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Old 09-18-2013, 04:30 AM   #1
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alphabetic sort on title field
hi

I would like to have a strictly alphabetic order in the title field..

but i cannot make it

i have changed in the preferences, ajustements :

title_series_sorting = 'strictly_alphabetic'
and save_template_title_series_sorting = 'strictly_alphabetic'

and nothing happens..

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Old 09-18-2013, 05:43 AM   #2
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Now you need to recalculate the Title sort values (those changes only apply to NEW entries, New exports/calculated fields)

Select All Books.
Tap 'E' (bulk edit mode)

On the Basic Metadata tab: Tick Automatically Set Author Sort

OK

that will just recalculate the sort values for selected books
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On the Basic Metadata tab: Tick Automatically Set Author Sort
The OP is asking about the Title field.
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Also the screendump seems to show that one problem is titles starting with digits? Perhaps that is the problem?

I don't think there is any way to make calibre ignore leading digits in titles?

One way to handle digits could be to spell them out. Change a title like "3 marriages..." to "Three marriages...".

For changes to the title sort to take effect, the title has to be edited. Not sure if it is enough to update the Author. Haven't tested. Could it be done by some bulk metadata search and replace? First add something to the end of each title, then delete it?
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i don't understand :

Tap 'E' (bulk edit mode)

On the Basic Metadata tab: Tick Automatically Set Author Sort
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i don't understand :

Tap 'E' (bulk edit mode)

On the Basic Metadata tab: Tick Automatically Set Author Sort
Not unexpected , I answered the question based upon the wrong field (that frequently has sort problems).

( Running the Quality Check Plugin (may need to be installed from Get Preferences: Plugins) may reduce the list size to those that need updating:
On the QC PI menu: Check Metadata: Check Title Sort )

On the Bulk Edit Metadata form (Just above the bottom item): Tick 'Update Title Sort'), OK
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