Is it possible to sort a custom column like authors or title?

arspr · 03-14-2011, 05:02 PM

Hey, two questions in the very same hour....

Related to my former post (https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=125614), I've added two more custom columns to my database ("Text, column shown in the tag browser" kind):

Translator(s) (#translators). The translator (when known) of the book
Original Title (#original_title). The original title for translated books.

As you can imagine I would like Translator(s) to be sorted like authors (even having the auxiliary "Translator Sort" field), and Original Title like Title (even with its auxiliary "Original Title sort").

Is it possible?

in advance

Manichean · 03-14-2011, 06:35 PM

Not as trivially as clicking on the column header of one column and sorting on another. However, you can of course sort by the second column easily.

arspr · 03-15-2011, 04:44 PM

If it is not easily doable with the current software, may I suggest it as a possible enhancement?

I mean, please, Kovid Goyal and friends, add new "Custom Columns" types if you feel like it useful:

Author like
Title like

They would behave exactly like their parent types so, as example, with my #translator field I would also get:

It's associated, and internally managed, #translator_sort field
The right behaviour of & as union of several people names.
The right "Manage Translators" option and dialogue (with it's two columns) when you right-click over it on tag browser.

03-14-2011, 05:02 PM	#1
arspr Dead account. Bye Posts: 587 Karma: 668244 Join Date: Mar 2011 Device: none	Is it possible to sort a custom column like authors or title? Hey, two questions in the very same hour.... Related to my former post (https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=125614), I've added two more custom columns to my database ("Text, column shown in the tag browser" kind): Translator(s) (#translators). The translator (when known) of the book Original Title (#original_title). The original title for translated books. As you can imagine I would like Translator(s) to be sorted like authors (even having the auxiliary "Translator Sort" field), and Original Title like Title (even with its auxiliary "Original Title sort"). Is it possible? in advance

03-15-2011, 04:44 PM	#3
arspr Dead account. Bye Posts: 587 Karma: 668244 Join Date: Mar 2011 Device: none	If it is not easily doable with the current software, may I suggest it as a possible enhancement? I mean, please, Kovid Goyal and friends, add new "Custom Columns" types if you feel like it useful: Author like Title like They would behave exactly like their parent types so, as example, with my #translator field I would also get: It's associated, and internally managed, #translator_sort field The right behaviour of & as union of several people names. The right "Manage Translators" option and dialogue (with it's two columns) when you right-click over it on tag browser.

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03-14-2011, 06:35 PM	#2
Manichean Wizard Posts: 3,130 Karma: 91256 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Germany Device: Cybook Gen3	Not as trivially as clicking on the column header of one column and sorting on another. However, you can of course sort by the second column easily.

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