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Originally Posted by pleiadesc
Hi DNSB,
Thank you for your opinion. I'm aware of calibre's folder structure, the plugin does not challenge the current folder structure rather it adapts to its constraints. I agree that this plugin is not for everybody but for those who like to use file explorers to view their books. The example shows you group books by genre, and you preserve the author's name by using the plugin. and of course its not for everybody.
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Umm... you want to rename the directories in the calibre library in a non-standard fashion. That pretty much fits the definition of not supported.
I will have to admit that I can't see the advantage of having a directory called calibre-ebook instead of "Eric Flint" in terms of using Windows Explorer to browse your calibre library. You also did not mention genre in your original message. For what it's worth, given the search tools in calibre, worrying about directory structure is so 1980s. Search and sort by almost any information you felt like placing in your calibre library. Search for books in a series where the books are written by multiple authors? No problem. Search for all books tagged as "gun porn"? No problem. Search for all books written by H. Beam Piper with a tag of paratime? Again, no problem.
BTW, you do realize that when you change an author name, calibre moves the book directories under that author name into a directory under the new author name. So when you run your plugin, using my sample author name, the book directories will move from "Eric Flint" to "calibre-ebook". Now run your plugin again for another author and you will end up with multiple authors' books stuffed into the same directory in your calibre library. Are you planning for your plugin to maintain a database of it's own to keep track of the how the eggs were scrambled.