diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/custom_column_widgets.py b/src/calibre/gui2/custom_column_widgets.py
index df0adbae45..bc55707ac5 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/custom_column_widgets.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/custom_column_widgets.py
@@ -759,10 +759,13 @@ def column_is_comments(key, fm):
fm[key].get('display', {}).get('interpret_as') != 'short-text')
-def get_field_list(db, use_defaults=False):
+def get_field_list(db, use_defaults=False, pref_data_override=None):
fm = db.field_metadata
fields = fm.custom_field_keys(include_composites=False)
- displayable = db.prefs.get('edit_metadata_custom_columns_to_display', None)
+ if pref_data_override is not None:
+ displayable = pref_data_override
+ else:
+ displayable = db.prefs.get('edit_metadata_custom_columns_to_display', None)
if use_defaults or displayable is None:
fields.sort(key=partial(field_sort_key, fm=fm))
return [(k, True) for k in fields]
diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/preferences/look_feel.py b/src/calibre/gui2/preferences/look_feel.py
index 9b76a08c2c..571dacf8b0 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/preferences/look_feel.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/preferences/look_feel.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ from calibre import human_readable
from calibre.ebooks.metadata.book.render import DEFAULT_AUTHOR_LINK
from calibre.constants import ismacos, iswindows
from calibre.ebooks.metadata.sources.prefs import msprefs
-from calibre.gui2 import default_author_link
+from calibre.gui2 import default_author_link, choose_save_file, choose_files
from calibre.gui2.custom_column_widgets import get_field_list as em_get_field_list
from calibre.gui2.dialogs.template_dialog import TemplateDialog
from calibre.gui2.preferences import ConfigWidgetBase, test_widget, CommaSeparatedList
@@ -333,10 +333,10 @@ class EMDisplayedFields(DisplayedFields): # {{{
def __init__(self, db, parent=None):
DisplayedFields.__init__(self, db, parent)
- def initialize(self, use_defaults=False):
+ def initialize(self, use_defaults=False, pref_data_override=None):
self.beginResetModel()
self.fields = [[x[0], x[1]] for x in
- em_get_field_list(self.db, use_defaults=use_defaults)]
+ em_get_field_list(self.db, use_defaults=use_defaults, pref_data_override=pref_data_override)]
self.endResetModel()
self.changed = True
@@ -567,6 +567,9 @@ class ConfigWidget(ConfigWidgetBase, Ui_Form):
lambda self: move_field_up(self.em_display_order, self.em_display_model))
connect_lambda(self.em_down_button.clicked, self,
lambda self: move_field_down(self.em_display_order, self.em_display_model))
+ self.em_export_layout_button.clicked.connect(self.em_export_layout)
+ self.em_import_layout_button.clicked.connect(self.em_import_layout)
+ self.em_reset_layout_button.clicked.connect(self.em_reset_layout)
self.qv_display_model = QVDisplayedFields(self.gui.current_db,
self.qv_display_order)
@@ -640,6 +643,36 @@ class ConfigWidget(ConfigWidgetBase, Ui_Form):
self.sections_view.setHorizontalScrollBarPolicy(Qt.ScrollBarPolicy.ScrollBarAlwaysOff)
self.tabWidget.currentWidget().setFocus(Qt.FocusReason.OtherFocusReason)
+ def em_export_layout(self):
+ filename = choose_save_file(self, 'em_import_export_field_list',
+ _('Save column list to file'),
+ filters=[(_('Column list'), ['json'])])
+ if filename:
+ try:
+ with open(filename, 'w') as f:
+ json.dump(self.em_display_model.fields, f, indent=1)
+ except Exception as err:
+ error_dialog(self, _('Export field layout'),
+ _('Could not write field list. Error:
%s')%err, show=True)
+
+ def em_import_layout(self):
+ filename = choose_files(self, 'em_import_export_field_list',
+ _('Load column list from file'),
+ filters=[(_('Column list'), ['json'])])
+ if filename:
+ try:
+ with open(filename[0]) as f:
+ fields = json.load(f)
+ self.em_display_model.initialize(pref_data_override=fields)
+ self.changed_signal.emit()
+ except Exception as err:
+ error_dialog(self, _('Import layout'),
+ _('
Could not read field list. Error:
%s')%err, show=True)
+
+ def em_reset_layout(self):
+ self.em_display_model.initialize(use_defaults=True)
+ self.changed_signal.emit()
+
def choose_icon_theme(self):
from calibre.gui2.icon_theme import ChooseTheme
d = ChooseTheme(self)
diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/preferences/look_feel.ui b/src/calibre/gui2/preferences/look_feel.ui
index 4e7c3ea94d..3038e0b225 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/preferences/look_feel.ui
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/preferences/look_feel.ui
@@ -987,6 +987,47 @@ A value of zero means calculate automatically.
+ -
+
+
-
+
+
+ Export list
+
+
+ <p>Click this button to write the current display
+settings to a file. This could be useful if you have several libraries with similar
+structure and you want to use the same column order for each one.</p>
+
+
+
+ -
+
+
+ Import list
+
+
+ <p>Click this button to set the list to one
+previously exported. This could be useful if you have several libraries with
+similar structure and you want to use the same column order for each one. Columns
+in the imported list that aren't in the current library are ignored. Columns in
+the library that are not in the imported list are put at the end and marked
+as displayable.</p>
+
+
+
+ -
+
+
+ Reset list
+
+
+ <p>Click this button to reset the list to its default order.</p>
+
+
+
+
+
@@ -1624,6 +1665,11 @@ column being examined (the left-hand pane)
1
+
+ FlowLayout
+ QLayout
+
+