Accessing composite column template

ownedbycats · 12-18-2022, 03:59 PM

I know of two ways to access the template of a composite column for editing:

1. Through "Add your own columns." Unless it's changed recently, this requires a restart.
2. Enabling the column in the book list and pressing F2. This does not require a restart.

Are there any other ways?

chaley · 12-18-2022, 05:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ownedbycats

I know of two ways to access the template of a composite column for editing:

1. Through "Add your own columns." Unless it's changed recently, this requires a restart.
2. Enabling the column in the book list and pressing F2. This does not require a restart.

Are there any other ways?

You can see them in the database as a JSON representation. Table "custom_columns", row "column id", column "display", JSON dictionary item "composite_template".

Plugins may or may not offer the ability to edit a template.

ownedbycats · 12-18-2022, 05:56 PM

Yes, I saw that! Though it's probably not too useful for editing except in specific cases (e.g. #1924247, I edited the db to remove virtual_libraries() from the column since the recursion caused Calibre to crash/freeze.)

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12-18-2022, 03:59 PM	#1
ownedbycats Custom User Title Posts: 11,364 Karma: 79528341 Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Libra H2O, formerly Aura HD	Accessing composite column template I know of two ways to access the template of a composite column for editing: 1. Through "Add your own columns." Unless it's changed recently, this requires a restart. 2. Enabling the column in the book list and pressing F2. This does not require a restart. Are there any other ways?

12-18-2022, 05:56 PM	#3
ownedbycats Custom User Title Posts: 11,364 Karma: 79528341 Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Libra H2O, formerly Aura HD	Yes, I saw that! Though it's probably not too useful for editing except in specific cases (e.g. #1924247, I edited the db to remove virtual_libraries() from the column since the recursion caused Calibre to crash/freeze.)

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