0.7.17 release

Changelog.yaml

@@ -4,6 +4,63 @@
 # for important features/bug fixes.
 # Also, each release can have new and improved recipes.
 
+- version: 0.7.17
+  date: 2010-09-03
+
+  new features:
+    - title: "Content server: Show custom column data in the book listing"
+
+    - title: "Add preference to automatically set a tag when adding books (Preferences->General)"
+
+    - title: "Add a tweak to create compound search terms. Show error message in tooltip when user inputs an invalid search query."
+
+    - title: "Managing multiple libraries: Allow renaming/deleting libraries from the Choose library menu"
+
+    - title: "Searching on series index is now possible. See the User Manual for details."
+
+  bug fixes:
+    - title: "Fix regression in 0.7.16 that broke conversion of HTML files with preprocess turned on"
+
+    - title: "MOBI Output: When converting an input document that specifies an inline TOC in the <guide> but not in the <spine>, add it correctly. Fixes #6661 (Conversion to MOBI fails to create TOC)"
+      tickets: [6661]
+
+    - title: "JetBook driver: Only use JetBook naming scheme for txt, pdf and fb2 files."
+      tickets: [6638]
+
+    - title: "Copy to library action now respects merge preferences"
+      tickets: [6641]
+
+    - title: "Fix bug in email sending when using an SSL connection"
+
+    - title: "Kobo driver: Fix bug that prevented metadata caching from working correctly"
+      tickets: [6015]
+
+    - title: "Fix regression in 0.7.16 that caused calibre to forget its preferences on each restart for new installs on linux"
+
+    - title: "News downloads: Cut off long downloaded from URLs"
+      tickets: [6649]
+
+  new recipes:
+    - title: "HOY"
+      author: Fco Javier Nieto
+
+    - title: "Milenio"
+      author: bmsleight
+
+    - title: "Winnipeg Free Press"
+      author: buyo
+
+    - title: "Field and stream blog, West Hawaii Today, Marietta Daily Journal"
+      author: Tony Stegall
+
+    - title: "Europa Sur"
+      author: "Darko Miletic"
+
+
+  improved recipes:
+    - La Jornada
+    - Slate
+
 - version: 0.7.16
   date: 2010-08-27
 

resources/content_server/gui.js

@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ function render_book(book) {
     var comments = $.trim(book.text()).replace(/\n\n/, '<br/>');
     var formats = new Array();
     var size = (parseFloat(book.attr('size'))/(1024*1024)).toFixed(1);
-    var tags = book.attr('tags').replace(/,/g, ', ');
+    var tags = book.attr('tags')
     formats = book.attr("formats").split(",");
     if (formats.length > 0) {
         for (i=0; i < formats.length; i++) {
@@ -59,7 +59,14 @@ function render_book(book) {
         title = title.slice(0, title.length-2);
         title += '&nbsp;({0}&nbsp;MB)&nbsp;'.format(size);
     }
-    if (tags) title += '[{0}]'.format(tags);
+    if (tags) title += 'Tags=[{0}] '.format(tags);
+    custcols = book.attr("custcols").split(',')
+    for ( i = 0; i < custcols.length; i++) {
+        if (custcols[i].length > 0) {
+            vals = book.attr(custcols[i]).split(':#:', 2);
+            title += '{0}=[{1}] '.format(vals[0], vals[1]);
+        }
+    }
     title += '<img style="display:none" alt="" src="get/cover/{0}" /></span>'.format(id);
     title += '<div class="comments">{0}</div>'.format(comments)
     // Render authors cell
@@ -290,7 +297,7 @@ function layout() {
 }
 
 $(function() {
-	// document is ready
+    // document is ready
     create_table_headers();
 
     // Setup widgets

resources/default_tweaks.py

@@ -90,4 +90,27 @@ save_template_title_series_sorting = 'library_order'
 # Examples:
 #     auto_connect_to_folder = 'C:\\Users\\someone\\Desktop\\testlib'
 #     auto_connect_to_folder = '/home/dropbox/My Dropbox/someone/library'
-auto_connect_to_folder = ''
+auto_connect_to_folder = ''
+
+
+# Create search terms to apply a query across several built-in search terms.
+# Syntax: {'new term':['existing term 1', 'term 2', ...], 'new':['old'...] ...}
+# Example: create the term 'myseries' that when used as myseries:foo would
+# search all of the search categories 'series', '#myseries', and '#myseries2':
+# grouped_search_terms={'myseries':['series','#myseries', '#myseries2']}
+# Example: two search terms 'a' and 'b' both that search 'tags' and '#mytags':
+# grouped_search_terms={'a':['tags','#mytags'], 'b':['tags','#mytags']}
+# Note: You cannot create a search term that is a duplicate of an existing term.
+# Such duplicates will be silently ignored. Also note that search terms ignore
+# case. 'MySearch' and 'mysearch' are the same term.
+grouped_search_terms = {}
+
+
+# Set this to True (not 'True') to ensure that tags in 'Tags to add when adding
+# a book' are added when copying books to another library
+add_new_book_tags_when_importing_books = False
+
+
+# Set the maximum number of tags to show per book in the content server
+max_content_server_tags_shown=5
+

resources/recipes/hoy.recipe

@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env  python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+__license__   = 'GPL v3'
+__copyright__ = '2010, Francisco Javier Nieto <frjanibo at gmail.com>'
+'''
+www.hoy.es
+'''
+
+from calibre.web.feeds.news import BasicNewsRecipe
+from calibre.ebooks.BeautifulSoup import Tag
+
+class Hoy(BasicNewsRecipe):
+    title                 = 'HOY'
+    __author__            = 'Fco Javier Nieto'
+    description           = u'Noticias desde Extremadura'
+    publisher             = 'HOY'
+    category              = 'news, politics, Spain, Extremadura'
+    oldest_article        = 2
+    max_articles_per_feed = 100
+    no_stylesheets        = True
+    use_embedded_content  = False
+    delay                 = 1
+    encoding              = 'cp1252'
+    language = 'es'
+
+    feeds              = [
+                            (u'Portada'         , u'http://www.hoy.es/portada.xml'   ),
+                            (u'Regional'        , u'http://www.hoy.es/rss/feeds/regional.xml'   ),
+                            (u'Prov de Badajoz' , u'http://www.hoy.es/rss/feeds/prov_badajoz.xml'   ),
+                            (u'Prov de Caceres' , u'http://www.hoy.es/rss/feeds/prov_caceres.xml'   ),
+                            (u'Badajoz'         , u'http://www.hoy.es/rss/feeds/badajoz.xml'      ),
+                            (u'Caceres'         , u'http://www.hoy.es/rss/feeds/caceres.xml'      ),
+                            (u'Merida'          , u'http://www.hoy.es/rss/feeds/merida.xml'      ),
+                            (u'Opinion'         , u'http://www.hoy.es/rss/feeds/opinion.xml'      ),
+                            (u'Nacional'        , u'http://www.hoy.es/rss/feeds/nacional.xml'      ),
+                            (u'Internacional'   , u'http://www.hoy.es/rss/feeds/internacional.xml'      ),
+                            (u'Economia'        , u'http://www.hoy.es/rss/feeds/economia.xml'      ),
+                            (u'Deportes'        , u'http://www.hoy.es/rss/feeds/deportes.xml'      ),
+                            (u'Sociedad'        , u'http://www.hoy.es/rss/feeds/sociedad.xml'      ),
+                            (u'Cultura'         , u'http://www.hoy.es/rss/feeds/cultura.xml'      ),
+                            (u'Television'      , u'http://www.hoy.es/rss/feeds/television.xml'      ),
+                            (u'contraportada'   , u'http://www.hoy.es/rss/feeds/contraportada.xml'      )
+                         ]
+
+
+    keep_only_tags = [
+                       dict(name='h1', attrs={'class':['headline']}),
+                       dict(name='h2', attrs={'class':['subhead']}),
+                       dict(name='div', attrs={'class':['text']})
+                     ]
+
+    remove_tags        = [
+                             dict(name=['object','link','script'])
+                            ,dict(name='div', attrs={'class':['colC_articulo','peu']})
+                         ]
+
+    remove_tags_after = [dict(name='div', attrs={'class':'text'})]
+
+    extra_css = '.headline {font: sans-serif 2em;}\n.subhead,h2{font: sans-serif 1.5em\n'
+
+    def preprocess_html(self, soup):
+        soup.html['dir' ] = self.direction
+        mcharset = Tag(soup,'meta',[("http-equiv","Content-Type"),("content","text/html; charset=utf-8")])
+        soup.head.insert(0,mcharset)
+        for item in soup.findAll(style=True):
+            del item['style']
+        return soup
+

resources/recipes/milenio.recipe

@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env  python
+__license__   = 'GPL v3'
+__copyright__ = '2010, Brendan Sleight <bms.calibre at barwap.com>'
+'''
+impreso.milenio.com
+'''
+from calibre import strftime
+from calibre.web.feeds.news import BasicNewsRecipe
+
+import datetime
+
+class Milenio(BasicNewsRecipe):
+    title                 = u'Milenio-diario'
+    __author__            = 'Bmsleight'
+    language              = 'es'
+    description           = 'Milenio-diario'
+    oldest_article        = 10
+    max_articles_per_feed = 100
+    no_stylesheets        = False
+    index                 = 'http://impreso.milenio.com'
+
+    keep_only_tags      = [
+                           dict(name='div', attrs={'class':'content'})
+                          ]
+
+    def parse_index(self):
+        # "%m/%d/%Y"
+        # http://impreso.milenio.com/Nacional/2010/09/01/
+        totalfeeds = []
+        soup   = self.index_to_soup(self.index + "/Nacional/" + datetime.date.today().strftime("%Y/%m/%d"))
+        maincontent = soup.find('div',attrs={'class':'content'})
+        mfeed = []
+        if maincontent:
+            for itt in maincontent.findAll('a',href=True):
+                if "/node/" in str(itt['href']):
+                    url   = self.index + itt['href']
+                    title = self.tag_to_string(itt)
+                    description = ''
+                    date  = strftime(self.timefmt)
+                    mfeed.append({
+                                  'title'      :title
+                                 ,'date'       :date
+                                 ,'url'        :url
+                                 ,'description':description
+                                })
+        totalfeeds.append(('Articles', mfeed))
+        return totalfeeds

src/calibre/constants.py

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ __license__   = 'GPL v3'
 __copyright__ = '2008, Kovid Goyal kovid@kovidgoyal.net'
 __docformat__ = 'restructuredtext en'
 __appname__   = 'calibre'
-__version__   = '0.7.16'
+__version__   = '0.7.17'
 __author__    = "Kovid Goyal <kovid@kovidgoyal.net>"
 
 import re

src/calibre/customize/__init__.py

@@ -391,6 +391,8 @@ class PreferencesPlugin(Plugin): # {{{
     #: The category this plugin should be in
     category = None
 
