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petrjahoda · Yesterday, 07:23 AM

Hi Zebedi, few weeks ago I was solving a small problem: displaying authors with multiple names that include particles like "le," "du," "ben," and others. For example, an author can be "David Ben Gurion," and users wanted to sort by "Ben Gurion" not by just "Gurion." So I added a list of these particles to justRead, and this is the result for you.

But the proper solution is simple: skip the particle if it appears as the first part of the name (so "Ben Gurion" still sorts under G). I'm a bit ashamed I didn't think of it sooner, since it's pretty obvious in hindsight.

The fix is already in, as it was just one line of code change, and it will be in version 3.1 along with a few other small fixes.

Thanks for reporting this and have a nice day.

Yesterday, 07:23 AM	#2
petrjahoda Addict Posts: 375 Karma: 567890 Join Date: Dec 2025 Location: Czech Republic Device: iphone, ipad	Hi Zebedi, few weeks ago I was solving a small problem: displaying authors with multiple names that include particles like "le," "du," "ben," and others. For example, an author can be "David Ben Gurion," and users wanted to sort by "Ben Gurion" not by just "Gurion." So I added a list of these particles to justRead, and this is the result for you. But the proper solution is simple: skip the particle if it appears as the first part of the name (so "Ben Gurion" still sorts under G). I'm a bit ashamed I didn't think of it sooner, since it's pretty obvious in hindsight. The fix is already in, as it was just one line of code change, and it will be in version 3.1 along with a few other small fixes. Thanks for reporting this and have a nice day.