Author Name and Surname in iPad seen as Surname,Name

lmarceg · 09-12-2022, 09:57 AM

Hello everyone!
I have been using Calibre since its version 3, but mainly to convert ebook from EPUB to MOBI.
I am now using an iPad and I have two ebooks of the same author (Gianrico Carofiglio). The problem is that one e-book has the author shown as "Gianrico Carofiglio" in my iPad, and one is shown as "Carofiglio,Gianrico".
I edited the metadata, and I also edited the book in the content.opf, and they both look like this:

<dc:creator opf:role="aut" opf:file-as="Carofiglio,Gianrico">Gianrico Carofiglio</dc:creator>
<meta name="calibre:author_link_map" content="{"Gianrico Carofiglio": ""}"/>

Nevertheless, when I import the books with iPad Books, I still see two one book with the right name and one with the surname,name format.

I can't see any Carofiglio in any other relevant configuration files, so I am stuck.

What should I change to see "Gianrico Carofiglio" in both cases?

Thanks a lot!

theducks · 09-12-2022, 10:20 AM

Don't know ipad anyway (that is a device, not a reader app)
But when calibre processes books to SEND, it used the Library version of the metadata for the copy.
Open the MDE and make sure author sort is not red (violates the setting)

Quality check plugin can check the entire Library for (individually) to the type of metadata chosen. (you still need to fix those, but it finds and marks them)

lmarceg · 09-12-2022, 11:53 AM

Indeed, it's red
How can I turn it green?
It's red also in the other books where the author name is displayed correctly, BTW

lmarceg · 09-12-2022, 12:01 PM

I turned it green but nothing has happened.
Still, I see the name as Surname,Name in the iPad

theducks · 09-12-2022, 01:54 PM

To set the *_ SORT quickly: on the right there is a small button (copies down to the sort using the user rules)

I you select a group of books (as found by Quality check), Tap 'E' to invoke the MDE in bulk mode: Basic Metadata: Tick the box Automatically set Author sort
Do not make any data entry in the sort

Almost all the tick boxes can be use by themselves to do bulk updates

jhowell · 09-12-2022, 06:55 PM

Kindles normally use the sorted form of author names (last, first). I am away from my PC and do not remember the exact setting, but calibre has an option to put the author sort (last, first) into the author field when sending books to a Kindle.

At one time the Kindle apps and devices automatically showed them in normal form (first last) but that is no longer the case in newer versions. The internal sorted form is now shown instead. So the book showing normal (first last) is the incorrect one.

lmarceg · 09-13-2022, 11:15 AM

I MADE IT !!
But still I faced something strange.
So, my initial idea was to change the name of the writer, just to see what would happen, so I changed Gianrico Carofiglio into Carlo Rossi and also the ordering into Rossi, Carlo. I clicked on OK, and opened the .epub file directly from my iPad. As a result, the book was saved under "Gianrico Carofiglio" authors, together with the other books, so I really don't know where the iPad took that name from.
I then changed the name again into the correct one, I reopened it and still, I had "Carofiglio, Gianrico". But I realized that the .epub didn't really change the timestamp; rather, the external opf file did. So I changed the behaviour in Calibre not to store external files, did some modifications, clicked on OK, then removed the two files that were still present and whooops, I lost the cover which I could luckily download automatically again.
So i realized I maybe had to SAVE it? So i clicked on the book and selected "save to disk". Now I just have one single .epub file, I have opened it into my iPad and voila, now I have the correct name!

So, two questions:

- When editing the metadata, such data is always stored locally seperately from the epub?
- To have such data merged into the ebook, do I need to untick the creation of external jpg and opf files and then I need to explicitly save on disk? Cos the book is already on disk, that's why I didn't "save it" again

Thanks!

09-12-2022, 09:57 AM	#1
lmarceg Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2022 Device: iPad	Author Name and Surname in iPad seen as Surname,Name Hello everyone! I have been using Calibre since its version 3, but mainly to convert ebook from EPUB to MOBI. I am now using an iPad and I have two ebooks of the same author (Gianrico Carofiglio). The problem is that one e-book has the author shown as "Gianrico Carofiglio" in my iPad, and one is shown as "Carofiglio,Gianrico". I edited the metadata, and I also edited the book in the content.opf, and they both look like this: <dc:creator opf:role="aut" opf:file-as="Carofiglio,Gianrico">Gianrico Carofiglio</dc:creator> <meta name="calibre:author_link_map" content="{"Gianrico Carofiglio": ""}"/> Nevertheless, when I import the books with iPad Books, I still see two one book with the right name and one with the surname,name format. I can't see any Carofiglio in any other relevant configuration files, so I am stuck. What should I change to see "Gianrico Carofiglio" in both cases? Thanks a lot!

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09-12-2022, 10:20 AM	#2
theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 29,952 Karma: 55705602 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	Don't know ipad anyway (that is a device, not a reader app) But when calibre processes books to SEND, it used the Library version of the metadata for the copy. Open the MDE and make sure author sort is not red (violates the setting) Quality check plugin can check the entire Library for (individually) to the type of metadata chosen. (you still need to fix those, but it finds and marks them)

09-12-2022, 11:53 AM	#3
lmarceg Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2022 Device: iPad	Indeed, it's red How can I turn it green? It's red also in the other books where the author name is displayed correctly, BTW

09-12-2022, 12:01 PM	#4
lmarceg Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2022 Device: iPad	I turned it green but nothing has happened. Still, I see the name as Surname,Name in the iPad

09-12-2022, 01:54 PM	#5
theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 29,952 Karma: 55705602 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	To set the *_ SORT quickly: on the right there is a small button (copies down to the sort using the user rules) I you select a group of books (as found by Quality check), Tap 'E' to invoke the MDE in bulk mode: Basic Metadata: Tick the box Automatically set Author sort Do not make any data entry in the sort Almost all the tick boxes can be use by themselves to do bulk updates

09-12-2022, 06:55 PM	#6
jhowell Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,553 Karma: 84810789 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Tampa Bay, Florida Device: Kindles	Kindles normally use the sorted form of author names (last, first). I am away from my PC and do not remember the exact setting, but calibre has an option to put the author sort (last, first) into the author field when sending books to a Kindle. At one time the Kindle apps and devices automatically showed them in normal form (first last) but that is no longer the case in newer versions. The internal sorted form is now shown instead. So the book showing normal (first last) is the incorrect one.

09-13-2022, 11:15 AM	#7
lmarceg Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2022 Device: iPad	I MADE IT !! But still I faced something strange. So, my initial idea was to change the name of the writer, just to see what would happen, so I changed Gianrico Carofiglio into Carlo Rossi and also the ordering into Rossi, Carlo. I clicked on OK, and opened the .epub file directly from my iPad. As a result, the book was saved under "Gianrico Carofiglio" authors, together with the other books, so I really don't know where the iPad took that name from. I then changed the name again into the correct one, I reopened it and still, I had "Carofiglio, Gianrico". But I realized that the .epub didn't really change the timestamp; rather, the external opf file did. So I changed the behaviour in Calibre not to store external files, did some modifications, clicked on OK, then removed the two files that were still present and whooops, I lost the cover which I could luckily download automatically again. So i realized I maybe had to SAVE it? So i clicked on the book and selected "save to disk". Now I just have one single .epub file, I have opened it into my iPad and voila, now I have the correct name! So, two questions: - When editing the metadata, such data is always stored locally seperately from the epub? - To have such data merged into the ebook, do I need to untick the creation of external jpg and opf files and then I need to explicitly save on disk? Cos the book is already on disk, that's why I didn't "save it" again Thanks!

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