Some Search/Regex Questions

MarjaE · 08-14-2025, 09:32 PM

1. How can I find author names without spaces between initials? Say I have an author named A. A. Alice, some author entries refer to A.A. Alice and others A. A. Alice, and I want to make things match up.

2. How can I find metadata with double spaces? I tried " " but it didn't show anything, and "~\s\s" but it had a lot of false positives.

theducks · 08-14-2025, 10:15 PM

Quality Check Plugin: check metadata: Check Author initials.
Then
Fix: Author initials (uses the setting)

Both use the Setting in the plugin, so do that first

I assume that is also where you are looking for errant double spaces?
It has that covered

MarjaE · 08-18-2025, 09:18 PM

The plugin mostly highlights correct initials, and the fix function can break these. If the correct initials are "D. Ya.," the plugin "fixes" them to "D. Y. a."

08-14-2025, 09:32 PM	#1
MarjaE Guru Posts: 942 Karma: 53902736 Join Date: Jun 2015 Device: multiple	Some Search/Regex Questions 1. How can I find author names without spaces between initials? Say I have an author named A. A. Alice, some author entries refer to A.A. Alice and others A. A. Alice, and I want to make things match up. 2. How can I find metadata with double spaces? I tried " " but it didn't show anything, and "~\s\s" but it had a lot of false positives.

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08-14-2025, 10:15 PM	#2
theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 31,270 Karma: 61916422 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	Quality Check Plugin: check metadata: Check Author initials. Then Fix: Author initials (uses the setting) Both use the Setting in the plugin, so do that first I assume that is also where you are looking for errant double spaces? It has that covered

08-18-2025, 09:18 PM	#3
MarjaE Guru Posts: 942 Karma: 53902736 Join Date: Jun 2015 Device: multiple	The plugin mostly highlights correct initials, and the fix function can break these. If the correct initials are "D. Ya.," the plugin "fixes" them to "D. Y. a."

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