RE: Name files by "Author-Title" instead of "Tittle-Author"
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Originally Posted by kovidgoyal
There's already an enhancement request for it.
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Ugh, I just started using Calibre, and this was the first thing I wanted to change...
I have many books already (1000 or so) in the file name format "Author - Series - Title"
I finally figured out how to get Calibre to edit the meta data based on file name so that that info is recorded (At least I think I did)
A friend who stopped by saw me playing with the book files and wanted me to send him all the books from a series he was interested in.
So I just did a windows search on that author, and dragged the files to an e-mail to send to him.
Then I discover that Calibre renames the files "Tittle-Author" OUCH!
How is he supposed to know the order of the books? The series name and series_number has been stripped out of the file name.
So unless he also uses calibre, he will need to open each book to look at the meta data in his book viewing program to find out which title comes when. (If the info was recorded in the meta data)
I see that allowing alternate file name formats is in the "enhancement request" list.... But any idea how far down the list it is?
Also I see that the "Author" folders are saved as "First Name Last name" (Despite the fact that the file names were originally in the format Last, First Mi.)
Can changing the author file name format also be added to the "enhancement request" list?
Hmm, is the "enhancement request" list posted somewhere on the forum, so I don't make other post for features that have already been asked for? ( or do you prefer having 63 different people ask for the same feature, so you know how much of a priority to make it)
JB