Content Server: Multi-level sort?

haertig · 11-05-2017, 05:19 PM

Is it possible to do a multi-level sort in Calibre's Content Server, like you can do in the main Calibre GUI?

I want to sort first by author, then by series, then by number-in-series. Easy enough to do in Calibre ... but I can't find a way to do this in the web interface to the Content Server. The Content Server appears to have only one level of sort, so as soon as you change the sort field, the previous sort is forgotten.

In the main Calibre interface to accomplish what I want is simple: First, click on sort by series, next click on sort by author. Bingo - done!

theducks · 11-05-2017, 07:45 PM

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Originally Posted by haertig

Is it possible to do a multi-level sort in Calibre's Content Server, like you can do in the main Calibre GUI?

I want to sort first by author, then by series, then by number-in-series. Easy enough to do in Calibre ... but I can't find a way to do this in the web interface to the Content Server. The Content Server appears to have only one level of sort, so as soon as you change the sort field, the previous sort is forgotten.

In the main Calibre interface to accomplish what I want is simple: First, click on sort by series, next click on sort by author. Bingo - done!

Create a VL in Calibre with your sort. Then use that view (3 dots in the upper right corner) in the content server

haertig · 11-05-2017, 11:09 PM

That's exactly what I have (I think). I have a Virtual Library named "Novels" that is defined as:

"tags:"=Collection" or tags:"=Novel" or tags:"=Omnibus" or tags:"=Short Story""

In Calibre, it remembers my desired sorting when I open the program, but I don't see where sort order is part of the Virtual Library definition. Maybe Calibre is just remembering the last sort order from the previous time it ran (regardless of library selected).

How do you define a sort order as part of a Virtual Library definition? Specifically, a multi-level sort? It appears to me that a VL is defined as a search (be that on authors, tags, whatever). I see that you can define a "Saved Search" and specify sort order as part of that, then you could define a VL based on that saved search. However, the sort order in the saved search looks like it's only single-level, just like you see in the Content Server. I want multi-level.

kovidgoyal · 11-06-2017, 07:50 AM

IIRC you can, but there is no UI for it. Look at the URL that is generated when the server sorts. There will be some thing like "sort=author_sort.asc" you can manually edit the URL adding multiple fields, something like

sort=author_sort.asc,title.desc

haertig · 11-06-2017, 10:11 AM

Perfect! Thanks!

Here is what worked:

Code:

http://localhost:8080/#library_id=Calibre&panel=book_list&sort=author_sort.asc,series.asc&vl=Novels

Now I just bookmark that URL, and things are sorted just as I want them.

11-05-2017, 05:19 PM	#1
haertig Wizard Posts: 1,893 Karma: 31522252 Join Date: Sep 2017 Device: PW3, Fire HD8 Gen7, Moto G7, Sansa Clip v2, Ruizu X26	Content Server: Multi-level sort? Is it possible to do a multi-level sort in Calibre's Content Server, like you can do in the main Calibre GUI? I want to sort first by author, then by series, then by number-in-series. Easy enough to do in Calibre ... but I can't find a way to do this in the web interface to the Content Server. The Content Server appears to have only one level of sort, so as soon as you change the sort field, the previous sort is forgotten. In the main Calibre interface to accomplish what I want is simple: First, click on sort by series, next click on sort by author. Bingo - done!

11-06-2017, 10:11 AM	#5
haertig Wizard Posts: 1,893 Karma: 31522252 Join Date: Sep 2017 Device: PW3, Fire HD8 Gen7, Moto G7, Sansa Clip v2, Ruizu X26	Perfect! Thanks! Here is what worked: Code: http://localhost:8080/#library_id=Calibre&panel=book_list&sort=author_sort.asc,series.asc&vl=Novels Now I just bookmark that URL, and things are sorted just as I want them.

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11-05-2017, 11:09 PM	#3
haertig Wizard Posts: 1,893 Karma: 31522252 Join Date: Sep 2017 Device: PW3, Fire HD8 Gen7, Moto G7, Sansa Clip v2, Ruizu X26	That's exactly what I have (I think). I have a Virtual Library named "Novels" that is defined as: "tags:"=Collection" or tags:"=Novel" or tags:"=Omnibus" or tags:"=Short Story"" In Calibre, it remembers my desired sorting when I open the program, but I don't see where sort order is part of the Virtual Library definition. Maybe Calibre is just remembering the last sort order from the previous time it ran (regardless of library selected). How do you define a sort order as part of a Virtual Library definition? Specifically, a multi-level sort? It appears to me that a VL is defined as a search (be that on authors, tags, whatever). I see that you can define a "Saved Search" and specify sort order as part of that, then you could define a VL based on that saved search. However, the sort order in the saved search looks like it's only single-level, just like you see in the Content Server. I want multi-level.

11-06-2017, 07:50 AM	#4
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,305 Karma: 27111242 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	IIRC you can, but there is no UI for it. Look at the URL that is generated when the server sorts. There will be some thing like "sort=author_sort.asc" you can manually edit the URL adding multiple fields, something like sort=author_sort.asc,title.desc

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