+    #: The category name displayed to the user for this plugin
+    gui_category = None
     #: The name displayed to the user for this plugin
     gui_name = None
 

src/calibre/customize/builtins.py

@@ -679,12 +679,31 @@ plugins += [ActionAdd, ActionFetchAnnotations, ActionGenerateCatalog,
 class LookAndFeel(PreferencesPlugin):
     name = 'Look & Feel'
     gui_name = _('Look and Feel')
-    category = _('Interface')
+    category = 'Interface'
+    gui_category = _('Interface')
     category_order = 1
     name_order = 1
     config_widget = 'calibre.gui2.preferences.look_feel'
 
-plugins += [LookAndFeel]
+class Behavior(PreferencesPlugin):
+    name = 'Behavior'
+    gui_name = _('Behavior')
+    category = 'Interface'
+    gui_category = _('Interface')
+    category_order = 1
+    name_order = 2
+    config_widget = 'calibre.gui2.preferences.behavior'
+
+class Columns(PreferencesPlugin):
+    name = 'Custom Columns'
+    gui_name = _('Add your own columns')
+    category = 'Interface'
+    gui_category = _('Interface')
+    category_order = 1
+    name_order = 3
+    config_widget = 'calibre.gui2.preferences.columns'
+
+plugins += [LookAndFeel, Behavior, Columns]
 
 #}}}
 

src/calibre/ebooks/metadata/epub.py

@@ -196,8 +196,7 @@ def set_metadata(stream, mi, apply_null=False, update_timestamp=False):
         try:
             new_cdata = open(mi.cover, 'rb').read()
         except:
-            import traceback
+            pass
-            traceback.print_exc()
     if new_cdata and raster_cover:
         try:
             cpath = posixpath.join(posixpath.dirname(reader.opf_path),

src/calibre/ebooks/oeb/transforms/htmltoc.py

@@ -62,7 +62,16 @@ class HTMLTOCAdder(object):
 
     def __call__(self, oeb, context):
         if 'toc' in oeb.guide:
-            return
+            # Ensure toc pointed to in <guide> is in spine
+            from calibre.ebooks.oeb.base import urlnormalize
+            href = urlnormalize(oeb.guide['toc'].href)
+            if href in oeb.manifest.hrefs:
+                item = oeb.manifest.hrefs[href]
+                if oeb.spine.index(item) < 0:
+                    oeb.spine.add(item, linear=False)
+                return
+            else:
+                oeb.guide.remove('toc')
         if not getattr(getattr(oeb, 'toc', False), 'nodes', False):
             return
         oeb.logger.info('Generating in-line TOC...')

src/calibre/gui2/actions/copy_to_library.py

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ from PyQt4.Qt import QMenu, QToolButton
 from calibre.gui2.actions import InterfaceAction
 from calibre.gui2 import error_dialog, Dispatcher
 from calibre.gui2.dialogs.progress import ProgressDialog
-from calibre.utils.config import prefs
+from calibre.utils.config import prefs, tweaks
 
 class Worker(Thread):
 
@@ -66,7 +66,8 @@ class Worker(Thread):
                     for identical_book in identical_book_list:
                         self.add_formats(identical_book, paths, newdb, replace=False)
             if not added:
-                newdb.import_book(mi, paths, notify=False, import_hooks=False)
+                newdb.import_book(mi, paths, notify=False, import_hooks=False,
+                        apply_import_tags=tweaks['add_new_book_tags_when_importing_books'])
                 co = self.db.conversion_options(x, 'PIPE')
                 if co is not None:
                     newdb.set_conversion_options(x, 'PIPE', co)

src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/config/__init__.py

@@ -457,6 +457,7 @@ class ConfigDialog(ResizableDialog, Ui_Dialog):
         self.priority.setCurrentIndex(p)
         self.priority.setVisible(iswindows)
         self.priority_label.setVisible(iswindows)
+        self.new_book_tags.setText(', '.join(prefs['new_book_tags']))
         self._plugin_model = PluginModel()
         self.plugin_view.setModel(self._plugin_model)
         self.plugin_view.setStyleSheet(
@@ -906,6 +907,9 @@ class ConfigDialog(ResizableDialog, Ui_Dialog):
         config['disable_tray_notification'] = not self.systray_notifications.isChecked()
         p = {0:'normal', 1:'high', 2:'low'}[self.priority.currentIndex()]
         prefs['worker_process_priority'] = p
+        nbt = [x.strip() for x in
+            unicode(self.new_book_tags.text()).strip().split(',')]
+        prefs['new_book_tags'] = [x for x in nbt if x]
         prefs['output_format'] = unicode(self.output_format.currentText()).upper()
         config['cover_flow_queue_length'] = self.cover_browse.value()
         prefs['language'] = str(self.language.itemData(self.language.currentIndex()).toString())

src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/config/config.ui

@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@
              </item>
              <item>
               <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout_2">
-               <item row="1" column="0">
+               <item row="2" column="0">
                 <widget class="QLabel" name="label_2">
                  <property name="text">
                   <string>Default network &amp;timeout:</string>
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@
                  </property>
                 </widget>
                </item>
-               <item row="1" column="1">
+               <item row="2" column="1">
                 <widget class="QSpinBox" name="timeout">
                  <property name="toolTip">
                   <string>Set the default timeout for network fetches (i.e. anytime we go out to the internet to get information)</string>
@@ -165,10 +165,10 @@
                  </property>
                 </widget>
                </item>
-               <item row="2" column="1">
+               <item row="3" column="1">
                 <widget class="QComboBox" name="language"/>
                </item>
-               <item row="2" column="0">
+               <item row="3" column="0">
                 <widget class="QLabel" name="label_7">
                  <property name="text">
                   <string>Choose &amp;language (requires restart):</string>
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@
                  </property>
                 </widget>
                </item>
-               <item row="3" column="1">
+               <item row="4" column="1">
                 <widget class="QComboBox" name="priority">
                  <item>
                   <property name="text">
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@
                  </item>
                 </widget>
                </item>
-               <item row="3" column="0">
+               <item row="4" column="0">
                 <widget class="QLabel" name="priority_label">
                  <property name="text">
                   <string>Job &amp;priority:</string>
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@
                  </property>
                 </widget>
                </item>
-               <item row="0" column="0">
+               <item row="1" column="0">
                 <widget class="QLabel" name="label_23">
                  <property name="text">
                   <string>Preferred &amp;output format:</string>
@@ -217,9 +217,26 @@
                  </property>
                 </widget>
                </item>
-               <item row="0" column="1">
+               <item row="1" column="1">
                 <widget class="QComboBox" name="output_format"/>
                </item>
+               <item row="0" column="0">
+                <widget class="QLabel" name="label_230">
+                 <property name="text">
+                  <string>Tags to apply when adding a book:</string>
+                 </property>
+                 <property name="buddy">
+                  <cstring>new_book_tags</cstring>
+                 </property>
+                </widget>
+               </item>
+               <item row="0" column="1">
+                <widget class="QLineEdit" name="new_book_tags">
+                 <property name="toolTip">
+                  <string>A comma-separated list of tags that will be applied to books added to the library</string>
+                 </property>
+                </widget>
+               </item>
               </layout>
              </item>
              <item>

src/calibre/gui2/library/models.py

@@ -236,8 +236,8 @@ class BooksModel(QAbstractTableModel): # {{{
     def search(self, text, reset=True):
         try:
             self.db.search(text)
-        except ParseException:
+        except ParseException as e:
-            self.searched.emit(False)
+            self.searched.emit(e.msg)
             return
         self.last_search = text
         if reset:

src/calibre/gui2/preferences/__init__.py

@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ class ConfigWidgetInterface(object):
     def genesis(self, gui):
         raise NotImplementedError()
 
+    def initialize(self):
+        raise NotImplementedError()
+
     def restore_defaults(self):
         pass
 
