adding series information to a book title - a quick question

BeccaPrice · 06-21-2012, 10:41 AM

Does this metadata plugboard:

{series}{series_index:0>2s|-|-}{title}

to add series information to a book title on your device only change the name for kindles, or does it work for other devices too?

PeterT · 06-21-2012, 01:28 PM

I use one very close to that on my Kobo

Code:

{series:re(([^\s])[^\s]+(\s|$),\1)}{series_index:0>2s| - | - }{title}

Of course, you also do need to specify the format / device and destination field in the plugboard.

BeccaPrice · 06-21-2012, 03:02 PM

wow, that one is much more complex than mine - what does it translate out to? (I don't speak code).

PeterT · 06-21-2012, 04:42 PM

All mine does it to extract the first letter of each word in the series name, and use that.

So for instance, "The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe" book 2 in "Chronicles of Narnia" comes to my Kobo as "CoN - 02 - The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe".

BeccaPrice · 06-21-2012, 04:49 PM

clever!

PeterT · 06-21-2012, 05:28 PM

Take a look at Techniques to use plugboards, custom columns and templates for more ideas on plugboard

BeccaPrice · 06-21-2012, 05:33 PM

Yeah, I have a link to that thread in one of my topics in the help file I'm developing.

06-21-2012, 10:41 AM	#1
BeccaPrice Wizard Posts: 2,146 Karma: 11174187 Join Date: Jan 2011 Device: Sony 350, K3-3G, K4SO, KPW	adding series information to a book title - a quick question Does this metadata plugboard: {series}{series_index:0>2s\|-\|-}{title} to add series information to a book title on your device only change the name for kindles, or does it work for other devices too?

06-21-2012, 01:28 PM	#2
PeterT Grand Sorcerer Posts: 13,511 Karma: 78910202 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Toronto Device: Libra H2O, Libra Colour	I use one very close to that on my Kobo Code: {series:re(([^\s])[^\s]+(\s\|$),\1)}{series_index:0>2s\| - \| - }{title} Of course, you also do need to specify the format / device and destination field in the plugboard.

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06-21-2012, 03:02 PM	#3
BeccaPrice Wizard Posts: 2,146 Karma: 11174187 Join Date: Jan 2011 Device: Sony 350, K3-3G, K4SO, KPW	wow, that one is much more complex than mine - what does it translate out to? (I don't speak code).

06-21-2012, 04:42 PM	#4
PeterT Grand Sorcerer Posts: 13,511 Karma: 78910202 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Toronto Device: Libra H2O, Libra Colour	All mine does it to extract the first letter of each word in the series name, and use that. So for instance, "The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe" book 2 in "Chronicles of Narnia" comes to my Kobo as "CoN - 02 - The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe".

06-21-2012, 04:49 PM	#5
BeccaPrice Wizard Posts: 2,146 Karma: 11174187 Join Date: Jan 2011 Device: Sony 350, K3-3G, K4SO, KPW	clever!

06-21-2012, 05:28 PM	#6
PeterT Grand Sorcerer Posts: 13,511 Karma: 78910202 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Toronto Device: Libra H2O, Libra Colour	Take a look at Techniques to use plugboards, custom columns and templates for more ideas on plugboard

06-21-2012, 05:33 PM	#7
BeccaPrice Wizard Posts: 2,146 Karma: 11174187 Join Date: Jan 2011 Device: Sony 350, K3-3G, K4SO, KPW	Yeah, I have a link to that thread in one of my topics in the help file I'm developing.

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