accent letters in search

gabglus · 03-16-2011, 06:16 PM

Hello,

How Can I ignore accents when I search a title or a author?

Example: Author "John Le Carré" ....SEARCH ---> author:Carre

Thanks in advance

kovidgoyal · 03-16-2011, 06:39 PM

You cannot.

Mixx · 03-17-2011, 09:09 AM

Well, you can go to "Advanced Search", switch to regular expressions at the top of the panel and enter, say,

Code:

Carr[eé]

or

Code:

Carr.

in the "author" field. It is a workaround, a bit of typing, but it works and I use it quite frequently.

Disadvantage: a basic understanding of regular expressions is needed. But it is well worth to learn about regexp. You'll be a much happier Calibre user. It is one of the very powerful features of Calibre.

Regards, Mixx

Mixx · 03-17-2011, 10:49 AM

Oh, I found a much simpler way: you simply type in the normal search field

Code:

~Carr.

or

Code:

~Carr[eé]

Apparently, a tilde ("~") introduces a regexp. The simplest one is a dot ".", which stands for any single character. This should cover many of your cases. A set of characters, e.g. "[eéè]" matches any of those in the brackets and therefore effectively strips the accents.

Regards, Mixx

03-16-2011, 06:16 PM	#1
gabglus Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2011 Device: KINDLE 3	accent letters in search Hello, How Can I ignore accents when I search a title or a author? Example: Author "John Le Carré" ....SEARCH ---> author:Carre Thanks in advance

03-17-2011, 09:09 AM	#3
Mixx Zealot Posts: 143 Karma: 387 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: Kindle 3	Well, you can go to "Advanced Search", switch to regular expressions at the top of the panel and enter, say, Code: Carr[eé] or Code: Carr. in the "author" field. It is a workaround, a bit of typing, but it works and I use it quite frequently. Disadvantage: a basic understanding of regular expressions is needed. But it is well worth to learn about regexp. You'll be a much happier Calibre user. It is one of the very powerful features of Calibre. Regards, Mixx Last edited by Mixx; 03-17-2011 at 09:14 AM.

03-17-2011, 10:49 AM	#4
Mixx Zealot Posts: 143 Karma: 387 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: Kindle 3	Oh, I found a much simpler way: you simply type in the normal search field Code: ~Carr. or Code: ~Carr[eé] Apparently, a tilde ("~") introduces a regexp. The simplest one is a dot ".", which stands for any single character. This should cover many of your cases. A set of characters, e.g. "[eéè]" matches any of those in the brackets and therefore effectively strips the accents. Regards, Mixx Last edited by Mixx; 03-17-2011 at 01:46 PM.

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