Using Strex

[Steven Schneider]

I'm a big fan of Thomas Elmiger work, including his text stretch macro: http://tid.li/tw5/hacks.html#TextStretch

I'm trying to use it here:

<$list filter="[tag[Levels]]">
{{!!title}}: <$macrocall $name=strex content="<$transclude tiddler='{{!!title}}' mode='block'>" label="+" id="id"/><br>
</$list>

But the transclude doesn't quite work, it seems.

I've tried this:

Level 1 Exploratory:  <$macrocall $name=strex content="<$transclude tiddler='Level 1 Exploratory' mode='block'>" label="+" id="Level1"/><br>
Level 2 Prototype:  <$macrocall $name=strex content="<$transclude tiddler='Level 2 Prototype' mode='block'>" label="+" id="Level2"/><br>
Level 3 Implementation:  <$macrocall $name=strex content="<$transclude tiddler='Level 3 Implementation' mode='block'>" label="+" id="Level3"/><br>

But can't quite get the stretched texts to open individually.

Any suggestions? (I thought of setting id="{{!!title}}" but that didn't seem to work)

Thoughts or help much appreciated!

//steve.

[Thomas Elmiger]

Hi Steve

This should do what you want:

<$list filter="[tag[YourTagHere]]">
<$wikify name=tid text={{!!title}}>
<<tid>>: <$macrocall $name=strex content="<$transclude tiddler=<<tid>> mode='block'>" label="+" id=<<tid>>/><br>
</$wikify>
</$list>

The wikify widget is our friend, it turns the parameters that are used in strex into strings that are individual …

Hint: Insert your own tag (Levels?) again.

Glad to help a fan – I would never have come so far with TW without your {{DesignWrite}} course!

All the best,
Thomas

[Thomas Elmiger]

By the way: To reveal whole tiddlers I made the listreveal plugin – it comes with (minimal) documentation now: https://tid.li/tw5/plugins.html#%24%3A%2FControlPanel:%24%3A%2Fplugins%2Ftelmiger%2Flistreveal%2Freadme%20%24%3A%2FControlPanel

I did not know it was possible to use strex the way you do :–)

Cheers,
Thomas

[Steven Schneider]

Thanks, Thomas! This is great, it worked perfectly I've never used the Wikify widget before; I always use set. I wonder what the difference is? I rarely see the wikify widget used...

Always the Professor: from TiddlyWiki.com:

* The wikify widget parses and renders a string of text and assigns the result to a specified variable. The new value of the variable is available to the content within the wikify widget.

* The set variable widget assigns a value to a specified variable. The new value of the variable is available to the content within the set variable widget.

So wikify parses and renders, while set assigns. Hmmm...

Anyway, thanks!

[Thomas Elmiger]

My personal mental model of the two functions is this:

Say you have a (current) tiddler titled "My first tiddler".

<$wikify name=tid text={{!!title}}>

puts a (rendered) string into the variable, <<tid>> is equal to the text "My first tiddler".

<$set name=tid value={{!!title}}>

puts "{{!!title}}" into the variable <<tid>> which in *some* contexts would be replaced with "My first tiddler" – but in the context of another current tiddler it would be replaced with the other tiddler’s title.

As a macro parameter the wikified <<tid>> inputs "My first tiddler" into the macro, but the set <<tid>> inputs "{{!!title}}" – the first can be used as an id, the second can’t.

Maybe this is not 100% scientific, but it helps me a lot!

All the best!
Thomas