[pmwiki-users] Announcement: Marklets-0.9.2

[Ben Wilson]

For those testing, using this recipe, please read the recipe
documentaion on PmWiki.org.[1]  My last email stated to do that to
correct a now-defunt markup, which led to some confusion. So, I will
try not to explain things here. I'd rather confuse you on the wiki
page.

This release seeks to silence a nagging issue of dynamic category
generation. I have provided two approaches. First, $MarkletCategories
allows the site administrator to list a set of static categories. I
just realized it does not prevent new categories, but it's 1a, and my
wife is wondering when I'm going to help get our house ready for sale.
:-)

The second "solution" is $MarkletCategoriesFunction, which allows the
site administrator to code his own function for listing categories.
Thus, putting the ball in another's court. Although, I would encourage
any site admin availing himself of this function to post their code
solutions on the recipe page for other's edification.

I fixed Andrew's complaint about the duplicates. First, the bug has
been exterminated--I had changed a variable name without applying that
change consistently.

Second, the duplicate is now a markup, and the markup returns a
site-customizeable value. This means you can 1) set to '' to turn it
off, 2) wrap (:if:) conditionals to restrict notification or 3) accept
the default. By using a markup, the change of the variable (RTFRP)
affects all (0.9.2+) duplicates.

Finally, a master list of bookmarks would be best served by a
pagelist. Alternatively, a recipe where each bookmark is its own page,
which would be maddening indeed.

The multiple categories slipped this release. Not that I can't do it,
but it's now 1:15a. :-)

I appreciate everybody's patience with my numerous announcements,
especially after such a lull. I wish I could say I was manic, but the
truth is I'm on break between semesters at law school and I enjoy
programming.[2] The announcements will stop either when the
features/bug list is null or the next term starts. For those trying
out this recipe, I appreciate your patience with the problems and your
feedback.

[1]: http://pmwiki.org/wiki/Cookbook/Marklets
[2]:  Sick, I know.
-- 
Ben Wilson
"All this worldly wisdom was once the unamiable heresy of some wise man." HDT