refactor(ui): updated book browser view preferences

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Description

Updates Settings -> View preferences for the new browser. Mainly cleaning up old filter settings, and adding the new multi-sort editor to the page.

Linked Issue

Changes

• view-preferences.component - Swapped the sort config to use the new multi-sort dialog and editor component.
• Deleted old filter preference controls.

Manual Testing Steps

Test the view preferences, specifically the global sort and per library/shelf override.

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Summary by CodeRabbit

• New Features
  • Updated library view preferences with a streamlined multi-level sorting editor.
  • Configure multiple sort fields and sort directions in a single editor.
  • Added a setting to control whether book-type information appears as an overlay.
  • Edit sorting for individual views through a dedicated dialog.
• Improvements
  • Simplified the view-preferences layout for a cleaner, more consistent experience.

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📚 Learning: 2026-04-11T03:55:57.229Z

Learnt from: zachyale
Repo: grimmory-tools/grimmory PR: 439
File: frontend/src/app/features/series-browser/components/series-browser/series-browser.component.ts:178-196
Timestamp: 2026-04-11T03:55:57.229Z
Learning: In this Angular frontend (frontend/src/app/), prefer the team’s reactive i18n “signal/computed” pattern: (1) For individual reactive translated strings, use `translateSignal()` from `jsverse/transloco`. (2) For option/label arrays that must update on language switch, create a single `activeLang` signal with `toSignal(t.langChanges$, { initialValue: t.getActiveLang() })`, then derive the arrays as `computed()` signals that read `activeLang()`. This should avoid manual `langChanges$` subscriptions and any `ngOnDestroy` subscription cleanup; prefer this over subscribing in `ngOnInit` when implementing reactive localization.

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grimmory-tools/grimmory-docs

• src/content/docs/readers/view-preferences.mdx:36-71 still documents the removed Visible Sort Fields editor, including its 3–28 field limit and reset/remove controls. [::grimmory-tools/grimmory-docs::]
• src/content/docs/readers/view-preferences.mdx:81 says overrides support cover-size customization, but the PR removes coverSize from override persistence. [::grimmory-tools/grimmory-docs::]
• src/content/docs/readers/view-preferences.mdx:93-142 still documents Filter Preferences, which the PR removes from the settings UI. [::grimmory-tools/grimmory-docs::]
• src/content/docs/readers/view-preferences.mdx:194 still claims filter and sort field order are configured by drag-and-drop, including the removed filter/visible-sort-field editors. [::grimmory-tools/grimmory-docs::]

🔇 Additional comments (2)

frontend/src/app/features/settings/view-preferences-parent/view-preferences/view-preferences.component.ts (2)

1-2: LGTM!

Also applies to: 9-9, 18-18, 20-31, 44-44, 73-73, 75-75, 77-79, 86-86, 99-99, 120-120, 123-130, 184-184, 194-209, 217-223, 235-237

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80-81: 🎯 Functional Correctness

bookSortOptions returns translation keys through labelKey; it does not resolve labels eagerly. BookBrowseMultiSortEditorComponent already tracks langChanges$ with activeLang and translates those keys in both rows and addOptions. The dialog uses that component, so language changes update both editors without changing editorSortOptions.

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Walkthrough

The view preferences screen now uses multi-term book sorting, an inline global sort editor, dialog-based override sorting, and an overlay book type toggle. Preference persistence writes sort-term patches and removes legacy visible-sort-field settings.

Changes

View Preferences Sorting

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Sort state and preference loading frontend/src/app/features/settings/view-preferences-parent/view-preferences/view-preferences.component.ts	The component replaces legacy sort state with global and override BookSortTerm values. Stored criteria are converted to sort terms, with default terms used when needed.
Sort editing and persistence frontend/src/app/features/settings/view-preferences-parent/view-preferences/view-preferences.component.ts	Global terms update directly. Override terms use a multi-sort dialog. Save operations persist sort patches and overlayBookType without legacy sort or visible-field properties.
Sort editor and overlay controls frontend/src/app/features/settings/view-preferences-parent/view-preferences/view-preferences.component.html, frontend/src/app/features/settings/view-preferences-parent/view-preferences/view-preferences.component.scss	The template uses the inline multi-sort editor, adds the overlay toggle, and routes override edits to the dialog. Legacy sort-field editor styles are removed.