@@ -26,39 +29,39 @@ class ConfigWidgetInterface(object):
 class Setting(object):
 
     def __init__(self, name, config_obj, widget, gui_name=None,
-            empty_string_is_None=True, choices=None):
+            empty_string_is_None=True, choices=None, restart_required=False):
         self.name, self.gui_name = name, gui_name
         self.empty_string_is_None = empty_string_is_None
+        self.restart_required = restart_required
         self.choices = choices
         if gui_name is None:
             self.gui_name = 'opt_'+name
         self.config_obj = config_obj
         self.gui_obj = getattr(widget, self.gui_name)
+        self.widget = widget
 
         if isinstance(self.gui_obj, QCheckBox):
             self.datatype = 'bool'
-            self.gui_obj.stateChanged.connect(lambda x:
+            self.gui_obj.stateChanged.connect(self.changed)
-                    widget.changed_signal.emit())
         elif isinstance(self.gui_obj, QAbstractSpinBox):
             self.datatype = 'number'
-            self.gui_obj.valueChanged.connect(lambda x:
+            self.gui_obj.valueChanged.connect(self.changed)
-                    widget.changed_signal.emit())
         elif isinstance(self.gui_obj, QLineEdit):
             self.datatype = 'string'
-            self.gui_obj.textChanged.connect(lambda x:
+            self.gui_obj.textChanged.connect(self.changed)
-                    widget.changed_signal.emit())
         elif isinstance(self.gui_obj, QComboBox):
             self.datatype = 'choice'
-            self.gui_obj.editTextChanged.connect(lambda x:
+            self.gui_obj.editTextChanged.connect(self.changed)
-                    widget.changed_signal.emit())
+            self.gui_obj.currentIndexChanged.connect(self.changed)
-            self.gui_obj.currentIndexChanged.connect(lambda x:
-                    widget.changed_signal.emit())
         else:
             raise ValueError('Unknown data type')
 
+    def changed(self, *args):
+        self.widget.changed_signal.emit()
+
     def initialize(self):
         self.gui_obj.blockSignals(True)
-        if self.datatype == 'choices':
+        if self.datatype == 'choice':
             self.gui_obj.clear()
             for x in self.choices:
                 if isinstance(x, basestring):
@@ -66,9 +69,15 @@ class Setting(object):
                 self.gui_obj.addItem(x[0], QVariant(x[1]))
         self.set_gui_val(self.get_config_val(default=False))
         self.gui_obj.blockSignals(False)
+        self.initial_value = self.get_gui_val()
 
     def commit(self):
-        self.set_config_val(self.get_gui_val())
+        val = self.get_gui_val()
+        oldval = self.get_config_val()
+        changed = val != oldval
+        if changed:
+            self.set_config_val(self.get_gui_val())
+        return changed and self.restart_required
 
     def restore_defaults(self):
         self.set_gui_val(self.get_config_val(default=True))
@@ -90,7 +99,7 @@ class Setting(object):
             self.gui_obj.setValue(val)
         elif self.datatype == 'string':
             self.gui_obj.setText(val if val else '')
-        elif self.datatype == 'choices':
+        elif self.datatype == 'choice':
             idx = self.gui_obj.findData(QVariant(val))
             if idx == -1:
                 idx = 0
@@ -100,17 +109,32 @@ class Setting(object):
         if self.datatype == 'bool':
             val = bool(self.gui_obj.isChecked())
         elif self.datatype == 'number':
-            val = self.gui_obj.value(val)
+            val = self.gui_obj.value()
         elif self.datatype == 'string':
             val = unicode(self.gui_name.text()).strip()
             if self.empty_string_is_None and not val:
                 val = None
-        elif self.datatype == 'choices':
+        elif self.datatype == 'choice':
             idx = self.gui_obj.currentIndex()
             if idx < 0: idx = 0
             val = unicode(self.gui_obj.itemData(idx).toString())
         return val
 
+class CommaSeparatedList(Setting):
+
+    def set_gui_val(self, val):
+        x = ''
+        if val:
+            x = u', '.join(val)
+        self.gui_obj.setText(x)
+
+    def get_gui_val(self):
+        val = unicode(self.gui_obj.text()).strip()
+        ans = []
+        if val:
+            ans = [x.strip() for x in val.split(',')]
+            ans = [x for x in ans if x]
+        return ans
 
 class ConfigWidgetBase(QWidget, ConfigWidgetInterface):
 
@@ -122,10 +146,11 @@ class ConfigWidgetBase(QWidget, ConfigWidgetInterface):
             self.setupUi(self)
         self.settings = {}
 
-    def register(self, name, config_obj, gui_name=None, choices=None, setting=Setting):
+    def register(self, name, config_obj, gui_name=None, choices=None,
+            restart_required=False, setting=Setting):
         setting = setting(name, config_obj, self, gui_name=gui_name,
-                choices=choices)
+                choices=choices, restart_required=restart_required)
-        self.register_setting(setting)
+        return self.register_setting(setting)
 
     def register_setting(self, setting):
         self.settings[setting.name] = setting
@@ -135,9 +160,13 @@ class ConfigWidgetBase(QWidget, ConfigWidgetInterface):
         for setting in self.settings.values():
             setting.initialize()
 
-    def commit(self):
+    def commit(self, *args):
+        restart_required = False
         for setting in self.settings.values():
-            setting.commit()
+            rr = setting.commit()
+            if rr:
+                restart_required = True
+        return restart_required
 
     def restore_defaults(self, *args):
         for setting in self.settings.values():
@@ -158,6 +187,7 @@ def test_widget(category, name, gui=None): # {{{
     pl = get_plugin(category, name)
     d = QDialog()
     d.resize(750, 550)
+    d.setWindowTitle(category + " - " + name)
     bb = QDialogButtonBox(d)
     bb.setStandardButtons(bb.Apply|bb.Cancel|bb.RestoreDefaults)
     bb.accepted.connect(d.accept)
@@ -165,11 +195,13 @@ def test_widget(category, name, gui=None): # {{{
     w = pl.create_widget(d)
     bb.button(bb.RestoreDefaults).clicked.connect(w.restore_defaults)
     bb.button(bb.Apply).setEnabled(False)
-    w.changed_signal.connect(lambda : bb.button(bb.Apply).setEnable(True))
+    bb.button(bb.Apply).clicked.connect(d.accept)
+    w.changed_signal.connect(lambda : bb.button(bb.Apply).setEnabled(True))
     l = QVBoxLayout()
     d.setLayout(l)
     l.addWidget(w)
     l.addWidget(bb)
+    mygui = gui is None
     if gui is None:
         from calibre.gui2.ui import Main
         from calibre.gui2.main import option_parser
@@ -181,7 +213,14 @@ def test_widget(category, name, gui=None): # {{{
         gui = Main(opts)
         gui.initialize(db.library_path, db, None, actions, show_gui=False)
     w.genesis(gui)
+    w.initialize()
+    restart_required = False
     if d.exec_() == QDialog.Accepted:
-        w.commit()
+        restart_required = w.commit()
+    if restart_required:
+        from calibre.gui2 import warning_dialog
+        warning_dialog(gui, 'Restart required', 'Restart required', show=True)
+    if mygui:
+        gui.shutdown()
 # }}}
 

