[jecilop]

UPDATE: Solved as of post #178 & #179 - awesome addition

ORIGINAL:
Question/Request for Epub Merge Plug-in Developer ( I think I'm putting this in the correct place by following the Plug-in Thread).

Re: Merged book metadata jacket page replacing metadata jacket of 1st book when updating the file.

I've noticed that when books are merged, the metadata jacket of the first book is replaced with the metadata jacket for the merged book when you update it to include comments you want to see in the merged book. All other books metadata jacket pages remain as they were. I believe this means that it "updates" and replaces the page file with the new one. This file is "jacket.xhtml" .

Can this be changed to ensure that a new metadata jacket page is added to reflect the merged book metadata but not remove (and thus lose) what existed in the first book?
I have been compiling my book series into individual, merged files and notice that I lose the metadata jacket that I added/updated to the first book when I modify my metadata and update the jacket (which I want) in the merged file.

I've attached a zip (rar) file you can extract and simply import into Calibre to see example files. These are folders and files created in the Calibre library so I can demonstrate this.

After looking at the Edit Metadata setup across the books when creating these examples, I think the solution would be to rename the "jacket.xhtml" or copy it under a modified name as happens with the jacket files of the 2nd and 3rd books that are merged. This would be part of the epub merge process. If it means a blank metadata jacket page called "jacket.xhtml" would have to be created, that should be fine. That would then be updated by the user; OR, you could set it up as a checkmark box option in the "confirm merge and order" window.
This automatic "fix" would save a lot of editing time.

It would then look like this:
* merged cover followed by...
* the merged book metadata jacket page which must be "polished" by the consumer to add it to the book...
* and THEN the cover for the 1st book with the usual afterward (1st book metadata jacket, text, 2nd book, repeat)

Currently, when polishing or converting and updating the metadata because you want a summary metadata jacket page you get:
* Merged book cover,
* 1st book cover,
* metadata jacket of merged book replacing 1st book metadata jacket,
then rest of book as normal.


I hope to hear back on this.
THANK YOU.