Column to display whether a book has metadata

Kuram · 02-28-2025, 12:22 AM

I came across this resolution for searches:
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=338792
(comments:false)

But I am wondering if it's possible to create a custom column that will display if the book has metadata, using the yes/no type ideally?

Karellen · 02-28-2025, 12:32 AM

What sort of metadata? I highly doubt your library is full of blank lines, so it shows that all books will have some type of metadata, so it will always be true/yes. What in particular do you want to check?

DNSB · 02-28-2025, 01:00 AM

Considering that all books should have some metadata, i.e. title and author at a minimum, you would need to get much finer grained that simply "book does not have metadata". What you seem to want is a column to indicate that the comments metadata is blank or not. For me, a simple search on comments:false does that without needing yet another custom column.

BetterRed · 02-28-2025, 03:39 AM

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Originally Posted by DNSB

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What you seem to want is a column to indicate that the comments metadata is blank or not.

I use Preferences->Look and feel->Column icons to attach an icon to the first column of a book; if it has Comments it gets a page icon and a transparent icon if it doesn't, e.g:

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theducks · 02-28-2025, 06:51 AM

Or you could simply use Preferences: Look and Feel: Column Coloring to color a problem book. Simply make a color rule for the missing data.

Since Title or Author are required, coloring one of those should always work

02-28-2025, 12:22 AM	#1
Kuram Enthusiast Posts: 44 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2013 Device: none	Column to display whether a book has metadata I came across this resolution for searches: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=338792 (comments:false) But I am wondering if it's possible to create a custom column that will display if the book has metadata, using the yes/no type ideally?

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02-28-2025, 12:32 AM	#2
Karellen Wizard Posts: 1,613 Karma: 9500498 Join Date: Sep 2021 Location: Australia Device: Kobo Libra 2	What sort of metadata? I highly doubt your library is full of blank lines, so it shows that all books will have some type of metadata, so it will always be true/yes. What in particular do you want to check?

02-28-2025, 01:00 AM	#3
DNSB Bibliophagist Posts: 46,280 Karma: 169098402 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Vancouver Device: Kobo Sage, Libra Colour, Lenovo M8 FHD, Paperwhite 4, Tolino epos	Considering that all books should have some metadata, i.e. title and author at a minimum, you would need to get much finer grained that simply "book does not have metadata". What you seem to want is a column to indicate that the comments metadata is blank or not. For me, a simple search on comments:false does that without needing yet another custom column.

02-28-2025, 06:51 AM	#5
theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 31,065 Karma: 60358908 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	Or you could simply use Preferences: Look and Feel: Column Coloring to color a problem book. Simply make a color rule for the missing data. Since Title or Author are required, coloring one of those should always work