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lrpirlet · 01-22-2021, 04:37 PM

I am running 5.10.0 and I suspect a problem with tweaks author_sort_copy_method...

A (not so) long time ago, under version 4, I did tweak the author_sort_copy_method by changing from comma to

Code:

author_sort_copy_method = 'nocomma'

.. . All that worked perfectly and still work that way today...

Well, today I observed a few bad author sorts so I changed from false

Code:

author_use_surname_prefixes = True

and I also added 'ANTHOLOGIE' in the author_name_copywords.

The author value "ANTHOLOGIE par Asimov" does copy as such in the author_sort field, BUT

The author "Alfred E Van Vogt" still sort automatically to "Vogt Alfred E Van"... I suspected a problem with capital letter so I added "Van" to

Code:

author_surname_prefixes = ['da', 'de', 'di', 'la', 'le', 'van', 'von', 'Van']

. No success.

So I removed ANTHOLOGIE from the author_name_copywords and I got a different author from author_sort value... So it's working?!?

So I changed 'nocomma' to 'comma' (in fact I did a reset) and the author sort did NOT change (I still have "fn ln" -> "ln fn" without the comma)

I have been looking around but have not been able to find anything similar... I have the calibre source from git and follow the evolution, I have seen a recent commit named 'Add a new tweak under "Author sort name algorithm" to optionally recognize common surname prefixes such as von, van, de etc.)' But I cannot (yet) understand python class and/or object programming...

Oh yes, I am running calibre in french if that matters and I have a few extentions... Tell me if you need more informations from me or if there is a better place to report this.

01-22-2021, 04:37 PM	#1
lrpirlet Connoisseur Posts: 96 Karma: 40 Join Date: Mar 2020 Location: Belgium (sorry, I am from the Walloon side of the country and I speak french only) Device: PW3, Kobo Libra H2O	I Cannot tweak author_sort_copy_method anymore I am running 5.10.0 and I suspect a problem with tweaks author_sort_copy_method... A (not so) long time ago, under version 4, I did tweak the author_sort_copy_method by changing from comma to Code: author_sort_copy_method = 'nocomma' .. . All that worked perfectly and still work that way today... Well, today I observed a few bad author sorts so I changed from false Code: author_use_surname_prefixes = True and I also added 'ANTHOLOGIE' in the author_name_copywords. The author value "ANTHOLOGIE par Asimov" does copy as such in the author_sort field, BUT The author "Alfred E Van Vogt" still sort automatically to "Vogt Alfred E Van"... I suspected a problem with capital letter so I added "Van" to Code: author_surname_prefixes = ['da', 'de', 'di', 'la', 'le', 'van', 'von', 'Van'] . No success. So I removed ANTHOLOGIE from the author_name_copywords and I got a different author from author_sort value... So it's working?!? So I changed 'nocomma' to 'comma' (in fact I did a reset) and the author sort did NOT change (I still have "fn ln" -> "ln fn" without the comma) I have been looking around but have not been able to find anything similar... I have the calibre source from git and follow the evolution, I have seen a recent commit named 'Add a new tweak under "Author sort name algorithm" to optionally recognize common surname prefixes such as von, van, de etc.)' But I cannot (yet) understand python class and/or object programming... Oh yes, I am running calibre in french if that matters and I have a few extentions... Tell me if you need more informations from me or if there is a better place to report this.