Update metadata?

Toxaris · 05-12-2016, 01:22 PM

When I change the metadata in a book (outside Calibre) that is already in a Calibre library, the metadata in Calibre is not updated automatically. That I can understand, as Calibre would have no way to know this without running monitors. But, how can I tell Calibre to reread the metadata from the ePUB? I tried to delete the metadata.opf in the book directory, but that does not work. I can of course delete the book and reinsert the book, but that sounds rather silly.

kovidgoyal · 05-12-2016, 02:26 PM

THere is a button for that in the top right area of the edit metadata dialog.

Toxaris · 05-13-2016, 09:41 AM

Ah, the 'i' icon. I not only totally missed that, I wouldn't have guessed that activity from the dutch translation. I think I will switch to English anyway.
I did find it strange I could not find it, I was sure it had to be there.

Thanks!

As an additional question, is it possible to automate this when the 'Open with...' functionality is used?

kovidgoyal · 05-13-2016, 10:36 AM

Not sure I understand what you are asking. Can you elaborate?

Toxaris · 05-13-2016, 02:44 PM

Sure, is it possible to have a feature/setting that when an ePUB is opened with the 'opened with' functionality, that the metadata is reread automatically.

PeterT · 05-13-2016, 05:04 PM

How would calibre know that you had finished whatever you were doing with the "Open with..."?

kovidgoyal · 05-13-2016, 11:58 PM

As PeterT said, open with is asynchronous.

Toxaris · 05-14-2016, 01:44 AM

Well, the process id of the started program would no longer be active and the change date of the file would be changed. That would be a clear indication that the changes are done. It would require polling though and I can understand the issues with that. For example watchdog could help with that.

05-12-2016, 01:22 PM	#1
Toxaris Wizard Posts: 4,520 Karma: 121692313 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Heemskerk, NL Device: PRS-T1, Kobo Touch, Kobo Aura	Update metadata? When I change the metadata in a book (outside Calibre) that is already in a Calibre library, the metadata in Calibre is not updated automatically. That I can understand, as Calibre would have no way to know this without running monitors. But, how can I tell Calibre to reread the metadata from the ePUB? I tried to delete the metadata.opf in the book directory, but that does not work. I can of course delete the book and reinsert the book, but that sounds rather silly.

05-13-2016, 09:41 AM	#3
Toxaris Wizard Posts: 4,520 Karma: 121692313 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Heemskerk, NL Device: PRS-T1, Kobo Touch, Kobo Aura	Ah, the 'i' icon. I not only totally missed that, I wouldn't have guessed that activity from the dutch translation. I think I will switch to English anyway. I did find it strange I could not find it, I was sure it had to be there. Thanks! As an additional question, is it possible to automate this when the 'Open with...' functionality is used? Last edited by Toxaris; 05-13-2016 at 09:45 AM.

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05-12-2016, 02:26 PM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,364 Karma: 27230406 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	THere is a button for that in the top right area of the edit metadata dialog.

05-13-2016, 10:36 AM	#4
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,364 Karma: 27230406 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Not sure I understand what you are asking. Can you elaborate?

05-13-2016, 02:44 PM	#5
Toxaris Wizard Posts: 4,520 Karma: 121692313 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Heemskerk, NL Device: PRS-T1, Kobo Touch, Kobo Aura	Sure, is it possible to have a feature/setting that when an ePUB is opened with the 'opened with' functionality, that the metadata is reread automatically.

05-13-2016, 05:04 PM	#6
PeterT Grand Sorcerer Posts: 13,532 Karma: 78910202 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Toronto Device: Libra H2O, Libra Colour	How would calibre know that you had finished whatever you were doing with the "Open with..."?

05-13-2016, 11:58 PM	#7
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,364 Karma: 27230406 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	As PeterT said, open with is asynchronous.

05-14-2016, 01:44 AM	#8
Toxaris Wizard Posts: 4,520 Karma: 121692313 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Heemskerk, NL Device: PRS-T1, Kobo Touch, Kobo Aura	Well, the process id of the started program would no longer be active and the change date of the file would be changed. That would be a clear indication that the changes are done. It would require polling though and I can understand the issues with that. For example watchdog could help with that.

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