Possible bug report - adding books

kacir · 11-19-2014, 07:59 AM

Reproducible on Calibre 2.10 on Linux and Windows, with "Quick preferences" plugin *and* without the plugin.

When you change the book import settings, such as "read metadata from book", or change filename template, the next (just one) imported book is still processed with the old setting.

How to reproduce:
Create a pdf file with title: XXX and authors: YYY in the metadata and name it ZZZ - TTT.pdf
Drag and drop the book into Calibre. Depending on setting in preferences, it will be imported as title XXX by YYY or title TTT by ZZZ (depending on setting of filename import template). Now go to preferences, or use the "quick preferences plugin" and change setting for importing title from metadata or filename (the situation is the same with activating or deactivating the setting to read title and authors from filename). Drag and drop the same pdf again. Calibre will tell you it found a duplicate. Now, without changing anything drag and drop the file for the third time. This time it will be imported with a changed "read metadata" setting.

I think this was introduced in 2.10 with the fantastic improvement of the speed of adding large numbers of books to a big library.

kovidgoyal · 11-19-2014, 10:57 AM

https://github.com/kovidgoyal/calibr...c33c480ce88d47

kovidgoyal · 11-19-2014, 11:02 AM

Note that this fix will only work if you use the regular calibre preferences. The quick preferences plugin should be modified to call

self.gui.spare_pool().shutdown()

to refresh the preferences.

kacir · 11-19-2014, 11:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

https://github.com/kovidgoyal/calibr...c33c480ce88d47

Thank you for extremely quick patch.

11-19-2014, 07:59 AM	#1
kacir Wizard Posts: 3,463 Karma: 10684861 Join Date: May 2006 Device: PocketBook 360, before it was Sony Reader, cassiopeia A-20	Possible bug report - adding books Reproducible on Calibre 2.10 on Linux and Windows, with "Quick preferences" plugin and without the plugin. When you change the book import settings, such as "read metadata from book", or change filename template, the next (just one) imported book is still processed with the old setting. How to reproduce: Create a pdf file with title: XXX and authors: YYY in the metadata and name it ZZZ - TTT.pdf Drag and drop the book into Calibre. Depending on setting in preferences, it will be imported as title XXX by YYY or title TTT by ZZZ (depending on setting of filename import template). Now go to preferences, or use the "quick preferences plugin" and change setting for importing title from metadata or filename (the situation is the same with activating or deactivating the setting to read title and authors from filename). Drag and drop the same pdf again. Calibre will tell you it found a duplicate. Now, without changing anything drag and drop the file for the third time. This time it will be imported with a changed "read metadata" setting. I think this was introduced in 2.10 with the fantastic improvement of the speed of adding large numbers of books to a big library.

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11-19-2014, 10:57 AM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,210 Karma: 27110894 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	https://github.com/kovidgoyal/calibr...c33c480ce88d47

11-19-2014, 11:02 AM	#3
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,210 Karma: 27110894 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Note that this fix will only work if you use the regular calibre preferences. The quick preferences plugin should be modified to call self.gui.spare_pool().shutdown() to refresh the preferences.

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