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Old 03-05-2025, 12:41 AM   #1
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Custom column icons greyed out. Help

Hi,

I have been adding custom icons to my custom columns and their children on calibre using the in-built system.

While this is working pretty well, I am having an issue where any of the 'children' or sub-category icons for my custom columns are greyed out at the top of the icon.

Can someone please tell me how to fix this or give me the correct size/resolutions i should make my custom icons so that they fit properly in the given space without being greyed out?

I would rather keep them the maximum size and get rid of the grey area, but if this isnt possible, then so be it.

When you expand a standard column, the icons are not greyed out even if you are using custom icons, so i don't know why this only affects custom column icons on calibre.

I have attached a couple of images... the first is a standard column expanded, with no greyed out area at the top. The second is the custom column where you can see each icon is greyed out at the top.

Thanks for the help.
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Old 03-05-2025, 12:56 AM   #2
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This also annoyed me for a while. If I guess right, you put your mouse on one of these icons, you will see a tool tip about average rating which is equal to the grey and non-grey ratio.

If it’s this situation, go and turn off “Preferences - Look & feel - Tag browser - Show average ratings”, it should be gone.
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Old 03-05-2025, 04:03 AM   #3
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You my friend are a bloody genius!

Thank you for saving me hours
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Old 03-05-2025, 07:02 AM   #4
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You my friend are a bloody genius!

Thank you for saving me hours
You’re welcome!
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