drag and drop feature behavior

moredrowsy · 06-16-2018, 02:15 AM

Is the DnD merge feature suppose to activate on the same book? For example, for whatever reason, I drag book A into book A and the dnd merge pops up.

BetterRed · 06-16-2018, 02:27 AM

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Originally Posted by moredrowsy

Is the DnD merge feature suppose to activate on the same book? For example, for whatever reason, I drag book A into book A and the dnd merge pops up.

If by same book you mean same author & title, I don't think it cares.

If you DnD 'Book A by Author X' onto another 'Book A by Author X' (i.e. a duplicate), or if you DnD 'Book A by Author X' onto 'Book B by Author Y', the Merge Book dialogue pops.

BR

kovidgoyal · 06-16-2018, 03:03 AM

It isn't, but only as of calibre 3.26.1 (3.26.0 neglected to add a check for dropping a book onto itself)

BetterRed · 06-16-2018, 05:49 AM

Never occurred to me to try DnDing a book onto itself.

If you DnD merge "Book A by Author X" into "Book B by Author Y", and check the Merge metadata option, the Title and Author columns in the target book are not updated to "Book B" and "Author Y".

If one also checks the option to delete the merged book you lose sight of the merged books Title and Authors columns, so you can't cut & paste* the cells.

Can't immediately think of a way around that, other than to do the cut & paste of the Title and Author before doing the merge.

*In this instance I'm thinking individual cell cut & paste via F2 edit, not the book line cut and paste, where I have author and title excluded.

BR

peekpoke · 06-21-2018, 12:35 PM

Is there any way to disable the drag merge? I find myself doing it by accident when I select a range of books and the first book happens to be one I already had selected.

theducks · 06-21-2018, 06:43 PM

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Originally Posted by peekpoke

Is there any way to disable the drag merge? I find myself doing it by accident when I select a range of books and the first book happens to be one I already had selected.

I thought it was just me

BetterRed · 06-21-2018, 07:04 PM

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Originally Posted by peekpoke

Is there any way to disable the drag merge? I find myself doing it by accident when I select a range of books and the first book happens to be one I already had selected.

Quote:

Originally Posted by theducks

I thought it was just me

Would an option to use 'right button down DnD' for Merge overcome the problem?

BR

theducks · 06-21-2018, 08:35 PM

BR I make lots of use of the "context menu" in all apps. I would have the option to just continue the old (type M) way

BetterRed · 06-21-2018, 10:06 PM

@theducks - I was trying to avoid having to go to preferences (tweaks) if/when you actually want to use DnD to do Book Merging. I use the menu-key to get the booklist context menu.

I never really 'got' the 'M' method. So, until Kovid provided the DnD Merge feature, I've merged manually: drag format files from the unwanted book folder into the wanted book's details panel, cut and paste metadata fields via bookline edits, remove unwanted books or format files.

BR

kovidgoyal · 06-21-2018, 10:40 PM

As of 3.26.1 if you drag and drop onto an already slected book, it should do nothing.

peekpoke · 07-05-2018, 07:23 PM

Is there actually a tweak to disable the drag and drop to merge books? I didn't find one, and I keep doing this by mistake regularly whenever I go to select multiple books.

kovidgoyal · 07-05-2018, 11:24 PM

There will be a setting for it in the next calibre release.

sjfan · 07-06-2018, 03:52 PM

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Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

There will be a setting for it in the next calibre release.

You're the best! Thanks!

Aerie · 09-23-2018, 02:12 AM

Was the setting/tweak to disable drag and drop merge added to Calibre?
I came looking to see if it was something I could turn off, glad to know I'm not the only one who keeps doing it by accident.

DoctorOhh · 09-23-2018, 02:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Aerie

Was the setting/tweak to disable drag and drop merge added to Calibre?
I came looking to see if it was something I could turn off, glad to know I'm not the only one who keeps doing it by accident.

Yes. Go to Preferences - Look & Feel - Main Interface tab. You will find the option at the bottom (see attached).

06-16-2018, 02:15 AM	#1
moredrowsy Connoisseur Posts: 69 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2016 Device: Kindle Paperwhite 3	drag and drop feature behavior Is the DnD merge feature suppose to activate on the same book? For example, for whatever reason, I drag book A into book A and the dnd merge pops up.

06-21-2018, 10:06 PM	#9
BetterRed null operator Posts: 18,817 Karma: 21287025 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Sydney Australia Device: none	@theducks - I was trying to avoid having to go to preferences (tweaks) if/when you actually want to use DnD to do Book Merging. I use the menu-key to get the booklist context menu. I never really 'got' the 'M' method. So, until Kovid provided the DnD Merge feature, I've merged manually: drag format files from the unwanted book folder into the wanted book's details panel, cut and paste metadata fields via bookline edits, remove unwanted books or format files. BR Last edited by BetterRed; 06-21-2018 at 10:09 PM.

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06-16-2018, 03:03 AM	#3
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 42,103 Karma: 19574558 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	It isn't, but only as of calibre 3.26.1 (3.26.0 neglected to add a check for dropping a book onto itself)

06-16-2018, 05:49 AM	#4
BetterRed null operator Posts: 18,817 Karma: 21287025 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Sydney Australia Device: none	Never occurred to me to try DnDing a book onto itself. If you DnD merge "Book A by Author X" into "Book B by Author Y", and check the Merge metadata option, the Title and Author columns in the target book are not updated to "Book B" and "Author Y". If one also checks the option to delete the merged book you lose sight of the merged books Title and Authors columns, so you can't cut & paste* the cells. Can't immediately think of a way around that, other than to do the cut & paste of the Title and Author before doing the merge. *In this instance I'm thinking individual cell cut & paste via F2 edit, not the book line cut and paste, where I have author and title excluded. BR

06-21-2018, 12:35 PM	#5
peekpoke Enthusiast Posts: 34 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2013 Device: Kindle/Android	Is there any way to disable the drag merge? I find myself doing it by accident when I select a range of books and the first book happens to be one I already had selected.

06-21-2018, 08:35 PM	#8
theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 28,251 Karma: 47704482 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	BR I make lots of use of the "context menu" in all apps. I would have the option to just continue the old (type M) way

06-21-2018, 10:40 PM	#10
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 42,103 Karma: 19574558 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	As of 3.26.1 if you drag and drop onto an already slected book, it should do nothing.

07-05-2018, 07:23 PM	#11
peekpoke Enthusiast Posts: 34 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2013 Device: Kindle/Android	Is there actually a tweak to disable the drag and drop to merge books? I didn't find one, and I keep doing this by mistake regularly whenever I go to select multiple books.

07-05-2018, 11:24 PM	#12
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 42,103 Karma: 19574558 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	There will be a setting for it in the next calibre release.

09-23-2018, 02:12 AM	#14
Aerie Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2013 Device: kindle paperwhite	Was the setting/tweak to disable drag and drop merge added to Calibre? I came looking to see if it was something I could turn off, glad to know I'm not the only one who keeps doing it by accident.

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