src/calibre/gui2/preferences/behavior.py

@@ -0,0 +1,169 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# vim:fileencoding=UTF-8:ts=4:sw=4:sta:et:sts=4:ai
+
+__license__   = 'GPL v3'
+__copyright__ = '2010, Kovid Goyal <kovid@kovidgoyal.net>'
+__docformat__ = 'restructuredtext en'
+
+import re
+
+from PyQt4.Qt import Qt, QVariant, QListWidgetItem
+
+from calibre.gui2.preferences import ConfigWidgetBase, test_widget, \
+    CommaSeparatedList
+from calibre.gui2.preferences.behavior_ui import Ui_Form
+from calibre.gui2 import config, info_dialog, dynamic
+from calibre.utils.config import prefs
+from calibre.customize.ui import available_output_formats, all_input_formats
+from calibre.utils.search_query_parser import saved_searches
+from calibre.ebooks import BOOK_EXTENSIONS
+from calibre.ebooks.oeb.iterator import is_supported
+from calibre.constants import iswindows
+
+class ConfigWidget(ConfigWidgetBase, Ui_Form):
+
+    def genesis(self, gui):
+        self.gui = gui
+        db = gui.library_view.model().db
+
+        r = self.register
+
+        r('worker_process_priority', prefs, choices=
+                [(_('Low'), 'low'), (_('Normal'), 'normal'), (_('High'), 'high')])
+
+        r('network_timeout', prefs)
+
+
+        r('overwrite_author_title_metadata', config)
+        r('get_social_metadata', config)
+        r('new_version_notification', config)
+        r('upload_news_to_device', config)
+        r('delete_news_from_library_on_upload', config)
+
+        output_formats = list(sorted(available_output_formats()))
+        output_formats.remove('oeb')
+        choices = [(x.upper(), x) for x in output_formats]
+        r('output_format', prefs, choices=choices)
+
+        restrictions = sorted(saved_searches().names(),
+                              cmp=lambda x,y: cmp(x.lower(), y.lower()))
+        choices = [('', '')] + [(x, x) for x in restrictions]
+        r('gui_restriction', db.prefs, choices=choices)
+        r('new_book_tags', prefs, setting=CommaSeparatedList)
+        self.reset_confirmation_button.clicked.connect(self.reset_confirmation_dialogs)
+
+        self.input_up_button.clicked.connect(self.up_input)
+        self.input_down_button.clicked.connect(self.down_input)
+        for signal in ('Activated', 'Changed', 'DoubleClicked', 'Clicked'):
+            signal = getattr(self.opt_internally_viewed_formats, 'item'+signal)
+            signal.connect(self.internally_viewed_formats_changed)
+
+        self.settings['worker_process_priority'].gui_obj.setVisible(iswindows)
+        self.priority_label.setVisible(iswindows)
+
+
+    def initialize(self):
+        ConfigWidgetBase.initialize(self)
+        self.init_input_order()
+        self.init_internally_viewed_formats()
+
+    def restore_defaults(self):
+        ConfigWidgetBase.restore_defaults(self)
+        self.init_input_order(defaults=True)
+        self.init_internally_viewed_formats(defaults=True)
+        self.changed_signal.emit()
+
+    def commit(self):
+        input_map = prefs['input_format_order']
+        input_cols = [unicode(self.opt_input_order.item(i).data(Qt.UserRole).toString()) for
+                i in range(self.opt_input_order.count())]
+        if input_map != input_cols:
+            prefs['input_format_order'] = input_cols
+        fmts = self.current_internally_viewed_formats
+        old = config['internally_viewed_formats']
+        if fmts != old:
+            config['internally_viewed_formats'] = fmts
+        return ConfigWidgetBase.commit(self)
+
+    # Internally viewed formats {{{
+    def internally_viewed_formats_changed(self, *args):
+        fmts = self.current_internally_viewed_formats
+        old = config['internally_viewed_formats']
+        if fmts != old:
+            self.changed_signal.emit()
+
+    def init_internally_viewed_formats(self, defaults=False):
+        if defaults:
+            fmts = config.defaults['internally_viewed_formats']
+        else:
+            fmts = config['internally_viewed_formats']
+        viewer = self.opt_internally_viewed_formats
+        viewer.blockSignals(True)
+        exts = set([])
+        for ext in BOOK_EXTENSIONS:
+            ext = ext.lower()
+            ext = re.sub(r'(x{0,1})htm(l{0,1})', 'html', ext)
+            if ext == 'lrf' or is_supported('book.'+ext):
+                exts.add(ext)
+        viewer.clear()
+        for ext in sorted(exts):
+            viewer.addItem(ext.upper())
+            item = viewer.item(viewer.count()-1)
+            item.setFlags(Qt.ItemIsEnabled|Qt.ItemIsUserCheckable)
+            item.setCheckState(Qt.Checked if
+                    ext.upper() in fmts else Qt.Unchecked)
+        viewer.blockSignals(False)
+
+    @property
+    def current_internally_viewed_formats(self):
+        fmts = []
+        viewer = self.opt_internally_viewed_formats
+        for i in range(viewer.count()):
+            if viewer.item(i).checkState() == Qt.Checked:
+                fmts.append(unicode(viewer.item(i).text()))
+        return fmts
+    # }}}
+
+    # Input format order {{{
+    def init_input_order(self, defaults=False):
+        if defaults:
+            input_map = prefs.defaults['input_format_order']
+        else:
+            input_map = prefs['input_format_order']
+        all_formats = set()
+        self.opt_input_order.clear()
+        for fmt in all_input_formats().union(set(['ZIP', 'RAR'])):
+            all_formats.add(fmt.upper())
+        for format in input_map + list(all_formats.difference(input_map)):
+            item = QListWidgetItem(format, self.opt_input_order)
+            item.setData(Qt.UserRole, QVariant(format))
+            item.setFlags(Qt.ItemIsEnabled|Qt.ItemIsSelectable)
+
+    def up_input(self, *args):
+        idx = self.opt_input_order.currentRow()
+        if idx > 0:
+            self.opt_input_order.insertItem(idx-1, self.opt_input_order.takeItem(idx))
+            self.opt_input_order.setCurrentRow(idx-1)
+            self.changed_signal.emit()
+
+    def down_input(self, *args):
+        idx = self.opt_input_order.currentRow()
+        if idx < self.opt_input_order.count()-1:
+            self.opt_input_order.insertItem(idx+1, self.opt_input_order.takeItem(idx))
+            self.opt_input_order.setCurrentRow(idx+1)
+            self.changed_signal.emit()
+
+    # }}}
+
+    def reset_confirmation_dialogs(self, *args):
+        for key in dynamic.keys():
+            if key.endswith('_again') and dynamic[key] is False:
+                dynamic[key] = True
+        info_dialog(self, _('Done'),
+                _('Confirmation dialogs have all been reset'), show=True)
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    from PyQt4.Qt import QApplication
+    app = QApplication([])
+    test_widget('Interface', 'Behavior')
+

src/calibre/gui2/preferences/behavior.ui

@@ -29,21 +29,21 @@
     </widget>
    </item>
    <item row="2" column="0" colspan="2">
-    <widget class="QCheckBox" name="new_version_notification">
+    <widget class="QCheckBox" name="opt_new_version_notification">
      <property name="text">
       <string>Show notification when &amp;new version is available</string>
      </property>
     </widget>
    </item>
    <item row="3" column="0" colspan="2">
-    <widget class="QCheckBox" name="sync_news">
+    <widget class="QCheckBox" name="opt_upload_news_to_device">
      <property name="text">
       <string>Automatically send downloaded &amp;news to ebook reader</string>
      </property>
     </widget>
    </item>
    <item row="4" column="0" colspan="2">
-    <widget class="QCheckBox" name="delete_news">
+    <widget class="QCheckBox" name="opt_delete_news_from_library_on_upload">
      <property name="text">
       <string>&amp;Delete news from library when it is automatically sent to reader</string>
      </property>
@@ -57,12 +57,12 @@
         <string>Default network &amp;timeout:</string>
        </property>
        <property name="buddy">
-        <cstring>timeout</cstring>
+        <cstring>opt_network_timeout</cstring>
        </property>
       </widget>
      </item>
      <item row="1" column="1">
-      <widget class="QSpinBox" name="timeout">
+      <widget class="QSpinBox" name="opt_network_timeout">
        <property name="toolTip">
         <string>Set the default timeout for network fetches (i.e. anytime we go out to the internet to get information)</string>
        </property>
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
       </widget>
      </item>
      <item row="2" column="1">
-      <widget class="QComboBox" name="priority">
+      <widget class="QComboBox" name="opt_worker_process_priority">
        <property name="sizeAdjustPolicy">
         <enum>QComboBox::AdjustToMinimumContentsLengthWithIcon</enum>
        </property>
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@
         <string>Job &amp;priority:</string>
        </property>
        <property name="buddy">
-        <cstring>priority</cstring>
+        <cstring>opt_worker_process_priority</cstring>
        </property>
       </widget>
      </item>
@@ -121,12 +121,12 @@
         <string>Preferred &amp;output format:</string>
        </property>
        <property name="buddy">
-        <cstring>output_format</cstring>
+        <cstring>opt_output_format</cstring>
        </property>
       </widget>
      </item>
      <item row="0" column="1">
-      <widget class="QComboBox" name="output_format">
+      <widget class="QComboBox" name="opt_output_format">
        <property name="sizeAdjustPolicy">
         <enum>QComboBox::AdjustToMinimumContentsLengthWithIcon</enum>
        </property>
@@ -164,6 +164,20 @@
        </property>
       </widget>
      </item>
+     <item row="4" column="1">
+      <widget class="QLineEdit" name="opt_new_book_tags">
+       <property name="toolTip">
+        <string>A comma-separated list of tags that will be applied to books added to the library</string>
+       </property>
+      </widget>
+     </item>
+     <item row="4" column="0">
+      <widget class="QLabel" name="label_230">
+       <property name="text">
+        <string>Tags to apply when adding a book:</string>
+       </property>
+      </widget>
+     </item>
     </layout>
    </item>
    <item row="6" column="0" colspan="2">
@@ -182,7 +196,7 @@
       <item>
        <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout_10">
         <item>
-         <widget class="QListWidget" name="input_order">
+         <widget class="QListWidget" name="opt_input_order">
           <property name="alternatingRowColors">
            <bool>true</bool>
           </property>
@@ -194,7 +208,7 @@
         <item>
          <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_10">
           <item>
-           <widget class="QToolButton" name="input_up">
+           <widget class="QToolButton" name="input_up_button">
             <property name="text">
              <string>...</string>
             </property>
@@ -218,7 +232,7 @@
            </spacer>
           </item>
           <item>
-           <widget class="QToolButton" name="input_down">
+           <widget class="QToolButton" name="input_down_button">
             <property name="text">
              <string>...</string>
             </property>
@@ -242,7 +256,7 @@
      </property>
      <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout_4">
       <item row="0" column="0">
-       <widget class="QListWidget" name="viewer">
+       <widget class="QListWidget" name="opt_internally_viewed_formats">
         <property name="alternatingRowColors">
          <bool>true</bool>
         </property>

