[pmwiki-users] (:cell:) in pagelist template?

[Patrick R. Michaud]

On Tue, Mar 27, 2007 at 07:22:02AM +0100, SteP wrote:
> (version 2.20beta38) I want to add a table column only when (:pagelist:) 
> outputs something. I thought I could use the following format
> [[#f]]
> (:template first:)
> (:cell:)
> (:template each:)
> test
> [[#fend]]
> 
> and page text
> 
> (:table class"test" border=1:)
> (:pagelist fmt=#f count=1:)
> (:pagelist fmt=#f count=1:)
> (:tableend:)
> 
> however this results in two separate, stacked tables instead of the two 
> side-by-side columns I was expecting. It looks like the (:table:) markup 
> line is ignored, so each (:cell:) automagically becomes a whole table.

No, what is really happening is that any open tables, divs, or other
structures inside of (:pagelist:) are automatically closed at the
end of the pagelist command.  In other words, (:pagelist:) acts like
its own complete page, as opposed to generating markup that is then
inserted into the enclosing page.

So, what is happening is that the table generated by the (:cell:)
directive in the first (:pagelist:) command is automatically closed
at the end of the pagelist.  The (:cell:) in the second (:pagelist:)
command then starts a new table.

Note that the (:table:) directive doesn't actually start a new table,
it's the (:cell:) or (:cellnr:) directive that does it.  All that the
(:table:) directive does is set attributes for any tables that follow.

> How can I achieve adding a table column only when pagelist outputs 
> something?

I can't think of a way to do this, as yet.  But see my message at [1],
which proposes the addition of an outputtype=markup option which would
allow (:pagelist:) to return the markup to the enclosing page, as
opposed to rendering it standalone.

[1] http://www.pmichaud.com/pipermail/pmwiki-users/2007-March/041000.html

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