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Old 07-29-2016, 02:40 PM   #1
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change first and last name order, and more...

1. How can I cange the how the author's name is displayed in the field in the Author column?

In the column Author(s) the authors are now displayed first name, then last name. When I sort them they sort correctly by last name. But I would like the last name to be displayed first in the field.

I don't seem to find the template for specifying name order in Author column

2. Similar question about if it's possible to to have the last name first in the author folder name in the calibre library? This is how I have specified the names to be written when sending the book to the Kobo device. It's easier to find a book when sorting the folders.

3. Curious question. Is there any particular reason for calibre to write the book's file name as "title" - "author"? Why not "author" - "title". And why not language specific characters, like едц, in the file name?

4. Must one always use the Add book function to update the library with new books. Is it not possble to place the book directly in the calibre library folder and then update the library metadata about what's in the library folder? I wanted to copy some books from the library on one computer to a library on another computer and then just update the calibre library user interface with the new books. But it seemed that I had to enter every book folder and use the add button. Then a new copy of the book was created beside the one copied from the other computer.
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