3. Book List

The book list screen displays and manages all accessible books.

Book List Screen

This is the main screen displayed after login.

Screen Layout

• Navigation Bar: Top of screen. Menu button on the left, the title "Handbook", and action buttons on the right (see the table below)
• Workgroup Tabs: Below the navigation bar. Tabs for filtering books by workgroup (see Filtering by Workgroup)
• Book List: List of books (grid or list view)
• "+" Button: Bottom right of the screen. Creates or imports new books (only shown for accounts that can create books)

Navigation Bar Buttons

On the right side of the navigation bar, the following buttons appear from left to right:

Button	Icon	Description
Refresh	Circular arrow	Syncs with the server and refreshes the book list
Sort		Shows the sort menu (see Sorting Books)
Bookmarks	Bookmark	Shows the bookmark list dialog
Edit	Pencil	Enters edit mode (see Editing and Deleting Books)
Reorder		Enters drag-and-drop reorder mode. Only shown when the sort order is "Manual" (not shown on the "My Favorite" tab)
View Toggle	Grid / List	Switches between grid view and list view (see Switching Display Mode)
Search		Opens the search screen (see Searching Books)

Note: When the window is narrow, the "Bookmarks", "Edit", and "Reorder" buttons are grouped into a "⋮" menu on the right edge.

Book Display Information

Each book shows the following information:

• Cover Image: Book thumbnail
• Favorite Button (star icon): Shown to the left of the title. Click to add/remove the book from favorites. Favorited books appear on the "My Favorite" tab
• Title: Book name, shown in the bar at the bottom of the cover image
• Description: Book description, shown below the title
• Sync Status Icon: Top right of the cover image. Indicates whether the book is in cloud reference mode (cloud icon) or downloaded (see Sync Status Icons)
• "NEW" / "UPDATE" Label: Top left of the cover image. Shown for newly shared books or books with updated content (see Update Notifications)
• "Read Only" Label: Shown for books that can only be viewed
• Creator: A "From: creator name" label, shown when "Show creator name in the cover" is enabled in Settings
• Download/Upload Progress: While syncing, a circular progress indicator is shown at the top left of the cover image

In edit mode, a selection checkbox is shown at the top left of the cover image.

Switching Display Mode

You can switch the book display format.

Grid View

Books are arranged in tiles. Cover images are displayed larger, making it easier to find books visually.

• Click the grid icon in the navigation bar
• More books can be displayed at once depending on window size

List View

Books are arranged in a single column. Detailed information like title and update date is displayed.

• Click the list icon in the navigation bar
• Efficient when you have many books

Sorting Books

You can change the book display order.

1. Click the sort icon in the navigation bar
2. Select sort criteria:
3. Manual: Drag and drop to reorder freely (↑ icon toggles ascending/descending)
4. Name: Alphabetical order
5. Book Created: Order by book creation date
6. Updated: Order by last update date
7. Book Size: Order by file size

Searching Books

You can search books by keyword.

1. Click the search icon in the navigation bar to open the search screen
2. Enter keywords in the search bar
3. Separate keywords with spaces for an AND search (only items containing all keywords are shown)
4. Search results are grouped into "HANDBOOK", "SECTION", and "CONTENT"
5. HANDBOOK: Books whose title or description matches the keywords
6. SECTION: Sections whose title, description, bookmarks, headlines, etc. match the keywords
7. CONTENT: Downloaded files (such as PDFs, excluding web content) whose text contains the keywords
8. When you first open the search screen, your search history is shown; click an entry to search again
9. To exit, close the search screen with the back button at the top left

Filtering by Workgroup

You can filter books by workgroup.

Workgroup Tabs

Use tabs at the top to switch which books are displayed. From left to right, the tabs are:

• My Favorite: Display only books added to favorites with the star icon
• All: Display all accessible books
• Home Workgroup: Display only books from the workgroup you own (such as books you created)
• Participating Workgroups: Display only books from each workgroup you participate in. Each tab shows the user name of the workgroup owner

Note: Tabs for participating workgroups appear only after your invitation has been accepted and you have joined the workgroup. Workgroups hidden via "Show or hide workgroup tabs" in Settings are not shown.

