Showing Book Covers and Browsing

Sunshine82 · 01-31-2023, 04:42 PM

I am a new Calibre user, so perhaps I am lacking an understanding of how the default features work. How are book covers displayed in Calibre? Is there a setting for displaying covers in a sidebar when a book row is selected? If so, how is that done?

Also, I watched a Calibre tutorial video that showed a way of browsing books visually through the display of their covers. However, I don't see the same button that would enable that browsing mode in my version of Calibre (I am using version 6.11). Can Calibre book entires only be browsed as text rows?

theducks · 01-31-2023, 05:32 PM

Preferences: Look & Feel: tick show layout buttons...
After restart, the gridview button will show (among others) in the lower corner

Karellen · 01-31-2023, 05:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by theducks

Preferences: Look & Feel: tick show layout buttons...

If you don't tick that, instead you have a menu item that says "Layout" in the bottom right corner of the screen, which shows the exact same options in a pop up banner menu.

Whichever method you use, select "Book Details" view which will give you the panel on the right with the books summary details and cover. Try the other options as you may prefer a different view.

BetterRed · 01-31-2023, 10:28 PM

The optional layout panels can also be Shown/Hidden with keyboard shortcuts, e.g. Shift+Alt+D will toggle the Book Details in the right sidebar

See ==>> https://manual.calibre-ebook.com/gui...oard-shortcuts

BR

Sunshine82 · 02-01-2023, 12:59 AM

Thank you. That helps.

01-31-2023, 04:42 PM	#1
Sunshine82 Enthusiast Posts: 25 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2022 Device: Kindle Paperwhite	Showing Book Covers and Browsing I am a new Calibre user, so perhaps I am lacking an understanding of how the default features work. How are book covers displayed in Calibre? Is there a setting for displaying covers in a sidebar when a book row is selected? If so, how is that done? Also, I watched a Calibre tutorial video that showed a way of browsing books visually through the display of their covers. However, I don't see the same button that would enable that browsing mode in my version of Calibre (I am using version 6.11). Can Calibre book entires only be browsed as text rows?

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01-31-2023, 05:32 PM	#2
theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 31,057 Karma: 60358908 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	Preferences: Look & Feel: tick show layout buttons... After restart, the gridview button will show (among others) in the lower corner

01-31-2023, 10:28 PM	#4
BetterRed null operator (he/him) Posts: 21,725 Karma: 29711016 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Sydney Australia Device: none	The optional layout panels can also be Shown/Hidden with keyboard shortcuts, e.g. Shift+Alt+D will toggle the Book Details in the right sidebar See ==>> https://manual.calibre-ebook.com/gui...oard-shortcuts BR

02-01-2023, 12:59 AM	#5
Sunshine82 Enthusiast Posts: 25 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2022 Device: Kindle Paperwhite	Thank you. That helps.

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