Can't seem to create subgroups

Bravura · 07-30-2024, 01:58 PM

Hello. I'm new to Calibre so please excuse what I'm sure is an elementary question. It must have been asked and answered many times here but I can't find it.

I'm using the latest build (7.15) of Calibre on a Windows 10 laptop. I've set up a hierarchy structure and created a genre called "Cooking". When I try to create a subgroup under "Cooking" called "French", it appears instead as a new genre ("Cooking.French") separate from the genre "Cooking".

How do I create a subgroup under a genre? Any help is appreciated!

JSWolf · 07-30-2024, 05:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Bravura

Hello. I'm new to Calibre so please excuse what I'm sure is an elementary question. It must have been asked and answered many times here but I can't find it.

I'm using the latest build (7.15) of Calibre on a Windows 10 laptop. I've set up a hierarchy structure and created a genre called "Cooking". When I try to create a subgroup under "Cooking" called "French", it appears instead as a new genre ("Cooking.French") separate from the genre "Cooking".

How do I create a subgroup under a genre? Any help is appreciated!

Read this. It should help.

https://manual.calibre-ebook.com/sub_groups.html

kovidgoyal · 07-30-2024, 09:27 PM

https://manual.calibre-ebook.com/sub_groups.html

Bravura · 07-31-2024, 12:17 AM

Thanks for those replies. I followed carefully the instructions, hence my post here. I just checked, and re-checked, and everything under "Preferences" is exactly as described in the manual.

Thinking it might be a regional issue, I tried using a comma instead of a period; but whether comma or period, the result is the same, a separate genre instead of a subgroup. (Now using 7.16.)

BetterRed · 07-31-2024, 03:29 AM

The Manual is a bit out of date, the relevant screen shots are:

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Tag Browser options (this has undergone significant change)

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Bravura · 07-31-2024, 05:39 AM

Now it's working! Under "Create a custom column" I had the "contains names" box ticked. Following your example I unticked it, restarted, and voila! working properly! Thank you so much!

07-30-2024, 01:58 PM	#1
Bravura Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2024 Device: Laptop; Samsung A71 mobile	Can't seem to create subgroups Hello. I'm new to Calibre so please excuse what I'm sure is an elementary question. It must have been asked and answered many times here but I can't find it. I'm using the latest build (7.15) of Calibre on a Windows 10 laptop. I've set up a hierarchy structure and created a genre called "Cooking". When I try to create a subgroup under "Cooking" called "French", it appears instead as a new genre ("Cooking.French") separate from the genre "Cooking". How do I create a subgroup under a genre? Any help is appreciated!

07-31-2024, 03:29 AM	#5
BetterRed null operator (he/him) Posts: 21,001 Karma: 27620706 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Sydney Australia Device: none	The Manual is a bit out of date, the relevant screen shots are: Column definition Tag Browser options (this has undergone significant change) BR

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Bravura Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2024 Device: Laptop; Samsung A71 mobile	Thanks for those replies. I followed carefully the instructions, hence my post here. I just checked, and re-checked, and everything under "Preferences" is exactly as described in the manual. Thinking it might be a regional issue, I tried using a comma instead of a period; but whether comma or period, the result is the same, a separate genre instead of a subgroup. (Now using 7.16.)

07-31-2024, 05:39 AM	#6
Bravura Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2024 Device: Laptop; Samsung A71 mobile	Now it's working! Under "Create a custom column" I had the "contains names" box ticked. Following your example I unticked it, restarted, and voila! working properly! Thank you so much!