resurrecting an old Calibre function ask

C-novice · 11-12-2022, 07:12 PM

I need to have a book in front of three others so from the cover grid, I 'smartly' dragged it to put it in front. Well, I'm guessing you all know what happened -the book was getting ready to merge into another of the books -good Save, me.

This happens on list view of cover grid view.

So I'm resurrecting this old Calibre function ask:
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=262520

Any way to do such a thing other than creating more custom columns? I already have many of them. And all I'd like to do is drag a book in front of another etc.

Thanks for any response/suggestions.

ownedbycats · 11-12-2022, 08:13 PM

Calibre's UI isn't really designed for manual ordering of books.

Reading List plugin using a custom series column is your best option here.

Something else I've done is put program: is_marked() into a "column built from other columns," mark the book I want on top, then sort by that column. It'll only work for the current Calibre session and clear after a restart.

C-novice · 11-12-2022, 08:57 PM

@ownedbycats,

Thanks. I was hoping for something more '1 click'. Reading List plugin seems more permanent than the 'is_marked()' script.

Thanks again.

11-12-2022, 07:12 PM	#1
C-novice ReadingZealot Posts: 164 Karma: 11818 Join Date: Oct 2014 Device: kobo ARC, Samsung Tab4	resurrecting an old Calibre function ask I need to have a book in front of three others so from the cover grid, I 'smartly' dragged it to put it in front. Well, I'm guessing you all know what happened -the book was getting ready to merge into another of the books -good Save, me. This happens on list view of cover grid view. So I'm resurrecting this old Calibre function ask: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=262520 Any way to do such a thing other than creating more custom columns? I already have many of them. And all I'd like to do is drag a book in front of another etc. Thanks for any response/suggestions.

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11-12-2022, 08:13 PM	#2
ownedbycats Custom User Title Posts: 10,935 Karma: 74999999 Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Libra H2O, formerly Aura HD	Calibre's UI isn't really designed for manual ordering of books. Reading List plugin using a custom series column is your best option here. Something else I've done is put program: is_marked() into a "column built from other columns," mark the book I want on top, then sort by that column. It'll only work for the current Calibre session and clear after a restart.

11-12-2022, 08:57 PM	#3
C-novice ReadingZealot Posts: 164 Karma: 11818 Join Date: Oct 2014 Device: kobo ARC, Samsung Tab4	@ownedbycats, Thanks. I was hoping for something more '1 click'. Reading List plugin seems more permanent than the 'is_marked()' script. Thanks again.

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