src/calibre/gui2/preferences/columns.py

@@ -0,0 +1,172 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# vim:fileencoding=UTF-8:ts=4:sw=4:sta:et:sts=4:ai
+
+__license__   = 'GPL v3'
+__copyright__ = '2010, Kovid Goyal <kovid@kovidgoyal.net>'
+__docformat__ = 'restructuredtext en'
+
+import copy, sys
+
+from PyQt4.Qt import Qt, QVariant, QListWidgetItem
+
+from calibre.gui2.preferences import ConfigWidgetBase, test_widget
+from calibre.gui2.preferences.columns_ui import Ui_Form
+from calibre.gui2.preferences.create_custom_column import CreateCustomColumn
+from calibre.gui2 import error_dialog, question_dialog, ALL_COLUMNS
+
+class ConfigWidget(ConfigWidgetBase, Ui_Form):
+
+    def genesis(self, gui):
+        self.gui = gui
+        db = self.gui.library_view.model().db
+        self.custcols = copy.deepcopy(db.field_metadata.get_custom_field_metadata())
+
+        self.column_up.clicked.connect(self.up_column)
+        self.column_down.clicked.connect(self.down_column)
+        self.del_custcol_button.clicked.connect(self.del_custcol)
+        self.add_custcol_button.clicked.connect(self.add_custcol)
+        self.add_col_button.clicked.connect(self.add_custcol)
+        self.edit_custcol_button.clicked.connect(self.edit_custcol)
+        for signal in ('Activated', 'Changed', 'DoubleClicked', 'Clicked'):
+            signal = getattr(self.opt_columns, 'item'+signal)
+            signal.connect(self.columns_changed)
+
+    def initialize(self):
+        ConfigWidgetBase.initialize(self)
+        self.init_columns()
+
+    def restore_defaults(self):
+        ConfigWidgetBase.restore_defaults(self)
+        self.init_columns(defaults=True)
+        self.changed_signal.emit()
+
+    def commit(self):
+        rr = ConfigWidgetBase.commit(self)
+        return self.apply_custom_column_changes() or rr
+
+    def columns_changed(self, *args):
+        self.changed_signal.emit()
+
+    def columns_state(self, defaults=False):
+        if defaults:
+            return self.gui.library_view.get_default_state()
+        return self.gui.library_view.get_state()
+
+    def init_columns(self, defaults=False):
+        # Set up columns
+        self.opt_columns.blockSignals(True)
+        model = self.gui.library_view.model()
+        colmap = list(model.column_map)
+        state = self.columns_state(defaults)
+        hidden_cols = state['hidden_columns']
+        positions = state['column_positions']
+        colmap.sort(cmp=lambda x,y: cmp(positions[x], positions[y]))
+        self.opt_columns.clear()
+        for col in colmap:
+            item = QListWidgetItem(model.headers[col], self.opt_columns)
+            item.setData(Qt.UserRole, QVariant(col))
+            flags = Qt.ItemIsEnabled|Qt.ItemIsSelectable
+            if col != 'ondevice':
+                flags |= Qt.ItemIsUserCheckable
+            item.setFlags(flags)
+            if col != 'ondevice':
+                item.setCheckState(Qt.Unchecked if col in hidden_cols else
+                        Qt.Checked)
+        self.opt_columns.blockSignals(False)
+
+    def up_column(self):
+        idx = self.opt_columns.currentRow()
+        if idx > 0:
+            self.opt_columns.insertItem(idx-1, self.opt_columns.takeItem(idx))
+            self.opt_columns.setCurrentRow(idx-1)
+            self.changed_signal.emit()
+
+    def down_column(self):
+        idx = self.opt_columns.currentRow()
+        if idx < self.opt_columns.count()-1:
+            self.opt_columns.insertItem(idx+1, self.opt_columns.takeItem(idx))
+            self.opt_columns.setCurrentRow(idx+1)
+            self.changed_signal.emit()
+
+    def del_custcol(self):
+        idx = self.opt_columns.currentRow()
+        if idx < 0:
+            return error_dialog(self, '', _('You must select a column to delete it'),
+                    show=True)
+        col = unicode(self.opt_columns.item(idx).data(Qt.UserRole).toString())
+        if col not in self.custcols:
+            return error_dialog(self, '',
+                    _('The selected column is not a custom column'), show=True)
+        if not question_dialog(self, _('Are you sure?'),
+            _('Do you really want to delete column %s and all its data?') %
+            self.custcols[col]['name'], show_copy_button=False):
+            return
+        self.opt_columns.item(idx).setCheckState(False)
+        self.opt_columns.takeItem(idx)
+        self.custcols[col]['*deleteme'] = True
+        self.changed_signal.emit()
+
+    def add_custcol(self):
+        model = self.gui.library_view.model()
+        CreateCustomColumn(self, False, model.orig_headers, ALL_COLUMNS)
+        self.changed_signal.emit()
+
+    def edit_custcol(self):
+        model = self.gui.library_view.model()
+        CreateCustomColumn(self, True, model.orig_headers, ALL_COLUMNS)
+        self.changed_signal.emit()
+
+    def apply_custom_column_changes(self):
+        model = self.gui.library_view.model()
+        db = model.db
+        config_cols = [unicode(self.opt_columns.item(i).data(Qt.UserRole).toString())\
+                 for i in range(self.opt_columns.count())]
+        if not config_cols:
+            config_cols = ['title']
+        removed_cols = set(model.column_map) - set(config_cols)
+        hidden_cols = set([unicode(self.opt_columns.item(i).data(Qt.UserRole).toString())\
+                 for i in range(self.opt_columns.count()) \
+                 if self.opt_columns.item(i).checkState()==Qt.Unchecked])
+        hidden_cols = hidden_cols.union(removed_cols) # Hide removed cols
+        hidden_cols = list(hidden_cols.intersection(set(model.column_map)))
+        if 'ondevice' in hidden_cols:
+            hidden_cols.remove('ondevice')
+        def col_pos(x, y):
+            xidx = config_cols.index(x) if x in config_cols else sys.maxint
+            yidx = config_cols.index(y) if y in config_cols else sys.maxint
+            return cmp(xidx, yidx)
+        positions = {}
+        for i, col in enumerate((sorted(model.column_map, cmp=col_pos))):
+            positions[col] = i
+        state = {'hidden_columns': hidden_cols, 'column_positions':positions}
+        self.gui.library_view.apply_state(state)
+        self.gui.library_view.save_state()
+
+        must_restart = False
+        for c in self.custcols:
+            if self.custcols[c]['colnum'] is None:
+                db.create_custom_column(
+                                label=self.custcols[c]['label'],
+                                name=self.custcols[c]['name'],
+                                datatype=self.custcols[c]['datatype'],
+                                is_multiple=self.custcols[c]['is_multiple'],
+                                display = self.custcols[c]['display'])
+                must_restart = True
+            elif '*deleteme' in self.custcols[c]:
+                db.delete_custom_column(label=self.custcols[c]['label'])
+                must_restart = True
+            elif '*edited' in self.custcols[c]:
+                cc = self.custcols[c]
+                db.set_custom_column_metadata(cc['colnum'], name=cc['name'],
+                                                   label=cc['label'],
+                                                   display = self.custcols[c]['display'])
+                if '*must_restart' in self.custcols[c]:
+                    must_restart = True
+        return must_restart
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    from PyQt4.Qt import QApplication
+    app = QApplication([])
+    test_widget('Interface', 'Custom Columns')
+

src/calibre/gui2/preferences/columns.ui

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
     </widget>
    </item>
    <item row="1" column="0">
-    <widget class="QListWidget" name="columns">
+    <widget class="QListWidget" name="opt_columns">
      <property name="alternatingRowColors">
       <bool>true</bool>
      </property>
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@
     </layout>
    </item>
    <item row="2" column="0" colspan="2">
-    <widget class="QPushButton" name="pushButton">
+    <widget class="QPushButton" name="add_col_button">
      <property name="text">
       <string>Add &amp;custom column</string>
      </property>

