Better sorting for OPDS for people with huge libraries

[kevindherdt]

Idea Description

Opds is working great now thanks @majora2007 however I have one request that I think might also be very helpful for others.

Is it possible to add number and letter sort for libraries?
I will try to explain what I mean.

For example I open the light novel library via opds, I can choose All Libraries -> Light Novels -> and here all light novels are sorted alphabetically.
However I think it would be nice to have option to choose between [0 - 9] and [A - Z] so we can search for the series really fast.

i.e. opds -> All libraries -> Light novels > Choose number or letter for fast sorting (maybe add option to show all for those who prefer to see all just sorted alphabetically, so they are can still use the old way too) .

This way it saves time for users using ereaders especially and might help with the pagination as well?

Ideally if u want to go the extra mile might as well add option to search like this

All Libraries -> Light Novels -> Authors / Series -> Choose number or letter for fast sorting

This way not only light novel and manga readers but also normal book readers might appreciate it.

I have no idea how hard it would be to implement this but I think the system that calibre itself has using opds is really good at this, might be worth it to check it out. But I would like to see kavita improve and use this software instead. I know that me and family members I share my libraries with have talked about this before as well.

thanks in advance.

Idea Category

Feature Enhancement

Duration of Using Kavita

2 years

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