Custom text for virtual libraries.

Kythe42 · 11-20-2017, 11:17 AM

When you set up virtual libraries and have them displayed as tabs, it automatically creates a tab called "All Books". Is it possible to change the text of this tab at all in the advanced settings area?

Admittedly I'm using Calibre for something other than it's intended purpose. I made a second copy of the portable version of the program to use for tracking crafting tools with empty book entries. I'd like to be able to change this tab to "All Tools" if possible.

If it's not doable, I can live with it, but I figured it doesn't hurt to ask. Thanks in advance for any help.

kovidgoyal · 11-20-2017, 05:52 PM

Not unless you are willing to run calibre from source.

Kythe42 · 11-20-2017, 06:07 PM

By that, do you mean a normally installed version instead of the portable version? If so, that's really not ideal because I'd want the option to run from a thumb drive.

Well, thanks for your reply. It's not a huge deal, and I realize if I'm using Calibre for something other than books, then I have to make allowances. Doing this was easier than trying to figure out how to do something similar in Excel or Access.

BetterRed · 11-20-2017, 07:02 PM

@Kythe42, Kovid - I would do something similar with standard column headers for my Journals library, change the authors Column header string to "Journal", and title Column header string to "Issue".

I thought of changing the source - but not worth the effort.

BR

Kythe42 · 11-20-2017, 07:07 PM

@BetterRed

As for the columns, I just created a bunch of custom columns and then hid the standard columns that I had no need for. When editing the metadata, I don't use anything on the basic metadata tab except for tags and do everything else on the custom metadata tab.

BetterRed · 11-20-2017, 07:35 PM

@Kythe - I toyed with doing as you suggest. But having the journal name and issue in the file name when I add was too convenient to forfeit. Whatever - volume 28, issue 123 with template (?P<author>[^_]+) - (?P<title>.+) fits in with my other libraries.

I do all my single 'book' metadata editing in the book list where I have absolute control of horizontal column sequence, which I can change manually, and/or via View Manager.

BR

Kythe42 · 11-21-2017, 01:18 PM

@BetterRed

Yes, different methods work better for different situations.

Though I was able to tweak the order of the custom fields in the custom metatdata tab of the form. This worked better for me because I tend to have more fields than can be displayed all at once horizontally. There are a lot of things that can be manipulated via tweaking the preferences, but apparently not the thing I created this topic for.

11-20-2017, 11:17 AM	#1
Kythe42 Zealot Posts: 122 Karma: 8440 Join Date: Aug 2013 Device: Android tablet	Custom text for virtual libraries. When you set up virtual libraries and have them displayed as tabs, it automatically creates a tab called "All Books". Is it possible to change the text of this tab at all in the advanced settings area? Admittedly I'm using Calibre for something other than it's intended purpose. I made a second copy of the portable version of the program to use for tracking crafting tools with empty book entries. I'd like to be able to change this tab to "All Tools" if possible. If it's not doable, I can live with it, but I figured it doesn't hurt to ask. Thanks in advance for any help.

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11-20-2017, 05:52 PM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,844 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Not unless you are willing to run calibre from source.

11-20-2017, 06:07 PM	#3
Kythe42 Zealot Posts: 122 Karma: 8440 Join Date: Aug 2013 Device: Android tablet	By that, do you mean a normally installed version instead of the portable version? If so, that's really not ideal because I'd want the option to run from a thumb drive. Well, thanks for your reply. It's not a huge deal, and I realize if I'm using Calibre for something other than books, then I have to make allowances. Doing this was easier than trying to figure out how to do something similar in Excel or Access.

11-20-2017, 07:02 PM	#4
BetterRed null operator (he/him) Posts: 20,558 Karma: 26954694 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Sydney Australia Device: none	@Kythe42, Kovid - I would do something similar with standard column headers for my Journals library, change the authors Column header string to "Journal", and title Column header string to "Issue". I thought of changing the source - but not worth the effort. BR

11-20-2017, 07:07 PM	#5
Kythe42 Zealot Posts: 122 Karma: 8440 Join Date: Aug 2013 Device: Android tablet	@BetterRed As for the columns, I just created a bunch of custom columns and then hid the standard columns that I had no need for. When editing the metadata, I don't use anything on the basic metadata tab except for tags and do everything else on the custom metadata tab.

11-20-2017, 07:35 PM	#6
BetterRed null operator (he/him) Posts: 20,558 Karma: 26954694 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Sydney Australia Device: none	@Kythe - I toyed with doing as you suggest. But having the journal name and issue in the file name when I add was too convenient to forfeit. Whatever - volume 28, issue 123 with template (?P<author>[^_]+) - (?P<title>.+) fits in with my other libraries. I do all my single 'book' metadata editing in the book list where I have absolute control of horizontal column sequence, which I can change manually, and/or via View Manager. BR

11-21-2017, 01:18 PM	#7
Kythe42 Zealot Posts: 122 Karma: 8440 Join Date: Aug 2013 Device: Android tablet	@BetterRed Yes, different methods work better for different situations. Though I was able to tweak the order of the custom fields in the custom metatdata tab of the form. This worked better for me because I tend to have more fields than can be displayed all at once horizontally. There are a lot of things that can be manipulated via tweaking the preferences, but apparently not the thing I created this topic for.

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