10-22-2018, 12:33 AM | #1 |
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Series novellas numbering issue/question
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I am trying to code number some novellas for the Expanse series and for some reason (if not for the "as designed" behavior) they get numbered as 5.50 (for example). Is there a way to have them counted as 5.5/6.5 etc? Thank you in advance. Last edited by Crusher; 10-22-2018 at 12:47 AM. |
10-22-2018, 12:41 AM | #2 |
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5.5= 5.50
i have those same novellas, numbered that way. i don't think you can not have 2 decimal places, unless you build your own series column and rules |
10-22-2018, 01:03 AM | #3 |
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So that would mean is only a "visual" issue as when the book is saved on the device the Series tag number will actually be 5.5?
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10-24-2018, 06:45 PM | #4 | |
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It shouldn't matter, though. 5.5 is exactly the same value as 5.50, just like 01 is exactly the same value as 1. Trailing zeroes after a decimal point don't change the value of the number at all. If the issue is that you want it to look a certain way, then you can set up a custom plugboard for Calibre to use when sending the book to your device, and format the series number to only allow one digit after the decimal point. |
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10-24-2018, 07:31 PM | #5 |
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Use this in the template
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{series_index:0>5.2f} 07.50 FWIW there is a similar example of formatted numbers in the field list for Send To Disk and Device |
10-25-2018, 12:57 AM | #6 |
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this is the crunch issue,
you are sending books from calibre to a tablet? somehow? then displaying a list of books in a reader app? for good advice you need to say what transfer mechanism you are using e.g. usb cable, browser to content server, calibre companion app ? and what you are then using to view the list of books on the device|: e.g. a reader app, a file explorer app.... or are you concerned with how calibre presents the on-device view while connected. |
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