Adding "Comments" as a custom column

Logarithmic · 10-26-2020, 11:47 AM

How do I add comments as a custom column. So I can check to make sure the books have their descriptions?

(What I mean by comments in case it was not clear)

ownedbycats · 10-26-2020, 11:53 AM

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This'll display the HTML code though. Don't know if there's much to be done about it.

Searching comments:false will also get you books with no comments.

hobnail · 10-26-2020, 11:58 AM

See the section, "Why doesn't calibre have a column for foo?"

https://manual.calibre-ebook.com/faq.html#id34

I recently added a column similar to what you want and made it a Yes/No column. I wish there was a way (or I knew how to set it up) to have it toggle this to Yes when I download the metadata for the comments.

ownedbycats · 10-26-2020, 12:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hobnail

See the section, "Why doesn't calibre have a column for foo?"

https://manual.calibre-ebook.com/faq.html#id34

I recently added a column for what you want and made it a Yes/No column. I wish there was a way (or I knew how to set it up) to have it toggle this to Yes when I download the metadata for the comments.

Try this for a comp column, and set "Show checkmarks":

Code:

program: 
	test(field('comments'), 'Yes', '')

ownedbycats · 10-26-2020, 12:25 PM

Note that there's probably a nicer template that uses the "new "if/else/then" functions. I just had that one handy.

Logarithmic · 10-26-2020, 01:12 PM

Thanks for all the replies so quickly! You guys are amazing!

So for anyone wondering exactly what I did, I copied exactly what ownedbycats showed in the image and then put "program:test(field('comments'), 'Yes', '')" instead of just "{comments}" and it works fantastic!!!

thanks again you two!

BetterRed · 10-26-2020, 04:07 PM

If a book has anything in Comments I put a 'page' icon on the Title column otherwise a 'blank' icon. Avoids having to create a column.

BR

ownedbycats · 10-26-2020, 04:08 PM

Unfortunately you can't sort with column icons.

10-26-2020, 11:47 AM	#1
Logarithmic Member Posts: 14 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2020 Device: IPad	Adding "Comments" as a custom column How do I add comments as a custom column. So I can check to make sure the books have their descriptions? (What I mean by comments in case it was not clear)

10-26-2020, 11:58 AM	#3
hobnail Running with scissors Posts: 1,587 Karma: 14328510 Join Date: Nov 2019 Device: none	See the section, "Why doesn't calibre have a column for foo?" https://manual.calibre-ebook.com/faq.html#id34 I recently added a column similar to what you want and made it a Yes/No column. I wish there was a way (or I knew how to set it up) to have it toggle this to Yes when I download the metadata for the comments. Last edited by hobnail; 10-26-2020 at 12:00 PM.

10-26-2020, 01:12 PM	#6
Logarithmic Member Posts: 14 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2020 Device: IPad	Thanks for all the replies so quickly! You guys are amazing! So for anyone wondering exactly what I did, I copied exactly what ownedbycats showed in the image and then put "program:test(field('comments'), 'Yes', '')" instead of just "{comments}" and it works fantastic!!! thanks again you two! Last edited by Logarithmic; 10-26-2020 at 02:19 PM.

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10-26-2020, 11:53 AM	#2
ownedbycats Custom User Title Posts: 10,973 Karma: 75337983 Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Libra H2O, formerly Aura HD	This'll display the HTML code though. Don't know if there's much to be done about it. Searching comments:false will also get you books with no comments.

10-26-2020, 12:25 PM	#5
ownedbycats Custom User Title Posts: 10,973 Karma: 75337983 Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Libra H2O, formerly Aura HD	Note that there's probably a nicer template that uses the "new "if/else/then" functions. I just had that one handy.

10-26-2020, 04:07 PM	#7
BetterRed null operator (he/him) Posts: 21,725 Karma: 29711016 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Sydney Australia Device: none	If a book has anything in Comments I put a 'page' icon on the Title column otherwise a 'blank' icon. Avoids having to create a column. BR

10-26-2020, 04:08 PM	#8
ownedbycats Custom User Title Posts: 10,973 Karma: 75337983 Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Libra H2O, formerly Aura HD	Unfortunately you can't sort with column icons.

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