Priority: ➖ Normal

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~25 minutes

Change: Feature

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant ViewPreferencesComponent
  participant DialogLauncherService
  participant MultiSortDialog
  ViewPreferencesComponent->>DialogLauncherService: editOverrideSort(index)
  DialogLauncherService->>MultiSortDialog: open dialog with override sort terms
  MultiSortDialog-->>ViewPreferencesComponent: return updated sort terms
  ViewPreferencesComponent->>ViewPreferencesComponent: save updated sortTerms

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The updated sorting and preference controls have no identified merge-blocking risk.

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Inline comments:
In
`@frontend/src/app/features/settings/view-preferences-parent/view-preferences/view-preferences.component.ts`:
- Line 120: Guard the missing EntityViewPreferences.global value in the
view-preferences initialization: safely derive overlayBookType with the existing
default when global is absent, and avoid passing an absent global into
entityViewSortCriteria by applying the default sort without dereferencing it.
Preserve current behavior when global preferences are present.
- Around line 217-218: Remove the Visible Sort Fields editor instructions and
cover-size override claim from the View Preferences documentation, while
preserving the Filter Preferences section because FilterPreferencesComponent
remains rendered by ViewPreferencesParentComponent. Treat this as a separate
documentation follow-up rather than changing the sortPatch implementation.

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📚 Learning: 2026-05-18T14:54:39.422Z

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Repo: grimmory-tools/grimmory PR: 385
File: frontend/src/app/app.component.ts:55-56
Timestamp: 2026-04-05T21:16:01.715Z
Learning: When reviewing code in the Grimmory frontend (Angular), prefer modern Angular patterns. Specifically: (1) Prefer `DestroyRef` with `takeUntilDestroyed(destroyRef)` for teardown in Angular v16+ instead of manually tracking `Subscription` arrays and calling `unsubscribe()` in `ngOnDestroy()`. (2) Prefer `inject()` for dependency injection over constructor injection where appropriate. (3) Prefer Angular signals (e.g., `signal`, `computed`) over `BehaviorSubject`/`Observable` for state where signals/computed values fit the use case. Flag older patterns when they can be replaced with these modern equivalents without changing behavior.

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• src/content/docs/readers/view-preferences.mdx:30-77 documents the removed visible-sort-fields editor and its drag-and-drop controls. The PR removes this functionality, so this section is stale. [::grimmory-tools/grimmory-docs::]
• src/content/docs/readers/view-preferences.mdx:47-75 lists the old visible sort field behavior and 3–28 field limit, which no longer matches the PR’s removal of visibleSortFields. [::grimmory-tools/grimmory-docs::]
• src/content/docs/readers/view-preferences.mdx:81 says overrides support cover-size customization, but the PR removes coverSize from persisted override preferences. [::grimmory-tools/grimmory-docs::]
• src/content/docs/readers/view-preferences.mdx:93 begins a Filter Preferences section, while the PR summary says the old filter preference controls were removed. This documentation likely needs removal or revision. [::grimmory-tools/grimmory-docs::]

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frontend/src/app/features/settings/view-preferences-parent/view-preferences/view-preferences.component.html (1)

29-33: LGTM!

Also applies to: 35-37, 93-93

frontend/src/app/features/settings/view-preferences-parent/view-preferences/view-preferences.component.scss (1)

76-80: LGTM!

frontend/src/app/features/settings/view-preferences-parent/view-preferences/view-preferences.component.ts (1)

235-235: 🎯 Functional Correctness

Keep overlayBookType in the override snapshot.

saveSettings() matches upsertEntityViewPreference(), which creates overrides by copying next.global. The rendered browse page reads overlayBookType from preferences.global, and BookCardOverlayPreferenceService.currentContext remains null because no setter exists. The copied value does not cause the claimed global-setting failure.

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📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Track the stale View Preferences entries in grimmory-docs.

Remove the Visible Sort Fields editor instructions and the cover-size override claim from src/content/docs/readers/view-preferences.mdx. Keep the Filter Preferences section because FilterPreferencesComponent is still rendered by ViewPreferencesParentComponent. This repository has no release or CI check that requires this cross-repository edit in the current PR, so treat it as a separate documentation follow-up.

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In
`@frontend/src/app/features/settings/view-preferences-parent/view-preferences/view-preferences.component.ts`
around lines 217 - 218, Remove the Visible Sort Fields editor instructions and
cover-size override claim from the View Preferences documentation, while
preserving the Filter Preferences section because FilterPreferencesComponent
remains rendered by ViewPreferencesParentComponent. Treat this as a separate
documentation follow-up rather than changing the sortPatch implementation.

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