Looking forward to this. Once macro parameters are recognised, renaming a
tiddler will go from taking me 10 minutes to taking 0 minutes.
Kalcifer
On Sunday, March 15, 2020 at 2:13:51 AM UTC, Flibbles wrote:
>
> Actually, scratch everything I said. It should be possible for Relink to
> recognize the sum and src parameters. I just need to introduce another
> fieldType. Currently, there is "title", "list", "reference", and "filter".
> If there is a fifth, "wikitext", then macro parameters can be treated as
> such, as well as fields, widget attributes, and list operators.
>
> This'll take me a several days to properly code. My workarounds will work
> in the meantime.
>
> On Saturday, March 14, 2020 at 9:59:02 PM UTC-4, Flibbles wrote:
>>
>> Hold up. If you find yourself making this exact pattern a lot:
>> <<details sum:"[[ tiddler ]]" src="{{ tiddler }}" >>
>>
>> Then you could wrap it in another macro to keep it neat.
>>
>> \define details_for_tiddler(tiddler) <$macrocall $name="details" sum="[[
>> $tiddler$ ]]" src="{{ $tiddler$ }}" />
>>
>> Then you could configure Relink to relink the "tiddler" parameter of
>> "details_for_tiddler" quite simply, since it would always be a title
>> parameter. You'd go to the Relink configuration page, then to "Macros", and
>> you'd "Add a new macro parameter" where "macro"="details_for_tiddler" and
>> "parameter"="tiddler". After you add, the type would default to "title",
>> which is what you want.
>>
>> -Flibbles
>>
>> On Saturday, March 14, 2020 at 9:52:51 PM UTC-4, Flibbles wrote:
>>>
>>> Sooo, this is a strange case. What's happening with your macro call is
>>> that the string "[[ tiddler_name ]]" is being transplanted directly into a
>>> chunk of text which is then being interpreted as wikitext. And it's only
>>> *then* that tiddlywiki recognizes it as a link. The parameters sum and
>>> src are otherwise treated as plaintext since those parameters aren't
>>> specified as being links OR references. And it wouldn't be possible to
>>> configure Relink to view them as such since they're valid as either, or
>>> neither. I really wish Relink were completely a "It just works" plugin, but
>>> this is one case where you'll need to do something so Relink will recognize
>>> what to do.
>>>
>>> 1.
>>> \define link-to-tiddler() [[ tiddler_name ]]
>>>
>>>
>>> <$macrocall $name="details" sum=<<link-to-tiddler>> />
>>>
>>> <!-- This works because Relink interprets the bodies of macros as
>>> wikitext, and this will relink the link as expected. -->
>>>
>>>
>>> 2.
>>> <$macrocall $name="details" src={{ tiddler_name }} />
>>>
>>>
>>> <!-- this works by allowing the indirect reference to be processed
>>> before being passed into the macro. Relink will recognize this form just
>>> fine and relink as needed.
>>> However, this doesn't work for your sum parameter from your example,
>>> since it looks like you want the LINK to the tiddler to be passed, not the
>>> contents. -->
>>>
>>>
>>> I guess your full solution may be:
>>> \define link-to-tiddler() [[ tiddler_name ]]
>>>
>>>
>>> <$macrocall $name="details" sum=<<link-to-tiddler>> src={{ tiddler_name
>>> }} />
>>>
>>> Hope this helps.
>>> Flibbles
>>>
>>> On Saturday, March 14, 2020 at 9:16:35 PM UTC-4, Rahul Kashyap wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Dear Flibbles,
>>>>
>>>> Thanks a lot for this plugin. This gives another reason to stick with
>>>> TW as I've been developing tons of materials here.
>>>> However, I was trying to understand how to provide my own custom list
>>>> for any particular macro.
>>>>
>>>> For example, I use <<details sum:"[[ tiddler_name ]] " src:"{{
>>>> tiddler_name }}" >> macro (from https://kookma.github.io/TW-Shiraz/) a
>>>> lot in order to maintain a heirarchy of material for graduate materials
>>>> and
>>>> research work for my work (in Physics).
>>>> Relink wasn't updating the links and transclusions in the parameters,
>>>> sum, and src. How should I make Relink recognize that?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks again,
>>>> -Rahul
>>>>
>>>> On Friday, September 6, 2019 at 8:26:47 PM UTC-4, Flibbles wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Version 1.5 released. Macro parameter relinking is now supported. It
>>>>> comes with its own whitelist.
>>>>>
>>>>> (e.g. <<myMacro tiddlerNameToRelink>> or <$macrocall $name=myMacro
>>>>> param="tiddlerNameToRelink" />)
>>>>>
>>>>> Now Relink can rename any kind of WikiText pattern.
>>>>>
>>>>> Also, bugfixes.
>>>>>
>>>>> -Flibbles
>>>>>
>>>>> On Sunday, September 1, 2019 at 10:27:19 PM UTC-4, Flibbles wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I present Relink <https://flibbles.github.io/tw5-relink/>!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> It relinks fields, links, WikiLinks, widgets, transclusions, lists,
>>>>>> and filters. It's highly customizable, but it will also work out of the
>>>>>> box. It's robust, and can handle bizarre name changes. It works through
>>>>>> whitelisting, so it doesn't change plaintext instances of a title, or
>>>>>> other
>>>>>> instances where an updated would be undesirable. It's also well tested
>>>>>> (but
>>>>>> still really new!!). It should be comprehensive.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Otherwise, I really hope everyone gets good use out of this. Having
>>>>>> written it, I completely understand why this isn't a core feature. It
>>>>>> was *hard
>>>>>> as crap*! There are so many edge cases! I'm sure more will still
>>>>>> crop up.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> *Edit**: It now also supports macros, making it a fully
>>>>>> comprehensive relinking plugin.*
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Demo page here <https://flibbles.github.io/tw5-relink/>.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Source code here <https://github.com/flibbles/tw5-relink>.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I would absolutely love to get some feedback. I really hope this
>>>>>> helps people.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> -Flibbles
>>>>>>
>>>>>
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