Help with PRS505 "collections"

jjjconnon · 02-22-2010, 02:10 AM

I have a PRS-505 and would like more control over what Sony thinks is a collection. Would like it to NOT look at both tags and series. I found an article by John Schember refering to his added feature "The PRS driver can new customize what gets turned into a collection" with your 0.6.33 release.

Is this a new feature in build 0.6.33? How do I edit the PRS driver under device interface configuration?

Thanks in advance.

Worldwalker · 02-22-2010, 03:10 AM

I'm with jjj here. I would really love to see something like the tag selector from the metadata editing screen available for collection creation as well. I don't, for instance, need a collection called "short fiction", but I do need that tag for identifying and organizing my books.

Also, it would be good to be able to select/deselect individual series in the same way, or at the very least, disable the use of series to form collections.

DoctorOhh · 02-22-2010, 07:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jjjconnon

I have a PRS-505 and would like more control over what Sony thinks is a collection. Would like it to NOT look at both tags and series. I found an article by John Schember refering to his added feature "The PRS driver can new customize what gets turned into a collection" with your 0.6.33 release.

Is this a new feature in build 0.6.33? How do I edit the PRS driver under device interface configuration?

Thanks in advance.

You go to Calibre - Preferences - Plugins - device interface plugins - Select Device PRS-300/505 - click on customize plugin - edit the bottom field to determine what is used to create collections then click OK.

Worldwalker · 02-22-2010, 03:20 PM

Thanks! That's definitely a big help.

I'd still like to be able to pick which tags to use. Why am I getting a feeling there's coding in my future?

GRiker · 02-22-2010, 03:45 PM

@Worldwalker: If you decide to pursue this, please consider using an exclude tag regex (like what's used in the catalog builder) to be able to ignore tags of a certain form. The default regex ignores tags of the form '[<some tag>]', which would be harmonious for people using catalogs on their Sonys, as the collection categories would match up with the catalog genres.

You can crib code from calibre.library.catalog to exclude tags based on the regex.

G

kovidgoyal · 02-22-2010, 03:53 PM

Really, what needed is some sort of unified UI to designate "important" tags. These tags would then be used when sending to device, generating catalogs and in the tag browser.

I'd envisage something like this:

1) A list where users can manually designate tags as important or not
2) Two regex patterns:

- An include pattern: Matching tags are added to the important list automatically

- An exclude pattern which is applied to the important list after the above two steps

jjjconnon · 02-22-2010, 04:35 PM

This forum and Calibre are THE BEST.

Thanks for your help!

02-22-2010, 02:10 AM	#1
jjjconnon Member Posts: 12 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Near Chicago Device: Sony PRS-505	Help with PRS505 "collections" I have a PRS-505 and would like more control over what Sony thinks is a collection. Would like it to NOT look at both tags and series. I found an article by John Schember refering to his added feature "The PRS driver can new customize what gets turned into a collection" with your 0.6.33 release. Is this a new feature in build 0.6.33? How do I edit the PRS driver under device interface configuration? Thanks in advance.

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02-22-2010, 03:10 AM	#2
Worldwalker Curmudgeon Posts: 3,085 Karma: 722357 Join Date: Feb 2010 Device: PRS-505	I'm with jjj here. I would really love to see something like the tag selector from the metadata editing screen available for collection creation as well. I don't, for instance, need a collection called "short fiction", but I do need that tag for identifying and organizing my books. Also, it would be good to be able to select/deselect individual series in the same way, or at the very least, disable the use of series to form collections.

02-22-2010, 03:20 PM	#4
Worldwalker Curmudgeon Posts: 3,085 Karma: 722357 Join Date: Feb 2010 Device: PRS-505	Thanks! That's definitely a big help. I'd still like to be able to pick which tags to use. Why am I getting a feeling there's coding in my future?

02-22-2010, 03:45 PM	#5
GRiker Comparer of the Ephemeris Posts: 1,496 Karma: 424697 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: iPad	@Worldwalker: If you decide to pursue this, please consider using an exclude tag regex (like what's used in the catalog builder) to be able to ignore tags of a certain form. The default regex ignores tags of the form '[<some tag>]', which would be harmonious for people using catalogs on their Sonys, as the collection categories would match up with the catalog genres. You can crib code from calibre.library.catalog to exclude tags based on the regex. G

02-22-2010, 03:53 PM	#6
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,296 Karma: 27111240 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Really, what needed is some sort of unified UI to designate "important" tags. These tags would then be used when sending to device, generating catalogs and in the tag browser. I'd envisage something like this: 1) A list where users can manually designate tags as important or not 2) Two regex patterns: - An include pattern: Matching tags are added to the important list automatically - An exclude pattern which is applied to the important list after the above two steps

02-22-2010, 04:35 PM	#7
jjjconnon Member Posts: 12 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Near Chicago Device: Sony PRS-505	This forum and Calibre are THE BEST. Thanks for your help!

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