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tgiladi · 02-20-2024, 01:31 AM

Hi,
I followed the instructions here: https://manual.calibre-ebook.com/template_lang.html and successfully managed to set the save to disk setting to my preferences:

Code:

{series} {series_index:0>2s|#| - }{title} - {authors}

This works very well when saving to disk, so I thought I could use the same technique when customizing my jacket.xhtml template. What I am trying to achieve is having the book's name in it's original language, below the Ttitle. For this I am using a custom column, and I am able to show it without issue if there is data in that column. But what I can't figure out how to do is to have that name in parenthesis like so: (original name). If I add parenthesis to the code, then they would show anyway, even if there is no data in the custom column. I tried this code:

Code:

{_original_name:|(|)}

but it is not working and I get an error when I try to polish the book with this code: ValueError: Invalid format specifier '|(|)' for object of type 'str'

Is there another way to include the parenthesis around the conditional text only if there is data in the custom column?

02-20-2024, 01:31 AM	#1
tgiladi Enthusiast Posts: 35 Karma: 30486 Join Date: Dec 2023 Device: Kindle Oasis	Template language - Conditionally including text Hi, I followed the instructions here: https://manual.calibre-ebook.com/template_lang.html and successfully managed to set the save to disk setting to my preferences: Code: {series} {series_index:0>2s\|#\| - }{title} - {authors} This works very well when saving to disk, so I thought I could use the same technique when customizing my jacket.xhtml template. What I am trying to achieve is having the book's name in it's original language, below the Ttitle. For this I am using a custom column, and I am able to show it without issue if there is data in that column. But what I can't figure out how to do is to have that name in parenthesis like so: (original name). If I add parenthesis to the code, then they would show anyway, even if there is no data in the custom column. I tried this code: Code: {_original_name:\|(\|)} but it is not working and I get an error when I try to polish the book with this code: ValueError: Invalid format specifier '\|(\|)' for object of type 'str' Is there another way to include the parenthesis around the conditional text only if there is data in the custom column?