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Old 12-30-2017, 02:51 PM   #6
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Originally Posted by Robin.K View Post
Thanks for this Workaround...

The Quick Preferences plugin works fine dealing with file names but not for the mentioned purpose...
Maybe that's why i gave up on it

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btw, portable is not an option for me, i'm on a mac.
Bummer.

Not sure if this is doable on a Mac, if its not then get rid of it
  • Create two sets of configuration data, one (e.g. calibre/books_config) with the tweak set to 'comma' the other (e.g. calibre/magazines_config) with the tweak set to 'copy'.
  • In a script that starts calibre pop a question, "Configure for Books or Magazines?"
  • Set the CALIBRE_CONFIG_DIRECTORY environment variable according to the response - to calibre/books_config if it's 'B' or calibre/magazines_config if it's 'M'. See Environment variables
I've considered doing this on Windows, but my Portable solution does the same thing without having to write and maintain an automation script - my motto is 'Less is better, but least is best'.

What we want is a plugin that sets the author_sort_copy_method tweak to a designated value when a specified library is opened at calibre start or a library switch - maybe someone will put their hand up to write one

BR
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