MDE author sort oddity

theducks · 10-14-2020, 12:55 PM

If I have a single name author, it comes up Red even though the case is the same.
If I then click the "copy" button , it turns Green, BUT the case is now UPPER.

chaley · 10-14-2020, 01:18 PM

What is the author sort set to in the tag browser Edit Authors dialog?

theducks · 10-14-2020, 04:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chaley

What is the author sort set to in the tag browser Edit Authors dialog?

The Tag Browser is set to sort by Name.
A normal Fn Ln author sorts fine to Ln, Fn and does not fiddle with the case.

Something is really odd

Netgear raises the case
Me does not

chaley · 10-14-2020, 04:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by theducks

The Tag Browser is set to sort by Name.

That wasn't my question. In the edit authors dialog, what is the author sort for Netgear set to?

theducks · 10-14-2020, 09:51 PM

Sorry Charles, I am being dense. I can't find any place in the MDE or Tag browser to specify (override) the sort rule for a single author.

This is the only book where the Case gets changed when I click copy.
I started with Netgear as the sort, clicked copy to reset it (since the Quality check PI said I had sort issues) and it changed to upper case.

OK, I fixed it by retyping the Author. There was something INVISIBLE with the Author that caused it

ownedbycats · 10-14-2020, 11:05 PM

Is it possible the author was in your Calibre database before? I've had a similar thing happen after renaming fanfic authors and then importing a fic with their old name.

chaley · 10-15-2020, 05:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by theducks

Sorry Charles, I am being dense. I can't find any place in the MDE or Tag browser to specify (override) the sort rule for a single author.

In MDE click the "head" icon to the left of the author., or in the tag browser right-click on authors and choose Manage Authors. Search for the author, in this case Netgear. Set the author sort for that author to whatever you want. That author sort value is what calibre uses to set the sort box red or green in MDE.

theducks · 10-15-2020, 08:41 AM

Ah! I had found that before and just thought it followed the Sort field, since I had never touched it.
All is well now. Thanks

10-14-2020, 12:55 PM	#1
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10-14-2020, 01:18 PM	#2
chaley Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,741 Karma: 6997045 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Notts, England Device: Kobo Libra 2	What is the author sort set to in the tag browser Edit Authors dialog?

10-14-2020, 09:51 PM	#5
theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 29,800 Karma: 54830978 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	Sorry Charles, I am being dense. I can't find any place in the MDE or Tag browser to specify (override) the sort rule for a single author. This is the only book where the Case gets changed when I click copy. I started with Netgear as the sort, clicked copy to reset it (since the Quality check PI said I had sort issues) and it changed to upper case. OK, I fixed it by retyping the Author. There was something INVISIBLE with the Author that caused it

10-14-2020, 11:05 PM	#6
ownedbycats Custom User Title Posts: 8,618 Karma: 61176603 Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Libra H2O, formerly Aura HD	Is it possible the author was in your Calibre database before? I've had a similar thing happen after renaming fanfic authors and then importing a fic with their old name.

10-15-2020, 08:41 AM	#8
theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 29,800 Karma: 54830978 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	Ah! I had found that before and just thought it followed the Sort field, since I had never touched it. All is well now. Thanks