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Originally Posted by marie44
@chaley: Well, I tried the new column and the tweak built off it, and I initially thought it worked, but it appears to only be affecting some series and not others. I can see at least three different issues: Series A is sorted numerically by series in one collection but not another (sorted alphabetically there). Series B sorts almost correctly, except book 15 which is listed first (Books 1-14 list correctly) - and it behaves the same in two different collections. Series C is sorting alphabetically across collections and not by series #. I did try removing some series and putting them back on, but that didn't seem to make a difference.
(and yes, metadata management is set to automatic).
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Do all of the books have a series and series index? Those that do not will sort by title.
Please look at a series that is sorted incorrectly and check that it appears in a different order than you get if you sort calibre's library by the new column. You can make this easier by searching for the series, then clicking on the sort column header to sort it. It the orders are the same but not what you want, then we need to play with the column. If the orders are different, then I have a problem somewhere.
If there is a difference, then the first place to start is to capture calibre's debug output when the collections are built. To do that, start a command shell/box using whatever is appropriate for your operating system (on windows it is start, run, type cmd).
1) Make note of what folder you are in (on windows it will be the prompt).
2) Ensure your device is not plugged in.
3) Type
Code:
calibre-debug -g > caldebug.txt 2>&1
calibre should open
4) plug in your device. Wait for calibre to recognize it and show you the device view.
5) quit calibre.
6) Using a file explorer, go to the folder you noted in step 1. There should be a file caldebug.txt in it.
7) Look at the file caldebug.txt. Remove any information you consider private. If you remove too much, the file will become useless to me.
8) Post that file here. Alternatively, you can send it to calbugs at charles.haleys.org (make the obvious substitution).