Turn off column find

BetterRed · 05-06-2023, 04:35 AM

Is there any way to turn off the feature that searches the current column for a value starting with the character just pressed. Example: I press 'X' on an Author cell (instead of a 'C' to convert) and I land on Xavier Herbert's Poor Fellow My Country.

Added: I have never made any deliberate use of the feature, so it's not something I'd want to turn on and off at the drop of hat.

BR

ownedbycats · 05-06-2023, 05:20 AM

Assign every key as a shortcut? But that would probably be more annoying.

chaley · 05-07-2023, 06:20 AM

I added a checkbox in Preferences / Searching to turn it on & off. It defaults to on to maintain compatibility. The change is in calibre source.

BetterRed · 05-07-2023, 08:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chaley

I added a checkbox in Preferences / Searching to turn it on & off. It defaults to on to maintain compatibility. The change is in calibre source.

- heaps.

BR

chaley · 05-07-2023, 08:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BetterRed

- heaps.

BR

It had happened to me a few times, but I never bothered to figure out why. Your question gave me the clue.

BetterRed · 05-26-2023, 02:09 AM

Thanks again. I'm in the midst of renovating my 'periodicals' libraries, in doing that I've been tripped up more than once by this unwanted find feature.

The main reason I'm doing the renovation is because your locked Book details and DaltonST's Notes View are the tools I needed. Because they're non-modal I can flit between them and the main calibre window (book list, tag browser, and embedded book details).

BR

05-06-2023, 04:35 AM	#1
BetterRed null operator (he/him) Posts: 22,034 Karma: 30277294 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Sydney Australia Device: none	Turn off column find Is there any way to turn off the feature that searches the current column for a value starting with the character just pressed. Example: I press 'X' on an Author cell (instead of a 'C' to convert) and I land on Xavier Herbert's Poor Fellow My Country. Added: I have never made any deliberate use of the feature, so it's not something I'd want to turn on and off at the drop of hat. BR Last edited by BetterRed; 05-06-2023 at 05:00 AM. Reason: see added

05-07-2023, 06:20 AM	#3
chaley Grand Sorcerer Posts: 12,526 Karma: 8065948 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Notts, England Device: Kobo Libra 2	I added a checkbox in Preferences / Searching to turn it on & off. It defaults to on to maintain compatibility. The change is in calibre source. Attached Thumbnails

05-26-2023, 02:09 AM	#6
BetterRed null operator (he/him) Posts: 22,034 Karma: 30277294 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Sydney Australia Device: none	Thanks again. I'm in the midst of renovating my 'periodicals' libraries, in doing that I've been tripped up more than once by this unwanted find feature. The main reason I'm doing the renovation is because your locked Book details and DaltonST's Notes View are the tools I needed. Because they're non-modal I can flit between them and the main calibre window (book list, tag browser, and embedded book details). BR Last edited by BetterRed; 05-26-2023 at 02:37 AM.

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