Again, here the calibre-help:
https://manual.calibre-ebook.com/faq...es-and-sorting
Quote:
Now coming to author name sorting:
When a new author is added to calibre (this happens whenever a book by a new author is added), calibre automatically computes a sort string for both the book and the author.
Authors in the Tag browser are sorted by the sort value for the authors. Remember that this is different from the Author sort field for a book.
By default, this sort algorithm assumes that the author name is in First name Last name format and generates a Last name, First name sort value.
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Due to this explanation we can assume that the tag-browser is getting sorted by the Author_sort column.
My Authors are entered in the above mentioned way: FN LN. Described above.
That would mean, tag-browser should sort LN, FN which is done this way, even when its showing the names FN LN!
But the same help tells me "Remember that this is different from the Author sort field for a book."
So, which field is meant? Authors or Author_sort? Thats in no way clear! Tag browser is sorted by Author_sort but Author_sort is sorting which way??????
And Authors are sorted too which way? Like YOU said the same way as Author_sort. Why?
And that makes me assume when i change Author_sort to Author, ONLY the tag-browser is getting changed!
The Authors column is nowhere mentioned. So i have to assume that i can sort this column the way i want. Which i cannot do!
Anyone getting the strangeness of the whole thing?
So please would anyone explain please in clear and understandable words why its done the strange way?
Therefore we can also say that the help doesnt help in any way! That whole thing needs to be cleared for future audience.
So when i change Author_sort to Author, tag browser sorts authors the way FN LN and Authors the same way.
Therefore i need a third column which has Authors stored the way LN, FN!
Sorry, that whole thing is a big nonsense and in no way straight in terms of use!
@chaley: Thats wrong! Look at the pic from the DB! It contains Authors and Author_sort!