Title sort tweak.

resources/default_tweaks.py

@@ -61,3 +61,13 @@ sort_columns_at_startup = None
 # default if not set: MMM yyyy
 gui_pubdate_display_format = 'MMM yyyy'
 
+# Control title sorting.
+# If set to 'library_order', Leading articles such as The and A will be ignored.
+# If set to 'strictly_alphabetic', the titles will be sorted without processing
+# For example, with library_order, The Client will sort under 'C'. With
+# strictly_alphabetic, the book will sort under 'T'.
+# This flag affects Calibre's library display. It has no effect on devices. In
+# addition, books added before changing the flag will retain their order until
+# the title is edited. Double-clicking on a title and hitting return without
+# changing anything is sufficient to change the sort.
+title_sorting = 'library_order'

src/calibre/ebooks/metadata/__init__.py

@@ -43,10 +43,11 @@ def authors_to_sort_string(authors):
 
 _title_pat = re.compile('^(A|The|An)\s+', re.IGNORECASE)
 def title_sort(title):
-    match = _title_pat.search(title)
+    if tweaks['title_sorting'] == 'library_order':
-    if match:
+        match = _title_pat.search(title)
-        prep = match.group(1)
+        if match:
-        title = title[len(prep):] + ', ' + prep
+            prep = match.group(1)
+            title = title[len(prep):] + ', ' + prep
     return title.strip()
 
 coding = zip(

src/calibre/gui2/cover_flow.py

@@ -67,7 +67,9 @@ if pictureflow is not None:
             return ans
 
         def reset(self):
-            self.dataChanged.emit()
+            from PyQt4.Qt import SIGNAL   ### TEMP
+            self.emit(SIGNAL('dataChanged()')) # TEMP
+#            self.dataChanged.emit()
 
         def image(self, index):
             return self.model.cover(index)