Calibre and collection help

John F · 03-17-2017, 06:39 AM

I normaly don't use collections, but I do have one. I do use Calibre, but don't create any collections on the device through Calibre.

I have a lot of series in Calibre. Out of all these series, there are three in particular that I would like to combine into one collection on my Kobo HD.

The three series are "Nebula", "Hugo", "Clarke". I would like to combine the three series into one collection called "Award Winners".

Can it be done?

Thank you.

patrik · 03-17-2017, 06:46 AM

If I understand you correctly it can very easily be done.

In Calibre, view your books the way you can see the series (hide cover grid).
Mark all books/series you want added to the collection.
Right click while over one of them, choose Edit metadata -> Edit metadata in bulk
Custom metadata->My Shelves: Write "Award Winners".
Ok.

This assumes you have set up Calibre to handle collections and use the name "My shelves" (it can be anything you like of course).

JSWolf · 03-17-2017, 08:45 AM

Don't use My Shelves. Use the existing columns of Tags and Series. All you do is make the database larger for no good reason. Tags works perfectly for Award Winners.

oren64 · 03-17-2017, 09:22 AM

Probably davidfor have a better solution, mine is.

Make a Temple Functions:

Function: my_series
Arg count: 1

Code:

def evaluate(self, formatter, kwargs, mi, locals, r):
	if r=='Nebula' or r=='Hugo' or r=='Clarke':
		x = 'Award Winners'
	else:
		x = ''
	return x

___________________________________

Make custom column:

Lookup: name
Column heading: Name
Column type: Column build from other columns
Template: {series:my_series()}
___________________________________

Add the new column to the driver "#name"

John F · 03-17-2017, 10:07 AM

Thank you everyone for the help. It was easier than I thought it was going to be.

davidfor · 03-17-2017, 10:13 AM

@oren64: I was thinking of doing it in the template. So something like:

Code:

program:
	test(
		or(
			strcmp(field('series'), 'Nebula', '', 'Y', ''),
			strcmp(field('series'), 'Hugo', '', 'Y', ''),
			strcmp(field('series'), 'Clarke', '', 'Y', ''),
			),
	'Award Winners',
	'')

But yours is easier to read. And if easier to extend to add another award or set of awards.

03-17-2017, 06:39 AM	#1
John F Grand Sorcerer Posts: 7,895 Karma: 70186493 Join Date: Feb 2009 Device: Kobo Clara 2E	Calibre and collection help I normaly don't use collections, but I do have one. I do use Calibre, but don't create any collections on the device through Calibre. I have a lot of series in Calibre. Out of all these series, there are three in particular that I would like to combine into one collection on my Kobo HD. The three series are "Nebula", "Hugo", "Clarke". I would like to combine the three series into one collection called "Award Winners". Can it be done? Thank you.

03-17-2017, 08:45 AM	#3
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 79,528 Karma: 145863177 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	Don't use My Shelves. Use the existing columns of Tags and Series. All you do is make the database larger for no good reason. Tags works perfectly for Award Winners. Last edited by JSWolf; 03-17-2017 at 08:50 AM.

03-17-2017, 09:22 AM	#4
oren64 I need a chapter break Posts: 4,042 Karma: 56058267 Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Israel Device: Kobo Glo	Probably davidfor have a better solution, mine is. Make a Temple Functions: Function: my_series Arg count: 1 Code: def evaluate(self, formatter, kwargs, mi, locals, r): if r=='Nebula' or r=='Hugo' or r=='Clarke': x = 'Award Winners' else: x = '' return x ___________________________________ Make custom column: Lookup: name Column heading: Name Column type: Column build from other columns Template: {series:my_series()} ___________________________________ Add the new column to the driver "#name" Last edited by oren64; 03-17-2017 at 09:33 AM.

03-17-2017, 10:13 AM	#6
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	@oren64: I was thinking of doing it in the template. So something like: Code: program: test( or( strcmp(field('series'), 'Nebula', '', 'Y', ''), strcmp(field('series'), 'Hugo', '', 'Y', ''), strcmp(field('series'), 'Clarke', '', 'Y', ''), ), 'Award Winners', '') But yours is easier to read. And if easier to extend to add another award or set of awards.

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03-17-2017, 06:46 AM	#2
patrik Guru Posts: 682 Karma: 4568205 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Sweden Device: Kobo Forma	If I understand you correctly it can very easily be done. In Calibre, view your books the way you can see the series (hide cover grid). Mark all books/series you want added to the collection. Right click while over one of them, choose Edit metadata -> Edit metadata in bulk Custom metadata->My Shelves: Write "Award Winners". Ok. This assumes you have set up Calibre to handle collections and use the name "My shelves" (it can be anything you like of course).

03-17-2017, 10:07 AM	#5
John F Grand Sorcerer Posts: 7,895 Karma: 70186493 Join Date: Feb 2009 Device: Kobo Clara 2E	Thank you everyone for the help. It was easier than I thought it was going to be.

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