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Of course that means that the permitted interleaved updates will probably scribble on each other. That is why ACID semantics are generally accepted as a good thing. But in the end, up to you ... |
I was responding to the assertion:
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Having the book open in ANY viewer will lock files.
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The "ANY" is not my emphasis… it's @theduck's.
Of the "viewers" I use frequently, I get one of three behaviours if I change a book title in calibre whilst they have the file open, e.g.:
a) they lock the files and calibre won't allow me to change the book title - PDF xChange and MS Word.
b) they discover the file location has disappeared when the file is saved - Sigil, calibre ebook-editor.
c) they detect the change as it happens and have a whinge about it - Notepad++.
I suspect most calibre users would associate ACID with something they had in the '60s or the Doors or Jefferson Airplane rock bands. Changing a book's metadata in calibre whilst one of its format files is open in another program is like ACID in one respect… best avoided without medical supervision
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