Improvement found while testing: give selected books to the formatter…

… in CoverView.
kovidgoyal · Jan 25, 2025 · f939f85 · f939f85
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commit f939f85
Showing 1 changed file with 9 additions and 1 deletion.
diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/preferences/look_feel_tabs/cover_view.py b/src/calibre/gui2/preferences/look_feel_tabs/cover_view.py
@@ -51,7 +51,15 @@ def lazy_initialize(self):
             'list. This option has no effect when using the Wide user interface layout.'))
 
     def edit_cb_title_template(self):
-        t = TemplateDialog(self, self.opt_cover_browser_title_template.text(), fm=self.gui.current_db.field_metadata)
+        rows = self.gui.library_view.selectionModel().selectedRows()
+        mi = None
+        db = self.gui.current_db.new_api
+        if rows:
+            ids = list(map(self.gui.library_view.model().id, rows))
+            mi = []
+            for bk in ids[0:min(10, len(ids))]:
+                mi.append(db.get_proxy_metadata(bk))
+        t = TemplateDialog(self, self.opt_cover_browser_title_template.text(), mi=mi, fm=db.field_metadata)
         t.setWindowTitle(_('Edit template for caption'))
         if t.exec():
             self.opt_cover_browser_title_template.setText(t.rule[1])