Setting attributes as values from a <$list> in an <$action-setfield>

[leeand00]

In the following code, is there any way to get the title to show up in the action-setfield attributes?

See example below:

<$button>
<$list filter="[ [] ]">
<$action-setfield text="[[edit|{{!!title}}]]"  tags="[[General Settings]]" caption="{{!!title}}"/>

<$action-navigate/>
</$list>
Make New Tiddlers
</$button>

Also, is there any place where the rules for this sort of thing are defined?

Thank you,
   Andrew J. Leer

[Tobias Beer]

Hi Andrew,

 

In the following code, is there any way to get the title to show up in the action-setfield attributes?

While I assume your filter is a placeholder for whatever the real filter is

and the text you wish to generate is a bit awkward,

you need to use a helper macro to construct the text, e.g.:

<$button>
<$list filter="[[]make[max:10]]">
<vars new-text="[[edit|$(currentTiddler)$]]">
<$action-setfield text=<<new-text>>  tags="[[General Settings]]" caption="{{!!title}}"/>
</$vars>

<$action-navigate/>
</$list>
Make New Tiddlers
</$button>

Notice how I abused the vars widget to actually declare this macro which doesn't need parameters.

Try the above in a new tiddler at:

http://tobibeer.github.io/tw5-plugins

Instead of using the vars widget you could also do (a more traditional):

define new-text() [[edit|$(currentTiddler)$]]

<$button>
<$list filter="[[]make[max:10]]">
<$action-setfield text=<<new-text>>  tags="[[General Settings]]" caption="{{!!title}}"/>

<$action-navigate/>
</$list>
Make New Tiddlers
</$button>

Best wishes,

Tobias.

[leeand00]

Thanks again Tobias!  As usual that did the trick.  You have been essential in speeding up my TW5 usage.

[Tobias Beer]

Hi leeand00,

 

Thanks again Tobias!  As usual that did the trick. 

You have been essential in speeding up my TW5 usage.

Happy to hear. You're very welcome. :-)

Best wishes,

Tobias.