diff --git a/src/calibre/ebooks/metadata/book/base.py b/src/calibre/ebooks/metadata/book/base.py
index 56df573cee..17aa2d5603 100644
--- a/src/calibre/ebooks/metadata/book/base.py
+++ b/src/calibre/ebooks/metadata/book/base.py
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ class Metadata(object):
val = composite_formatter.safe_format\
(src, other, 'PLUGBOARD TEMPLATE ERROR', other)
dfm = self.metadata_for_field(attrs[src])
- if dfm['is_multiple']:
+ if dfm and dfm['is_multiple']:
self.set(attrs[src],
[f.strip() for f in val.split(',') if f.strip()])
else:
diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/preferences/plugboard.py b/src/calibre/gui2/preferences/plugboard.py
index 011131ae48..3742eb24d0 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/preferences/plugboard.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/preferences/plugboard.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ from calibre.gui2.preferences.plugboard_ui import Ui_Form
from calibre.customize.ui import metadata_writers, device_plugins
from calibre.library.save_to_disk import plugboard_any_format_value, \
plugboard_any_device_value, plugboard_save_to_disk_value
+from calibre.utils.formatter import validation_formatter
class ConfigWidget(ConfigWidgetBase, Ui_Form):
@@ -62,12 +63,13 @@ class ConfigWidget(ConfigWidgetBase, Ui_Form):
self.source_fields.append(f)
self.source_fields.sort(cmp=field_cmp)
- self.dest_fields = ['', 'authors', 'author_sort', 'publisher',
- 'tags', 'title']
+ self.dest_fields = ['',
+ 'authors', 'author_sort', 'language', 'publisher',
+ 'tags', 'title', 'title_sort']
self.source_widgets = []
self.dest_widgets = []
- for i in range(0, 10):
+ for i in range(0, len(self.dest_fields)-1):
w = QtGui.QLineEdit(self)
self.source_widgets.append(w)
self.fields_layout.addWidget(w, 5+i, 0, 1, 1)
@@ -220,7 +222,20 @@ class ConfigWidget(ConfigWidgetBase, Ui_Form):
if s:
d = self.dest_widgets[i].currentIndex()
if d != 0:
+ try:
+ validation_formatter.validate(s)
+ except Exception, err:
+ error_dialog(self, _('Invalid template'),
+ ''+_('The template %s is invalid:')%s + \
+ '
'+str(err), show=True)
+ return
pb[s] = self.dest_fields[d]
+ else:
+ error_dialog(self, _('Invalid destination'),
+ '
'+_('The destination field cannot be blank'),
+ show=True)
+ return
+
if len(pb) == 0:
if self.current_format in self.current_plugboards:
fpb = self.current_plugboards[self.current_format]
diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/preferences/plugboard.ui b/src/calibre/gui2/preferences/plugboard.ui
index 79a07be1f7..4a3192aab5 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/preferences/plugboard.ui
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/preferences/plugboard.ui
@@ -17,7 +17,12 @@
-
- Here you can control what metadata calibre uses when saving or sending books:
+ Here you can change the metadata calibre uses when saving or sending books. One possibility is to alter the title to contain series informaton. Another would be to change the author sort.
+
+Use this dialog to define for a format (or all formats) and a device (or all devices) the template to be used to find the value to assign to a destination field. Often the templates will contain simple references to composite columns, but this is not necessary. You can put arbitrary templates in the source box.
+
+
+ Qt::PlainText
true
@@ -129,7 +134,7 @@
- -
+
-
Qt::Vertical
@@ -143,18 +148,61 @@
-
-
-
- Save
-
-
-
- -
-
-
- Delete
-
-
+
+
-
+
+
+ Qt::Horizontal
+
+
+
+ 40
+ 20
+
+
+
+
+ -
+
+
+ Save plugboard
+
+
+
+ -
+
+
+ Qt::Horizontal
+
+
+
+ 40
+ 20
+
+
+
+
+ -
+
+
+ Delete plugboard
+
+
+
+ -
+
+
+ Qt::Horizontal
+
+
+
+ 40
+ 20
+
+
+
+
+