[pmwiki-users] Using Page Text Variables {$:Var} for multi-line Includes

[Kathryn Andersen]

On Tue, Oct 10, 2006 at 08:02:00AM -0400, Pico wrote:
> Patrick R. Michaud wrote:
> > On Mon, Oct 09, 2006 at 12:13:11PM -0400, Pico wrote:
> >> Patrick R. Michaud wrote:
> Another issue is that whenever I would want to define multi-line page 
> text variables, I would *not* want the content to be hidden by default. 
>   As a result, I would always use the directive form, and then call the 
> page text variable to display it.  That does not seem like a great 
> solution for drafting, rendering, or editing.

Agreed.  It does seem odd to link "multi-line" with "hidden".

On the other hand, we probably *do* want some form of hidden text
variables -- but should we just use the (:if false:) method instead?
 
Kathryn Andersen
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