Custom column - Comma separated text

MerlinMama · 09-17-2015, 08:26 AM

As can be determined by the subject, I created a custom column of the type "Comma separated text, like tags, shown in the tag browser".

The column I created is to make shelves on my Kobo, so a book might be both Mystery and Romance, or Time Travel and Mystery, etc. When I need to enter multiple tags, I can write:

- Mystery, Time Travel, Romance

and three tags are created. Now that I'm using shelves, I would like the same functionality, but if I write the above, it only shows as one shelf "Mystery, Time Travel, Romance", rather than 3 separate shelves. I do try to keep them on just one shelf, but sometimes that just isn't possible.

What have I missed or forgotten??

MerlinMama · 09-17-2015, 12:11 PM

I've tried attaching an image and hope it works to show what happens. First part is Custom Column Tag Editor, and second is Tag Browser Editor (I've labelled in case I'm mistaken).

Note that after a system restart (for another reason) the shelves now appear in the Tag Browser as separate shelves (yay!), but the image still applies and they input as one in the Editor. Previously, even with multiple Calibre restarts, they did NOT appear in the Tag Browser at all.

woodr2011 · 09-17-2015, 01:18 PM

Tags should be separated by semicolons rather than commas. I like to include commas within tags, such as "Freud, Sigmund—Biography." The only way Calibre can handle this is to number the tags individually. Or am I wrong?

MerlinMama · 09-17-2015, 01:49 PM

Quote:

Tags should be separated by semicolons ( rather than commas. I like to include commas within tags, as "Freud, Sigmund—Biography." The only way Calibre can handle this is to number the tags individually. Or am I wrong?

I don't know

. In tags, I've always separated by comma. I'm sure I saw somewhere to do that, but of course I have NO clue where that could be now. I automatically did the same for my Custom Column since the type is "comma separated text" but who knows

Terisa de morgan · 09-17-2015, 02:34 PM

I think there's another problem. I have a text column behaving like text and the separator is ',', not ';'. Can you put a caption of the column definition?

09-17-2015, 08:26 AM	#1
MerlinMama Evangelist Posts: 498 Karma: 32554 Join Date: May 2014 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Sage	Custom column - Comma separated text As can be determined by the subject, I created a custom column of the type "Comma separated text, like tags, shown in the tag browser". The column I created is to make shelves on my Kobo, so a book might be both Mystery and Romance, or Time Travel and Mystery, etc. When I need to enter multiple tags, I can write: - Mystery, Time Travel, Romance and three tags are created. Now that I'm using shelves, I would like the same functionality, but if I write the above, it only shows as one shelf "Mystery, Time Travel, Romance", rather than 3 separate shelves. I do try to keep them on just one shelf, but sometimes that just isn't possible. What have I missed or forgotten??

09-17-2015, 12:11 PM	#2
MerlinMama Evangelist Posts: 498 Karma: 32554 Join Date: May 2014 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Sage	I've tried attaching an image and hope it works to show what happens. First part is Custom Column Tag Editor, and second is Tag Browser Editor (I've labelled in case I'm mistaken). Note that after a system restart (for another reason) the shelves now appear in the Tag Browser as separate shelves (yay!), but the image still applies and they input as one in the Editor. Previously, even with multiple Calibre restarts, they did NOT appear in the Tag Browser at all. Attached Thumbnails

09-17-2015, 01:18 PM	#3
woodr2011 Connoisseur Posts: 53 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2015 Device: PC and laptop	Tags should be separated by semicolons rather than commas. I like to include commas within tags, such as "Freud, Sigmund—Biography." The only way Calibre can handle this is to number the tags individually. Or am I wrong? Last edited by woodr2011; 09-21-2015 at 07:06 PM.

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09-17-2015, 02:34 PM	#5
Terisa de morgan Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,608 Karma: 12595249 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Madrid, Spain Device: Kobo Clara/Aura One/Forma,XiaoMI 5, iPad, Huawei MediaPad, YotaPhone 2	I think there's another problem. I have a text column behaving like text and the separator is ',', not ';'. Can you put a caption of the column definition?

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