03-16-2011, 06:16 PM | #1 |
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accent letters in search
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How Can I ignore accents when I search a title or a author? Example: Author "John Le Carré" ....SEARCH ---> author:Carre Thanks in advance |
03-16-2011, 06:39 PM | #2 |
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03-17-2011, 09:09 AM | #3 |
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Well, you can go to "Advanced Search", switch to regular expressions at the top of the panel and enter, say,
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Carr[eé] Code:
Carr. Disadvantage: a basic understanding of regular expressions is needed. But it is well worth to learn about regexp. You'll be a much happier Calibre user. It is one of the very powerful features of Calibre. Regards, Mixx Last edited by Mixx; 03-17-2011 at 09:14 AM. |
03-17-2011, 10:49 AM | #4 |
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Oh, I found a much simpler way: you simply type in the normal search field
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~Carr. Code:
~Carr[eé] Regards, Mixx Last edited by Mixx; 03-17-2011 at 01:46 PM. |
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