src/calibre/gui2/preferences/create_custom_column.py

@@ -0,0 +1,174 @@
+__license__   = 'GPL v3'
+__copyright__ = '2010, Kovid Goyal <kovid at kovidgoyal.net>'
+
+'''Dialog to create a new custom column'''
+
+import re
+from functools import partial
+
+from PyQt4.QtCore import SIGNAL
+from PyQt4.Qt import QDialog, Qt, QListWidgetItem, QVariant
+
+from calibre.gui2.preferences.create_custom_column_ui import Ui_QCreateCustomColumn
+from calibre.gui2 import error_dialog
+
+class CreateCustomColumn(QDialog, Ui_QCreateCustomColumn):
+
+    column_types = {
+                    0:{'datatype':'text',
+                        'text':_('Text, column shown in the tag browser'),
+                        'is_multiple':False},
+                    1:{'datatype':'*text',
+                        'text':_('Comma separated text, like tags, shown in the tag browser'),
+                        'is_multiple':True},
+                    2:{'datatype':'comments',
+                        'text':_('Long text, like comments, not shown in the tag browser'),
+                        'is_multiple':False},
+                    3:{'datatype':'series',
+                        'text':_('Text column for keeping series-like information'),
+                        'is_multiple':False},
+                    4:{'datatype':'datetime',
+                        'text':_('Date'), 'is_multiple':False},
+                    5:{'datatype':'float',
+                        'text':_('Floating point numbers'), 'is_multiple':False},
+                    6:{'datatype':'int',
+                        'text':_('Integers'), 'is_multiple':False},
+                    7:{'datatype':'rating',
+                        'text':_('Ratings, shown with stars'),
+                        'is_multiple':False},
+                    8:{'datatype':'bool',
+                        'text':_('Yes/No'), 'is_multiple':False},
+                }
+
+    def __init__(self, parent, editing, standard_colheads, standard_colnames):
+        QDialog.__init__(self, parent)
+        Ui_QCreateCustomColumn.__init__(self)
+        self.setupUi(self)
+        # Remove help icon on title bar
+        icon = self.windowIcon()
+        self.setWindowFlags(self.windowFlags()&(~Qt.WindowContextHelpButtonHint))
+        self.setWindowIcon(icon)
+
+        self.simple_error = partial(error_dialog, self, show=True,
+            show_copy_button=False)
+        self.connect(self.button_box, SIGNAL("accepted()"), self.accept)
+        self.connect(self.button_box, SIGNAL("rejected()"), self.reject)
+        self.parent = parent
+        self.editing_col = editing
+        self.standard_colheads = standard_colheads
+        self.standard_colnames = standard_colnames
+        for t in self.column_types:
+            self.column_type_box.addItem(self.column_types[t]['text'])
+        self.column_type_box.currentIndexChanged.connect(self.datatype_changed)
+        if not self.editing_col:
+            self.datatype_changed()
+            self.exec_()
+            return
+        idx = parent.opt_columns.currentRow()
+        if idx < 0:
+            self.simple_error(_('No column selected'),
+                    _('No column has been selected'))
+            return
+        col = unicode(parent.opt_columns.item(idx).data(Qt.UserRole).toString())
+        if col not in parent.custcols:
+            self.simple_error('', _('Selected column is not a user-defined column'))
+            return
+
+        c = parent.custcols[col]
+        self.column_name_box.setText(c['label'])
+        self.column_heading_box.setText(c['name'])
+        ct = c['datatype'] if not c['is_multiple'] else '*text'
+        self.orig_column_number = c['colnum']
+        self.orig_column_name = col
+        column_numbers = dict(map(lambda x:(self.column_types[x]['datatype'], x), self.column_types))
+        self.column_type_box.setCurrentIndex(column_numbers[ct])
+        self.column_type_box.setEnabled(False)
+        if ct == 'datetime':
+            if c['display'].get('date_format', None):
+                self.date_format_box.setText(c['display'].get('date_format', ''))
+        self.datatype_changed()
+        self.exec_()
+
+    def datatype_changed(self, *args):
+        try:
+            col_type = self.column_types[self.column_type_box.currentIndex()]['datatype']
+        except:
+            col_type = None
+        df_visible = col_type == 'datetime'
+        for x in ('box', 'default_label', 'label'):
+            getattr(self, 'date_format_'+x).setVisible(df_visible)
+
+
+    def accept(self):
+        col = unicode(self.column_name_box.text())
+        if not col:
+            return self.simple_error('', _('No lookup name was provided'))
+        if re.match('^\w*$', col) is None or not col[0].isalpha() or col.lower() != col:
+            return self.simple_error('', _('The lookup name must contain only lower case letters, digits and underscores, and start with a letter'))
+        if col.endswith('_index'):
+            return self.simple_error('', _('Lookup names cannot end with _index, because these names are reserved for the index of a series column.'))
+        col_heading = unicode(self.column_heading_box.text())
+        col_type = self.column_types[self.column_type_box.currentIndex()]['datatype']
+        if col_type == '*text':
+            col_type='text'
+            is_multiple = True
+        else:
+            is_multiple = False
+        if not col_heading:
+            return self.simple_error('', _('No column heading was provided'))
+        bad_col = False
+        if col in self.parent.custcols:
+            if not self.editing_col or self.parent.custcols[col]['colnum'] != self.orig_column_number:
+                bad_col = True
+        if bad_col:
+            return self.simple_error('', _('The lookup name %s is already used')%col)
+        bad_head = False
+        for t in self.parent.custcols:
+            if self.parent.custcols[t]['name'] == col_heading:
+                if not self.editing_col or self.parent.custcols[t]['colnum'] != self.orig_column_number:
+                    bad_head = True
+        for t in self.standard_colheads:
+            if self.standard_colheads[t] == col_heading:
+                bad_head = True
+        if bad_head:
+            return self.simple_error('', _('The heading %s is already used')%col_heading)
+
+        date_format = {}
+        if col_type == 'datetime':
+            if self.date_format_box.text():
+                date_format = {'date_format':unicode(self.date_format_box.text())}
+            else:
+                date_format = {'date_format': None}
+
+        db = self.parent.gui.library_view.model().db
+        key = db.field_metadata.custom_field_prefix+col
+        if not self.editing_col:
+            db.field_metadata
+            self.parent.custcols[key] = {
+                    'label':col,
+                    'name':col_heading,
+                    'datatype':col_type,
+                    'editable':True,
+                    'display':date_format,
+                    'normalized':None,
+                    'colnum':None,
+                    'is_multiple':is_multiple,
+                }
+            item = QListWidgetItem(col_heading, self.parent.opt_columns)
+            item.setData(Qt.UserRole, QVariant(key))
+            item.setFlags(Qt.ItemIsEnabled|Qt.ItemIsUserCheckable|Qt.ItemIsSelectable)
+            item.setCheckState(Qt.Checked)
+        else:
+            idx = self.parent.opt_columns.currentRow()
+            item = self.parent.opt_columns.item(idx)
+            item.setData(Qt.UserRole, QVariant(key))
+            item.setText(col_heading)
+            self.parent.custcols[self.orig_column_name]['label'] = col
+            self.parent.custcols[self.orig_column_name]['name'] = col_heading
+            self.parent.custcols[self.orig_column_name]['display'].update(date_format)
+            self.parent.custcols[self.orig_column_name]['*edited'] = True
+            self.parent.custcols[self.orig_column_name]['*must_restart'] = True
+        QDialog.accept(self)
+
+    def reject(self):
+        QDialog.reject(self)

src/calibre/gui2/preferences/create_custom_column.ui

@@ -0,0 +1,191 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<ui version="4.0">
+ <class>QCreateCustomColumn</class>
+ <widget class="QDialog" name="QCreateCustomColumn">
+  <property name="windowModality">
+   <enum>Qt::ApplicationModal</enum>
+  </property>
+  <property name="geometry">
+   <rect>
+    <x>0</x>
+    <y>0</y>
+    <width>528</width>
+    <height>199</height>
+   </rect>
+  </property>
+  <property name="sizePolicy">
+   <sizepolicy hsizetype="Preferred" vsizetype="Preferred">
+    <horstretch>0</horstretch>
+    <verstretch>0</verstretch>
+   </sizepolicy>
+  </property>
+  <property name="windowTitle">
+   <string>Create or edit custom columns</string>
+  </property>
+  <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout">
+   <item>
+    <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout_2" rowstretch="0,0,0,0">
+     <property name="sizeConstraint">
+      <enum>QLayout::SetDefaultConstraint</enum>
+     </property>
+     <property name="margin">
+      <number>5</number>
+     </property>
+     <item row="2" column="0">
+      <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout">
+       <property name="margin">
+        <number>0</number>
+       </property>
+       <item row="0" column="0">
+        <widget class="QLabel" name="label_2">
+         <property name="text">
+          <string>&amp;Lookup name</string>
+         </property>
+         <property name="buddy">
+          <cstring>column_name_box</cstring>
+         </property>
+        </widget>
+       </item>
+       <item row="1" column="0">
+        <widget class="QLabel" name="label">
+         <property name="text">
+          <string>Column &amp;heading</string>
+         </property>
+         <property name="buddy">
+          <cstring>column_heading_box</cstring>
+         </property>
+        </widget>
+       </item>
+       <item row="0" column="1">
+        <widget class="QLineEdit" name="column_name_box">
+         <property name="minimumSize">
+          <size>
+           <width>20</width>
+           <height>0</height>
+          </size>
+         </property>
+         <property name="toolTip">
+          <string>Used for searching the column. Must contain only digits and lower case letters.</string>
+         </property>
+        </widget>
+       </item>
+       <item row="1" column="1">
+        <widget class="QLineEdit" name="column_heading_box">
+         <property name="toolTip">
+          <string>Column heading in the library view and category name in the tag browser</string>
+         </property>
+        </widget>
+       </item>
+       <item row="2" column="0">
+        <widget class="QLabel" name="label_3">
+         <property name="text">
+          <string>Column &amp;type</string>
+         </property>
+         <property name="buddy">
+          <cstring>column_type_box</cstring>
+         </property>
+        </widget>
+       </item>
+       <item row="2" column="1">
+        <widget class="QComboBox" name="column_type_box">
+         <property name="sizePolicy">
+          <sizepolicy hsizetype="Maximum" vsizetype="Fixed">
+           <horstretch>0</horstretch>
+           <verstretch>0</verstretch>
+          </sizepolicy>
+         </property>
+         <property name="minimumSize">
+          <size>
+           <width>70</width>
+           <height>0</height>
+          </size>
+         </property>
+         <property name="toolTip">
+          <string>What kind of information will be kept in the column.</string>
+         </property>
+        </widget>
+       </item>
+       <item row="4" column="1">
+        <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout_3">
+         <item>
+          <widget class="QLineEdit" name="date_format_box">
+           <property name="sizePolicy">
+            <sizepolicy hsizetype="Maximum" vsizetype="Fixed">
+             <horstretch>0</horstretch>
+             <verstretch>0</verstretch>
+            </sizepolicy>
+           </property>
+           <property name="toolTip">
+            <string>&lt;p&gt;Date format. Use 1-4 'd's for day, 1-4 'M's for month, and 2 or 4 'y's for year.&lt;/p&gt;
+&lt;p&gt;For example:
+&lt;ul&gt;
+&lt;li&gt; ddd, d MMM yyyy gives Mon, 5 Jan 2010&lt;li&gt;
+&lt;li&gt;dd MMMM yy gives 05 January 10&lt;/li&gt;
+&lt;/ul&gt; </string>
+           </property>
+          </widget>
+         </item>
+         <item>
+          <widget class="QLabel" name="date_format_default_label">
+           <property name="toolTip">
+            <string>Use MMM yyyy for month + year, yyyy for year only</string>
+           </property>
+           <property name="text">
+            <string>Default: dd MMM yyyy.</string>
+           </property>
+          </widget>
+         </item>
+        </layout>
+       </item>
+       <item row="4" column="0">
+        <widget class="QLabel" name="date_format_label">
+         <property name="text">
+          <string>Format for &amp;dates</string>
+         </property>
+         <property name="buddy">
+          <cstring>date_format_box</cstring>
+         </property>
+        </widget>
+       </item>
+      </layout>
+     </item>
+     <item row="3" column="0">
+      <widget class="QDialogButtonBox" name="button_box">
+       <property name="orientation">
+        <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
+       </property>
+       <property name="standardButtons">
+        <set>QDialogButtonBox::Cancel|QDialogButtonBox::Ok</set>
+       </property>
+       <property name="centerButtons">
+        <bool>true</bool>
+       </property>
+      </widget>
+     </item>
+     <item row="1" column="0">
+      <widget class="QLabel" name="label_6">
+       <property name="font">
+        <font>
+         <weight>75</weight>
+         <bold>true</bold>
+        </font>
+       </property>
+       <property name="text">
+        <string>Create or edit custom columns</string>
+       </property>
+      </widget>
+     </item>
+    </layout>
+   </item>
+  </layout>
+ </widget>
+ <tabstops>
+  <tabstop>column_name_box</tabstop>
+  <tabstop>column_heading_box</tabstop>
+  <tabstop>column_type_box</tabstop>
+  <tabstop>date_format_box</tabstop>
+  <tabstop>button_box</tabstop>
+ </tabstops>
+ <resources/>
+ <connections/>
+</ui>

