Question about template and new/empty lines

[DaitiDay]

I am using the following (simplified) template:

## Annotations

{% for annotation in annotations %}
{% if annotation.annotatedText %}

{% if annotation.type == "highlight" %}
{% if annotation.colorCategory == "Yellow" %}

> **HIGHLIGHT**
> {{annotation.annotatedText}} *([[page {{annotation.pageLabel}}](https://github.com/obsidian-community/obsidian-zotero-integration/issues/%7B%7Bannotation.desktopURI%7D%7D)]({{annotation.desktopURI}}))*
{% if annotation.comment %}
> **Annotation**: {{annotation.comment}}
{% endif %}

{% endif %}

{% endif %}

{% endif %}
{% endfor %}

I can put everything on a single line, or I can create two different quoteblocks (as in the snippet above). What I cannot manage to get however is the Annotation: on a new line, but still inside the same quoteblock.
What am I missing?

[citingfairy]

The issue is that nunjucks makes a new line every time you make a new line, even if your line only contains code blocks such as {% if annotation.comment %}, creating two line breaks (one before and one after the code block), which lets Obsidian split the quote block.

You have two solutions:

You can either make the first line break disappear by inserting a minus into the code block: {%- if annotation.comment %}

Or you could tell Obsidian to continue the quote block by putting another > sign in front: >{% if annotation.comment %}

Does that help?

[DaitiDay]

Not really, I already tested both you suggestions this morning while trying to fix this "problem" myself:

1. in the first case I just get a single line
2. in the second case I get single blockquote, but an empty line between the annotatedText and the Annotation:

[citingfairy]

I see! You could also put the code block directly in front of the line:

{% if annotation.comment %}> **Annotation**: {{annotation.comment}}

[DaitiDay]

Already tried that too, still a single line

[citingfairy]

Hm, than this might have something to so with Markdown reading single line breaks as a simple space and onle double line breaks as actual line breaks. I think I always have doubles, also within a quote block. Sorry, out of tips.

[Jmuccigr]

I've kind of given up optimizing this in the template. Instead I use linter to reduce runs of empty lines to one.

[FeralFlora]

Using the Data explorer to live preview the template changes usually makes it easier to fix these whitespace issues.