Add 'Search "not in"' and 'Filter "not in'" buttons to Manage authors and Manage Items. Also clean up tooltips to use consistent language.

src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/edit_authors_dialog.py

@@ -185,8 +185,9 @@ class EditAuthorsDialog(QDialog, Ui_EditAuthorsDialog):
             ac.triggered.connect(self.clear_find)
         le.returnPressed.connect(self.do_find)
         self.find_box.editTextChanged.connect(self.find_text_changed)
-        self.find_button.clicked.connect(self.do_find)
+        self.find_button.clicked.connect(partial(self.do_find, inverted=False))
         self.find_button.setDefault(True)
+        self.find_inverted_button.clicked.connect(partial(self.do_find, inverted=True))
 
         self.filter_box.initialize('manage_authors_filter')
         le = self.filter_box.lineEdit()
@@ -194,7 +195,8 @@ class EditAuthorsDialog(QDialog, Ui_EditAuthorsDialog):
         if ac is not None:
             ac.triggered.connect(self.clear_filter)
         self.filter_box.lineEdit().returnPressed.connect(self.do_filter)
-        self.filter_button.clicked.connect(self.do_filter)
+        self.filter_button.clicked.connect(partial(self.do_filter, inverted=False))
+        self.filter_inverted_button.clicked.connect(partial(self.do_filter, inverted=True))
 
         self.not_found_label = l = QLabel(self.table)
         l.setFrameStyle(QFrame.Shape.StyledPanel)
@@ -212,6 +214,8 @@ class EditAuthorsDialog(QDialog, Ui_EditAuthorsDialog):
         self.table.setContextMenuPolicy(Qt.ContextMenuPolicy.CustomContextMenu)
         self.table.customContextMenuRequested.connect(self.show_context_menu)
 
+        self.inverted_filter = False
+
         # Fetch the data
         self.authors = {}
         self.original_authors = {}
@@ -274,7 +278,8 @@ class EditAuthorsDialog(QDialog, Ui_EditAuthorsDialog):
         self.filter_box.setText('')
         self.show_table(None, None, None, False)
 
-    def do_filter(self):
+    def do_filter(self, inverted):
+        self.inverted_filter = inverted
         self.show_table(None, None, None, False)
 
     def show_table(self, id_to_select, select_sort, select_link, is_first_letter):
@@ -282,7 +287,8 @@ class EditAuthorsDialog(QDialog, Ui_EditAuthorsDialog):
         filter_text = icu_lower(str(self.filter_box.text()))
         if filter_text:
             auts_to_show = {id_ for id_ in auts_to_show
-                if self.string_contains(filter_text, icu_lower(self.authors[id_]['name']))}
+                if self.string_contains(filter_text,
+                                        icu_lower(self.authors[id_]['name'])) != self.inverted_filter}
 
         self.table.blockSignals(True)
         self.table.clear()
@@ -530,7 +536,7 @@ class EditAuthorsDialog(QDialog, Ui_EditAuthorsDialog):
     def find_text_changed(self):
         self.start_find_pos = -1
 
-    def do_find(self):
+    def do_find(self, inverted=False):
         self.not_found_label.setVisible(False)
         # For some reason the button box keeps stealing the RETURN shortcut.
         # Steal it back
@@ -548,7 +554,7 @@ class EditAuthorsDialog(QDialog, Ui_EditAuthorsDialog):
             c = self.start_find_pos % 2
             item = self.table.item(r, c)
             text = icu_lower(str(item.text()))
-            if st in text:
+            if (st in text) != inverted:
                 self.table.setCurrentItem(item)
                 self.table.setFocus(Qt.FocusReason.OtherFocusReason)
                 return

