A tip for the book list

ownedbycats · 12-07-2024, 06:20 PM

If you find yourself repeatedly unhiding a specific column for some purpose (e.g. looking at it in Quickview), consider adding it but setting it to the minimum width with a column icon:

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As seen here, you'll also get a nifty tooltip

Comfy.n · 12-07-2024, 07:05 PM

Nice, I usually hide the Tags column

ownedbycats · 12-07-2024, 07:09 PM

Yup, I also had #subjects (composite based mostly on tags) hidden until I got tired of unhiding it for Quickview.

BetterRed · 12-07-2024, 11:47 PM

I tab to the column in question, press H to pop the header-menu and then select/click Hide <whatever>

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To restore it I normally use VM->Re-Apply Current View (Ctrl+Alt+R)

I have tooltips in the booklist turned off.

BR

BetterRed · 12-08-2024, 12:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ownedbycats

If you find yourself repeatedly unhiding a specific column for some purpose (e.g. looking at it in Quickview), consider adding it but setting it to the minimum width with a column icon:

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As seen here, you'll also get a nifty tooltip

This has bought a wish list item to mind. I'd like to have another attribute for columns: 'Long name'.

I'd use it for 'icon' columns such as this. I have a several long text columns that I cloak with icons. Example: I have a #checklist/CL column, that contains a URL to a Onenote page in an <a href>Text</a> tag .

In the Book details I show the <a> tag text; but, in this context the "CL" looks weird. So, I use a virtual column with template {#checklist} -- #checklist_virtual/Checklist, .

If columns had a 'Long name' attribute I could drop the virtual columns.

BR

ownedbycats · 12-08-2024, 05:37 AM

I once asked about separate labels for column header and book details, as I recall it was impractical. I think the ellide was added because I asked if there was a way to make it look nicer (it previously just cut off entirely).

BetterRed · 12-08-2024, 05:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ownedbycats

I once asked about separate labels for column header and book details, as I recall it was impractical. I think the ellide was added because I asked if there was a way to make it look nicer (it previously just cut off entirely).

What to do about built-in columns is one hurdle -- allow users to change built-in header and long names -- that would be a triple jump.

BR

12-07-2024, 06:20 PM	#1
ownedbycats Custom User Title Posts: 10,970 Karma: 75337983 Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Libra H2O, formerly Aura HD	A tip for the book list If you find yourself repeatedly unhiding a specific column for some purpose (e.g. looking at it in Quickview), consider adding it but setting it to the minimum width with a column icon: As seen here, you'll also get a nifty tooltip

12-07-2024, 11:47 PM	#4
BetterRed null operator (he/him) Posts: 21,721 Karma: 29711016 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Sydney Australia Device: none	I tab to the column in question, press H to pop the header-menu and then select/click Hide <whatever> To restore it I normally use VM->Re-Apply Current View (Ctrl+Alt+R) I have tooltips in the booklist turned off. BR Last edited by BetterRed; 12-07-2024 at 11:50 PM.

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12-07-2024, 07:05 PM	#2
Comfy.n want to learn what I want Posts: 1,611 Karma: 7891011 Join Date: Sep 2020 Device: none	Nice, I usually hide the Tags column

12-07-2024, 07:09 PM	#3
ownedbycats Custom User Title Posts: 10,970 Karma: 75337983 Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Libra H2O, formerly Aura HD	Yup, I also had #subjects (composite based mostly on tags) hidden until I got tired of unhiding it for Quickview.

12-08-2024, 05:37 AM	#6
ownedbycats Custom User Title Posts: 10,970 Karma: 75337983 Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Libra H2O, formerly Aura HD	I once asked about separate labels for column header and book details, as I recall it was impractical. I think the ellide was added because I asked if there was a way to make it look nicer (it previously just cut off entirely).