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Originally Posted by Jonezyalz
I think Calibre is a great program but I have to agree that its really annoying that you can't choose the output file structure. Whilst it is an excellent idea to structure it by Author, the problems arise for me when I have a lot of textbook ebooks and have no idea who the authors are as I can identify them better by category. I just use a different folder then copy them across into folder I wish to use, annoying but such is life  I Cant be lazy all the time lol! |
But, why not use the Calibre Search Bar, then? Isn't that the whole point of tagging books?
Admittedly, since I see little use for this feature, I suppose I shouldn't be here. But, the whole "sort by folder" thing is something I abandoned years ago. It just doesn't work. Too many titles or subjects have special characters that are not permitted by the OS. Should a book be stored by author, genre, or series? If I want both, should I just keep multiple copies of the book in different locations, but what if I want to update it?
Once I put a book into Calibre, I use Calibre to find the book. I can sort and search by any attribute, and I can add multiple tags to each book. It's just easier.
If the intent is to make Calibre work with other programs, then I'm interested to know if those other programs support a customized directory structure.
In any case, I still think the exported link structure will probably be your best compromise, but I hope that at least one of you requesters know a touch of python to get things rolling. Otherwise, I think it's becoming a bit clear that this feature will be a low priority unless one of the other supporters step up and accepts this project.
- Jim