How do I group by a property other than the ones listed in the toolbar?
To allow grouping by a field which doesn't allow grouping by default, check the "Allow Grouping" box for that particular field in the "Collection Fields" dialog.
View ArticleHow do I change which columns are shown?
Right-click on the header bar. You can also drag the headers to re-order the columns, and click on them to sort by that field.
View ArticleHow do I export additional bibtex fields?
Tellico uses the bibtex property to know how to export bibtex fields. If you want to add additional fields to export, such as an abstract, open up the Collection Fields Dialog, and click the Set...
View ArticleWhy don't you use a real database like MySQL?
Part of the reason I started Tellico was to learn C++. I didn't know SQL at the time, and at the moment, I only have a faint knowledge of how to use it. Simply put, Tellico didn't start out as a...
View ArticleWhy do you include those links to Amazon.com in the search results?
The terms of agreement for accessing the Amazon.com Web Services require all images pulled from the service to be linked back to Amazon.com, as well as an additional link. The Amazon.com associate's ID...
View ArticleCan I modify what the printed page looks like?
Find the file tellico-printing.xsl which should be in the $KDEDIR/share/apps/tellico/ directory. You can copy that to $KDEHOME/share/apps/tellico/ for personal modifications. You'll have to know XSLT,...
View ArticleHow do I add new entry templates?
Entry templates should be saved in $KDEHOME/share/apps/tellico/entry-templates/ for access for a single user or $KDEDIR/share/apps/tellico/entry-templates/ for access by everyone. Templates in $KDEHOME...
View ArticleWhat does the name Tellico have to do with anything?
I thought about several other names, a few of which were connected with book collections. However, Tellico can handle more than just books, and besides, this is a hobby, so I chose a neat-sounding (to...
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