src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/edit_authors_dialog.ui

@@ -37,10 +37,9 @@
         </size>
        </property>
        <property name="toolTip">
-        <string>&lt;p&gt;Only show authors that contain the text in this box.
-          The match ignores case.&lt;/p&gt;</string>
+        <string>Filter names in the Authors column using the text in this box. The search ignores case.</string>
        </property>
-       <property name="clearButtonEnabled" stdset="0">
+       <property name="clearButtonEnabled">
         <bool>true</bool>
        </property>
       </widget>
@@ -63,13 +62,16 @@
          <verstretch>0</verstretch>
         </sizepolicy>
        </property>
+       <property name="toolTip">
+        <string>Search for names in the Authors column using the text in this box. The search ignores case.</string>
+       </property>
        <property name="minimumSize">
         <size>
          <width>200</width>
          <height>0</height>
         </size>
        </property>
-       <property name="clearButtonEnabled" stdset="0">
+       <property name="clearButtonEnabled">
         <bool>true</bool>
        </property>
       </widget>
@@ -89,6 +91,19 @@
        <property name="text">
         <string>Fi&amp;lter</string>
        </property>
+       <property name="toolTip">
+        <string>Show all authors containing the filter text</string>
+       </property>
+      </widget>
+     </item>
+     <item row="1" column="3">
+      <widget class="QPushButton" name="filter_inverted_button">
+       <property name="text">
+        <string>Filter "not in"</string>
+       </property>
+       <property name="toolTip">
+        <string>Show all authors that do not contain the filter text</string>
+       </property>
       </widget>
      </item>
      <item row="0" column="2">
@@ -96,9 +111,22 @@
        <property name="text">
         <string>S&amp;earch</string>
        </property>
+       <property name="toolTip">
+        <string>Search for authors containing the search text</string>
+       </property>
       </widget>
      </item>
-     <item row="0" column="3" rowspan="2">
+     <item row="0" column="3">
+      <widget class="QPushButton" name="find_inverted_button">
+       <property name="text">
+        <string>Search "not in"</string>
+       </property>
+       <property name="toolTip">
+        <string>Search for authors that do not contain the search text</string>
+       </property>
+      </widget>
+     </item>
+     <item row="0" column="4" rowspan="2">
       <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="show_button_layout">
        <item>
         <widget class="QRadioButton" name="apply_all_checkbox">
@@ -126,7 +154,7 @@
        <item>
         <widget class="QRadioButton" name="apply_selection_checkbox">
          <property name="toolTip">
-          <string>&lt;p&gt;Show items only if they appear in the
+          <string>&lt;p&gt;Show authors only if they appear in the
                     currently selected books. Edits already done may be hidden but will
                     not be forgotten.
                     &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;

src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/tag_list_editor.py

@@ -405,8 +405,9 @@ class TagListEditor(QDialog, Ui_TagListEditor):
         if ac is not None:
             ac.triggered.connect(self.clear_search)
         self.search_box.textChanged.connect(self.search_text_changed)
-        self.search_button.clicked.connect(self.do_search)
+        self.search_button.clicked.connect(partial(self.do_search, inverted=False))
         self.search_button.setDefault(True)
+        self.search_inverted_button.clicked.connect(partial(self.do_search, inverted=True))
 
         self.filter_box.initialize('tag_list_filter_box_' + cat_name)
         le = self.filter_box.lineEdit()
@@ -414,7 +415,9 @@ class TagListEditor(QDialog, Ui_TagListEditor):
         if ac is not None:
             ac.triggered.connect(self.clear_filter)
         le.returnPressed.connect(self.do_filter)
-        self.filter_button.clicked.connect(self.do_filter)
+        self.filter_button.clicked.connect(partial(self.do_filter, inverted=False))
+        self.filter_inverted_button.clicked.connect(partial(self.do_filter, inverted=True))
+        self.filter_inverted = False
         self.show_button_layout.setSpacing(0)
         self.show_button_layout.setContentsMargins(0, 0, 0, 0)
         self.apply_all_checkbox.setContentsMargins(0, 0, 0, 0)
@@ -600,14 +603,14 @@ class TagListEditor(QDialog, Ui_TagListEditor):
             return 'virtual_library'
         return None
 
