[GUI Plugin] User Category

[laji]

Both of them; but user categories (see above) was all created from other fields.
All works, thank you for your help.

[BetterRed]

Originally Posted by laji

I want to insert here a picture - no way directly from PC...

Did you read the FFAQ ==>> https://www.mobileread.com/forums/faq...eading_posting

[laji]

Originally Posted by BetterRed

Did you read the FFAQ ==>> https://www.mobileread.com/forums/faq...eading_posting

No. At quick reply no chance; at clicking on "advanced editing", no chance, too.

For a simple task, to insert an image from my computer, I already spent about 2-3 minutes. If it was not enough, it says not about MY failure, but about a wrong organized forum motor.

Edit
OK, at advanced I found it. Under the "save" button...
So, again: in my opinion, the forum's motor is not enough logical.

[BetterRed]

Originally Posted by laji

No. At quick reply no chance; at clicking on "advanced editing", no chance, too.

For a simple task, to insert an image from my computer, I already spent about 2-3 minutes. If it was not enough, it says not about MY failure, but about a wrong organized forum motor.

Edit
OK, at advanced I found it. Under the "save" button...
So, again: in my opinion, the forum's motor is not enough logical.

@laji - there's something wrong with your motor, surely the LOGICAL place to post complaints about the Mobileread site would be in the Mobileread Feedback sub-forum - not in the calibre User Category plugin thread!!

I'll leave it up to you find it.

BR

[laji]

Originally Posted by BetterRed

@laji - there's something wrong with your motor, surely the LOGICAL place to post complaints about the Mobileread site would be in the Mobileread Feedback sub-forum - not in the calibre User Category plugin thread!!

I'll leave it up to you find it.

BR

I wrote here about the plugin. And, to specify, why I no attach a picture, inserted 1 short sentence. This was the LOGICAL behavior - instead of, to write here, "please, look at there, I explained, what is wrong with this forum motor, and why I am not able to insert here a picture". Being frustrated because of wrong organized Calibre's help, not existing plugin's help, wrong organized forum motor, I was absolutly not interested in starting a new topic about forum motor's defects. First, it's not my job; second, nearly every people elementary understand this failure in forum's motor. Why to start a topic about "2×2=4"? All we know about it.

In my opinion: while you read my post and write your reply, and you started this really long and offtopic discussion, this time will be nearly enough to correct an elementary thing: change order of the "insert image" and "save your reply" buttons in forum motor...

[BetterRed]

@laji - Use of this forum is free, use of calibre is free - that includes the freedom not to use either.

You can download the calibre source and change it to suit your requirements - again for free, you're also free to put your hand up and offer to re-engineer the forum.

I'm done with this exchange.

BR

[mike.propp]

Is there a way (maybe this is a feature request?) to use boolean operations in User Categories? For example, I've tagged magazines as "Magazine". Under a User Category called "Woodworking" I'd want sub-categories "Techniques", "Plans", and "Magazines", with similar sub-categories under a category called "Metalworking". And I'd want a very general User Category called "Magazine".

So, I might take one ebook with "Metalworking" and "Magazine". But it would also display in the "Woodworking" sub-category "Magazines". Is there a way (or could there be a way in a future release) to have a sub-category for Tag1 AND Tag2 (or Author and Tag1 or Author AND Genre or some sort of boolean control?

A possible work around, of course, would be tagging "Magazine", "Woodworking", and "Magazine (Woodworking)" but I'd love to save that extra step. Especially with 1000+ titles under a couple of dozen different categories...

Thanks for your insights, and your plug-in!

[Joanna]

Nice plugin! It's funny it took me almost four years to discover it .

There is just one thing I miss about it: it would be nice if the 'Add or remove selected authors, series, publishers or tags to user categories' menu option include custom columns, too ('Add or remove selected #genres etc.'). Going to 'Manage user categories' to add an item is not very convenient.

[Tanjamuse]

Originally Posted by Joanna

There is just one thing I miss about it: it would be nice if the 'Add or remove selected authors, series, publishers or tags to user categories' menu option include custom columns, too ('Add or remove selected #genres etc.'). Going to 'Manage user categories' to add an item is not very convenient.

I would like that too

[meads]

Hi kiwidude and other Calibre users,

I have tried to use this [GUI Plugin] User Category with no success. I am using a fresh install of Calibre 2.70 installed today with a small library of books.

When I right click a selected book - the menu doesn't show the menu selections as illustrated in the thread's description.

This looks to be a useful plug if I can get it to work.

Any suggestions?

Thanks,
Meads

[BetterRed]

You need to add the plugin to the context menu in Preferences->Toolbars.



BR

[meads]

Thanks BR,

I see my 2 mistakes. Thank you!

First I added the plugin to the Toolbar NOT "the Context menu for the books in the calibre library". (Whoops)

Second I have custom entries in the Tag browser but they were made by adding columns. So I added a user category.

Now it works correctly

Thanks so much for your quick reply and the graphic!

Meads

[Tanjamuse]

Is there anyone able to create a modified version of this plugin for me?

I only need the add function, but I need to the ability add both built-in and custom columns to a User Category.

Thanks

[Tanjamuse]

Is there a way to copy what's in my user categories from one library to another?

Or just have it cover all libraries?

And can I create sub-categories?

[compurandom]

Originally Posted by Tanjamuse

Is there anyone able to create a modified version of this plugin for me?

I only need the add function, but I need to the ability add both built-in and custom columns to a User Category.

I think it already does that. For instance, I have a user category called "favorites" that includes items from Authors (built in), tags (built in), #mytags (custom)

And can I create sub-categories?

Preferences -> Look and feel -> tag browser
categories with heirarchal items

The put a period in the name...