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Originally Posted by kovidgoyal
Ah we are talking about the bulk metadata dialog, my mistake. Actually, the remove format operation should probably be entirely removed from that dialog -- it is redundant since it is also available via the remove books button dropdown, where it is much better implemented.
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@BetterRed, I missed that too. (But with this way around there comes a unmistakable warning too, right?)
Edit -> not correct for the first 2 sheets
@Kovid, where will this all end?
Bulk editing metadata is a powerful function what did exactly for what it was former designed. Everything, what you are doing there, have a direct impact - what we all know and what we all comment to use with special care. The first sentence in the window point out very clear what can happen if you don't know what you are doing. No safety net, no double bottom - no way back. It does exactly for what it is mentioned to be.
I am not really happy to see if bulk editing will loose parts of its functionality because of some users don't like to look/think first, don't like to be responsible or need to protect people from themselves in all matters concerning.
This is one of the functions what makes calibre so powerful for experienced users. If people want to do things in a safety way, they better read first and/or use the other possible functions that are also in place.
That's exactly what the sentence means: "
You can destroy your library using this feature. ..."
Not to mention that at least I use bulk editing with all its functionalities more often in my libraries as normal user functions.
Edit: Never mind, I didn't realize that the warning isn't there for the first two sheets. Maybe you can add it to all sheets...