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Items borrowed from others ?

Posted: Thu Jan 08, 2009 2:41 pm
by Topov81
Hi,

Just wondered how other 'Pedia users deal with CDs, DVDs, Games & Books that they have borrowed from someone else ?

Obviously the Borrowed section is for your items that you've lent to others, but I'd like to somehow include things that I've got on loan from friends (and record who I borrowed them from and when I need to return them).

The 'Pedia apps don't seem to support this functiondirectly, has anyone got any little tips how it could be done ?... (ideally not a collection excluded from the main Library - I'd like the items to appear with the rest, just with a banner or something to indicate they are borrowed)

The best thought I had was a Custom field and a subsequent SMART Collection.

Re: Items borrowed from others ?

Posted: Fri Jan 09, 2009 4:00 am
by Nora
Personally I use the regular Borrowed By field but add 'From:' before the name of the person I borrowed the item from. That way the entry gets the borrowed banner over the cover and it becomes part of the borrowed collection to remind me of the status. You can still create a smart collection then with the criteria "Borrowed By starts with From:" so that you can keep those entries together.

Re: Items borrowed from others ?

Posted: Fri Jan 09, 2009 11:55 am
by Topov81
Thanks Nora I'll try that.