-28-2017, 10:37 AM	#1
p38lightning Read Forever! Posts: 146 Karma: 20939 Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Maine! Device: Pocketbook Inkpad 4 & Lenovo Tab M9	Colorizing Title Text I have been using Calibre for several years and have a number of topic libraries set up. Is it remotely possible to change the color of the ebook title entries in my libraries so I can designate which titles have been read by sight? Thanks for any assist with this.

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
Paragraph title in one page, text in the next	Arkadian	Editor	37	09-13-2014 06:21 PM
Colorizing Theme Patterns	HisLittleOne	Marvin	0	04-12-2014 04:07 PM
Is there a way to remove text from Title with regex	LadyKate	Library Management	8	02-14-2014 04:12 PM
Preventing Page Title from Being Inserted into Article Text	buffaloseven	Recipes	0	07-25-2013 11:39 PM
Different text in TOC & actual chapter title	Algiedi	Conversion	25	07-24-2011 01:12 AM

06-28-2017, 11:28 AM	#2
uli Zealot Posts: 109 Karma: 194274 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Montreal Device: Kobo, Calibre	If you don't already you need to create a column for the read status (read:true, or read date). Or even decide that if a rating is set mean you read the book. Then in Preferences > Look & Feel > Column Coloring > Add Rule Example: Set (All Columns) to Color; if the (Rating) is greater than 0 or Set (All Columns) to Color; if the (read_date) is set etc..

06-28-2017, 04:27 PM	#3
p38lightning Read Forever! Posts: 146 Karma: 20939 Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Maine! Device: Pocketbook Inkpad 4 & Lenovo Tab M9	Hmmm... not at all clear how this would visually distinguish read books from those not read in the "new" column.

06-28-2017, 05:27 PM	#5
moredrowsy Connoisseur Posts: 69 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2016 Device: Kindle Paperwhite 3	This is what I do: I create a custom column called Shelf. In that column, you add in whatever text values you want: read, to-read, dnf, backlog, dont-touch, etc. So then you'll have a shelf that's read, a shelf that's to-read, a shelf that's did not finish, and etc. This means that you'll probably have to go through each of your books add those values to each of them. Then go to Calibre > Preferences > Look & Feel > Column coloring In Column coloring, add rules to highlight a title entry for a certain color based on the shelf value. Example rule for read shelf: Set the color of the column "All columns" to "#55aa00" (hex code for green color), If the "Shelf" column has values "read" Restart calibre and calibre will make any book titles that has "read" value in the shelf column to green. Add different colors for different shelf values. Ditto.

06-28-2017, 09:05 PM	#6
p38lightning Read Forever! Posts: 146 Karma: 20939 Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Maine! Device: Pocketbook Inkpad 4 & Lenovo Tab M9	Aha (I think). Appreciate all of the above help and the specificity of this last reply. Will give it a whirl. Thanks to all!

Advert

Advert