Read/unread field or button

Larksong · 05-13-2011, 12:44 PM

Feature request: When adding or editing metadata for a title, I would really love to have a data field where one could indicate whether one has or has not read the book -- and I'd like that information to show up on the main library screen, so I can see whether or not I've read a book at a glance when adding/subtracting books from my device. A simple check mark would do the trick.

Right now, I'm handling it by using the ratings column -- no stars means I haven't read it -- but frankly, I'd prefer to be able to award no stars to a few of the books I have read (or left unfinished), because they were so awful that even a single star seems going a bit far.

(I'm not sure if this is the right part of the Calibre forum to post this request in, so if not, please let me know where I should move the request. )

Other than that, I'm a very happy Calibre user!

Thank you,
Larksong

kovidgoyal · 05-13-2011, 12:49 PM

Watch the advanced UI tutorial here: http://calibre-ebook.com/demo#tutorials

user_none · 05-13-2011, 01:03 PM

That tutorial shows you how to add custom columns to the main GUI.

Larksong · 05-20-2011, 11:28 AM

Thanks, Kovid and user_none! The tutorial was great -- very clear and very useful. In addition to solving my feature request perfectly, it also gave me several other helpful tips, which I probably wouldn't have discovered on my own for a while.

Kovid, this is an awesome program. Thank you so much for developing it and making it available! I'll definitely be supporting it over time!

kovidgoyal · 05-20-2011, 12:21 PM

You're welcome

05-13-2011, 12:44 PM	#1
Larksong Member Posts: 16 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2010 Location: U.S. Device: Sony PRS-505	Read/unread field or button Feature request: When adding or editing metadata for a title, I would really love to have a data field where one could indicate whether one has or has not read the book -- and I'd like that information to show up on the main library screen, so I can see whether or not I've read a book at a glance when adding/subtracting books from my device. A simple check mark would do the trick. Right now, I'm handling it by using the ratings column -- no stars means I haven't read it -- but frankly, I'd prefer to be able to award no stars to a few of the books I have read (or left unfinished), because they were so awful that even a single star seems going a bit far. (I'm not sure if this is the right part of the Calibre forum to post this request in, so if not, please let me know where I should move the request. ) Other than that, I'm a very happy Calibre user! Thank you, Larksong

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05-13-2011, 12:49 PM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,843 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Watch the advanced UI tutorial here: http://calibre-ebook.com/demo#tutorials

05-13-2011, 01:03 PM	#3
user_none Sigil & calibre developer Posts: 2,488 Karma: 1063785 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Florida, USA Device: Nook STR	That tutorial shows you how to add custom columns to the main GUI.

05-20-2011, 11:28 AM	#4
Larksong Member Posts: 16 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2010 Location: U.S. Device: Sony PRS-505	Thanks, Kovid and user_none! The tutorial was great -- very clear and very useful. In addition to solving my feature request perfectly, it also gave me several other helpful tips, which I probably wouldn't have discovered on my own for a while. Kovid, this is an awesome program. Thank you so much for developing it and making it available! I'll definitely be supporting it over time!

05-20-2011, 12:21 PM	#5
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,843 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	You're welcome

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