make my tags visible as a group or list on ADD BOOKS page.

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make my tags visible as a group or list on ADD BOOKS page.

1Mary_Charlotte
Nov 8, 2024, 11:40 am

This will allow me to choose from my own group of tag choices as I am adding rather than guessing at how I have listed a tag. For instance, did I tag The Hemingses of Monticello as "slavery" or "anti-slavery"? Hmmmm. If I guess incorrectly then I just end up with too many similar tags which I do not want. Having my tag choices pop up as I am typing is not very efficient or workable, especially for those of us who have our own version of typing.

2MarthaJeanne
Nov 8, 2024, 12:46 pm

I certainly do NOT want to see my long list of tags on the add book page.

3Charon07
Nov 8, 2024, 1:24 pm

I think a “show all” like there is for collections would be handy. I don’t want to see the whole list every time, but sometimes it would be handy to be able to consult the list.

4knerd.knitter
Nov 8, 2024, 1:43 pm

>1 Mary_Charlotte: That field should have an autocomplete that pops up as you type.

5gilroy
Nov 8, 2024, 3:01 pm

>1 Mary_Charlotte: You can edit your tags to match if you type in too many similar on the Tags page.
Your browser and Librarything already offer a typing suggestion pop up. -- No wait, you refuse to use that because it's too inefficient. But I don't think you'll get more than that.

6knerd.knitter
Nov 8, 2024, 3:41 pm

Oh, I misunderstood what the OP was requesting. They already know about the autocomplete.

7lilithcat
Nov 8, 2024, 3:52 pm

>1 Mary_Charlotte:

You could always open your tag list in another tab.

8HsuBattery
Nov 8, 2024, 9:37 pm

Autocomplete is usually not helpful when typing the first tag in East Asian languages, where tags that are two or three characters long are common. In addition, in order to type the half-width commas between tags, I have to switch IME and then switch back to type the next tag, which is inconvenient for me.
I would like to have a feature that allows adding tags by clicking on them from a tag list.

9Moloch
Nov 9, 2024, 3:35 am

>3 Charon07: I agree, I'd like that