[pmwiki-users] pagelist template brainstorming

[christian.ridderstrom at gmail.com]

On Mon, 19 Feb 2007, Patrick R. Michaud wrote:

> Prefixed by "pagelist-":
>    (:pagelist-options ... :)
>    (:pagelist-first:)
>    (:pagelist-each:)
>    (:pagelist-last:)
>    (:pagelist-first {=$Group}:)
>    (:pagelist-last {=$Group}:)
>    (:pagelist-nopages:)    or  (:pagelist-empty:)
>
> Prefixed by "pl-":
>    (:pl-options ... :)
>    (:pl-first:)
>    (:pl-each:)
>    (:pl-last:)
>    (:pl-first {=$Group}:)
>    (:pl-last {=$Group}:)
>    (:pl-nopages:)    or  (:pl-empty:)

> Prefixed by "template-":
>    (:template-options ... :)
>    (:template-first:)
>    (:template-each:)
>    (:template-last:)
>    (:template-first {=$Group}:)
>    (:template-last {=$Group}:)
>    (:template-nopages:)    or  (:template-empty:)

I was actually going to suggest 'template-'. It's one of my favorites. 
Here are some more alternatives:

Prefixed by "list-":
     (:list-options ... :)
     (:list-first:)
     (:list-each:)
     (:list-last:)
     (:list-first {=$Group}:)
     (:list-last {=$Group}:)
     (:list-nopages:)    or  (:pl-empty:)

Prefixed by "item-":
     (:item-options ... :)
     (:item-first:)
     (:item-each:)
     (:item-last:)
     (:item-first {=$Group}:)
     (:item-last {=$Group}:)
     (:item-nopages:)    or  (:pl-empty:)

Or perhaps even prefixed by "listitem-":
     (:listitem-options ... :)
     (:listitem-first:)
     (:listitem-each:)
     (:listitem-last:)
     (:listitem-first {=$Group}:)
     (:listitem-last {=$Group}:)
     (:listitem-nopages:)    or  (:pl-empty:)


Finally, how about something along the following lines:

 	(:template:)
 	(:template first:)
 	very beginning of the report
 	(:template each:)
 	each record in the report
 	(:template last:)
 	very end of the report
 	(:template end:)

I think this is my favourite.  (The exact details need polishing, and I 
haven't followed this thread close enough to say exactly what the 
different parts mean).

Cheers
/Christian

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