Feature Request?

RobSys52 · 03-08-2019, 05:39 AM

Hi all!

Not sure if this is the right place for a feature request. (If it's not, could one of the moderators move it to the correct place? Thanks...)

Anyway, I have several libraries in my Calibre installation and I switch between them constantly. I was wondering if there was some way of having an icon on the main toolbar for each library.

It would make switching between them so much easier...

theducks · 03-08-2019, 06:55 AM

It is only 2 clicks for the current method? It takes longer to load a large Library, than the click and select, click.

BTW the last used (came from) Library sorts to the top of the list

yonkyunior · 03-11-2019, 09:16 AM

in windows.
you can create several shortcut for launch calibre
and set the target for each of your library.

in my case Target As
"C:\Program Files\Calibre2\calibre.exe" --with-library "L:\Fiction" for Fiction
"C:\Program Files\Calibre2\calibre.exe" --with-library "L:\FanFic" for Fanfiction

just changes the folder path to your library folder.
if you have 5 library you can create 5 shortcuts with different path.

BetterRed · 03-11-2019, 06:16 PM

@yonkjunior - but you would have to close calibre --with-library A before you could use calibre --with-library B, that would be much slower than switching via the library button drop down options.

@RobSys52 - FWIW: I switch libraries via the book list context menu using the Favourites menu, as you can see in the screen shot I have set it up so it is the easiest item to to get at.

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This works for me because I either use keyboard shortcuts or the context menu key to drive calibre; except of course for the Program Preferences Manager panel

BR

BetterRed · 03-12-2019, 04:34 AM

@RobSys32 - if you only want to refer to other libraries - i.e. read metadata and content, you could use the CalibreSpy plugin. You would then use your OS to switch from the main library GUI, into different instances of CalibreSpy that you would have started already. On Windows I use Alt+Tab and sometimes Win+Tab. The switching is fast because the databases are already loaded into the different instances of CalibreSpy.

03-08-2019, 05:39 AM	#1
RobSys52 Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2018 Device: Lenovo Tablet	Feature Request? Hi all! Not sure if this is the right place for a feature request. (If it's not, could one of the moderators move it to the correct place? Thanks...) Anyway, I have several libraries in my Calibre installation and I switch between them constantly. I was wondering if there was some way of having an icon on the main toolbar for each library. It would make switching between them so much easier...

03-11-2019, 09:16 AM	#3
yonkyunior Cultivator Posts: 94 Karma: 216 Join Date: Feb 2015 Device: PRST2	in windows. you can create several shortcut for launch calibre and set the target for each of your library. in my case Target As "C:\Program Files\Calibre2\calibre.exe" --with-library "L:\Fiction" for Fiction "C:\Program Files\Calibre2\calibre.exe" --with-library "L:\FanFic" for Fanfiction just changes the folder path to your library folder. if you have 5 library you can create 5 shortcuts with different path. Last edited by yonkyunior; 03-13-2019 at 02:19 AM.

03-11-2019, 06:16 PM	#4
BetterRed null operator (he/him) Posts: 20,610 Karma: 26954694 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Sydney Australia Device: none	@yonkjunior - but you would have to close calibre --with-library A before you could use calibre --with-library B, that would be much slower than switching via the library button drop down options. @RobSys52 - FWIW: I switch libraries via the book list context menu using the Favourites menu, as you can see in the screen shot I have set it up so it is the easiest item to to get at. This works for me because I either use keyboard shortcuts or the context menu key to drive calibre; except of course for the Program Preferences Manager panel BR Last edited by BetterRed; 03-12-2019 at 04:35 AM. Reason: mistake

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03-08-2019, 06:55 AM	#2
theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 29,851 Karma: 54837878 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	It is only 2 clicks for the current method? It takes longer to load a large Library, than the click and select, click. BTW the last used (came from) Library sorts to the top of the list

03-12-2019, 04:34 AM	#5
BetterRed null operator (he/him) Posts: 20,610 Karma: 26954694 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Sydney Australia Device: none	@RobSys32 - if you only want to refer to other libraries - i.e. read metadata and content, you could use the CalibreSpy plugin. You would then use your OS to switch from the main library GUI, into different instances of CalibreSpy that you would have started already. On Windows I use Alt+Tab and sometimes Win+Tab. The switching is fast because the databases are already loaded into the different instances of CalibreSpy.

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