Hi Charlie
> I often say "first things first, consider upgrading", but 5.2.1 has the same
> issue. So I say stick with what you have if it is working no-worse than the
> latest.
The problem is that the OP is using the macro "templatename" as an attribute
value in the `<$action-createtiddler>` widget, which means that wikitext
content will not be processed ("wikified"), so the transclusion in the macro is
ignored.
The workaround is to use textual substitution within the macro (in other words
the $param$ and $(var)$ syntax).
> As for bug-reporting, that, to me, is a crappy process that needs some tender
> loving care, including a need to update the related circa 2014 documentation
> (ReportingBugs).
"Crappy"?
It would be more helpful to explain the specific problems you see, and perhaps
suggest improvements.
Best wishes
Jeremy
>
> Rock'n roll !
>
>
>
>
>
>> On Saturday, January 22, 2022 at 4:31:45 PM UTC-4 CarloGgi wrote:
>> It worked like a charm, thanks!
>> If it is really a bug, is there a dedicated place to submit it for analysis?
>>
>> My TW version is 5.2.0
>>
>> Thanks again and regards,
>> CG
>>
>>> On Saturday, January 22, 2022 at 9:57:46 PM UTC+2 cj.v...@gmail.com wrote:
>>> TiddlyTalk is a pain. Let me try pasting that code again so that it shows
>>> okay over there.
>>>
>>> ```
>>> <$button>
>>> <$action-createtiddler
>>> $basetitle="testTiddler"
>>> $template={{{ [[BASENAME-]addsuffix{!!grammar_class}] }}} >
>>>
>>> <$action-navigate $to=<<createTiddler-title>>/>
>>> </$action-createtiddler>
>>> create new test tiddler
>>> </$button>
>>> ```
>>>
>>>> On Saturday, January 22, 2022 at 3:53:48 PM UTC-4 Charlie Veniot wrote:
>>>> I'm thinking you found a bug related to how the action-createtiddler
>>>> handles the $template parameter.
>>>>
>>>> In the meantime (i.e. until there is a fix or somebody can explain this
>>>> "feature" going on) ...
>>>>
>>>> The following seems to work A-1 for me in my testing (ignore the "pre"
>>>> tags):
>>>>
>>>> <pre>
>>>> <$button>
>>>> <$action-createtiddler
>>>> $basetitle="testTiddler"
>>>> $template={{{ [[BASENAME-]addsuffix{!!grammar_class}] }}}
>>>> >
>>>>
>>>> <$action-navigate $to=<<createTiddler-title>>/>
>>>> </$action-createtiddler>
>>>> create new test tiddler
>>>> </$button>
>>>> </pre>
>>>>
>>>>> On Saturday, January 22, 2022 at 2:07:59 PM UTC-4 CarloGgi wrote:
>>>>> hallo folks,
>>>>> i need to feed the $template parameter of an <$action-createtiddler>
>>>>> widget with the correct template tiddler's name. The latter has a fixed
>>>>> part 'BASENAME' and a parameterized (or variable) suffix, which is
>>>>> choosen by means of a <$select> input. The idea is to have a macro build
>>>>> the full name based on the choice made by using <$select>, like in:
>>>>>
>>>>> \define templatename() BASENAME-{{!!grammar_class}}
>>>>>
>>>>> the suffix, as you can imagine, is taken from field grammar_class which
>>>>> is set by the <$select> widget control.
>>>>>
>>>>> Now one would expect that things would work nice and easy writing this
>>>>> code:
>>>>>
>>>>> <$button> create new test tiddler
>>>>> <$action-createtiddler
>>>>> $basetitle='testTiddler'
>>>>> $template=<<templatename>> >
>>>>> <$action-navigate $to=<<createTiddler-title>>/>
>>>>> </$action-createtiddler>
>>>>> </$button>
>>>>>
>>>>> but disappointingly enough they do not! The new tiddler is created
>>>>> indeed, but from NO TEMPLATE at all!
>>>>> Funny as it is, if we add a debug line like:
>>>>>
>>>>> template's name: <<templatename>> <br/>
>>>>>
>>>>> it displays correctly as
>>>>>
>>>>> BASENAME-verb (or BASENAME-noun, or adjective, or whatever the
>>>>> <$select> choice was)
>>>>>
>>>>> Hard-coding the name in the macro makes the code work (just for testing
>>>>> purposes, there is no point here to have a macro just echoing an
>>>>> hard-coded string).
>>>>>
>>>>> Now, before I ask why ON EARTH the above code doesn't work, let me say
>>>>> that I expect for it to be because of how macros are parsed and when
>>>>> macro substitution is made, in which case I will do a little comment on
>>>>> it later.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks everybody,
>>>>> CG
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