Series sorting

Jellby · 07-18-2014, 08:41 AM

When I sort my library by series, it seems a "hidden" field series_sort is used. Unlike title_sort and author_sort, there's apparently no way to modify this series_sort, or is there? I was expecting the "Manage series" dialog to have something like that.

kovidgoyal · 07-18-2014, 08:58 AM

No there's no way to modify that field. IIRC you can tell calibre to sort using strictly what is in the series field via a Tweak.

Jellby · 07-18-2014, 09:01 AM

But I believe the same tweak applies to series and titles. And anyway, what I'd like is to modify the series_sort field, not ignore it.

Would it be of any use creating a feature request?

theducks · 07-18-2014, 09:04 AM

I peeked into the DB with SQL spy
There IS a field 'sort' in the series table.
and, like yourself, I wonder why I could not 'Manage' this

You probably know:
There are tweaks that affect series sorting order
There are tweaks for Language 'Articles' that can also affect sorting

I use Library_order.

When sending to device I get series strangeness: (been this way a long time)

Big Series, The
A, Little Series
Alternate Series, An

kovidgoyal · 07-18-2014, 09:17 AM

No I'm afraid I have no interest in making that field user editable.

Sabardeyn · 07-21-2014, 06:32 PM

theducks,
Just to make sure I'm understanding your post...

You're saying that the series' name as entered would originally have been "A Little Series"? Because obviously if that was the case then the resulting sort is wrong. Does it do this with any individual letter? Or just certain letters? How about potentially conflicting titles like "I, Robot" or "The Z Effect"?

theducks · 07-21-2014, 06:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sabardeyn

theducks,
Just to make sure I'm understanding your post...

You're saying that the series' name as entered would originally have been "A Little Series"? Because obviously if that was the case then the resulting sort is wrong. Does it do this with any individual letter? Or just certain letters? How about potentially conflicting titles like "I, Robot" or "The Z Effect"?

It only seems to happen with the word: A
nothing else (I don't think I have any titles starting with I)

07-18-2014, 08:41 AM	#1
Jellby frumious Bandersnatch Posts: 7,544 Karma: 19001583 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Spaniard in Sweden Device: Cybook Orizon, Kobo Aura	Series sorting When I sort my library by series, it seems a "hidden" field series_sort is used. Unlike title_sort and author_sort, there's apparently no way to modify this series_sort, or is there? I was expecting the "Manage series" dialog to have something like that.

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07-18-2014, 08:58 AM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,251 Karma: 27110894 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	No there's no way to modify that field. IIRC you can tell calibre to sort using strictly what is in the series field via a Tweak.

07-18-2014, 09:01 AM	#3
Jellby frumious Bandersnatch Posts: 7,544 Karma: 19001583 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Spaniard in Sweden Device: Cybook Orizon, Kobo Aura	But I believe the same tweak applies to series and titles. And anyway, what I'd like is to modify the series_sort field, not ignore it. Would it be of any use creating a feature request?

07-18-2014, 09:04 AM	#4
theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 30,939 Karma: 60358908 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	I peeked into the DB with SQL spy There IS a field 'sort' in the series table. and, like yourself, I wonder why I could not 'Manage' this You probably know: There are tweaks that affect series sorting order There are tweaks for Language 'Articles' that can also affect sorting I use Library_order. When sending to device I get series strangeness: (been this way a long time) Big Series, The A, Little Series Alternate Series, An

07-18-2014, 09:17 AM	#5
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,251 Karma: 27110894 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	No I'm afraid I have no interest in making that field user editable.

07-21-2014, 06:32 PM	#6
Sabardeyn Guru Posts: 644 Karma: 1242364 Join Date: May 2009 Location: The Right Coast Device: PC (Calibre), Nexus 7 2013 (Moon+ Pro), HTC HD2/Leo (Freda)	theducks, Just to make sure I'm understanding your post... You're saying that the series' name as entered would originally have been "A Little Series"? Because obviously if that was the case then the resulting sort is wrong. Does it do this with any individual letter? Or just certain letters? How about potentially conflicting titles like "I, Robot" or "The Z Effect"?

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