Quote:
Originally Posted by crissman
Yes and No, Even though is a tad annoying to have a series truncated so abruptly, I do see the need for it on single word series that happens to be extra long and so I would still like to use it. Going to test out the lengths available to me on the Kindle to see what I can use.
I do like Dmee idea about having a few more letters on the Intitial Column
Code:
Name: #initials Template: {#stripped_series:re([\s]?([^\s]{1,3})[^\s]+(\s|$),\1)}
However I do get and error: I am sure it is something I am doing, but I can't see it, I copied and pasted from your post.
{#stripped_series:re([\s]?([^\s]{1,3})[^\s]+(\s|$),\1)}
Template Value: EXCEPTION: Value: unknown field 1,3 |
Ah, yes.
The brackets are reserved in template mode. That's why I like general program mode. Well, that and you can limit yourself to only using one custom column.
Use the general program mode version found here:
http://manual.calibre-ebook.com/temp...l-program-mode
Simply fix the "stripped" variable.
PHP Code:
program:
# compute the equivalent of the composite fields and store them in local variables
stripped = re(field('series'), '^(A|The|An)\s+', '');
shortened = shorten(stripped, 4, '-' ,4);
initials = re(stripped, '[\s]?([^\s])[^\s]+(\s|$)', '\1');
# Format the series index. Ends up as empty if there is no series index.
# Note that leading and trailing spaces will be removed by the formatter,
# so we cannot add them here. We will do that in the strcat below.
# Also note that because we are in 'program' mode, we can freely use
# curly brackets in strings, something we cannot do in template mode.
s_index = template('{series_index:0>2.0f}');
# print(stripped, shortened, initials, s_index);
# Now concatenate all the bits together. The switch picks between
# initials and shortened, depending on whether there is a space
# in stripped. We then add the brackets around s_index if it is
# not empty. Finally, add the title. As this is the last function in
# the program, its value will be returned.
strcat(
switch(
stripped,
'.\s',
initials,
'.',
shortened,
field('series')
),
test(
s_index,
strcat(' [', s_index, '] '),
''
),
field('title')
);