src/calibre/gui2/preferences/look_feel.py

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ class ConfigWidget(ConfigWidgetBase, Ui_Form):
 
         r = self.register
 
-        r('gui_layout', config, choices=
+        r('gui_layout', config, restart_required=True, choices=
                 [(_('Wide'), 'wide'), (_('Narrow'), 'narrow')])
 
         r('cover_flow_queue_length', config)
@@ -32,19 +32,19 @@ class ConfigWidget(ConfigWidgetBase, Ui_Form):
                  if l != lang]
         if lang != 'en':
             items.append(('en', get_language('en')))
-        items.sort(cmp=lambda x, y: cmp(x[1], y[1]))
+        items.sort(cmp=lambda x, y: cmp(x[1].lower(), y[1].lower()))
         choices = [(y, x) for x, y in items]
         # Default language is the autodetected one
-        choices = [get_language(lang), lang] + choices
+        choices = [(get_language(lang), lang)] + choices
-        r('language', prefs, choices=choices)
+        r('language', prefs, choices=choices, restart_required=True)
 
         r('show_avg_rating', config)
         r('disable_animations', config)
-        r('systray_icon', config)
+        r('systray_icon', config, restart_required=True)
         r('show_splash_screen', gprefs)
         r('disable_tray_notification', config)
         r('use_roman_numerals_for_series_number', config)
-        r('separate_cover_flow', config)
+        r('separate_cover_flow', config, restart_required=True)
         r('search_as_you_type', config)
 
         choices = [(_('Small'), 'small'), (_('Medium'), 'medium'),

src/calibre/gui2/search_box.py

@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ class SearchBox2(QComboBox):
         self.setSizeAdjustPolicy(self.AdjustToMinimumContentsLengthWithIcon)
         self.setMinimumContentsLength(25)
         self._in_a_search = False
+        self.tool_tip_text = self.toolTip()
 
     def initialize(self, opt_name, colorize=False, help_text=_('Search')):
         self.as_you_type = config['search_as_you_type']
@@ -100,6 +101,7 @@ class SearchBox2(QComboBox):
         self.clear_to_help()
 
     def normalize_state(self):
+        self.setToolTip(self.tool_tip_text)
         if self.help_state:
             self.setEditText('')
             self.line_edit.setStyleSheet(
@@ -112,6 +114,7 @@ class SearchBox2(QComboBox):
                     self.normal_background)
 
     def clear_to_help(self):
+        self.setToolTip(self.tool_tip_text)
         if self.help_state:
             return
         self.help_state = True
@@ -131,6 +134,9 @@ class SearchBox2(QComboBox):
         self.clear_to_help()
 
     def search_done(self, ok):
+        if isinstance(ok, basestring):
+            self.setToolTip(ok)
+            ok = False
         if not unicode(self.currentText()).strip():
             return self.clear_to_help()
         self._in_a_search = ok

src/calibre/gui2/ui.py

@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ class Main(MainWindow, MainWindowMixin, DeviceMixin, # {{{
 
         ######################### Search Restriction ##########################
         SearchRestrictionMixin.__init__(self)
-        self.apply_named_search_restriction(db.prefs.get('gui_restriction', ''))
+        self.apply_named_search_restriction(db.prefs['gui_restriction'])
 
         ########################### Cover Flow ################################
 
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ class Main(MainWindow, MainWindowMixin, DeviceMixin, # {{{
         self.set_window_title()
         self.apply_named_search_restriction('') # reset restriction to null
         self.saved_searches_changed() # reload the search restrictions combo box
-        self.apply_named_search_restriction(db.prefs.get('gui_restriction', ''))
+        self.apply_named_search_restriction(db.prefs['gui_restriction'])
 
     def set_window_title(self):
         self.setWindowTitle(__appname__ + u' - ||%s||'%self.iactions['Choose Library'].library_name())

src/calibre/library/caches.py

@@ -319,12 +319,18 @@ class ResultCache(SearchQueryParser):
                 matches.add(item[0])
         return matches
 
-    def get_matches(self, location, query):
+    def get_matches(self, location, query, allow_recursion=True):
         matches = set([])
         if query and query.strip():
             # get metadata key associated with the search term. Eliminates
             # dealing with plurals and other aliases
             location = self.field_metadata.search_term_to_key(location.lower().strip())
+            if isinstance(location, list):
+                if allow_recursion:
+                    for loc in location:
+                        matches |= self.get_matches(loc, query, allow_recursion=False)
+                    return matches
+                raise ParseException(query, len(query), 'Recursive query group detected', self)
 
             # take care of dates special case
             if location in self.field_metadata and \

src/calibre/library/database2.py

@@ -145,6 +145,8 @@ class LibraryDatabase2(LibraryDatabase, SchemaUpgrade, CustomColumns):
 
     def initialize_dynamic(self):
         self.prefs = DBPrefs(self)
+        defs = self.prefs.defaults
+        defs['gui_restriction'] = defs['cs_restriction'] = ''
 
         # Migrate saved search and user categories to db preference scheme
         def migrate_preference(key, default):
@@ -297,6 +299,13 @@ class LibraryDatabase2(LibraryDatabase, SchemaUpgrade, CustomColumns):
         if len(saved_searches().names()):
             tb_cats.add_search_category(label='search', name=_('Searches'))
 
+        gst = tweaks['grouped_search_terms']
+        for t in gst:
+            try:
+                self.field_metadata._add_search_terms_to_map(gst[t], [t])
+            except ValueError:
+                traceback.print_exc()
+
         self.book_on_device_func = None
         self.data    = ResultCache(self.FIELD_MAP, self.field_metadata)
         self.search  = self.data.search
@@ -1718,7 +1727,18 @@ class LibraryDatabase2(LibraryDatabase, SchemaUpgrade, CustomColumns):
             path = path_or_stream
         return run_plugins_on_import(path, format)
 
+    def _add_newbook_tag(self, mi):
+        tags = prefs['new_book_tags']
+        if tags:
+            for tag in [t.strip() for t in tags]:
+                if tag:
+                    if mi.tags is None:
+                        mi.tags = [tag]
+                    else:
+                        mi.tags.append(tag)
+
     def create_book_entry(self, mi, cover=None, add_duplicates=True):
+        self._add_newbook_tag(mi)
         if not add_duplicates and self.has_book(mi):
             return None
         series_index = 1.0 if mi.series_index is None else mi.series_index
@@ -1757,6 +1777,7 @@ class LibraryDatabase2(LibraryDatabase, SchemaUpgrade, CustomColumns):
         ids = []
         for path in paths:
             mi = metadata.next()
+            self._add_newbook_tag(mi)
             format = formats.next()
             if not add_duplicates and self.has_book(mi):
                 duplicates.append((path, format, mi))
@@ -1795,8 +1816,11 @@ class LibraryDatabase2(LibraryDatabase, SchemaUpgrade, CustomColumns):
             return (paths, formats, metadata), len(ids)
         return None, len(ids)
 
-    def import_book(self, mi, formats, notify=True, import_hooks=True):
+    def import_book(self, mi, formats, notify=True, import_hooks=True,
+            apply_import_tags=True):
         series_index = 1.0 if mi.series_index is None else mi.series_index
+        if apply_import_tags:
+            self._add_newbook_tag(mi)
         if not mi.title:
             mi.title = _('Unknown')
         if not mi.authors:

src/calibre/library/field_metadata.py

@@ -475,9 +475,7 @@ class FieldMetadata(dict):
 #                 ])
 
     def get_search_terms(self):
-        s_keys = []
+        s_keys = sorted(self._search_term_map.keys())
-        for v in self._tb_cats.itervalues():
-            map((lambda x:s_keys.append(x)), v['search_terms'])
         for v in self.search_items:
             s_keys.append(v)
 #        if set(s_keys) != self.DEFAULT_LOCATIONS:
@@ -488,6 +486,9 @@ class FieldMetadata(dict):
     def _add_search_terms_to_map(self, key, terms):
         if terms is not None:
             for t in terms:
+                t = t.lower()
+                if t in self._search_term_map:
+                    raise ValueError('Attempt to add duplicate search term "%s"'%t)
                 self._search_term_map[t] = key
 
     def search_term_to_key(self, term):

src/calibre/library/server/mobile.py

@@ -13,11 +13,11 @@ from lxml import html
 from lxml.html.builder import HTML, HEAD, TITLE, LINK, DIV, IMG, BODY, \
         OPTION, SELECT, INPUT, FORM, SPAN, TABLE, TR, TD, A, HR
 
