The screenshot in my "pre-previous" post shows such a situation 10 custom columns, caption names 1-10. All sortable...I am asking if it would be possible to have the fields within the abused column appear individually with the other default columns in XY, such as Name, Ext, Size, Type, Modified, Created, etc., so that the information in the fields could be sorted visibly with all the other default columns?
I want to use XYplorer as a library cataloging program
Re: I want to use XYplorer as a library cataloging program
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Re: I want to use XYplorer as a library cataloging program
I've generated a list of "real" mockup data (by https://www.mockaroo.com/).
I'll let this image at it's real resolution to provide a better view (even if we normally want the people to size it down to 800 x <y>).
Display time: 2,5 seconds, sorting by a different column is instant. Quite usable...
I'll let this image at it's real resolution to provide a better view (even if we normally want the people to size it down to 800 x <y>).
Display time: 2,5 seconds, sorting by a different column is instant. Quite usable...
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Re: I want to use XYplorer as a library cataloging program
This looks intriguing, highend
how do you edit those fields - by assigning values in the lower info bar like with regular tags?
how do you edit those fields - by assigning values in the lower info bar like with regular tags?
Re: I want to use XYplorer as a library cataloging program
It needs a special tagging script. It would look like this:
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The downside - I assume - those fields are not easily set up by the average user, it takes advanced scripting skills to come up with such an html dialog or to change it. IOW, it's highly customized towards a special use case?
Re: I want to use XYplorer as a library cataloging program
Mh, I wouldn't say that:I assume - those fields are not easily set up by the average user
Neither, nor. The dialog window is self adjusting, depending on how many captions you've defined beforeit takes advanced scripting skills to come up with such an html dialog or to change it.
E.g: for 20 captions:
I guess that would be for people who need additional information stored with their files (portable) but independent from normal tags...IOW, it's highly customized towards a special use case?
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Wow - now I am getting REALLY impressed,
so you got it all built into your script, even the setup-dialogs - this seems like an entire db-feature tied in with XY. Can you apply a Visual Filter based on such columns?
so you got it all built into your script, even the setup-dialogs - this seems like an entire db-feature tied in with XY. Can you apply a Visual Filter based on such columns?
Re: I want to use XYplorer as a library cataloging program
No, visual filters don't work with tags, labels, comments, properties or extra columnsCan you apply a Visual Filter based on such columns?
I've made a feature request a few days ago because of this:
http://www.xyplorer.com/xyfc/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=14506
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Re: I want to use XYplorer as a library cataloging program
Hi highend - It is SO tempting to enlist you to do this, but I think it may make more sense for me to simply stick with Calibre for now because it is so much easier to customize columns and to search by even the simplest of keywords, wildcards, etc. I will be investing in an external hard drive to automatically backup everything. I will keep the XY html scripting idea in mind though, trust me. I would like to see that feature built in to the program so that those of us who lack your scripting prowess could do it more independently.
Re: I want to use XYplorer as a library cataloging program
I hesitate to reply to a two year old thread but I had thought about this sort of use before and this post might be useful for someone who searches on this later. I would say don't do it. In my case (as an individual rather than a company or institution) it would be an enormous project that would take far more effort than would ever be gained by the usefulness of the information. And there are other limitations as well.Ryan wrote:Hello everyone,
I would like to adapt XYplorer to catalog all of my electronic files AND my hard copy materials such as books, CDs, DVDs, family photographs, etc...
But, if you really want to use XY for this, create a folder called something like "Offline" and create a text file or spreadsheet for either each media type (e.g. books) or each subject (e.g. family) and populate those files with your relevant info. You can even create a single spread sheet with tabs for each category.
I think that any collection management tool out there is essentially a customized database anyway and you could also implement your requirements with a general database tool. But using XY with tags and columns to do what you want would be result in an interface that is not that easy to use and a presentation that might make actually file management very cluttered as well.
I could be wrong, but that's my two cents on this.
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Re: I want to use XYplorer as a library cataloging program
May I ask if this script is available for downloading?highend wrote: ↑15 Aug 2015 10:51Mh, I wouldn't say that:I assume - those fields are not easily set up by the average user
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Neither, nor. The dialog window is self adjusting, depending on how many captions you've defined beforeit takes advanced scripting skills to come up with such an html dialog or to change it.
E.g: for 20 captions:
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I guess that would be for people who need additional information stored with their files (portable) but independent from normal tags...IOW, it's highly customized towards a special use case?
Re: I want to use XYplorer as a library cataloging program
Nope, it's privateMay I ask if this script is available for downloading?
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