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BetterRed · 08-11-2016, 07:10 PM

How is the Copy File to Calibre expected to be used. I hoped it would copy the file (MP3, AVI, whatever) to the book folder - but it doesn't seem to do that.

I use View Manager - After this plugin adds a 'book', it is shown in the book list according to the current VM sort sequence, so its hard to find. But when I add a book 'normally' (drop into book list or via File Explorer->Send To) it always appears at the top of the book list (including media files) irrespective of the VM sort sequence, and because I have the relevant setting checked in Prefs->Add books the book is marked. Could the plugin adopt the same behaviour - added books always appear at top of the book list, and they're Marked and Tagged according to Add Books settings.

Why didn't I get an 'MTI BOOK' Identifier with this

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If the Identifiers created by Media File Importer were added into the Preferences->Look and Feel->Book Details->Rules to convert identifiers list, then I think they'd then appear in the Book Details side panel as clickable links. Otherwise I'm not sure what purpose they serve.

Publisher always defaults to 'me' irrespective of what I put there.

BR

08-11-2016, 07:10 PM	#4
BetterRed null operator (he/him) Posts: 20,572 Karma: 26954694 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Sydney Australia Device: none	How is the Copy File to Calibre expected to be used. I hoped it would copy the file (MP3, AVI, whatever) to the book folder - but it doesn't seem to do that. I use View Manager - After this plugin adds a 'book', it is shown in the book list according to the current VM sort sequence, so its hard to find. But when I add a book 'normally' (drop into book list or via File Explorer->Send To) it always appears at the top of the book list (including media files) irrespective of the VM sort sequence, and because I have the relevant setting checked in Prefs->Add books the book is marked. Could the plugin adopt the same behaviour - added books always appear at top of the book list, and they're Marked and Tagged according to Add Books settings. Why didn't I get an 'MTI BOOK' Identifier with this If the Identifiers created by Media File Importer were added into the Preferences->Look and Feel->Book Details->Rules to convert identifiers list, then I think they'd then appear in the Book Details side panel as clickable links. Otherwise I'm not sure what purpose they serve. Publisher always defaults to 'me' irrespective of what I put there. BR Last edited by BetterRed; 08-11-2016 at 07:13 PM.