Issue when adding metadata front page to mobi output

striker1 · 11-28-2010, 07:13 PM

Hi All,

I have been using Calibre for sometime now with my SONY and Kindle DX readers and it is really fantastic!

I really like the addition of metadata on front pages as I can quickly read the synopsis of the book and decide whether to read it on not depending on the mood I am in or flick for another one.

However the problem I get with this conversion (only on mobi output) is with the tag section. Normally you would get something like:

Tags: Fiction, espionage, thriller... etc.

What I get is all the above with an extra line(s) containing the tags with 3 ts at the end of each tag. So I would get something like:

Tags: Fiction, espionage, thriller
Fictionttt, espionagettt, thrillerttt

I don't know if this happens because of some setting that I am using or if there is really a bug in the software. Has anybody else come accross this issue?

Any feedback much appreciated.

Thanks!

kovidgoyal · 11-28-2010, 10:46 PM

its deliberate to allow for searching for a tag over all books. Suppose you have a tag named "cool"

now if you search for cool on the Kindle it will show you all books with the word cool anywhere in them.

In instead you search for coolttt you get only the tagged books.

It needs tobe done this way as the search on the Kindle doesn't recognize special chars like commas, etc.

striker1 · 11-30-2010, 03:12 PM

Thanks Kovid. Now I know it's not me!

Cheers!!!! :-)

11-28-2010, 07:13 PM	#1
striker1 Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: UK Device: SONY PRS-505 / Kindle DX	Issue when adding metadata front page to mobi output Hi All, I have been using Calibre for sometime now with my SONY and Kindle DX readers and it is really fantastic! I really like the addition of metadata on front pages as I can quickly read the synopsis of the book and decide whether to read it on not depending on the mood I am in or flick for another one. However the problem I get with this conversion (only on mobi output) is with the tag section. Normally you would get something like: Tags: Fiction, espionage, thriller... etc. What I get is all the above with an extra line(s) containing the tags with 3 ts at the end of each tag. So I would get something like: Tags: Fiction, espionage, thriller Fictionttt, espionagettt, thrillerttt I don't know if this happens because of some setting that I am using or if there is really a bug in the software. Has anybody else come accross this issue? Any feedback much appreciated. Thanks!

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11-28-2010, 10:46 PM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,842 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	its deliberate to allow for searching for a tag over all books. Suppose you have a tag named "cool" now if you search for cool on the Kindle it will show you all books with the word cool anywhere in them. In instead you search for coolttt you get only the tagged books. It needs tobe done this way as the search on the Kindle doesn't recognize special chars like commas, etc.

11-30-2010, 03:12 PM	#3
striker1 Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: UK Device: SONY PRS-505 / Kindle DX	Thanks Kovid. Now I know it's not me! Cheers!!!! :-)

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