"Details" html code

Bookstooge · 04-22-2023, 07:41 PM

I store my book reviews in a separate library with empty books. I leave my reviews in the comments section. Half (or more) of the review is usually a synopsis and can range anywhere from 1 paragraph to 3 pages. When I post online I can hide all of that text using the <details> blah, blah </details> code and people can click to show it if they want to.

When I put in the <details> code in the html view of the comments, it gets stripped out and doesn't seem to work. Am I doing something wrong or putting it in the wrong place?

If you need an example, I can provide one as needed.

Thanks for any input.

ownedbycats · 04-22-2023, 08:00 PM

The HTML longtext editor tends to remove unused and 'invalid' stuff.

Switching a cusotm column to plain-text prevents this, but obviously then it's all code and doesn't work for the default comments.

Job Spy's Notes Viewer has Markdown support, if you're willing to consider using that and a custom column.

BetterRed · 04-22-2023, 08:57 PM

The 'Comments/Long Text' editor is what's known in-the-trade as a Rich Text Editor, which approximates, at a functional level, to what you get from Microsoft's Wordpad.

BR

kovidgoyal · 04-22-2023, 10:44 PM

comments are not full HTML they are a subset. https://doc.qt.io/qt-6/richtext-html-subset.html

un_pogaz · 04-23-2023, 03:33 AM

One way to get around the limitation of the HTML editor is use/define the column formatting to Markdown, which allows HTML formatting and display without interference/modification from the editor.

Bookstooge · 04-23-2023, 07:38 AM

Thank you all. I guess I'll just carry on as usual then

And thanks for the link Kovid. That was very helpful knowing what I can and cannot do in the comments section.

04-22-2023, 07:41 PM	#1
Bookstooge Member Retired Posts: 805 Karma: 2091358 Join Date: May 2019 Device: Kindle Oasis 1st Gen, PB Era	"Details" html code I store my book reviews in a separate library with empty books. I leave my reviews in the comments section. Half (or more) of the review is usually a synopsis and can range anywhere from 1 paragraph to 3 pages. When I post online I can hide all of that text using the <details> blah, blah </details> code and people can click to show it if they want to. When I put in the <details> code in the html view of the comments, it gets stripped out and doesn't seem to work. Am I doing something wrong or putting it in the wrong place? If you need an example, I can provide one as needed. Thanks for any input.

04-22-2023, 08:00 PM	#2
ownedbycats Custom User Title Posts: 10,951 Karma: 74999999 Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Libra H2O, formerly Aura HD	The HTML longtext editor tends to remove unused and 'invalid' stuff. Switching a cusotm column to plain-text prevents this, but obviously then it's all code and doesn't work for the default comments. Job Spy's Notes Viewer has Markdown support, if you're willing to consider using that and a custom column. Last edited by ownedbycats; 04-22-2023 at 08:05 PM.

04-23-2023, 03:33 AM	#5
un_pogaz Chalut o/ Posts: 439 Karma: 145424 Join Date: Dec 2017 Device: Kobo	One way to get around the limitation of the HTML editor is use/define the column formatting to Markdown, which allows HTML formatting and display without interference/modification from the editor. Last edited by un_pogaz; 04-23-2023 at 03:35 AM.

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BetterRed null operator (he/him) Posts: 21,715 Karma: 29711016 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Sydney Australia Device: none	The 'Comments/Long Text' editor is what's known in-the-trade as a Rich Text Editor, which approximates, at a functional level, to what you get from Microsoft's Wordpad. BR

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kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,337 Karma: 27182818 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	comments are not full HTML they are a subset. https://doc.qt.io/qt-6/richtext-html-subset.html

04-23-2023, 07:38 AM	#6
Bookstooge Member Retired Posts: 805 Karma: 2091358 Join Date: May 2019 Device: Kindle Oasis 1st Gen, PB Era	Thank you all. I guess I'll just carry on as usual then And thanks for the link Kovid. That was very helpful knowing what I can and cannot do in the comments section.

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