Workgroup Selection

If you have many workgroups, scroll horizontally to see other workgroups.

Book Synchronization

Book contents are synchronized with the server.

Sync Status Icons

An icon showing sync status is displayed at the top right of the book cover image.

Status	Icon	Description
Cloud Reference		Referencing content on the server. Not downloaded to device
Downloaded		Content downloaded to device. Can be viewed offline

Note: When you click a downloaded book, a dialog appears asking if you want to switch to cloud reference and delete local content.

Tip: Newly shared books are in cloud mode by default. This prevents unexpected storage consumption when books contain large content like videos. To automatically download, enable "Auto-download shared book content" in Settings.

Update Notifications

When a book has updates, a "NEW" or "UPDATE" label is displayed at the top left of the cover image.

• NEW: Newly shared book
• UPDATE: Book with updated content

Manual Sync

1. Click the refresh button in the toolbar

Auto Sync

Syncs automatically on app launch and at regular intervals.

Note: For large books, we recommend downloading over a stable network connection.

Creating Books

If you have edit permissions, you can create new books.

1. Click the "+" button at the bottom right of the screen
2. Select "New Book"
3. Enter book information:
4. Title: Book name (required)
5. Description: Book description
6. Cover Image: Select from file
7. Click "Save"

The created book is saved to the associated workgroup.

Importing Books

You can import books exported from Handbook X (.hbx format).

1. Click the "+" button
2. Select "Import from File"
3. Select the .hbx file to import
4. Once imported, it's added to the book list

Note: Only .hbx files exported from Handbook X can be imported. General file formats like PDF cannot be directly imported. To add PDF or image files to a book, import them as sections after creating the book.

Import from Explorer

You can also open .hbx files from Explorer in Handbook X:

1. Right-click the .hbx file in Explorer
2. Select "Open with" → "Handbook X"
3. Import is executed

Editing and Deleting Books

Books with edit permissions can be edited or deleted.

Note: To edit a book, you need edit permissions and the book must be downloaded (local mode). Books in cloud reference mode cannot be edited.

Entering Edit Mode

1. Click the edit button (pencil icon) in the toolbar at the top right
2. In edit mode, the screen changes as follows:
3. Top left: "Select All" button (select/deselect all books at once)
4. Top center: Selection status display ("No books selected" or "○ books selected")
5. Top right: "Done" button (exit edit mode)
6. Top left of each book: Selection checkbox (circular icon)
7. Top left (slider): Thumbnail size adjustment (grid view only, adjust with -/+ buttons and slider)
8. Bottom: Action bar (Edit, Duplicate, Share, Export, Details, Delete)
9. Click a book to select it, and a checkmark will appear

Editing Books

1. In edit mode, click the book you want to edit to select it (checkmark appears)
2. Click "Edit" in the action bar at the bottom
3. Edit dialog appears
4. Change required items and click "Done"

Editable items: - Title - Description - Cover image (change via image icon at top right)

Deleting Books

1. In edit mode, click the book you want to delete to select it
2. Click "Delete" in the action bar at the bottom
3. A confirmation dialog appears
4. Type "Delete" in the input field
5. Click the "Delete Book" button

Warning: Deleting a book also deletes all sections in that book. This action cannot be undone. To prevent accidental deletion, you must type "Delete" to confirm.

Multiple Book Operations

In edit mode, you can select multiple books at once:

1. In edit mode, click multiple books to select them
2. "N books selected" is displayed at the top
3. Select an operation from the action bar at the bottom
4. Click "Select All" to select all books at once

Action Bar Buttons

The action bar has the following buttons. Enabled/disabled status changes based on selection count and permissions:

Note: "Edit", "Share", and "Info" buttons are disabled when multiple items are selected. These operations are only available when a single book is selected.

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