Turn off column find

BetterRed · 05-06-2023, 03:35 AM

Is there any way to turn off the feature that searches the current column for a value starting with the character just pressed. Example: I press 'X' on an Author cell (instead of a 'C' to convert) and I land on Xavier Herbert's Poor Fellow My Country.

Added: I have never made any deliberate use of the feature, so it's not something I'd want to turn on and off at the drop of hat.

BR

ownedbycats · 05-06-2023, 04:20 AM

Assign every key as a shortcut? But that would probably be more annoying.

chaley · 05-07-2023, 05:20 AM

I added a checkbox in Preferences / Searching to turn it on & off. It defaults to on to maintain compatibility. The change is in calibre source.

BetterRed · 05-07-2023, 07:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chaley

I added a checkbox in Preferences / Searching to turn it on & off. It defaults to on to maintain compatibility. The change is in calibre source.

- heaps.

BR

chaley · 05-07-2023, 07:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BetterRed

- heaps.

BR

It had happened to me a few times, but I never bothered to figure out why. Your question gave me the clue.

BetterRed · 05-26-2023, 01:09 AM

Thanks again. I'm in the midst of renovating my 'periodicals' libraries, in doing that I've been tripped up more than once by this unwanted find feature.

The main reason I'm doing the renovation is because your locked Book details and DaltonST's Notes View are the tools I needed. Because they're non-modal I can flit between them and the main calibre window (book list, tag browser, and embedded book details).

BR

05-06-2023, 03:35 AM	#1
BetterRed null operator Posts: 19,741 Karma: 25064168 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Sydney Australia Device: none	Turn off column find Is there any way to turn off the feature that searches the current column for a value starting with the character just pressed. Example: I press 'X' on an Author cell (instead of a 'C' to convert) and I land on Xavier Herbert's Poor Fellow My Country. Added: I have never made any deliberate use of the feature, so it's not something I'd want to turn on and off at the drop of hat. BR Last edited by BetterRed; 05-06-2023 at 04:00 AM. Reason: see added

05-07-2023, 05:20 AM	#3
chaley There is no try. Posts: 11,350 Karma: 5804545 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Notts, England Device: Kobo Libra 2	I added a checkbox in Preferences / Searching to turn it on & off. It defaults to on to maintain compatibility. The change is in calibre source. Attached Thumbnails

05-26-2023, 01:09 AM	#6
BetterRed null operator Posts: 19,741 Karma: 25064168 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Sydney Australia Device: none	Thanks again. I'm in the midst of renovating my 'periodicals' libraries, in doing that I've been tripped up more than once by this unwanted find feature. The main reason I'm doing the renovation is because your locked Book details and DaltonST's Notes View are the tools I needed. Because they're non-modal I can flit between them and the main calibre window (book list, tag browser, and embedded book details). BR Last edited by BetterRed; 05-26-2023 at 01:37 AM.

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05-06-2023, 04:20 AM	#2
ownedbycats Custom User Title Posts: 7,598 Karma: 54930589 Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Libra H2O, formerly Aura HD	Assign every key as a shortcut? But that would probably be more annoying.