Yes/Partly/No/Not Sure

[MarjaE]

Hi,

One of my Calibre libraries is for gaming. I have a number of rulebooks, and I've been tagging them for topics they do or don't address, and mechanics they do or don't allow for.

The problem with tagging them is that it's harder to type them, and it's a lot harder to see them at a glance.

I've considered adding yes/no columns, but they don't distinguish ones which lack something from ones which I've not listed yet.

I've also considered adding ratings columns, since they can handle these distinctions, but I have to switch fonts and increases sizes to read anything on the screen, and don't have that much space to spare. As it is, a lot of ratings get replaced with ... Also, I often enter one rating and get another rating when I mouse away.

Is there an easy to enter and easy to see column type I'm missing here?

Otherwise I've cleared #myrating and am adding new ratings as I recheck each book.

Using 4.23 for compatibility.

[ownedbycats]

Depending on your Calibre settings (Preferences > Behaviour > Yes/No columns have three values), there's two types of bool columns. The tristate one has a blank undefined value, which is the default. The setting affects all libraries though.

If you'd rather not use tristate bools or want more options, you might want to look at a 'text, but with a fixed set of permitted values' column type. This makes a dropdown list. Check the tooltip for "show checkmarks" (if it's available in 4.23).

EDIT: bools - booleans, yes/no columns

[MarjaE]

Thank you.