I've added this to the feature request list - should be pretty straighforward.ChristianPecaut wrote:Unless I am not pressing the right Search button -- leaving the fields empty returns a list of 861 books, but split up into 22 different lists, each on a separate link.If you leave all the fields blank and hit the "Search" button, you get all 861 "completed" and "in progress" works. Is that what you're looking for? Or did I misunderstand your suggestion?
I am looking for the vanilla ASCII version of ALL the books on in one html file -- like Gutenberg, but with links thrown in. So that I can use the search in my browser to find any author/title.
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Here: http://librivox.org/sandpit/librivox_catalog/search.php?show=10000&title=&author=&status=all&action=SearchChristianPecaut wrote:Unless I am not pressing the right Search button -- leaving the fields empty returns a list of 861 books, but split up into 22 different lists, each on a separate link.If you leave all the fields blank and hit the "Search" button, you get all 861 "completed" and "in progress" works. Is that what you're looking for? Or did I misunderstand your suggestion?
I am looking for the vanilla ASCII version of ALL the books on in one html file -- like Gutenberg, but with links thrown in. So that I can use the search in my browser to find any author/title.
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I wonder - would it be possible to have a drop down box in the genre search. Trying to guess what our genres are and typing it in is a rather hit and miss affair (well it is for me anyway).
I wonder - would it be possible to have a drop down box in the genre search. Trying to guess what our genres are and typing it in is a rather hit and miss affair (well it is for me anyway).
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Further to the above:
Are all books given a genre? I searched all the listed genres and could not find a book which I read. Has it a different, unlisted, genre - or none?
Are all books given a genre? I searched all the listed genres and could not find a book which I read. Has it a different, unlisted, genre - or none?
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Jim - There should be an issue reported in Mantis for a dropdown for Genre and Category, it just hasn't been done yet.
Chris - Not all works have been assigned a genre. We didn't assign genres to all of the old works when we were doing data entry transfering from the old to the new catalog. Also, I don't know how vigilant MCs are being about it now. I can say that I personally have been adding Genres to every project to the best of my ability. Every project should be in a Category though.
Chris - Not all works have been assigned a genre. We didn't assign genres to all of the old works when we were doing data entry transfering from the old to the new catalog. Also, I don't know how vigilant MCs are being about it now. I can say that I personally have been adding Genres to every project to the best of my ability. Every project should be in a Category though.
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Chris,Chrisczech wrote:Further to the above:
Are all books given a genre? I searched all the listed genres and could not find a book which I read. Has it a different, unlisted, genre - or none?
What was the book?
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The Triumphs Of Eugene Valmont by Robert Barrearthcalling wrote:Chris,Chrisczech wrote:Further to the above:
Are all books given a genre? I searched all the listed genres and could not find a book which I read. Has it a different, unlisted, genre - or none?
What was the book?
David
My Jerome K Jerome reading shows up in two genres, though, so that compensates a little!
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Chrisczech wrote:Further to the above:
Are all books given a genre? I searched all the listed genres and could not find a book which I read. Has it a different, unlisted, genre - or none?
It had no genre. It now has short stories.Chrisczech wrote:... The Triumphs Of Eugene Valmont by Robert Barr ...
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thanks ezwa.
I wasn't complaining, just pointing out that the genre search did not catch every title.
I wasn't complaining, just pointing out that the genre search did not catch every title.
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When you do a search, and you either get results or not ... the Search Again page doesn't have any options for "Browse Entire Catalog, Recently Cataloged, More Search Options" ... which people might want *more* at that point, to fine-tune their hunt a bit.
There's honestly no such thing as a stupid question -- but I'm afraid I can't rule out giving a stupid answer : : To Posterity and Beyond!
Oh.
An author search for either "Doyle" or "Conan" will both return "Conan Doyle, Sir Arthur," and "Doyle, Arthur Conan "
That's nice.
