Calibre "read" status

Marx · 10-02-2013, 05:58 AM

How calibre treat "read" status of book? I can't find such column in default view, and as I see there is no option to mark book read.
I think calibre is for ebooks what xbmc is for movies.
You can catalogue, search, open, scrape (read metadata), manage shelves (use playlist).
Xbmc can use trakt service which seems to be like goodreads for ebooks.
But I miss marring books as read. How it's organized in calibre?

Adoby · 10-02-2013, 06:13 AM

You can add a custom column for that. Or add the tag "read", possibly with a date. Many possibilities.

Or use the reading list plugin.

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=134856

travger · 10-02-2013, 06:26 AM

I believe you have to create the column yourself. I am using 'Reading List' Plugin, moving a book there from list 'tbr' to 'read' does almost all I need - ticks the 'Read' column (which colors the title green). Then I need only to set an approximate date.
Or I could just right-click to 'Add to list...'

You could choose your 'Read' column to be the date, there are many different options.

What Adoby said

Sabardeyn · 10-02-2013, 06:40 AM

Never understood using Y/N, Checked or whatever for a custom "Read" column. It only lets you know whether or not you've ever read the book. I prefer using a date so that I know when I last read the book. It comes in handy for longer series where you're likely to have forgotten details since you have not read it in a number of months or years.

theducks · 10-02-2013, 10:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Sabardeyn

Never understood using Y/N, Checked or whatever for a custom "Read" column. It only lets you know whether or not you've ever read the book. I prefer using a date so that I know when I last read the book. It comes in handy for longer series where you're likely to have forgotten details since you have not read it in a number of months or years.

I was thinking of switching to timestamp but then I got thinking:

The Catalog has an option to mark Read books if you configure the field (implies yes/no)
What else in Calibre expects Y/N?

Sabardeyn · 10-02-2013, 10:45 PM

I'm not sure that their are any other fields in calibre's default fields/columns that make use of the Y/N type of data.

I can see any number of possible custom columns where, basically, the user wants to know if certain features are available in the book (illustrated, map, etc). Most of these can, alternately, be handled through tags.

However I think it might also serve some "hidden" functionality such as in plugboards, templates and some of the included calibre functionality, such as being a flag for searches. I am completely guessing on that last one though.

BetterRed · 10-02-2013, 10:52 PM

I avoid the use Y/N because I find the Green tick hard to discern in the selected book, unless its in the current cell. As my granny used to say - blue and green should never been seen without colour in between.

BR

travger · 10-03-2013, 07:22 AM

I did consider timestamp, but usually I get around to marking a bunch of books at the same time, later. So I'd have to manually enter the date (mm.yyyy) anyway.

Marx · 10-03-2013, 05:00 PM

Ok i see it can be done via plugin. It's strange that it's not standard option. Now it's harder question. I use calibre server to export opds catalogue and then use fbreader to open it and read book. How to mark book read from fbreader?
Xbmc mark movie read when you advance for example 80% and it do it automatically. It's it possible in calibre?

chaley · 10-03-2013, 06:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Marx

Ok i see it can be done via plugin. It's strange that it's not standard option. Now it's harder question. I use calibre server to export opds catalogue and then use fbreader to open it and read book. How to mark book read from fbreader?
Xbmc mark movie read when you advance for example 80% and it do it automatically. It's it possible in calibre?

Possible: yes. Implemented: no. Probably never will be implemented in fbreader.

No plugin is required. The reading list plugin makes certain workflows easier, but it is not required. For example, I don't use it for my read column.

We will be adding something to support a yes/no column and a read date column to Calibre Companion before the end of the year. It will sync over its wireless device connection.

10-02-2013, 05:58 AM	#1
Marx Member Posts: 19 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2013 Device: Android phone	Calibre "read" status How calibre treat "read" status of book? I can't find such column in default view, and as I see there is no option to mark book read. I think calibre is for ebooks what xbmc is for movies. You can catalogue, search, open, scrape (read metadata), manage shelves (use playlist). Xbmc can use trakt service which seems to be like goodreads for ebooks. But I miss marring books as read. How it's organized in calibre?

10-02-2013, 06:26 AM	#3
travger Evangelist Posts: 485 Karma: 270594 Join Date: Aug 2010 Device: palm tx, Windows7, Galaxy A5	I believe you have to create the column yourself. I am using 'Reading List' Plugin, moving a book there from list 'tbr' to 'read' does almost all I need - ticks the 'Read' column (which colors the title green). Then I need only to set an approximate date. Or I could just right-click to 'Add to list...' You could choose your 'Read' column to be the date, there are many different options. What Adoby said Last edited by travger; 10-02-2013 at 06:29 AM. Reason: Adoby types faster :)

10-02-2013, 10:52 PM	#7
BetterRed null operator (he/him) Posts: 22,018 Karma: 30277294 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Sydney Australia Device: none	I avoid the use Y/N because I find the Green tick hard to discern in the selected book, unless its in the current cell. As my granny used to say - blue and green should never been seen without colour in between. BR Last edited by BetterRed; 10-03-2013 at 02:49 AM.

10-02-2013, 06:13 AM	#2
Adoby Handy Elephant Posts: 1,737 Karma: 26785684 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Southern Sweden, far out in the quiet woods Device: Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra	You can add a custom column for that. Or add the tag "read", possibly with a date. Many possibilities. Or use the reading list plugin. https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=134856

10-02-2013, 06:40 AM	#4
Sabardeyn Guru Posts: 644 Karma: 1242364 Join Date: May 2009 Location: The Right Coast Device: PC (Calibre), Nexus 7 2013 (Moon+ Pro), HTC HD2/Leo (Freda)	Never understood using Y/N, Checked or whatever for a custom "Read" column. It only lets you know whether or not you've ever read the book. I prefer using a date so that I know when I last read the book. It comes in handy for longer series where you're likely to have forgotten details since you have not read it in a number of months or years.

10-02-2013, 10:45 PM	#6
Sabardeyn Guru Posts: 644 Karma: 1242364 Join Date: May 2009 Location: The Right Coast Device: PC (Calibre), Nexus 7 2013 (Moon+ Pro), HTC HD2/Leo (Freda)	I'm not sure that their are any other fields in calibre's default fields/columns that make use of the Y/N type of data. I can see any number of possible custom columns where, basically, the user wants to know if certain features are available in the book (illustrated, map, etc). Most of these can, alternately, be handled through tags. However I think it might also serve some "hidden" functionality such as in plugboards, templates and some of the included calibre functionality, such as being a flag for searches. I am completely guessing on that last one though.

10-03-2013, 07:22 AM	#8
travger Evangelist Posts: 485 Karma: 270594 Join Date: Aug 2010 Device: palm tx, Windows7, Galaxy A5	I did consider timestamp, but usually I get around to marking a bunch of books at the same time, later. So I'd have to manually enter the date (mm.yyyy) anyway.

10-03-2013, 05:00 PM	#9
Marx Member Posts: 19 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2013 Device: Android phone	Ok i see it can be done via plugin. It's strange that it's not standard option. Now it's harder question. I use calibre server to export opds catalogue and then use fbreader to open it and read book. How to mark book read from fbreader? Xbmc mark movie read when you advance for example 80% and it do it automatically. It's it possible in calibre?