Add an Edition in another language - Unable to set Edition title at creation time

Codain commented 4 years ago

Evidence / Screenshot (if possible)

Click on the following link.

Relevant url?

https://openlibrary.org/books/add?work=/works/OL10510966W

Steps to Reproduce

Go to one edition/book record, for instance https://openlibrary.org/books/OL1442776M/Don't_hassle_me_with_your_sighs_Chuck
Click to add a new edition of this work. This leads you to https://openlibrary.org/books/add?work=/works/OL10510966W

Actual: Edition title is disabled and Authors is enabled
Expected: Edition title is enable (=> I need to put the title in another language) and authors is disabled (=> same authors)

Workaround: Create the edition with the wrong name and then edit the edition to put the real title.

Details

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Browser type/version Firefox
Operating system Windows
Environment prod

Proposal & Constraints

Always disable authors (is there a reason why a new edition would change the authors?)
Keep the existing link with title disabled (=> scenario where an edition is re-published)
Add another link to Add an edition in another language. In the form, enable title field (to put the title translated).
Add an optional language field at creation time?

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SohilK03 commented 4 years ago

Please assign me this issue...I am new to this repository want to start contributing

JordanDysart commented 4 years ago

Would it make more sense to add a new field for language translations of a book? Can we currently sort by languages?

One example that I found is The Little Prince_, it has other language entries French and German. The German book is listed under the english listing here.

It might be worth getting someone experienced with OL to chime in and deliberate about what's going to work in this case.

nynaalekhya commented 3 years ago

Is anyone working on this issue? Can this be assigned to me

ikhichar commented 3 years ago

I'll work on this issue if nobody else is already. May I be assigned this issue?

nynaalekhya commented 3 years ago

@ikhichar I have already linked a PR.

Codain commented 3 years ago

Note that there are already 3 PR on this issue.

onnotasler commented 2 years ago

Proposal & Constraints

* Always disable authors (is there a reason why a new edition would change the authors?)

There is, for example with textbooks that run over several decades with constantly revised editions. They may be started by one author, who is later supported by a second author, or the author dies and is replaced by a former student / assistant. In those cases, you may have a 12th edition of a book that was started by Author A, and is now written by Author G, with several changes in between.

LeadSongDog commented 2 years ago

Proposal & Constraints
* Always disable authors (is there a reason why a new edition would change the authors?)
There is, for example with textbooks that run over several decades with constantly revised editions. They may be started by one author, who is later supported by a second author, or the author dies and is replaced by a former student / assistant. In those cases, you may have a 12th edition of a book that was started by Author A, and is now written by Author G, with several changes in between.

Agree we need to handle sequential responsibility better, but the work still has its origin with the first author. Additional authors or editors over subsequent editions might better be listed as contributors on their specific editions rather than changing the work record. Otherwise we will have dozens of authors for King Lear.

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