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davidfor · 05-20-2020, 09:00 PM

There has been a lot of discussion on sorting on the device over the years. Replacing the space with a non-breaking space should work. But, how to enter it will probably be the problem. Using the HTML entity isn't going to work, because the text isn't being parsed as HTML when the sorting is being done. There is a similar issue with the other methods mentioned.

I knew something like this had been discussed, so I search the forum. I think https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=244593 has the best details. The suggestion there is to use a plugboard to do the changes. The problem with that is it will be an all-or-nothing change.

If you have just a few like this, you can enter the non-breaking space in the author in calibre. I just tested one of these, and it worked in both calibre and on the device. In that case, I entered the non-breaking space using keyboard. Other times, I have used the clipboard to copy from an editor.

I'd suggest trying the ideas mentioned in the thread above and seeing how well they work for you. At least, they should give some more ideas and we can work out what is needed.

05-20-2020, 09:00 PM	#3
davidfor Grand Sorcerer Posts: 24,905 Karma: 47303824 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Sydney, Australia Device: Kobo:Touch,Glo, AuraH2O, GloHD,AuraONE, ClaraHD, Libra H2O; tolinoepos	There has been a lot of discussion on sorting on the device over the years. Replacing the space with a non-breaking space should work. But, how to enter it will probably be the problem. Using the HTML entity isn't going to work, because the text isn't being parsed as HTML when the sorting is being done. There is a similar issue with the other methods mentioned. I knew something like this had been discussed, so I search the forum. I think https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=244593 has the best details. The suggestion there is to use a plugboard to do the changes. The problem with that is it will be an all-or-nothing change. If you have just a few like this, you can enter the non-breaking space in the author in calibre. I just tested one of these, and it worked in both calibre and on the device. In that case, I entered the non-breaking space using keyboard. Other times, I have used the clipboard to copy from an editor. I'd suggest trying the ideas mentioned in the thread above and seeing how well they work for you. At least, they should give some more ideas and we can work out what is needed.