03-26-2024, 01:05 PM | #1 |
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Formats - Folder - Formats
Under the cover of a book, the information shown is Author, Formats, Folder, Formats where clicking on the second instance of Formats initiates a search for all books in that format. Very annoying! I have a library of nearly 100K books, so waiting for the action to complete is unacceptable. Is there any way to eliminate the second instance of Folders from view so I don't click it when I just want to open a book? I wasn't sure where to ask this, but any and all answers will be appreciated. |
03-26-2024, 02:05 PM | #2 |
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Take a look at Preferences => Look & feel => Book details.
Though on mine, I only see one Formats items. Last edited by DNSB; 03-26-2024 at 02:07 PM. |
03-26-2024, 02:47 PM | #3 |
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Thanks for bringing this up, @madelonw. I've had the same situation for years, but have been too lazy to fix it until now.
When I first started using Calibre, for some reason I made another Formats column (#formats) and stuffed it in there, and in the tag browser. No idea anymore why I did it, but it's been mildly in the way ever since. Preferences-->Look and Feel-->Book Details to get remove it, as DNSB said. Preferences-->Add Your Own Columns to get rid of it completely. |
03-26-2024, 06:04 PM | #4 |
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I do use occasionally the searchable custom column link named "Filter Formats" on Book Details.
To differentiate between that and the built-in one that has the click-to-view formats links, besides the distinct heading name, I've added a bold styling to the latter, so it looks like this: The CSS I have currently in Preferences -> Look and Feel -> Book Details PHP Code:
PHP Code:
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03-26-2024, 06:21 PM | #5 |
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The approximate_formats() template function will show what formats are recorded in the database. The formats() template function will show what formats actually exist - that's why its slow, it interrogates the file system, The calibre database is memory resident, that's why it's fast.
There is no reason to use the formats() function, the Check Library feature provides a comprehensive réconciliation of the database with the file system. |
03-29-2024, 11:05 AM | #6 |
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Thanks!
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