Refresh size column

[Perkin]

Is there any way to refresh the size column or of individual item.
After editing several books the size is no longer accurate.

The way I'm updating at moment is to export the files to a temp directory, removing them from the edit metadata window, (leaving the entry intact)
Then re-open then the edit metadata window and re-add the individual items from the exported files.

But this is quite a lengthy process and can only be done book by book.
It would be nice to update several items at once.

[theducks]

Originally Posted by Perkin

Is there any way to refresh the size column or of individual item.
After editing several books the size is no longer accurate.

The way I'm updating at moment is to export the files to a temp directory, removing them from the edit metadata window, (leaving the entry intact)
Then re-open then the edit metadata window and re-add the individual items from the exported files.

But this is quite a lengthy process and can only be done book by book.
It would be nice to update several items at once.

[Have not tried it. But..]

Just do a drag and drop add. The (merge) duplicate detector should work and file them correctly (with a warning)

I now Use Sigil to edit the file CONTENTS (Don't touch the name) in situ. Type "O" when a title is selected, right click "Open with" (Hint: Abort (cancel-no save/discard) your edit if you mess up)

[Perkin]

@theducks
That's how I'm editing them at moment, but after editing, the filesize is way wrong, sometimes by megs.
(I'm editing a library I use just for my reader, which I'm removing unnecessary images etc.
and size drops drastically)

I've tried the merge to see, but size still reports original size.

Edit: I've just tried adding the same epub file (already in the library), size then reports 0 and epub is then empty. OOPS.

still only way to update size, is after edit, drag file to temp dir, add re-add from that temp dir.

[kovidgoyal]

The size column displays the size of the largest of the formats for a book. If you want to see individual sizes for each format use the dit metadata dialog.

[Perkin]

Kovid, In this library, I've only got epub files, as they are easiest for me to edit and they display well on my reader. It's only after editing that the sizes are then inaccurate (which they would be, as calibre doesn't know they've changed). In this library, I remove most of the images from the books, and then edit/tidy up the book.

I can update the size by copying the edited file to a temp directory, and then using the edit-metadata windo, add a book, and add this edited version from the temp directory.
the size is then update and accurate.

All I would like, is either to double click the size entry in the main window (as though you were about to edit it) and have calibre re-check and update the size.
Or right-click the size column, and update all the selected, or the whole column.

[kovidgoyal]

Ah, now I see. Open a ticket requesting the feature and I'll get to it when I can.