As maybe only a few might be aware, I have been proposing <https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyWiki5/issues/3624> that macros forming a part of TiddlyWiki's core that deal with the *caption* field should not break down when encountering an empty *caption* field. The main ones that do break down, and which I feel would be exasperating for normal users of TiddlyWiki, are the Table of Content *toc* macros and the *list-links* macro.
Well as part of trying to put forward a convincing case, I have tried many variations of fixing the toc-caption macro that resides in $:/core/macros/toc <https://tiddlywiki.com/#%24%3A%2Fcore%2Fmacros%2Ftoc> My latest endeavour is shown in this post: https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyWiki5/issues/3624#issuecomment-466652926 I feel it finally passes all the requirements needed. Now the main hurdle left is a decision on if this change is the wanted default behaviour. While looking at that proposal, I started wondering why something like *tiddler=<<currentTiddler>>* did not break down when a *Title* name contained text that would normally be *Wikified*. <$set name="display" tiddler=<<currentTiddler>> field="caption"> By experience I know that a WikiText macro call: <<currentTiddler>> : wikifies the variable, but within this widget, used as the value of a attribute, it does not *Wikify*. So I made a tiddler to see what things looks like: *Tiddler:* title : Tiddler 10^^2^^ caption : 10^^2^^ `display` variable has been set using: ``` <$set name="display-caption" tiddler=<<currentTiddler>> field="caption"> ``` `caption` field is: <pre><$view field=caption/></pre> <hr> <$set name="display-caption" tiddler=<<currentTiddler>> field="caption"> `<$view field=title/>`= <$view field=title/> `<$text text=<<currentTiddler>>/>`= <$text text=<<currentTiddler>>/> `<<currentTiddler>>`= <<currentTiddler>> `<<storyTiddler>>`= <<storyTiddler>> `<<display-caption>>`= <<display-caption>> `<$macrocall $name="currentTiddler"/>`= <$macrocall $name="currentTiddler"/> `<$macrocall $name="currentTiddler" $type="text/plain" $output="text/plain" />`= <$macrocall $name="currentTiddler" $type="text/plain" $output="text/plain"/> `<$macrocall $name="currentTiddler" $type="text/plain" $output= "text/vnd.tiddlywiki"/>`= <$macrocall $name="currentTiddler" $type="text/plain" $output="text/vnd.tiddlywiki"/> `<$macrocall $name="currentTiddler" $type="text/plain"/>`= <$macrocall $name="currentTiddler" $type="text/plain"/> `<$macrocall $name="currentTiddler" $type="text/html"/>`= <$macrocall $name="currentTiddler" $type="text/html"/> The last two have HTML: ``` <pre><code>Tiddler 10^^2^^</code></pre> <iframe src="data:text/html;charset=utf-8,Tiddler%2010%5E%5E2%5E%5E" sandbox =""></iframe> ``` </$set> Some of the results are quite interesting. Another simple example is: Tiddler: title: Tiddler ^^11^^ <$link to=<<currentTiddler>>>{{!!title}}</$link> The first "Wikitext" - <<currentTiddler>> - does *not* get Wikified because it is *not* being used in Wikitext. The second "Wikitext" - {{!!title}} - does get Wikified beause it is in an area of Wikitext. So, would it be correct to say that, in general when a macro or other Wikitext is used as the value of an attribute of a widget, that is NOT a case of it being used within Wikitext - so it is not Wikified? And then, the *$wikify* widget is the one exception, as the widget can and does Wikify the value of its *text* attribute? Note: Tiddler attached -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TiddlyWiki" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/tiddlywiki. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tiddlywiki/9a8ccdb6-cf03-4953-bfa8-3a078334d7b8%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
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