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How to create Virtual Library with arbitrary collection of books
I want to create a Virtual Library containing a subset of books that have no common search criteria. I simply want to select a book and add it to a Virtual Library. I don't want to modify the metadata of books to add Tags, to create the Virtual Library. I want to 'say' "I want Book A1, Book A2, ... Book An in a Virtual Library". Am I right in concluding I can't do this?
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I added a column for this, pretty much because I couldn't figure out any other way to do it. I don't show it in the UI, I just use it to put some books in and out of a couple of VL's.
If the list is not too big though, you might consider using the Reading List plugin - it won't give you an actual VL, but does give you a way to arbitrarily make a list of books. |
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If you like to define a subset of books for a virtual library, you need something to query about. This can be a tag, a value of an user defined column, a missing tag or what ever else you can imagine.
Eg you can set up a query to show all books what have a tag "MyVirtualLib" and then use this query to define your special virtual library. |
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Using a T-F (logical) column is probably a good way to go
The create a VL based upon that column being True You might check out the Reading List PI https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...85&postcount=1 that might be what you are heading at |
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Thanks, responders. I created a column of type Integer and now I can use this field to assign books to one or more virtual libraries.
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Virtual Library Helper in Plug-in: Job Spy
There is a tool in the Job Spy plug-in that will automatically create a Search String using the currently selected book IDs. That Search can then be saved as a Virtual Library.
DaltonST Last edited by DaltonST; 04-03-2016 at 04:10 PM. Reason: New Info |
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Create a custom column build from other column and use the template function {0:'virtual_libraries()'} |
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I reserve my VL usage to 'permanent collections' via searches on 'tags' and '#status'. My arbitrary collections typically have a life of days/weeks/months, for those I prefer to use the Reading List Plug-in
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I use a tag-like column to store multiple entries that I use to divide my books into Virtual Libraries. A book can belong to multiple VL's this way.
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