How to format {comments} in custom column?

phm92190 · 06-12-2024, 11:36 AM

Hi,
not sure where to put this question.

I created a custom column to display the comments field of the book record (limited to the beginning of the comment that fits in the column width).

It works but it shows the "source html" of the comment (often beginning with <div> or <p>).

Is there a way to display this column in the "normal" format of the comment, or to just display the text of the comment (hiding and ignoring the html tags) ?

Sirtel · 06-12-2024, 12:17 PM

In the settings for the column, do you have HTML for Interpret this column as...?

Comfy.n · 06-12-2024, 04:53 PM

My workaround is setting a Column Icon, see:

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here's my setup:

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so, before the icon it looked like this...

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then after setting the column icon, it looks fine, although I need to mouse hover over the cell to see the comment in the tooltip:

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BetterRed · 06-12-2024, 08:35 PM

↑ ↑ ↑ ✔

I do something similar. But I turned off Book list tooltips when I first installed calibre… version 0.8.?. So, I move imported Comments to a custom Long text column (Blurb/#blurb) and press F2 on the Blurb icon. This also means I can edit Blurb in the book list.

I have metadata edit search and replace saved settings that copy Comments to Blurb, clear Comments, and copy Blurb to Comments (rarely used).

BR

06-12-2024, 11:36 AM	#1
phm92190 Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2011 Device: Kindle	How to format {comments} in custom column? Hi, not sure where to put this question. I created a custom column to display the comments field of the book record (limited to the beginning of the comment that fits in the column width). It works but it shows the "source html" of the comment (often beginning with <div> or <p>). Is there a way to display this column in the "normal" format of the comment, or to just display the text of the comment (hiding and ignoring the html tags) ?

06-12-2024, 04:53 PM	#3
Comfy.n want to learn what I want Posts: 1,072 Karma: 6425108 Join Date: Sep 2020 Device: Calibre E-book viewer	My workaround is setting a Column Icon, see: here's my setup: so, before the icon it looked like this... then after setting the column icon, it looks fine, although I need to mouse hover over the cell to see the comment in the tooltip:

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06-12-2024, 12:17 PM	#2
Sirtel Grand Sorcerer Posts: 10,570 Karma: 225537496 Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Estonia Device: Kobo Sage & Libra 2	In the settings for the column, do you have HTML for Interpret this column as...?

06-12-2024, 08:35 PM	#4
BetterRed null operator (he/him) Posts: 20,742 Karma: 27405072 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Sydney Australia Device: none	↑ ↑ ↑ ✔ I do something similar. But I turned off Book list tooltips when I first installed calibre… version 0.8.?. So, I move imported Comments to a custom Long text column (Blurb/#blurb) and press F2 on the Blurb icon. This also means I can edit Blurb in the book list. I have metadata edit search and replace saved settings that copy Comments to Blurb, clear Comments, and copy Blurb to Comments (rarely used). BR