Right justify columns in GUI

lathom · 07-13-2011, 02:37 PM

How can I make custom columns display right-justified?

kovidgoyal · 07-13-2011, 02:44 PM

right click on the column header and choose change text alignment. Note that this only works for columns that display text.

lathom · 07-13-2011, 03:38 PM

Thanks Kovid - I knew it had to be simple. I had been messing with the template functions with no success. On that note, I would like to have a column showing the size rounded to the nearest KB and I'm having no luck with the number_format template. I ended up with {::'subitems(divide(booksize(),1000),0,1)'} which gets me close, but it doesn't sort right.

Thanks for an amazing program!
-Andy

chaley · 07-13-2011, 05:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lathom

Thanks Kovid - I knew it had to be simple. I had been messing with the template functions with no success. On that note, I would like to have a column showing the size rounded to the nearest KB and I'm having no luck with the number_format template. I ended up with {::'subitems(divide(booksize(),1000),0,1)'} which gets me close, but it doesn't sort right.

Thanks for an amazing program!
-Andy

With a late release of calibre, try the template function human_readable. You must tell calibre that the column is to be sorted as a number.

07-13-2011, 02:37 PM	#1
lathom Kindle user Posts: 22 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Falls Church, VA Device: Kindle	Right justify columns in GUI How can I make custom columns display right-justified?

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07-13-2011, 02:44 PM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,402 Karma: 27756918 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	right click on the column header and choose change text alignment. Note that this only works for columns that display text.

07-13-2011, 03:38 PM	#3
lathom Kindle user Posts: 22 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Falls Church, VA Device: Kindle	Thanks Kovid - I knew it had to be simple. I had been messing with the template functions with no success. On that note, I would like to have a column showing the size rounded to the nearest KB and I'm having no luck with the number_format template. I ended up with {::'subitems(divide(booksize(),1000),0,1)'} which gets me close, but it doesn't sort right. Thanks for an amazing program! -Andy