tiddler templates

[tobibeer]

Idea

As a better newTiddler alternative Implement <<get template:foo>> in GetPlugin.

Allow the user to specify a template from which to create a new tiddler and placeholders that start like...

<<get template:Fancy##Template
edit
$foo:Foo
$bar:Fancy##Bar
$baz:Fancy::baz
$mumble:Fancy??mumble
$frotz:_
?field1:val
?field2:
?field3:_
tag:foo
tag:bar
tags:"[[foo bar]] baz mumble"
tags:_
focus: text
quickedit
>>

Either the user is prompted for any $placeholders, fields, tags with value _, given a generic input panel, or the fields are highlighted when the tiddler is opened in edit mode. While highlighting in-tiddler content is not an option, it may not be needed. Perhaps a default input for hidden text may be good?

• $foo, $bar, $baz
  • in-text placeholders replaced as is
• ?field
  • defines a tiddler field as ?key => val
• tag and tags
  • tiddler tag(s)
• focus
  • the field to focus as in newTiddler
• edit
  • tiddler opened in edit mode
• quickedit or perhaps <no flag>
  • just an input-panel is offered with save, edit, cancel

References

Displaying field inputs on the fly in either of...

http://geoplugins.tiddlyspace.com
http://openlayers.tiddlyspace.com

Templating inspiration...

NewTemplateTiddlerMacro