Feature Request: Option to display the filename at the top of the Viewer window

lkstrummer · 07-01-2021, 04:03 PM

When I have several versions of a particular book and I'm looking to find the one with the best formatting and a thorough TOC, I have several instances of the Viewer open. However, they all display the title of the book at the top of the window, which I gather is extracted from the file's metadata. In these situations, it would be useful to associate a particular viewer instance with a particular filename so that I know which file to keep and which ones to discard.

Perhaps an option to display the filename? Or showing the filename when the mouse hovers over the title? Or perhaps, even, showing both the filename and the title?

Thank you for the great work you do, Kovid!

kovidgoyal · 07-01-2021, 10:44 PM

there is no way to specify tooltip for window titlebars and I'm afraid I am not interested in adding such an option as its not a common enough use case. You can already see the full path to the file by viewing the book metadata in the viewer controls. Right click->Go to->Metadata

BetterRed · 07-01-2021, 11:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

Right click->Go to->Metadata

Or Ctrl+N

BR

07-01-2021, 04:03 PM	#1
lkstrummer Enthusiast Posts: 30 Karma: 8892 Join Date: Feb 2011 Device: Sony Daily Edition PRS-950SC	Feature Request: Option to display the filename at the top of the Viewer window When I have several versions of a particular book and I'm looking to find the one with the best formatting and a thorough TOC, I have several instances of the Viewer open. However, they all display the title of the book at the top of the window, which I gather is extracted from the file's metadata. In these situations, it would be useful to associate a particular viewer instance with a particular filename so that I know which file to keep and which ones to discard. Perhaps an option to display the filename? Or showing the filename when the mouse hovers over the title? Or perhaps, even, showing both the filename and the title? Thank you for the great work you do, Kovid!

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07-01-2021, 10:44 PM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,294 Karma: 27111240 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	there is no way to specify tooltip for window titlebars and I'm afraid I am not interested in adding such an option as its not a common enough use case. You can already see the full path to the file by viewing the book metadata in the viewer controls. Right click->Go to->Metadata

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