Dutch title case function

fvdham · 10-11-2012, 08:07 AM

I like to cleanup all my booktitles with the titlecase option in the bulk metadata edit screen.
It seems to me that this is only possible with english titles.
I do not like to change the dutch words 'de' 'het' 'een' etc into 'De' 'Het' 'Een'.
Is there a way to modify the titlecase function to the dutch spelling?
I went thru both the form and the manual but could not a solution.
Thanks in advance

kovidgoyal · 10-11-2012, 09:23 AM

Titlecase is english only. For other languages you have to clean up the results by hand.

fvdham · 10-11-2012, 10:13 AM

Ok thanks.
Maybe the search and replace can do most of the work.

theducks · 10-11-2012, 10:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

Titlecase is english only. For other languages you have to clean up the results by hand.

Kovid
Does the menu system used by calibre allow conditional disabling (grey out). In this context; {language} <> en*

kovidgoyal · 10-11-2012, 12:31 PM

It's still useful in non english languages, just not perfect.

theducks · 10-11-2012, 12:50 PM

Makes sense then to not to disable it.

Zetmolm · 10-11-2012, 02:35 PM

Title case as it is used in English is not commonly used in Dutch. The "standard" way of spelling titles is with just the first word capitalized. Anyone who ever would think of adding a Dutch title case function to Calibre would need to do it that way, rather than doing it in the English way with all words capitalized except "small" words such as articles.

Of course, if anyone wants to display Dutch titles in any other way in their Calibre library they are welcome to do so, but that would be non-standard.

fvdham · 10-11-2012, 02:50 PM

Is the dutch spelling of titles defined somewere. I could not find anything on this subject on the internet.

The best option for me is to use the "standard" way of spelling, which is incorporated in Calibre, and modify names, places etc manually.

kovidgoyal · 10-11-2012, 10:09 PM

Title casing is very culture specific, even within the same language different cultures/communities can have different casing rules.

10-11-2012, 08:07 AM	#1
fvdham Junior Member Posts: 7 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: The Netherlands Device: sony PRS-T1	Dutch title case function I like to cleanup all my booktitles with the titlecase option in the bulk metadata edit screen. It seems to me that this is only possible with english titles. I do not like to change the dutch words 'de' 'het' 'een' etc into 'De' 'Het' 'Een'. Is there a way to modify the titlecase function to the dutch spelling? I went thru both the form and the manual but could not a solution. Thanks in advance

10-11-2012, 09:23 AM	#2
kovidgoyal Creator of calibre Posts: 22,511 Karma: 2944574 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Titlecase is english only. For other languages you have to clean up the results by hand. __________________ Get calibre Notice to all: I can not provide assistance with DRM removal, for legal reasons, so please do not contact me about it.

10-11-2012, 12:31 PM	#5
kovidgoyal Creator of calibre Posts: 22,511 Karma: 2944574 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	It's still useful in non english languages, just not perfect. __________________ Get calibre Notice to all: I can not provide assistance with DRM removal, for legal reasons, so please do not contact me about it.

10-11-2012, 12:50 PM	#6
theducks Staff to 4 Cats Posts: 10,734 Karma: 2485850 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The (original) Silicon Valley, USA Device: Galaxy Tab 2,Black Astak PEz, K4NT(now Wifes)	Makes sense then to not to disable it. __________________ Using: Ubuntu(32 bit):Oneric,Precise and XPpro SP3, W7HP(64)- - Libre Office w/Writer2EPUB

10-11-2012, 10:09 PM	#9
kovidgoyal Creator of calibre Posts: 22,511 Karma: 2944574 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Title casing is very culture specific, even within the same language different cultures/communities can have different casing rules. __________________ Get calibre Notice to all: I can not provide assistance with DRM removal, for legal reasons, so please do not contact me about it.

10-11-2012, 10:13 AM	#3
fvdham Junior Member Posts: 7 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: The Netherlands Device: sony PRS-T1	Ok thanks. Maybe the search and replace can do most of the work.

10-11-2012, 02:35 PM	#7
Zetmolm Evangelist Posts: 418 Karma: 835018 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Onyx Boox 60, PocketBook Touch	Title case as it is used in English is not commonly used in Dutch. The "standard" way of spelling titles is with just the first word capitalized. Anyone who ever would think of adding a Dutch title case function to Calibre would need to do it that way, rather than doing it in the English way with all words capitalized except "small" words such as articles. Of course, if anyone wants to display Dutch titles in any other way in their Calibre library they are welcome to do so, but that would be non-standard.

10-11-2012, 02:50 PM	#8
fvdham Junior Member Posts: 7 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: The Netherlands Device: sony PRS-T1	Is the dutch spelling of titles defined somewere. I could not find anything on this subject on the internet. The best option for me is to use the "standard" way of spelling, which is incorporated in Calibre, and modify names, places etc manually.

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