How about ...
an "alphabar" for author names, say, above or below the page-number bar? This:
1 ·2 ·3 ·4 ·...·14 ·15 ·16 ·17
becomes:
1 ·2 ·3 ·4 ·...·14 ·15 ·16 ·17
A·B·C·D·E·F·G·H·I·J·K·L·M·N·O·P·Q·R·S·T·U·V·W·X·Y·Z
I could be looking for an author who may be "McDonald" or "MacDonald", and I just want to jump to the "M" section. The "M"s currently span pages 8 to 11, which are "hidden" in the ellipsis.
It may take up a bit more page real estate, but at least it is never going to expand that way page numbers will.
Similarly spelling-challenged-hostile names: Defoe (versus Dafoe), Allan/Allen/Alan, Austen (vs Austin), Bennett/Bennet, Del Rey (vs Del Ray), Haggard (vs Haggerd), etc. An alpha-bar would make it easy to find those.
An author search for either "Doyle" or "Conan" will both return "Conan Doyle, Sir Arthur," and "Doyle, Arthur Conan "
That's nice.
How about ...
an "alphabar" for author names, say, above or below the page-number bar? This:
1 ·2 ·3 ·4 ·...·14 ·15 ·16 ·17
becomes:
1 ·2 ·3 ·4 ·...·14 ·15 ·16 ·17
A·B·C·D·E·F·G·H·I·J·K·L·M·N·O·P·Q·R·S·T·U·V·W·X·Y·Z
I could be looking for an author who may be "McDonald" or "MacDonald", and I just want to jump to the "M" section. The "M"s currently span pages 8 to 11, which are "hidden" in the ellipsis.
It may take up a bit more page real estate, but at least it is never going to expand that way page numbers will.
Similarly spelling-challenged-hostile names: Defoe (versus Dafoe), Allan/Allen/Alan, Austen (vs Austin), Bennett/Bennet, Del Rey (vs Del Ray), Haggard (vs Haggerd), etc. An alpha-bar would make it easy to find those.
There is no frigate like a book / To take us lands away,
Nor any coursers like a page / Of prancing poetry.
Nor any coursers like a page / Of prancing poetry.
A browse feature is in the works. I can't give you a time period, but it'll be for title and author.Planish wrote:Oh.
An author search for either "Doyle" or "Conan" will both return "Conan Doyle, Sir Arthur," and "Doyle, Arthur Conan "
That's nice.
How about ...
an "alphabar" for author names, say, above or below the page-number bar? This:
1 ·2 ·3 ·4 ·...·14 ·15 ·16 ·17
becomes:
1 ·2 ·3 ·4 ·...·14 ·15 ·16 ·17
A·B·C·D·E·F·G·H·I·J·K·L·M·N·O·P·Q·R·S·T·U·V·W·X·Y·Z
I could be looking for an author who may be "McDonald" or "MacDonald", and I just want to jump to the "M" section. The "M"s currently span pages 8 to 11, which are "hidden" in the ellipsis.
It may take up a bit more page real estate, but at least it is never going to expand that way page numbers will.
Similarly spelling-challenged-hostile names: Defoe (versus Dafoe), Allan/Allen/Alan, Austen (vs Austin), Bennett/Bennet, Del Rey (vs Del Ray), Haggard (vs Haggerd), etc. An alpha-bar would make it easy to find those.
Also, partial searches work, so if you want an author that may either be mcdonald or macdonald, just type "donald".
Noted.Cori wrote:When you do a search, and you either get results or not ... the Search Again page doesn't have any options for "Browse Entire Catalog, Recently Cataloged, More Search Options" ... which people might want *more* at that point, to fine-tune their hunt a bit.
Is there any chance at some stage of a downloadable tab deliminated file showing Title, Author (&author last name if poss.), genre and running time such as 'Audible' offer ? Suitable for import to a spreadsheet.
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Andy Minter
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Would there be any way to show in the results list what's a solo project and what's collaborative?
Karen S.