With the new release (0.8.18) I noticed this under "New Features":
# When automatically generating author sort for author name, ignore common prefixes like Mr. Dr. etc. Controllable via tweak. Also add a tweak to allow control of how a string is split up into multiple authors.
Closes tickets: 795984 [External link]
http://calibre-ebook.com/whats-new
The link lead to this:
Bug Description
I would like the option for extra author sorting options.
2 functions I would like to have are:
1. add split operators
At this moment you can split by & and and. I would like to add personal split functions like ; / , | and the local word for and
2. add sorting prefixes. At this moment it is possible to add suffixes like PhD etc. It would be nice to have the option to add Prefixes as well (like Prof.) It would be able to add single and multiple words (e.g. Prof. Dr.).
https://bugs.launchpad.net/calibre/+bug/795984
Does this mean there is some way to tell it to only use the'&' symbol to create separate authors and allow me to use the word 'and' with out having it create a separate author?
If so, could someone explain how to do that? And if not, could someone please explain what this new feature does do then, I'm just a little confused?