-    def do_search(self):
+    def do_search(self, inverted=False):
         self.not_found_label.setVisible(False)
         find_text = str(self.search_box.currentText())
         if not find_text:
             return
         for _ in range(self.table.rowCount()):
             r = self.search_item_row = (self.search_item_row + 1) % self.table.rowCount()
-            if self.string_contains(find_text, self.table.item(r, VALUE_COLUMN).text()):
+            if self.string_contains(find_text, self.table.item(r, VALUE_COLUMN).text()) != inverted:
                 self.table.setCurrentItem(self.table.item(r, VALUE_COLUMN))
                 self.table.setFocus(Qt.FocusReason.OtherFocusReason)
                 return
@@ -717,7 +720,7 @@ class TagListEditor(QDialog, Ui_TagListEditor):
         self.all_tags = {}
         filter_text = icu_lower(str(self.filter_box.text()))
         for k,v,count in data:
-            if not filter_text or self.string_contains(filter_text, icu_lower(v)):
+            if not filter_text or self.string_contains(filter_text, icu_lower(v)) != self.filter_inverted:
                 self.all_tags[v] = {'key': k, 'count': count, 'cur_name': v,
                                    'is_deleted': k in self.to_delete}
                 self.original_names[k] = v
@@ -844,7 +847,8 @@ class TagListEditor(QDialog, Ui_TagListEditor):
         self.filter_box.setText(txt)
         self.do_filter()
 
-    def do_filter(self):
+    def do_filter(self, inverted=False):
+        self.filter_inverted = inverted
         self.fill_in_table(None, None, False)
 
     def table_column_resized(self, *args):

src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/tag_list_editor.ui

@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
              </size>
             </property>
             <property name="toolTip">
-             <string>Search for an item in the first column</string>
+             <string>Search for an item in the first column using the text in this box.  The search ignores case.</string>
             </property>
             <property name="clearButtonEnabled">
              <bool>true</bool>
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
              </sizepolicy>
             </property>
             <property name="toolTip">
-             <string>Find items containing the search string</string>
+             <string>Search for items that contain the search text</string>
             </property>
             <property name="text">
              <string>S&amp;earch</string>
@@ -92,6 +92,26 @@
             </property>
            </widget>
           </item>
+          <item>
+           <widget class="QPushButton" name="search_inverted_button">
+            <property name="sizePolicy">
+             <sizepolicy hsizetype="Fixed" vsizetype="Fixed">
+              <horstretch>0</horstretch>
+              <verstretch>0</verstretch>
+             </sizepolicy>
+            </property>
+            <property name="text">
+             <string>Search "not in"</string>
+            </property>
+            <property name="toolTip">
+             <string>Search for items that do not contain the search text</string>
+            </property>
+            <property name="icon">
+             <iconset resource="../../../../resources/images.qrc">
+              <normaloff>:/images/search.png</normaloff>:/images/search.png</iconset>
+            </property>
+           </widget>
+          </item>
          </layout>
         </widget>
        </item>
@@ -135,7 +155,7 @@
              </size>
             </property>
             <property name="toolTip">
-             <string>Filter items using the text in this box</string>
+             <string>Filter items in the first column using the text in this box. The search ignores case.</string>
             </property>
             <property name="clearButtonEnabled">
              <bool>true</bool>
@@ -151,7 +171,7 @@
              </sizepolicy>
             </property>
             <property name="toolTip">
-             <string>Show only items containing this text</string>
+             <string>Show all items that contain the filter text</string>
             </property>
             <property name="text">
              <string>F&amp;ilter</string>
@@ -162,6 +182,26 @@
             </property>
            </widget>
           </item>
+          <item>
+           <widget class="QPushButton" name="filter_inverted_button">
+            <property name="sizePolicy">
+             <sizepolicy hsizetype="Fixed" vsizetype="Fixed">
+              <horstretch>0</horstretch>
+              <verstretch>0</verstretch>
+             </sizepolicy>
+            </property>
+            <property name="text">
+             <string>Filter "not in"</string>
+            </property>
+            <property name="toolTip">
+             <string>Show all items that do not contain the filter text</string>
+            </property>
+            <property name="icon">
+             <iconset resource="../../../../resources/images.qrc">
+              <normaloff>:/images/filter.png</normaloff>:/images/filter.png</iconset>
+            </property>
+           </widget>
+          </item>
          </layout>
         </widget>
        </item>