change book file name from capital letters to proper case

tsolignani · 03-27-2013, 01:52 PM

I added some epub to Calibre whose titles were written into capital letters such as MY OWN BOOK.

Then I went into metadata edit and converted them to lower case.

But then I noticed the file name into the directory structure of the library is still writter in capitals.

I know I better do not edit files and directories into the library, so I wonder how could I convert those file names to title case?

Thank you.

– cordialmente,

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kovidgoyal · 03-27-2013, 01:59 PM

add a 2 at the end of the title and the end of the author, then remove the 2.

itimpi · 03-27-2013, 02:21 PM

I assume that you are running on Windows?

The behaviour you are seeing is an idiosyncrasy of Windows where it ignores requests from a program to rename a file where the only change is to the case. That is why you need to use the workaround that Kovid mentioned of renaming to another name and then back again.

tsolignani · 03-27-2013, 02:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

add a 2 at the end of the title and the end of the author, then remove the 2.

Nice to read from you Kovid. Calibre is great sofware, really.

Well, it works.

Some workaround ;-)

Thank you.

– cordialmente,

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tsolignani · 03-27-2013, 02:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by itimpi

I assume that you are running on Windows?

The behaviour you are seeing is an idiosyncrasy of Windows where it ignores requests from a program to rename a file where the only change is to the case. That is why you need to use the workaround that Kovid mentioned of renaming to another name and then back again.

Nope, I am on Mountain Lion. Still, even after manually renaming the title to lower case the file name did not get changed. It did only after the workaround Kovid told me, now I do not know why.

Thanks again.

– cordialmente,
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itimpi · 03-27-2013, 02:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tsolignani

Nope, I am on Mountain Lion. Still, even after manually renaming the title to lower case the file name did not get changed. It did only after the workaround Kovid told me, now I do not know why.

Interesting - I thought Mountain Lion defaulted to treating case as significant in filenames. I guess I could be wrong, and it might even vary depending on the filing system format (e.g. AFP v NTFS v FAT)

tsolignani · 03-27-2013, 02:44 PM

It should, you should be right, but I cannot say more than that. If you would like me to make some tries, I am willing to. Thank you.

theducks · 03-27-2013, 02:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tsolignani

It should, you should be right, but I cannot say more than that. If you would like me to make some tries, I am willing to. Thank you.

Can you check on what type of filesystem the drive with the Library folder is?

kovidgoyal · 03-27-2013, 02:56 PM

HFS+ the default filesystem in OSX is not case sensitive. You can make it case sensitive if you want, but by default it is not.

tsolignani · 03-27-2013, 05:14 PM

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Originally Posted by theducks

Can you check on what type of filesystem the drive with the Library folder is?

It reads Mac OS Extended, I guess it's HFS+, the default one.

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tsolignani · 03-27-2013, 05:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

HFS+ the default filesystem in OSX is not case sensitive. You can make it case sensitive if you want, but by default it is not.

Still, I do not get what the filesystem has to do with the matter. If calibre tells to rename the file, it should be renamed according to calibre instruction and with the exact string that calibre tells it to use, regardless of the case sensitive nature or not of the file system. Or else?

Anyway, just out of curiosity, for I solved my issue with the practical workaround.

Thank again.

– cordialmente,

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theducks · 03-27-2013, 05:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tsolignani

Still, I do not get what the filesystem has to do with the matter. If calibre tells to rename the file, it should be renamed according to calibre instruction and with the exact string that calibre tells it to use, regardless of the case sensitive nature or not of the file system. Or else?

Anyway, just out of curiosity, for I solved my issue with the practical workaround.

Thank again.

– cordialmente,

tiziano solignani, da  Mac
http://blog.solignani.it

When a filename is CasE iNsEnSitiVe

There is NO change (detected) when just the case changes. The Add/Remove a Letter (save) Remove/Add that letter trick forces the name to be different

, so the FS writes it out.

tsolignani · 03-28-2013, 05:16 AM

Got it, Thank you. So it's not an issue one could solve on calibre's side, unless coding the workaround (adding some new char and then removing). Thanjs again.

03-27-2013, 01:52 PM	#1
tsolignani Zealot Posts: 117 Karma: 38608 Join Date: May 2012 Location: Vignola, Modena, Italy Device: iPad	change book file name from capital letters to proper case I added some epub to Calibre whose titles were written into capital letters such as MY OWN BOOK. Then I went into metadata edit and converted them to lower case. But then I noticed the file name into the directory structure of the library is still writter in capitals. I know I better do not edit files and directories into the library, so I wonder how could I convert those file names to title case? Thank you. – cordialmente, [Promotion deleted - MODERATOR] Last edited by Dr. Drib; 01-07-2014 at 12:05 PM.

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03-27-2013, 01:59 PM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,609 Karma: 28549044 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	add a 2 at the end of the title and the end of the author, then remove the 2.

03-27-2013, 02:21 PM	#3
itimpi Wizard Posts: 4,553 Karma: 950151 Join Date: Nov 2008 Device: Sony PRS-950, iphone/ipad (Marvin/iBooks/QuickReader)	I assume that you are running on Windows? The behaviour you are seeing is an idiosyncrasy of Windows where it ignores requests from a program to rename a file where the only change is to the case. That is why you need to use the workaround that Kovid mentioned of renaming to another name and then back again.

03-27-2013, 02:44 PM	#7
tsolignani Zealot Posts: 117 Karma: 38608 Join Date: May 2012 Location: Vignola, Modena, Italy Device: iPad	It should, you should be right, but I cannot say more than that. If you would like me to make some tries, I am willing to. Thank you.

03-27-2013, 02:56 PM	#9
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,609 Karma: 28549044 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	HFS+ the default filesystem in OSX is not case sensitive. You can make it case sensitive if you want, but by default it is not.

03-28-2013, 05:16 AM	#13
tsolignani Zealot Posts: 117 Karma: 38608 Join Date: May 2012 Location: Vignola, Modena, Italy Device: iPad	Got it, Thank you. So it's not an issue one could solve on calibre's side, unless coding the workaround (adding some new char and then removing). Thanjs again.

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