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Starson,
While I truly appreciate the automatic tools you've created and the after-the-fact tools from KiwiDude, I've got a couple of issues that an immediate confirmation of authorship would make life easier for me. The first is due to having entered in a LOT of books with lots still lying around (I use the database for real paper books, too). But it's been awhile and my immediate memory of what's gone in, flags. I'm old. I'd like to know whether the title/author is unique before going through the after-the-fact examination. But I understand this is a sore spot with our leader and unlikely to be fixed in anything approaching the near future. I can't turn automerge on because I also use Calibre as a repository of my various articles from bridge magazines and sports publications. Not all of my work, especially in the bridge area. But I do wish to keep versions, just not multiple copies of the same version. (I adjusted articles for different publications. i.e. what I wrote for Bridge World appeared in the souvenir book for the Indian National Championships a year later in expanded form. That sort of thing). Plus there are articles like Mike Lawrence's 2 Over 1 Notes that are the not the same as MY 2 Over 1 Notes. It all gets messy.
But it's NOT your problem. You've done great work that satisfies the needs of 99.9 percent of the Calibre user-base. I've known about Kovid's touchiness on the subject and just wondered if any of you insiders knew why he has adopted that stance. KiwiDude explained as well as it can be explained. And I accept that.
GM
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