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[GUI Plugin] User Category
This plugin offers a quick way to add/remove from the selected books to a specified "user category" via the context menu. A user category (defined using the tag browser panel on the left of the Calibre display) can contain lists of any combination of authors, tags, series or publishers. They allows you to categorize your collection at a "higher level" than per book which can sometimes be a limitation of tags/custom columns.
For instance you could create a "Favourite Authors" or "Must Read" user category containing not only selected authors but also specified tags or series names etc. Calibre offers a convenient right-click in the tag browser to perform a search displaying all the matches for your user category, making them even more useful. Calibre itself has a "maintain" dialog accessible from the tag browser panel allowing you to create, rename and delete user categories, as well as add/remove items. However it can be inconvenient to use that dialog to add items with large databases, as it has no search capability. This plugin offers a more convenient right-click alternative allowing you to add/remove from the books you select in the library view. Main Features:
Special Notes:
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v1.3 Released
I've just uploaded a bugfix version of this plugin. It is particularly important that users with multiple libraries upgrade to this version.
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v1.4 Released
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v1.4.1 Released
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v1.4.2 Released
Changes in this release:
Refactoring changes made to Calibre in 0.8.8 broke the "View user category" menu option. This new version fixes that (and hence requires Calibre 0.8.8 to run). |
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@kiwidude
If I had author 'Tom Clancy' with 20 or so separate books, this plugin would roll up and display 'Tom Clancy' as a single entry? |
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will this rename the directory name where the book is stored?
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@ntome - this plugin has nothing to do with renaming directories. It is simply about adding/removing/viewing items in your own user category lists in the tag browser on the left of Calibre. It does not change the books themselves in any way. |
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Hi, great plug in, just started using it... suggestion / question, is it possible to have an "exclude" for example I added an author that crosses genre,
I would like to pick the author but exclude any tags that say "Sci Fi". Thanks |
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Hi Maggie-Me,
No there is no way to do that from the plugin itself. Whether an item in a user category is applied as an inclusive or exclusive filter is down to how you actually click on it in the tag browser or type your search. You would likely do that as a saved search instead. |
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v1.5.0 Released
Changes in this release:
Requires Calibre 0.8.18. It is now possible to assign keyboard shortcuts to any of the menu items, using either Preferences->Keyboard or the Customise Plugin screen for this plugin. |
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Hi. I see that I did install this plug in but I do not see what you show us on the first screenshot that when I click on a book I get the option to put it in a category.
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@CrazyDutchwoman - I think you missed a step when installing the plugin of adding the plugin to your context menu. You can correct this by going to Preferences -> Toolbar. Choose "The context menu for books in the calibre library".
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Thank you so much! You are right. I always only use the first 2 options. main toolbar or when a device is connected.
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