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Changing Alternate Covers for ComicVine Catlog

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lucien17

28 Nov, 2011 04:04 AM

Is there any way to chose the cover in the Comic Vine catalog if there are multiple versions?. I know on the website they usually have the alternate covers, but I didn't know if that was a field that we can chose in comicster.

1. Support Staff 1 Posted by mabster on 28 Nov, 2011 04:08 AM

   

   Not via the catalog plug-in, but you can always get the URI of the image you
   like and manually change the cover art image URI to that. :)

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2. 2 Posted by lucien17 on 28 Nov, 2011 04:12 AM

   

   I see. What about issue order other than drag and drop. Most of my comics area ll out of order from the transfer for some reason.

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3. 3 Posted by lucien17 on 28 Nov, 2011 04:14 AM

   

   Also is there any way to only update certain fields from the Comic Vine catalog instead of everything?

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4. Support Staff 4 Posted by mabster on 28 Nov, 2011 04:24 AM

   

   > What about issue order other than drag and drop.

   Hmm. I hadn't really considered that. The actual internal "order" field is
   something I didn't want to surface to the UI at all. Perhaps a "reorder
   based on issue number" plug-in?

   > Also is there any way to only update certain fields from the Comic Vine
   > catalog instead of everything?

   I did away with the checkboxes to selectively update only certain fields. If
   I want to just update some fields I pull up the info panel with the
   ComicVine data and copy & paste the bits I want into my issue. Not ideal but
   it works.

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5. 5 Posted by lucien17 on 28 Nov, 2011 04:52 AM

   

   That would work. If we could get a by issue number and a by date (because some ridiculous comics like Deadpool Team-up went in reverse issue number from 899 back) that would be great. I really like the new Comicster so thanks for all the work you've put into it!

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6. Support Staff 6 Posted by mabster on 28 Nov, 2011 05:15 AM

   

   Thanks for the feedback! As always it's a labour of love. I'm a big fan of
   the new look and feel, and I love the idea of being able to add features as
   plug-ins.

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7. Support Staff 7 Posted by mabster on 01 Dec, 2011 07:27 AM

   

   Lucien,

   There is now a "Comicster.Tools.SortIssues" extension that you can install to sort issues.

   Use it by clicking on "Tools|Sort Issues by Date" or "Tools|Sort Issues by Number". Note that you need to have a title selected for it to be enabled (you can't sort issues if you're viewing a folder, for example).

   Make sure you let Comicster update to 4.0.0.43 before you run the extension - it relies on a minor tweak to the core code.

   Let me know how you go!

   Matt

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8. 8 Posted by lucien17 on 07 Dec, 2011 01:15 AM

   

   Works Fantastically. Thanks!

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9. mabster closed this discussion on 09 Dec, 2011 04:48 AM.