Re: Text variables do not show

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1999


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 22265
interpreted = N
texte = >Is there an other implementation for textvariables than for math?Yes.>The parameter Show=T is not mentioned in the manual and not necessary >with math variables. Why for textvariables?Actually it *IS* in the HTML docs, on the contexts:[text] page:Default behavior is to hide text when assigning to a text variable. If you want the text to be shown at the same time it is assigned to a variable, you may set Show=T.Hiding text variables when they are assigned makes sense to me. Showing them when you need them later, simply by using a [tag] instead of a [text]tag[/text] format makes sense to me as well. What does NOT make as much sense is for math variables to default to show when they are assigned. Then again, that behavior was written into WebCatalog a long time ago, long before there was ever a [text] variable feature to compare it to ...Sincerely, Ken Grome 808-737-6499 WebDNA Solutions mailto:ken@webdna.net http://www.webdna.net Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: Text variables do not show (bobm 1999)
  2. Re: Text variables do not show (Peter Ostry 1999)
  3. Re: Text variables do not show (Kenneth Grome 1999)
  4. Re: Text variables do not show (Grant Hulbert 1999)
  5. Re: Text variables do not show (Bob Minor 1999)
  6. Text variables do not show (Peter Ostry 1999)
>Is there an other implementation for textvariables than for math?Yes.>The parameter Show=T is not mentioned in the manual and not necessary >with math variables. Why for textvariables?Actually it *IS* in the HTML docs, on the contexts:[text] page:Default behavior is to hide text when assigning to a text variable. If you want the text to be shown at the same time it is assigned to a variable, you may set Show=T.Hiding text variables when they are assigned makes sense to me. Showing them when you need them later, simply by using a [tag] instead of a [text]tag[/text] format makes sense to me as well. What does NOT make as much sense is for math variables to default to show when they are assigned. Then again, that behavior was written into WebCatalog a long time ago, long before there was ever a [text] variable feature to compare it to ...Sincerely, Ken Grome 808-737-6499 WebDNA Solutions mailto:ken@webdna.net http://www.webdna.net Kenneth Grome

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