Macros: A very (VERY!) basic introduction

[Charlie Veniot]

Here it is a no-fuss-no-muss rough around the edges toe-dip into macros:

TiddlyWiki Macros: A very (VERY!) basic introduction

Multi-tasking doing and speaking does not to this kid naturally happen.

Face for radio, yet short on skill for radio.

Still a boatload of fun.

Maybe good for putting any of your young kiddos to sleep ???

[Brian Radspinner]

This is a very good beginning, Charlie. It took me quite a while on my own to figure out what you presented: macros simply applying code before being rendered. I'm looking forward to the next videos and what I'll surely end up learning from them.

[PMario]

Hi,

Very good explanation and a very good example to show how macros work.

I have to say, your voice and your "story telling" reminds me a bit about Bob Ross. ... For me it's a "relaxing" and informative listening experience. 

Thanks a lot!

-mario

[ludwa6]

Hear, hear!  Fine job, @Charlie; bless you for this!  /walt

[Ray Vermey]

GREAT!! Thanks!!! THIS is what we need! Please continue!! One tip: if you create a tiddler called Indent, put your macro in that tiddler and tag that tiddler as $:/tags/Macro then you can use the <<Indent>> macro system wide :-)

Op ma 3 mei 2021 om 03:31 schreef Charlie Veniot <cj.v...@gmail.com>:

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[Charlie Veniot]

Arg, spoiler alert ?

Global macros are part of a future "odds and ends" tutorial, likely mixed in with "single line" macros (i.e. just "define", no "end", no sandwich).

[Charlie Veniot]

So many interests, so little time ...

I've been preoccupied with other projects lately.  Although next tutorial is still brewing in my sponge, I did want to give the related "Understanding Macros" tiddler a little bit of TLC.

First, I included A Prototype of UID's for stable permalinks functionality into my "TiddlyWiki Programming" project, so that I can create a UID-based permalink for "Understanding Macros."

As per my nature, I could not help but tweak the titles of related sub-tiddlers.  So I rejigged some titles with the words "Lesson" among other things.

Although a video would be overkill (I think), I did add the following because it at least needs to be mentioned:  Lesson 1+⅒: The One-Liner Macro.

Now, back to envisioning "Lesson 2: The Global Macro".

Cheers !