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Moonbase59 · 01-21-2022, 04:19 AM

If really the plugin has to do it (vs. "strings returned by a plugin are normalized by Calibre"), be aware that there are some caveats lurking here:

You’ll probably want use the NFC (Normalization Form Canonical Composition), as in unicodedata.normalize('NFC', string).
Personally, I’d advise against using NFKC (the "compatibility" composition), because it breaks too much, like super- and subscripts, Roman numerals. Even the angstrom sign (Å) will silently be converted to the Swedish letter (Å).
Be sure the string is complete, i.e. not starting with a combining character or ending with a joining one.
Some more info on Wikipedia and unicode.org.

01-21-2022, 04:19 AM	#38
Moonbase59 Addict Posts: 233 Karma: 1000244 Join Date: Oct 2021 Location: Germany Device: Tolino Vision 5, Tolino Tab 8", Pocketbook Era (16GB)	If really the plugin has to do it (vs. "strings returned by a plugin are normalized by Calibre"), be aware that there are some caveats lurking here: You’ll probably want use the NFC (Normalization Form Canonical Composition), as in unicodedata.normalize('NFC', string). Personally, I’d advise against using NFKC (the "compatibility" composition), because it breaks too much, like super- and subscripts, Roman numerals. Even the angstrom sign (Å) will silently be converted to the Swedish letter (Å). Be sure the string is complete, i.e. not starting with a combining character or ending with a joining one. Some more info on Wikipedia and unicode.org. Attached Thumbnails Last edited by Moonbase59; 01-21-2022 at 04:35 AM.