[pmwiki-users] using PTVs as shortcuts for conditionals

[Ben Stallings]

Ben Stallings wrote:
> (:flag: yes:)
> 
> so that rather than testing conditions 1 through 4 over and over again I 
> could just test for
> 
> (:if equal {$:flag} "yes":)
> 
> ... but it doesn't work.

Found the problem, I think... the tests in question are in a 
GroupHeader, and page text variables defined in a GroupHeader do not 
appear to be available unless you specify the full name of the page each 
time, in this case {Events/GroupHeader$:flag}.  Is this a feature or a 
bug?  --Ben