Does iBooks and ADE respect opf:file-as ?

NicolasR · 02-08-2011, 03:22 PM

Hi !

I’m trying to understand how ADE and iBooks file the ePubs, when sorting by last names.

It seems they file the epub using dc:creator in the .opf file, and not using the opf:file-as attribute.
For exemple :
<dc:creator opf:file-as="Smith, James F.">James F. Smith</dc:creator>.

When you choose name sorting in ADE or iBooks, then this ePub is filed at J and not at S…

Am I doing something wrong, or is this feature still to be implemented ?

DaleDe · 02-08-2011, 04:58 PM

Most eBook Readers sort externally to ADE since they usually have multiple file types so it is hard to generalize the behavior. But if ADE on a PC works as you have described then that it only really applicable to that one application.

02-08-2011, 03:22 PM	#1
NicolasR Addict Posts: 259 Karma: 434 Join Date: Feb 2010 Device: none	Does iBooks and ADE respect opf:file-as ? Hi ! I’m trying to understand how ADE and iBooks file the ePubs, when sorting by last names. It seems they file the epub using dc:creator in the .opf file, and not using the opf:file-as attribute. For exemple : <dc:creator opf:file-as="Smith, James F.">James F. Smith</dc:creator>. When you choose name sorting in ADE or iBooks, then this ePub is filed at J and not at S… Am I doing something wrong, or is this feature still to be implemented ?

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02-08-2011, 04:58 PM	#2
DaleDe Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,470 Karma: 13095790 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Grass Valley, CA Device: EB 1150, EZ Reader, Literati, iPad 2 & Air 2, iPhone 7	Most eBook Readers sort externally to ADE since they usually have multiple file types so it is hard to generalize the behavior. But if ADE on a PC works as you have described then that it only really applicable to that one application.