Any way to create a custom sort?

Ansem_93 · 05-31-2021, 02:51 PM

Hi everyone,
I would like to have Calibre sort this way: Series order + book order.
Basically I'm trying to achieve that:
- Cloud Atlas
- Eragon from 1 to 3
- Random book
- Harry potter from 1 to 7
- etc

There is some way to do that?

BetterRed · 05-31-2021, 05:25 PM

Have a look at the View Manager plugin ==> Index of plugins

BR

davidfor · 05-31-2021, 09:07 PM

Have you set the series name and index for the books? If so, clicking the header of the series column will sort by that column.

theducks · 05-31-2021, 10:36 PM

You can't sort the same item 2 different ways at the same time.
Series natively sorts by the digits (index)
If you sort first by one thing and the by another that does not have a different value (blank is a value).
Sort By Title, then by Series. Books without series (or same index) will be in Title order (biased by the previous sort).

05-31-2021, 02:51 PM	#1
Ansem_93 Zealot Posts: 110 Karma: 3090 Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Italy Device: Kindle Paperwhite 3	Any way to create a custom sort? Hi everyone, I would like to have Calibre sort this way: Series order + book order. Basically I'm trying to achieve that: - Cloud Atlas - Eragon from 1 to 3 - Random book - Harry potter from 1 to 7 - etc There is some way to do that?

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05-31-2021, 05:25 PM	#2
BetterRed null operator (he/him) Posts: 21,715 Karma: 29711016 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Sydney Australia Device: none	Have a look at the View Manager plugin ==> Index of plugins BR

05-31-2021, 09:07 PM	#3
davidfor Grand Sorcerer Posts: 24,905 Karma: 47303824 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Sydney, Australia Device: Kobo:Touch,Glo, AuraH2O, GloHD,AuraONE, ClaraHD, Libra H2O; tolinoepos	Have you set the series name and index for the books? If so, clicking the header of the series column will sort by that column.

05-31-2021, 10:36 PM	#4
theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 31,039 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't sort the same item 2 different ways at the same time. Series natively sorts by the digits (index) If you sort first by one thing and the by another that does not have a different value (blank is a value). Sort By Title, then by Series. Books without series (or same index) will be in Title order (biased by the previous sort).

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