04-19-2018, 12:03 PM | #1 |
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"The..." series all sorted together
I tried searching the forum but not getting a hit.
Is there a way when looking at the Series filter in CC to have the series sort by what Calibre calls library order? So basically the series are sorted ignoring articles like "The"? |
04-19-2018, 04:26 PM | #2 |
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The series_sort calibre field isn't a "real" metadata field, so it doesn't exist in normal book metadata.
Calibre passes CC the series_sort information when you connect as a wireless device, but I don't know if the iDevice CC version uses it. The best way to solve the problem so that it works in all the connection types is to create a custom column "built from other columns" to contain the value that calibre computes. The template should be Code:
program: series_sort() |
04-19-2018, 05:47 PM | #3 |
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OK, got my custom column but it is not syncing to CC.
It shows up fine on calibre and my other custom columns show up (they are just yes/no columns), but not this one. I looked in "choose columns for grouping/sorting" but this new Sorted Series one is just not there. I even deleted CC from my iPhone and re-added but it still doesn't show. |
04-19-2018, 05:49 PM | #4 |
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You must connect as a wireless device for CC to know about the new column.
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04-19-2018, 05:51 PM | #5 |
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Yup. Been doing that. Quit CC and Calibre and retrying but no joy.
Should I send you a log? |
04-19-2018, 06:02 PM | #6 |
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This is the latest connection logs.
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04-20-2018, 07:57 AM | #7 |
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There isn't anything in that log about columns.
I have a dim memory that iOS CC might not fully support columns built from other columns. I own neither a Mac nor an iOS device so I can't test it. One test that will tell us what is happening: create a standard text custom column and see if CC "sees" it. If it does then we know that calibre and CC are passing the column information. Next try a "Column built from other columns, acts like tags" and see if CC sees that. If CC sees the standard text column but neither of the "columns built ..." then we know my suggestion won't work. The above experiment would also point at a solution, albeit somewhat clumsy. You could create a standard text column then use Bulk Metadata search/replace to populate it. Use: RegEx mode, "Template" as the source, the above template as the template, (.*) as the search expression, \1 as the replacement expression, and the name of the text column as the destination. This S&R will fill in the column with the correct series sort. |
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Thanks for the workaround. |
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