07-27-2010, 07:00 PM | #1 |
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Request: some new 'editing' features
I love Calibre. But I am in the process of standardizing 3000+ Calibre entries from my ebook library and a couple of tools would make life much easier.
I am making all my titles & Authors mixed case... so I have to re-type many of them. Any chance of getting a button (for title & author) which does a 'convert to mixed case'? (i.e. First letter of each word in Caps, the rest in lower case) Along the same line, when I convert the Author to mixed case and then hit the Author Sort entry button, it does not switch to lower case if the only change was in the Case. I fix it by adding a single new character to the author... do the author sort and then delete the extra character form both (a pain, but it works) It would be nice if the button worked even if the entries are the same except for case. I have a lot of entries with author as LastName, FirstName. A function would be nice to reverse this. |
07-27-2010, 07:25 PM | #2 |
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me too slthough I have fixed most of mine
The change case option is nice, but you do have to trick it a lot by adding a character, saving it and then redo it deleting the character as it does not change the filename on disk or even in memory. Just in the list box. For example if I use change case on an author and then hit the little arrow for author sort the author sort is in the original case. If I rename a file called WHAT to What when I save it and open the folder, the file is still named WHAT, where if I change the name by typing it is then renamed in the folder. And ditto on the last name first name Regards Helen |
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Right click. Change case, Select "Title case" (fix the "xyz'S" mess-up if apostrophe). Hint the same works for Author, Series fields Quote:
Click "Edit Metadata" (now in bulk mode) Select the correct author from the pull-down. be sure to tick the author sort box. OK Quote:
BTW The filename not changing case is a Windows/DOS thing... case insensitive file names. (but you are not supposed to be peeking under the skirts anyhow ) Last edited by theducks; 07-27-2010 at 08:07 PM. |
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07-27-2010, 09:27 PM | #4 | |
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It may be a Dos/Windows function but why does Dos/Windows(if that is the case) rename the file name correctly when I type it in in either the edit metadata or GUI? I can't see Windows/DOS differentiating or even being aware. In my experience usually a variable is set (often called dirty) which tells the main program that a change has been made. I admire Calibre and it's Developer and his co-developers and supporters(of which I am one) etc, but find a bit of disparity between the open source and multi function/open mindset attitude and the blackbox/condescending/don't peek approach. It is like giving a chainsaw operator a fork and telling them not to use it in case they stab themselves in the chin. Why provide the functionality and belittle those who use it. Calibre users are in one way a small community and discouraging learning an experimentation may make it easier for those who see the same old questions but does not necessarily return long term benefits and growth. Not meaning to be offensive here and hopefully I wasn't Helen |
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07-27-2010, 11:50 PM | #5 | |
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The Metadata is now correct, then it adjusts the file name , but nothing happens if all that changed is the case, Because there is no difference as far as Win/DOS is concerned . Now, if you ran Linux, case is sensitive and changes (Beware, the Multi-boot. I really screwed the works checking the integrity of my WIN Calibre Library...The case was all wrong to Linux |
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