-from calibre.library.server.utils import strftime
+from calibre.library.server.utils import strftime, format_tag_string
 from calibre.ebooks.metadata import fmt_sidx
 from calibre.constants import __appname__
 from calibre import human_readable
-from calibre.utils.date import utcfromtimestamp
+from calibre.utils.date import utcfromtimestamp, format_date
 
 def CLASS(*args, **kwargs): # class is a reserved word in Python
     kwargs['class'] = ' '.join(args)
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ def build_navigation(start, num, total, url_base): # {{{
 
     # }}}
 
-def build_index(books, num, search, sort, order, start, total, url_base):
+def build_index(books, num, search, sort, order, start, total, url_base, CKEYS):
     logo = DIV(IMG(src='/static/calibre.png', alt=__appname__), id='logo')
 
     search_box = build_search_box(num, search, sort, order)
@@ -123,10 +123,16 @@ def build_index(books, num, search, sort, order, start, total, url_base):
 
         series = u'[%s - %s]'%(book['series'], book['series_index']) \
                 if book['series'] else ''
-        tags = u'[%s]'%book['tags'] if book['tags'] else ''
+        tags = u'Tags=[%s]'%book['tags'] if book['tags'] else ''
 
-        text = u'\u202f%s %s by %s - %s - %s %s' % (book['title'], series,
+        ctext = ''
-                book['authors'], book['size'], book['timestamp'], tags)
+        for key in CKEYS:
+            val = book.get(key, None)
+            if val:
+                ctext += '%s=[%s] '%tuple(val.split(':#:'))
+
+        text = u'\u202f%s %s by %s - %s - %s %s %s' % (book['title'], series,
+                book['authors'], book['size'], book['timestamp'], tags, ctext)
 
         if last is None:
             data.text = text
@@ -150,7 +156,7 @@ def build_index(books, num, search, sort, order, start, total, url_base):
 class MobileServer(object):
     'A view optimized for browsers in mobile devices'
 
-    MOBILE_UA = re.compile('(?i)(?:iPhone|Opera Mini|NetFront|webOS|Mobile|Android|imode|DoCoMo|Minimo|Blackberry|MIDP|Symbian|HD2)')
+    MOBILE_UA = re.compile('(?i)(?:iPhone|Opera Mini|NetFront|webOS|Mobile|Android|imode|DoCoMo|Minimo|Blackberry|MIDP|Symbian|HD2|Kindle)')
 
     def add_routes(self, connect):
         connect('mobile', '/mobile', self.mobile)
@@ -189,6 +195,10 @@ class MobileServer(object):
         if sort is not None:
             self.sort(items, sort, (order.lower().strip() == 'ascending'))
 
+        CFM = self.db.field_metadata
+        CKEYS = [key for key in sorted(CFM.get_custom_fields(),
+             cmp=lambda x,y: cmp(CFM[x]['name'].lower(),
+                                 CFM[y]['name'].lower()))]
         books = []
         for record in items[(start-1):(start-1)+num]:
             book = {'formats':record[FM['formats']], 'size':record[FM['size']]}
@@ -203,12 +213,37 @@ class MobileServer(object):
             book['authors'] = authors
             book['series_index'] = fmt_sidx(float(record[FM['series_index']]))
             book['series'] = record[FM['series']]
-            book['tags'] = record[FM['tags']]
+            book['tags'] = format_tag_string(record[FM['tags']], ',')
             book['title'] = record[FM['title']]
             for x in ('timestamp', 'pubdate'):
                 book[x] = strftime('%Y/%m/%d %H:%M:%S', record[FM[x]])
             book['id'] = record[FM['id']]
             books.append(book)
+            for key in CKEYS:
+                def concat(name, val):
+                    return '%s:#:%s'%(name, unicode(val))
+                val = record[CFM[key]['rec_index']]
+                if val:
+                    datatype = CFM[key]['datatype']
+                    if datatype in ['comments']:
+                        continue
+                    name = CFM[key]['name']
+                    if datatype == 'text' and CFM[key]['is_multiple']:
+                        book[key] = concat(name, format_tag_string(val, '|'))
+                    elif datatype == 'series':
+                        book[key] = concat(name, '%s [%s]'%(val,
+                            fmt_sidx(record[CFM.cc_series_index_column_for(key)])))
+                    elif datatype == 'datetime':
+                        book[key] = concat(name,
+                            format_date(val, CFM[key]['display'].get('date_format','dd MMM yyyy')))
+                    elif datatype == 'bool':
+                        if val:
+                            book[key] = concat(name, __builtin__._('Yes'))
+                        else:
+                            book[key] = concat(name, __builtin__._('No'))
+                    else:
+                        book[key] = concat(name, val)
+
         updated = self.db.last_modified()
 
         cherrypy.response.headers['Content-Type'] = 'text/html; charset=utf-8'
@@ -218,7 +253,7 @@ class MobileServer(object):
         url_base = "/mobile?search=" + search+";order="+order+";sort="+sort+";num="+str(num)
 
         return html.tostring(build_index(books, num, search, sort, order,
-                             start, len(ids), url_base),
+                             start, len(ids), url_base, CKEYS),
                              encoding='utf-8', include_meta_content_type=True,
                              pretty_print=True)
 

src/calibre/library/server/utils.py

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import cherrypy
 
 from calibre import strftime as _strftime, prints
 from calibre.utils.date import now as nowf
+from calibre.utils.config import tweaks
 
 
 def expose(func):
@@ -43,4 +44,14 @@ def strftime(fmt='%Y/%m/%d %H:%M:%S', dt=None):
     except:
         return _strftime(fmt, nowf().timetuple())
 
+def format_tag_string(tags, sep):
+    MAX = tweaks['max_content_server_tags_shown']
+    if tags:
+        tlist = [t.strip() for t in tags.split(sep)]
+    else:
+        tlist = []
+    tlist.sort(cmp=lambda x,y:cmp(x.lower(), y.lower()))
+    if len(tlist) > MAX:
+        tlist = tlist[:MAX]+['...']
+    return u'%s'%(', '.join(tlist)) if tlist else ''
 

src/calibre/library/server/xml.py

@@ -11,10 +11,11 @@ import cherrypy
 from lxml.builder import ElementMaker
 from lxml import etree
 
-from calibre.library.server.utils import strftime
+from calibre.library.server.utils import strftime, format_tag_string
 from calibre.ebooks.metadata import fmt_sidx
 from calibre.constants import preferred_encoding
 from calibre import isbytestring
+from calibre.utils.date import format_date
 
 E = ElementMaker()
 
@@ -83,9 +84,44 @@ class XMLServer(object):
             for x in ('isbn', 'formats', 'series', 'tags', 'publisher',
                     'comments'):
                 y = record[FM[x]]
+                if x == 'tags':
+                    y = format_tag_string(y, ',')
                 kwargs[x] = serialize(y) if y else ''
 
             c = kwargs.pop('comments')
+
+            CFM = self.db.field_metadata
+            CKEYS = [key for key in sorted(CFM.get_custom_fields(),
+                 cmp=lambda x,y: cmp(CFM[x]['name'].lower(),
+                                     CFM[y]['name'].lower()))]
+            custcols = []
+            for key in CKEYS:
+                def concat(name, val):
+                    return '%s:#:%s'%(name, unicode(val))
+                val = record[CFM[key]['rec_index']]
+                if val:
+                    datatype = CFM[key]['datatype']
+                    if datatype in ['comments']:
+                        continue
+                    k = str('CF_'+key[1:])
+                    name = CFM[key]['name']
+                    custcols.append(k)
+                    if datatype == 'text' and CFM[key]['is_multiple']:
+                        kwargs[k] = concat(name, format_tag_string(val,'|'))
+                    elif datatype == 'series':
+                        kwargs[k] = concat(name, '%s [%s]'%(val,
+                            fmt_sidx(record[CFM.cc_series_index_column_for(key)])))
+                    elif datatype == 'datetime':
+                        kwargs[k] = concat(name,
+                            format_date(val, CFM[key]['display'].get('date_format','dd MMM yyyy')))
+                    elif datatype == 'bool':
+                        if val:
+                            kwargs[k] = concat(name, __builtin__._('Yes'))
+                        else:
+                            kwargs[k] = concat(name, __builtin__._('No'))
+                    else:
+                        kwargs[k] = concat(name, val)
+            kwargs['custcols'] = ','.join(custcols)
             books.append(E.book(c, **kwargs))
 
         updated = self.db.last_modified()

src/calibre/manual/faq.rst

@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ the server has IP address 63.45.128.5, in the browser, you would type::
 
     http://63.45.128.5:8080
 
-Some devices, like the Kindle, do not allow you to access port 8080 (the default port on which the content
+Some devices, like the Kindle (1/2/DX), do not allow you to access port 8080 (the default port on which the content
 server runs. In that case, change the port in the |app| Preferences to 80. (On some operating systems,
 you may not be able to run the server on a port number less than 1024 because of security settings. In
 this case the simplest solution is to adjust your router to forward requests on port 80 to port 8080).

src/calibre/utils/config.py

@@ -717,6 +717,7 @@ def _prefs():
     c.add_opt('add_formats_to_existing', default=False,
             help=_('Add new formats to existing book records'))
     c.add_opt('installation_uuid', default=None, help='Installation UUID')
+    c.add_opt('new_book_tags', default=[], help=_('Tags to apply to books added to the library'))
 
     # these are here instead of the gui preferences because calibredb and
     # calibre server can execute searches