Thank you both for your input.
BJ -- your code works like a charm, amazing!! Thank you very much! Issue
solved :)
Best regards,
Hubert
On Thursday, 26 October 2017 17:45:25 UTC+1, BJ wrote:
>
> more like:
>
> \define m()
> <$set name=pmar value=<<rpn a:$(currentVal)$ b:$(targetVal)$
> operation:"/">>>
> <<mymacro>>
> </$set>
> \end
>
> \define mymacro()
> <svg><text x=<<rpn a:$(pmar)$ b:520 operation:"*">> y=16
> fill="red">▼</text></svg>
> \end
>
>
> $set name=currentVal value={{!!tracker_current_value}}>
> <$set name=targetVal value={{!!tracker_target_value}}>
>
> <<m>>
>
> </$set>
>
>
>
> On Thursday, October 26, 2017 at 5:47:01 PM UTC+2, hubertgk wrote:
>>
>> Thanks for the idea, BJ. Unfortunately, it doesn't seem to work.
>>
>> When I invoke <<mymacro>> (as below), nothing happens (just a few empty
>> lines are entered). But when I change the x value from x=$ProgressMark$ to,
>> say, x=50 (or any other number), the svg/text element is displayed and
>> moved as expected.
>>
>> Below is the updated code. Is there any other way I could get
>> $ProgressMark$ evaluated?
>>
>> \define Proportion()
>> <$macrocall $name="rpn" a=$(currentVal)$ b=$(targetVal)$ operation="/">
>> \end
>>
>> \define ProgressMark()
>> <$macrocall $name="rpn" a=<<Proportion>> b=520 operation="*">
>> \end
>>
>> \define mymacro(ProgressMark)
>> <svg><text x=$ProgressMark$ y=16 fill="red">▼</text></svg>
>> \end
>>
>> <$set name=currentVal value={{!!tracker_current_value}}>
>> <$set name=targetVal value={{!!tracker_target_value}}>
>>
>> <<mymacro>>
>>
>> </$set>
>>
>> Thank you again!
>>
>>
>> On Thursday, 26 October 2017 16:03:35 UTC+1, BJ wrote:
>>>
>>> You can see what is going on by using the text widget:
>>>
>>>
>>> <$text text=<<ProgressMark>>/>
>>>
>>> gives
>>>
>>> <$macrocall $name="rpn" a=<<Proportion>> b=520 operation="*">
>>>
>>> - macro are not 'wikified' when used in params
>>>
>>> I would use a macro around the svg
>>>
>>> \define mymacro(ProgressMark)
>>> <svg><text x=$ProgressMark$ y=16 fill="red">▼</text></svg>
>>> \end
>>>
>>> Maybe this is what you are saying....
>>>
>>>
>>> On Thursday, October 26, 2017 at 3:59:00 PM UTC+2, hubertgk wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Hi All,
>>>>
>>>> I'm building a goal tracker using two html elements: <progress> and
>>>> <svg>, the brilliant "rpn" macro by Thomas Elmiger and a simple "DaysDiff"
>>>> macro that I created myself (it returns the number of days elapsed from a
>>>> given date).
>>>>
>>>> The <svg> HTML element moves along the x axis and shows the completion
>>>> rate (using the fields 'tracker_current_value' divided by
>>>> 'tracker_target_value' multiplied by 520 [px] as "520" is the width that
>>>> amounts to "100% completion"); the <svg> element moves in parallel to the
>>>> <progress> element that is measuring the time that's elapsed:
>>>>
>>>> The relevant snippets of code:
>>>>
>>>> <svg><text x=<<ProgressMark>> y=16 fill="red">▼</text></svg>
>>>> <progress value=<<some value>> max=<<max value>>></progress>
>>>>
>>>> The problem that I have is that the <svg> element will not accept the
>>>> output value of the <<ProgressMark>> macro that I've defined ad-hoc in the
>>>> tiddler in order to calculate the position of the <svg> element in this
>>>> way:
>>>>
>>>> \define Proportion()
>>>> <$macrocall $name="rpn" a=$(currentVal)$ b=$(targetVal)$ operation="/">
>>>> \end
>>>>
>>>> \define ProgressMark()
>>>> <$macrocall $name="rpn" a=<<Proportion>> b=520 operation="*">
>>>> \end
>>>>
>>>> <$set name=currentVal value={{!!tracker_current_value}}>
>>>> <$set name=targetVal value={{!!tracker_target_value}}>
>>>>
>>>> <svg> does accept the value if it's entered as <<SomeMacro 12345>> but
>>>> not when entered as <$macrocall...> or <<ProgressMark>> even though the
>>>> <<ProgressMark>> returns the correct value when used outside of the <svg>
>>>> element.
>>>>
>>>> How can I process the result of the macro? Could I use <$wikify>
>>>> perhaps? If so, how? I've looked around this group and could not find a
>>>> satisfactory solution.
>>>>
>>>> Thank you very much for any suggestions!
>>>>
>>>>
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