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----- Original Message -----
 From: "Gustavo Muslera" <gmuslera@in...>
 To: <tikiwiki-devel@li...>
 Sent: Thursday, October 02, 2003 12:23 PM
 Subject: Re: [Tikiwiki-devel] Questions about new feature
 
 
 > El jue, 02-10-2003 a las 10:27, Luis Argerich escribió:
 > > The feature is called "dynamic variables" basically it"s very very
 similar
 > > to the dynamic content system but simpler.
 > > Basically you can use %name% in any Tiki object and Tiki will replace
 %name%
 > > with the value of the variable called name. Variables
 > > are stored in thed database, non-existant variables are defaulted to
 "NULL".
 > > How do you edit a variable? Simply click on the variable value, even if
 NULL
 > > in the object where it appears and it will change to
 > > a field where you can enter the variable, press enter and the data is
 > > submitted and updated. Done, you have a new variable.
 > > I guess this can be used in several applications.
 >
 > Looks like a great idea... gives a new meaning to what is a "hotword" :)
 >
 > > I want to know what do you think of this and general ideas or
 enhancements
 > > that you can suggest before commiting.
 >
 > Of course, must be a permission for deciding who can edit and who not
 > that variable (and by default, just admin).
 >
 > And an "admin variables" configuration page could list defined
 > variables, show where they are used (?), enables centralized edition,
 > and probably deletion if they are no used anywhere.
 >
 > How will be the edition dialog? A page with a form to edit it and the
 > submit goes to the referer? or a popup window like in illustrations that
 > when is saved the original page is redrawn?
 >
 > > One question is: Do we display dynamic variable values in some specific
 > > style? Which? If not then the user must know what is a variable
 > > and what not or scan the text with the mouse looking for a tooltip to
 > > appear, the tooltip displays "click here to edit variable: name" I don"t
 > > know....
 >
 > What about normal text for the variable when it should NOT be edited (if
 > you have no permission to edit it, just display as the normal text for
 > that section) and as a link if you can edit it?
 >
 > Of course, there always be a problem... if you use such variables in a
 > link, where you go when you click in it? to edit the variable or follow
 > the link? what if I have something like (About|about the system %system%
 > and his users), if you close the </a> in the rendering of the link for
 > someone that can edit the name, part of the text will not be link as
 > intended. Of course, you can say that you can"t edit variables if they
 > are inside links, but you have to detect that in some way. There are
 > more places that things are rendered as links and probably can contain
 > those variables (think in a menu entry :)
 >
 > That previous example was a wiki link, but, what about some serious
 > tries to go to the limit? What if the variable system contains "Tiki"
 > and I have somewhere AboutThis%system%, will render as the wikiword
 > AboutThisTiki, but, will be parsed as such or half of the word will link
 > to the AboutThis page and the rest as the edition of %system%? Will they
 > work in translations (i.e. be included in language.php or even
 > translated the content if a matching string is found there)?
 >
 > mmm a lot of things here... well, you asked for it :)