Managing metadata in book details window?

[petzi]

It is possible under "Preferences->Look & Feel->Book details" to exclude some metadata in the "Show/Hide Book Details" view (shortcut: Shift-Alt-D). But the window "Show book details" (shortcut: I) does not reflect these changes. This seems not logical for me. Is there a reason for this different behaviour or do I miss something?

[eschwartz]

That setting applies only to the Book Details pane, not the Book Details window. The Book Details window will always show you all metadata (because there has to be something which does?) -- however, you can move the less interesting metadata columns to the bottom.

[BetterRed]

Originally Posted by eschwartz

That setting applies only to the Book Details pane, not the Book Details window.

Given the default keyboard shortcut is 'I' -- I prefer to think of what you call the Book Details window as the Book Information window.

BR

[petzi]

@eschwarz: Thanks for the answer.

however, you can move the less interesting metadata columns to the bottom.

Ahh, that would help me! But how to do? Drag and Drop or moving the columns in the "Add your own columns"-window to the bottom don't work for me.

@BetterRed:

Given the default keyboard shortcut is 'I' -- I prefer to think of what you call the Book Details window as the Book Information window.

Yes, at first I thought so too! But then I noticed that a double click into the Book Details pane opens exactly this window. So it is the same information just in another UI - it should therefore also display the same information. Or the other way: You just open another window with shortcut 'I' that always displays all the information available – but then it should have another name, maybe the one you suggested. This would also solve that "there has to be something which does" display all data. --- Sorry, I find the actual situation and explanation still not logical. To double click on a pane in order to open a window with the same name but a different set of information…

Anyway: I would be happy if I could move the less interesting metadata columns to the bottom. My goal is to scroll through my library with this window open in order to check the covers and some metadata of my books. But at the moment the most interesting data do not fit into the screen view of this window.

[BetterRed]

Originally Posted by petzi

Anyway: I would be happy if I could move the less interesting metadata columns to the bottom.

You can, see the Preferences->Look and Feel->Book Details tab.

The sequence of items in Preferences->Add your own columns controls the Book List.

BTW - the View Manager optional plugin provides support for library specific Book List layouts where you can select which columns and in what order, and how the books are to be sorted.

BR

[petzi]

Ah, I did not see the possibility to control the sequence of the custom columns with the arrows on the right side.

Sorry for the inconvenience!