From 73edbfcf7abf730294c3429a0dc34169642b7778 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Kovid Goyal Date: Sun, 4 Jan 2015 08:53:49 +0530 Subject: [PATCH] Update FAQ on custom columns --- manual/faq.rst | 16 +++++++++++++--- 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/manual/faq.rst b/manual/faq.rst index de0b00e85b..6bf465bcf6 100644 --- a/manual/faq.rst +++ b/manual/faq.rst @@ -629,10 +629,20 @@ If you are still not convinced, then I'm afraid calibre is not for you. Look els Why doesn't calibre have a column for foo? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -calibre is designed to have columns for the most frequently and widely used fields. In addition, you can add any columns you like. Columns can be added via :guilabel:`Preferences->Interface->Add your own columns`. -Watch the tutorial `UI Power tips `_ to learn how to create your own columns. -You can also create "virtual columns" that contain combinations of the metadata from other columns. In the add column dialog use the :guilabel:`Quick create` links to easily create columns to show the book ISBN, formats or the time the book was last modified. For more details, see :ref:`templatelangcalibre`. +calibre is designed to have columns for the most frequently and widely used +fields. In addition, you can add any columns you like. Columns can be added via +:guilabel:`Preferences->Interface->Add your own columns`. Watch the tutorial +`UI Power tips `_ to learn how to +create your own columns. + +You can also create "virtual columns" that contain combinations of the metadata +from other columns. In the add column dialog use the :guilabel:`Quick create` +links to easily create columns to show the book ISBN or formats. See `this blog +post `_ for +a tutorial on using custom columns. You can use the powerful calibre template +language to do much more with columns. For more details, see +:ref:`templatelangcalibre`. Can I have a column showing the formats or the ISBN?