"Row highlighting" in Library?

[Plaquard]

Is it possible to highlight a book/row directly in the Library? Like rightclick->Highlight or something like that?

[theducks]

Originally Posted by Plaquard

Is it possible to highlight a book/row directly in the Library? Like rightclick->Highlight or something like that?

Mark (ctrl-M)
Puts a push pin on the row number

Right clicking IN the column area, Mark:<other actions with Mark>

Note that other functions can mark books
The right click Mark will indicate 'how many' have been marked

[Plaquard]

Originally Posted by theducks

Mark (ctrl-M)
Puts a push pin on the row number

Right clicking IN the column area, Mark:<other actions with Mark>

Note that other functions can mark books
The right click Mark will indicate 'how many' have been marked

Thanks. I guess it´s not possible to highlight the entire row somehow, for example changing background color or font color?

[HarryT]

Just click the mouse on a row. That will highlight it. Or do you mean that you want to permanently highlight it?

[Plaquard]

Originally Posted by HarryT

Just click the mouse on a row. That will highlight it. Or do you mean that you want to permanently highlight it?

Yes, I want to permanently highlight the row.

[theducks]

Originally Posted by Plaquard

Yes, I want to permanently highlight the row.

You can Color a CELL (field)

One way
Create a unique Tag ("Highlight')
Preferences: Look and Feel: Column coloring:

Make a rule:
If the Tags column has value highlight And set a color


I use:
Set title to Green if I have a <In Paper Library> tag
I set Authors to Purple if there are no formats (AKA Empty Book)
BTW Both exist Together in many places in my Library. 900 paper books documented without e-versions

[Plaquard]

Originally Posted by theducks

You can Color a CELL (field)

One way
Create a unique Tag ("Highlight')
Preferences: Look and Feel: Column coloring:

Make a rule:
If the Tags column has value highlight And set a color


I use:
Set title to Green if I have a <In Paper Library> tag
I set Authors to Purple if there are no formats (AKA Empty Book)
BTW Both exist Together in many places in my Library. 900 paper books documented without e-versions

Thanks! But I´m wondering, am I the only one would find it useful to be able to highlight an entire row?

[chaley]

Originally Posted by Plaquard

Thanks! But I´m wondering, am I the only one would find it useful to be able to highlight an entire row?

Coloring does not change the background color. It changes the color of the text. If that is what you mean by "highlighting" then good.

When you set up a coloring rule you can choose to change the text color for an entire row. Simply use "All Columns" for the column name.

[BetterRed]

Originally Posted by Plaquard

Yes, I want to permanently highlight the row.

@Plaquard - in addition to colouring columns you can assign icons to columns. Both are done via Preferences->Look and Feel.

I prefer icons to colours because: a) I'm liable to forget the significance I attached to any particular colour, and b) I can have discrete icon sets/columns for different purposes.

Column colouring and column icons are not mutually exclusive, i.e. you can use both.

BR