Wordcount -- how to append to title (batch)???

jcrawfordx · 08-07-2016, 12:55 PM

In Calibre, is there some relatively non-complex way to append the #word_count field to each title en masse (i.e. batch mode)?

e.g. I would like my "Moby Dick" title field to look like "Moby Dick [395]", indicating there are 395 pages in it. (brackets are not critical)
Thanks

theducks · 08-07-2016, 02:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jcrawfordx

In Calibre, is there some relatively non-complex way to append the #word_count field to each title en masse (i.e. batch mode)?

e.g. I would like my "Moby Dick" title field to look like "Moby Dick [395]", indicating there are 395 pages in it. (brackets are not critical)
Thanks

You do not really want to dirty standard fields (in the Library) like this. It breaks many fetches

You can:
Move the columns around so #word is next to title for browsing the list

You can use it in any Template when sending:

Code:

 {title}-[{#word}]

jcrawfordx · 08-07-2016, 03:24 PM

I apologize, I was not clear on this.

I'd like to append the title with the #page_count so that when I convert the files (en masse) to MOBI or AZW3 format and then send them to my Kindle (or any other e-reader) they will show up in the table of contents that way.

The idea is that when I scroll down the books in my e-reader, I will know how long each book/document is.

I use Calibre to manage thousands of documents, so being able to do this in a "batch mode" is important.

I have no experience with Calibre templates nor python and no clue as to how to do something like this.

thanks

jcrawfordx · 08-07-2016, 03:29 PM

Quote:

You do not really want to dirty standard fields (in the Library) like this. It breaks many fetches

ah, understand. Can you think of some other approach to displaying the page count in the title in my e-reader (Kindle) upon conversion to MOBI or ASW3 that would not be so problematic?

PeterT · 08-07-2016, 03:48 PM

Why not use a metadata plugboard to change the title when the book is sent to the device?

theducks · 08-07-2016, 04:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PeterT

Why not use a metadata plugboard to change the title when the book is sent to the device?

Since you (the OP) have a Kindle

08-07-2016, 12:55 PM	#1
jcrawfordx Member Posts: 10 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2013 Device: kindle 3	Wordcount -- how to append to title (batch)??? In Calibre, is there some relatively non-complex way to append the #word_count field to each title en masse (i.e. batch mode)? e.g. I would like my "Moby Dick" title field to look like "Moby Dick [395]", indicating there are 395 pages in it. (brackets are not critical) Thanks

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08-07-2016, 03:24 PM	#3
jcrawfordx Member Posts: 10 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2013 Device: kindle 3	I apologize, I was not clear on this. I'd like to append the title with the #page_count so that when I convert the files (en masse) to MOBI or AZW3 format and then send them to my Kindle (or any other e-reader) they will show up in the table of contents that way. The idea is that when I scroll down the books in my e-reader, I will know how long each book/document is. I use Calibre to manage thousands of documents, so being able to do this in a "batch mode" is important. I have no experience with Calibre templates nor python and no clue as to how to do something like this. thanks

08-07-2016, 03:48 PM	#5
PeterT Grand Sorcerer Posts: 13,393 Karma: 78877538 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Toronto Device: Libra H2O, Libra Colour	Why not use a metadata plugboard to change the title when the book is sent to the device?

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