Emblems: Series number?

[Snorkledorf]

Is there a way to set an emblem for a specific number of a book's series? e.g. a "7" graphic for book 7.

I've tried this, but to no avail:

If the series column matches pattern...
1 of .+

The book says

1 of Series Name

[kovidgoyal]

Assuming you have added images name 1.png, 2.png etc

you'd have to create an advanced mode rule that evaluates to the approporiate image name. Unfortunately, I dont have the time right now to create the rule for you.

[chaley]

The template for the advanced rule would be something like this

program:
	s = field('series_index');
	first_non_empty(
		cmp(s, 1.01, '1.png', '', ''),
		cmp(s, 2.01, '2.png', '', ''),
		cmp(s, 3.01, '3.png', '', ''),
		cmp(s, 4.01, '4.png', '', ''),
		cmp(s, 5.01, '5.png', '', ''),
		cmp(s, 6.01, '6.png', '', ''),
		cmp(s, 7.01, '7.png', '', ''),
		cmp(s, 8.01, '8.png', '', ''),
		cmp(s, 9.01, '9.png', '', ''),
		cmp(s, 9.99, '', '', 'bigger.png')
)

[Snorkledorf]

Thanks for the answers. I'm still banging my head against 2 things:

1. I'm okay with making 10 rules, one for each number icon, if that's easier. I have the icons ready. The problem is that the rule "If the series column matches pattern 1 of .+" (screenshot 1) isn't matching anything.
   
   Now I'm wondering if I should be attempting to match the phrasing of the book details area that says "1 of Series Name" (regex "1 of .+" ) or the column that says "Series Name [1]" (regex ".+\[1\]" ), which I also tried? Or am I thinking in the wrong way here?
   
   
2. The advanced rule idea sounds interesting, but what I tried (screenshot 2) is also having no effect. There are lots of other options in the dialog so I'm likely setting something wrong there. Especially the "Apply an icon to the column" list — I'm trying to add an icon to the emblems, so I don't know how columns apply here.

Basically I'm just overall confused.

[chaley]

Originally Posted by Snorkledorf

[*]The advanced rule idea sounds interesting, but what I tried (screenshot 2) is also having no effect. There are lots of other options in the dialog so I'm likely setting something wrong there. Especially the "Apply an icon to the column" list — I'm trying to add an icon to the emblems, so I don't know how columns apply here.

Ignore the other options on that screen. They will go away in the next release.

Do you already have icon files named 1.png, 2.png, etc? If you do not then the advanced rule I supplied will do nothing.

And in any event the template should be:

program:
	s = field('series_index');
	test(field('series'),
		first_non_empty(
			cmp(s, 1.01, '1.png', '', ''),
			cmp(s, 2.01, '2.png', '', ''),
			cmp(s, 3.01, '3.png', '', ''),
			cmp(s, 4.01, '4.png', '', ''),
			cmp(s, 5.01, '5.png', '', ''),
			cmp(s, 6.01, '6.png', '', ''),
			cmp(s, 7.01, '7.png', '', ''),
			cmp(s, 8.01, '8.png', '', ''),
			cmp(s, 9.01, '9.png', '', ''),
			cmp(s, 9.99, '', '', 'bigger.png')
	), '')

I forgot to use no emblem if there is no series.

[Snorkledorf]

I have my emblem files named to match your code, and just in case something was messed up with what I'd done before, created a new rule with just the code pasted in. I had to select something in the Column field for it to save the rule so I selected Series.

Still no effect.

[chaley]

Originally Posted by Snorkledorf

I have my emblem files named to match your code, and just in case something was messed up with what I'd done before, created a new rule with just the code pasted in. I had to select something in the Column field for it to save the rule so I selected Series.

Still no effect.

The template is working. You can see that because the "Template value" is 1.png, which that version of the template will produce for any book that has no series or has a series with index <= 1.

Verify that the files 1.png ... are in the right directory. They must be in [Calibre configuration directory]/cc_icons. One way to do this verification is to click on the down-arrow in the box next to "Copy an icon file name to the clipboard" and see what it shows you. You can go look at the directory by clicking on Preferences / Miscellaneous / Open calibre configuration directory, then clicking on cc_icons.

Another test you can do is click on that same down arrow, select an image name, click on the clipboard button, then paste that image name over the top of 1.png. The template value should change and that image should appear on some books.

Last test: insert a standard rule putting an emblem on books if series is set. That will test the underlying mechanism and demonstrate that emblems work at all.

[Snorkledorf]

Saints be praised, that was it!

I just had to put the icons in ~/Library/Preferences/calibre/cc_icons. Makes sense that it might want to know where they are, yup. Just yelling "With all the other ones, you fool!" didn't work for some reason. Silly computers.

Also good to know that the "Template value" is giving the result of the calculation. Now I know how to know if it's working or not.

Thanks for your help, chaley, Kovid!