View Manager
This plugin allows you to easily switch between different views of your library. A view can consist of a combination of columns to be displayed in a certain order, with optional additions of a specified sort order, search restriction and/or saved search to be applied when the view is selected.
- When performing certain tasks like editing metadata you want different columns visible.
- You have multiple book types in your library, for which you want to display different columns for when you filter by that book type.
- You want an easy way to quickly re-apply a default multi-column sort order.
- You want to display/sort/filter your books differently while your device is connected (such as excluding books that are wishlist items and sorting those on the device at the top).
- Create new Views and save your columns shown, column widths and column sorts on demand for the current view
- Create as many different views as you wish
- Views are library specific (redefine your views within each as you may have different columns)
- Define which of your columns are visible and the display order for each view
- Optional sort order(s) to be applied (right-click to choose ascending/descending)
- Optional virtual library to be applied
- Optional search restriction to be applied
- Optional saved search to be applied
- Optional keyboard shortcuts for quick access
- Option to automatically apply either last selected view or a specifically named view at startup/when switching libraries
Access the configuration dialog via:
- Preferences -> Plugins -> User interface action -> View Manager -> Customize plugin
- View Manager -> Customize...
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| Select view to customize | Choose from the dropdown of your list of current views. Additional buttons to Add, Delete or Rename a view. |
| Column Options | Tick all the columns you want to appear, up/down to change order. Optionally specify columns to appear in a split right pane. Optionally specify the sort order to apply with this view. |
| Apply saved search | Automatically apply the specified saved calibre search when choosing this view. |
| Switch to virtual library | Automatically switch virtual libraries when choosing this view. |
| Apply VL search restriction | In conjunction with above option, apply search restriction to virtual library. |
| Jump to top when applying | Reset the book list scrollbar position to top when apply a view. |
| Automatically apply view | When starting calibre, forcibly apply the specified view. |
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