Icon Rules question

Rellwood · 10-30-2020, 03:07 PM

Is there a way of creating icon rule sets with multiple icons but have them show in the column in a specific order - not alphabetical by name?

An example: Icons "letter A" and "unfinished" show up opposite of how I want them. (unfinished anthology). I have specific columns that are blank and hold a lot of icon rules. I like to have the icons line up when I scroll down, but I can't do that with multiple icons in a rule set.

I have "unfinished anthology" "unfinished omnibus" and "unfinished". I want the "unfinished" icon to be first and the other icons to follow.

I know that the rules with individual icons can be moved around in the rules list so that I can choose which icons show before others, but when I am dealing with a single rule set with more than one icon, I can't set the order they appear.

Do I need to just rename them?

theducks · 10-30-2020, 03:36 PM

Many things Alphabetize when processes, which is why I sometimes Prefix a name with a Digit (Number) 9AlwaysLast, 0BeforeEverythingelse
Why not change just the one you want first?

ownedbycats · 10-30-2020, 03:41 PM

Might also be able to put them in a specific order with the advanced icon rules. Not sure what version they were added in, but the if/then/else statements are a bit more intuitive to figure out than the old template.

Rellwood · 10-30-2020, 03:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ownedbycats

Might also be able to put them in a specific order with the advanced icon rules. Not sure what version they were added in, but the if/then/else statements are a bit more intuitive to figure out than the old template.

Not up to the advance icon rules. lol. I will just go in and put that digit in the names...It's not a problem that comes up too often.

davidfor · 10-30-2020, 09:03 PM

From what I can see, the icons are shown in the order the icon rules are defined. And it doesn't matter whether I use simple or advanced rules. And as a test, I just changed the order of the rules and the order of the icons changed to match. This is definitely not alphabetical.

ownedbycats · 10-30-2020, 10:23 PM

I think that Rellwood was talking about the option to use multiple icons in a single rule.

Rellwood · 10-31-2020, 12:27 AM

Yeah, it was the multiple icons. I fixed it with the changing of the names.

theducks · 10-31-2020, 06:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rellwood

Yeah, it was the multiple icons. I fixed it with the changing of the names.

So what was the naming that worked???

10-30-2020, 03:07 PM	#1
Rellwood Library Breeder (She/Her) Posts: 1,265 Karma: 1937891 Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Fullerton, California Device: Paperwhite 2015 (2), PW 2024 (12 GEN), PW 2023 (11 GEN), Scribe (1st)	Icon Rules question Is there a way of creating icon rule sets with multiple icons but have them show in the column in a specific order - not alphabetical by name? An example: Icons "letter A" and "unfinished" show up opposite of how I want them. (unfinished anthology). I have specific columns that are blank and hold a lot of icon rules. I like to have the icons line up when I scroll down, but I can't do that with multiple icons in a rule set. I have "unfinished anthology" "unfinished omnibus" and "unfinished". I want the "unfinished" icon to be first and the other icons to follow. I know that the rules with individual icons can be moved around in the rules list so that I can choose which icons show before others, but when I am dealing with a single rule set with more than one icon, I can't set the order they appear. Do I need to just rename them?

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10-30-2020, 03:36 PM	#2
theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 31,048 Karma: 60358908 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	Many things Alphabetize when processes, which is why I sometimes Prefix a name with a Digit (Number) 9AlwaysLast, 0BeforeEverythingelse Why not change just the one you want first?

10-30-2020, 03:41 PM	#3
ownedbycats Custom User Title Posts: 10,971 Karma: 75337983 Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Libra H2O, formerly Aura HD	Might also be able to put them in a specific order with the advanced icon rules. Not sure what version they were added in, but the if/then/else statements are a bit more intuitive to figure out than the old template.

10-30-2020, 09:03 PM	#5
davidfor Grand Sorcerer Posts: 24,905 Karma: 47303824 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Sydney, Australia Device: Kobo:Touch,Glo, AuraH2O, GloHD,AuraONE, ClaraHD, Libra H2O; tolinoepos	From what I can see, the icons are shown in the order the icon rules are defined. And it doesn't matter whether I use simple or advanced rules. And as a test, I just changed the order of the rules and the order of the icons changed to match. This is definitely not alphabetical.

10-30-2020, 10:23 PM	#6
ownedbycats Custom User Title Posts: 10,971 Karma: 75337983 Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Libra H2O, formerly Aura HD	I think that Rellwood was talking about the option to use multiple icons in a single rule.

10-31-2020, 12:27 AM	#7
Rellwood Library Breeder (She/Her) Posts: 1,265 Karma: 1937891 Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Fullerton, California Device: Paperwhite 2015 (2), PW 2024 (12 GEN), PW 2023 (11 GEN), Scribe (1st)	Yeah, it was the multiple icons. I fixed it with the changing of the names.

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