[GUI Plugin] Reading Goal

[thiago.eec]

Originally Posted by ownedbycats

Yeah, I want a dated 0% record. I add the book to the goal with an empty date and then add it when I'm about to start reading.

I followed your instructions and it worked

With this last version, you can skip step 4.

[ownedbycats]

Thanks, I tested and it works. I created a 'mark as reading' action chain that sets the date and then opens Edit Reading Goal.

[Comfy.n]

Originally Posted by ownedbycats

Thanks, I tested and it works. I created a 'mark as reading' action chain that sets the date and then opens Edit Reading Goal.

Will you please share it?

[ownedbycats]

Originally Posted by Comfy.n

Will you please share it?

Recommend enabling 'Jump to selected book' in the Reading Goal settings.

[Comfy.n]

Thanks! I had thought that opening the Edit reading goal window with Action Chains would require some specific coding, but now I see it is just a Calibre Action.

I've added an "Ask at runtime" action to create a new record (asks for current progress) after setting #lastread, and now I'm thinking that I might just remove the action to open "Edit" window.

[thiago.eec]

Originally Posted by ownedbycats

Recommend enabling 'Jump to selected book' in the Reading Goal settings.

Just out of curiosity: is it possible to close the dialog automatically or you have to close it manually?

[Comfy.n]

dialog needs to be manually closed, AFAIK

[ownedbycats]

Originally Posted by thiago.eec

Just out of curiosity: is it possible to close the dialog automatically or you have to close it manually?

I have to close it manually. On that topic, I always found the 'apply' button a bit strange because I click that to save changes but then have to use cancel or x to actually close it.

[thiago.eec]

Originally Posted by ownedbycats

I have to close it manually. On that topic, I always found the 'apply' button a bit strange because I click that to save changes but then have to use cancel or x to actually close it.

I chose not to close the dialog when you click 'Apply' because the changes are committed and the dialog is refreshed with the updated data.

[ownedbycats]

Maybe cancel being renamed to 'close' would help a bit? It's not a big deal anyways.

[chaley]

Originally Posted by ownedbycats

I have to close it manually. On that topic, I always found the 'apply' button a bit strange because I click that to save changes but then have to use cancel or x to actually close it.

The usual paradigm is that OK saves changes and closes, Apply saves changes and leaves the window open, and Cancel throws away changes and closes.

[Wiggo]

Which is the best way to add a start date afterwards (0%)? I have a column with the start date in the book list.

[ownedbycats]

The only way I know of is manual JSON editing, though it's tricky (take a backup first, it's easy to blank the database). Maybe thiago has a better way.

[Wiggo]

I thought about starting all over again :/

[thiago.eec]

Originally Posted by Wiggo

Which is the best way to add a start date afterwards (0%)? I have a column with the start date in the book list.

1) Add the book to your goal (the date/percentage doesn't matter)
2) Then, when you start reading, update the date field
3) Open the Edit Reading Goal dialog and delete the old entry

That's it.