Trouble with quickview and custom columns

adireader · 03-30-2025, 02:57 AM

Hi,
I'm having some trouble with quickview and custom columns. When I double click on a column in the quickview table it should change the item in the left panel.

This is working fine for the built in columns like author and series. However when I double click on a custom column within the quickview it says "The column you double-clicked '#columnname', is not shown in the library view. The book/column cannot be selected by Quickview."

The custom column is visible in the main library view. I can click on the custom column in the library view and select it for quickview fine, just not within the quickview table itself.

This used to work, but I haven't used calibre in a while. I've updated windows and calibre in between and I'm wondering if something got corrupted somehow?

kovidgoyal · 03-30-2025, 10:52 AM

Double clicking an item in the quickview list causes that book to be selected in the book list, this will change the items in the left panel of quickview as side effect if the new book has a different set of items. This is working fine for me regardless of type of cloumn double clicked.

See https://manual.calibre-ebook.com/gui.html#quickview

adireader · 03-31-2025, 08:38 PM

I have the "Double click changes examined column" option selected.

In the quickview window if I double click on the author or series column for example - the book in the row I selected is selected in the book list, but the examined column also changes to the series of that book.

But if I double click on a double click on custom column I just get the error - the book is not selected in the book list and the examined column is not changed either.

I uploaded a screenshot as well. The custom column is named "#universe". When I select it in the top book list view the quickview shows all books with that universe, but if I double click it in the quickview window I get the error.

theducks · 04-01-2025, 12:02 AM

You have ticked: apply Virtual Libraries

That value may not be IN the current VL

chaley · 04-01-2025, 12:13 PM

A bug has existed for almost forever where quickview incorrectly determined which columns are visible in the libary view. I submitted a fix, which should be in the next release.

EDIT: The fix is now in calibre source.

adireader · 04-03-2025, 05:02 PM

oh thank you so much!

i could have sworn this was working in the past, but it's probably been over a year since I used this last. I assumed I had messed something up in the upgrade.

03-30-2025, 02:57 AM	#1
adireader Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2018 Device: android	Trouble with quickview and custom columns Hi, I'm having some trouble with quickview and custom columns. When I double click on a column in the quickview table it should change the item in the left panel. This is working fine for the built in columns like author and series. However when I double click on a custom column within the quickview it says "The column you double-clicked '#columnname', is not shown in the library view. The book/column cannot be selected by Quickview." The custom column is visible in the main library view. I can click on the custom column in the library view and select it for quickview fine, just not within the quickview table itself. This used to work, but I haven't used calibre in a while. I've updated windows and calibre in between and I'm wondering if something got corrupted somehow?

03-31-2025, 08:38 PM	#3
adireader Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2018 Device: android	I have the "Double click changes examined column" option selected. In the quickview window if I double click on the author or series column for example - the book in the row I selected is selected in the book list, but the examined column also changes to the series of that book. But if I double click on a double click on custom column I just get the error - the book is not selected in the book list and the examined column is not changed either. I uploaded a screenshot as well. The custom column is named "#universe". When I select it in the top book list view the quickview shows all books with that universe, but if I double click it in the quickview window I get the error. Attached Thumbnails

04-01-2025, 12:13 PM	#5
chaley Grand Sorcerer Posts: 12,408 Karma: 8012652 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Notts, England Device: Kobo Libra 2	A bug has existed for almost forever where quickview incorrectly determined which columns are visible in the libary view. I submitted a fix, which should be in the next release. EDIT: The fix is now in calibre source. Last edited by chaley; 04-01-2025 at 02:19 PM.

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03-30-2025, 10:52 AM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,301 Karma: 27111240 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Double clicking an item in the quickview list causes that book to be selected in the book list, this will change the items in the left panel of quickview as side effect if the new book has a different set of items. This is working fine for me regardless of type of cloumn double clicked. See https://manual.calibre-ebook.com/gui.html#quickview

04-01-2025, 12:02 AM	#4
theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 31,003 Karma: 60358908 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	You have ticked: apply Virtual Libraries That value may not be IN the current VL

04-03-2025, 05:02 PM	#6
adireader Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2018 Device: android	oh thank you so much! i could have sworn this was working in the past, but it's probably been over a year since I used this last. I assumed I had messed something up in the upgrade.

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