Expression?

TwinmtnNH · 03-25-2011, 10:32 AM

Is there an expression or a way to take out the "The" in the names of the books . Such as
The adventures of ................ and have instead showing - Adventures of ............, for the title of the books in the main list in Calibre

theducks · 03-25-2011, 10:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TwinmtnNH

Is there an expression or a way to take out the "The" in the names of the books . Such as
The adventures of ................ and have instead showing - Adventures of ............, for the title of the books in the main list in Calibre

'Articles'
There is Tweak setting that automatically moves it to the end:
"Adventures of Tom Sawyer, The"

Preferences: Tweaks

TwinmtnNH · 03-25-2011, 10:41 AM

Thank you! I selected - Control sorting of titles and series in the library display in tweats and applied but the "the" is still there.

itimpi · 03-25-2011, 10:48 AM

The tweak only changes it for the Title_Sort value - not the displayed one.

theducks · 03-25-2011, 10:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by itimpi

The tweak only changes it for the Title_Sort value - not the displayed one.

Yes

I was thinking in the Metadata window

TwinmtnNH · 03-25-2011, 11:05 AM

I tried - Control formatting of title and series when used in templates - nothing happened.
When I asked about expressions (?) I should have said that I have never used them and don't understand how to do them. I read some of the Calibre manual and read about expressions there, but they are beyond me. I am sorry you are dealing with a newbie...

theducks · 03-25-2011, 11:19 AM

Expressions are patterns that define how various filters will (should

) work.

There are are different expressions for:
import (add books)
Conversions
export (Save to...)
Plug-Boards
Search and Replace

Don't worry too much about them (until you are ready to change one).

Read the users guides, then if you need help, Ask.

Present Examples (post no copyrighted documents please)
1) of what you are starting with
2) what you would like to end up with

TwinmtnNH · 03-25-2011, 11:34 AM

Thank you for explaining without making me feel stupid.
From the answers I think that what I asked first cannot be done as yet in the tweaks, meaning taking the "The" out of the title in the display of titles?

Starson17 · 03-25-2011, 01:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TwinmtnNH

Thank you for explaining without making me feel stupid.
From the answers I think that what I asked first cannot be done as yet in the tweaks, meaning taking the "The" out of the title in the display of titles?

You can control sorting with or without "The" and you can remove it entirely (search and replace), but you can't leave it in, but not show it.

03-25-2011, 10:32 AM	#1
TwinmtnNH Member Posts: 10 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2011 Device: Kindle DX	Expression? Is there an expression or a way to take out the "The" in the names of the books . Such as The adventures of ................ and have instead showing - Adventures of ............, for the title of the books in the main list in Calibre

03-25-2011, 10:41 AM	#3
TwinmtnNH Member Posts: 10 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2011 Device: Kindle DX	Thank you! I selected - Control sorting of titles and series in the library display in tweats and applied but the "the" is still there. Last edited by TwinmtnNH; 03-25-2011 at 10:45 AM.

03-25-2011, 11:05 AM	#6
TwinmtnNH Member Posts: 10 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2011 Device: Kindle DX	I tried - Control formatting of title and series when used in templates - nothing happened. When I asked about expressions (?) I should have said that I have never used them and don't understand how to do them. I read some of the Calibre manual and read about expressions there, but they are beyond me. I am sorry you are dealing with a newbie... Last edited by TwinmtnNH; 03-25-2011 at 11:29 AM.

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03-25-2011, 10:48 AM	#4
itimpi Wizard Posts: 4,553 Karma: 950151 Join Date: Nov 2008 Device: Sony PRS-950, iphone/ipad (Marvin/iBooks/QuickReader)	The tweak only changes it for the Title_Sort value - not the displayed one.

03-25-2011, 11:19 AM	#7
theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 30,919 Karma: 60358908 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	Expressions are patterns that define how various filters will (should ) work. There are are different expressions for: import (add books) Conversions export (Save to...) Plug-Boards Search and Replace Don't worry too much about them (until you are ready to change one). Read the users guides, then if you need help, Ask. Present Examples (post no copyrighted documents please) 1) of what you are starting with 2) what you would like to end up with

03-25-2011, 11:34 AM	#8
TwinmtnNH Member Posts: 10 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2011 Device: Kindle DX	Thank you for explaining without making me feel stupid. From the answers I think that what I asked first cannot be done as yet in the tweaks, meaning taking the "The" out of the title in the display of titles?

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