[GUI Plugin] Reading List

[kiwidude]

@happydemic - thanks very much for the feedback, glad to hear it is working as you had hoped.

[salines]

Hi kiwidude,
sorry if I missed it in the tread, but could you explain how the ordering works if I use my reading-list on my Sony PRS-T1?
The list in my T1 is not sorted like in a series.
How can I do it? That's because I want to priorisize my reading-list both in Calibre an of course also in my reader.
Thanks.

[kiwidude]

@salines - there is unfortunately no way to associate the books actually on the device with a reading list order currently. The list order can only be seen within Calibre itself when you view the contents of a list. Ordering on a device (I know nothing about the Sony btw) is usually done by metadata such as the title or the filename. You can use metadata plugboards to manipulate that (some people do this to keep books in series order). However none of that can be done with this plugin.

At one point a long time ago I considered the option of generating a special book (like a catalog) that you could send to your device which would contain your list in order as some text inside it. However as no-one has ever really asked for this and it would be a fair amount of dev effort it went no further.

[salines]

ho kiwidude,
many thanks for your answer.

I have my PRS-T1 for about 2 days and I'm very new at ebookreaders.
Some things are very "strange"....


I think that's a pretty idea with a reading-list catalog.
Sorry but if a prio my next reading-book-list in Calibre then I also want that orderd lists also on my device - because I read the ebook on the device not on my comuter.

I vote for that new plugin!

[DoctorOhh]

Originally Posted by salines

I also want that orderd lists also on my device - because I read the ebook on the device not on my comuter.

Ordered lists are easily created in series and collections via calibre. Read through this thread starting here paying close attention to jackie_w's posts.

[salines]

Originally Posted by dwanthny

Ordered lists are easily created in series and collections via calibre. Read through this thread starting here paying close attention to jackie_w's posts.

But what's about books that are already in series?

Sorry but I don't want to create a separate series.


The plugin Reading-List is fine - if I get the order on my device.

[DoctorOhh]

Originally Posted by salines

But what's about books that are already in series?

Keep reading existing series and collections are what I'm referring to.

Originally Posted by salines

I get the order on my device.

You want order on your device read the previously mentioned thread. Also the following might help.

How does calibre manage collections on my SONY reader?
Techniques to use plugboards, custom columns and templates
how to change calibre sort and collection sequents
Downloading tags using Goodreads.

[salines]

@dwanthy
I promise I look in all the threads. Thanks.


What do you mean with this:
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...&postcount=102

# Specify how SONY collections are sorted sony_collection_sorting_rules = [(['series'], 'series_index')]

[DoctorOhh]

Originally Posted by salines

What do you mean with this:
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...&postcount=102

Go to Preferences - Tweaks and review the Specify how Sony collections are sorted tweak.

[Vaesse]

Random idea. Is there a way to "adjust" the date stamp on the books so that they vary enoug to force the "most recent" sort on the device to match the reading list? Not sure how many would want it, but it seems like it might be a good solution for those trying to maintain reading list order on their devices.

[kiwidude]

@Vaesse - thanks for the random idea. Not sure how many devices that would work with though?

[Vaesse]

I don't know either, as I've only ever had a Kindle. But I know it would work for those. It simply needs to have a "recent" sort. But it's probably not worth the effort if it only works for Kindle.

[fenuks]

Hi Kiwidude. First of all thanks for great plugin. It's really useful, but there's an error, I want report. I have custom bool column named read. All book are marked as not read (N). I configured Reading List to change this column when book is removed from list (which suppose to mean I've read book, and column should change its value to T). When I remove book from list I got error

Spoiler:

calibre, version 0.8.24
ERROR: Unknown exception: <b>KeyError</b>:u'bool_custom_columns_are_tristate'

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "calibre_plugins.reading_list.action", line 327, in remove_from_list
  File "calibre_plugins.reading_list.action", line 471, in apply_tags_to_list
KeyError: u'bool_custom_columns_are_tristate'

In calibre behaviour options there's checkbox to change y/n columns to tristate, but I have same error even if unchecked this. Can you fix this error? Many thanks.

[DoctorOhh]

Originally Posted by fenuks

In calibre behaviour options there's checkbox to change y/n columns to tristate, but I have same error even if unchecked this. Can you fix this error? Many thanks.

I'm curious, while testing did you quit and re-start calibre after changing the box?

[fenuks]

Originally Posted by dwanthny

I'm curious, while testing did you quit and re-start calibre after changing the box?

Come on! Of course I did! You can easily check it yourself, this do not fix problem. Even I created new bool column after changing settings (and after calibre restart) and still have error.