Hi all,
here's a request for comments on a planned feature.
A problem in SMW is that there is no proper syntax to give parameters
to print requests, with two exceptions that have been there since the
very first implementation of print requests, = and # (like in ?
length#miles or ?population=pop.). It often would have been very
useful to add further parameters, like limit the results to 1, sort
them alphabetically, align them right, show only three significant
digits etc.
In order to address this we would like to see implemented for SMW 1.5
a feature to add parameters to print requests. After some
brainstorming and discussion (that has been ongoing for months, to be
honest) we had a number of possibilities (like "?population=pop
(align=right)") and we did not like most due to various reasons, but
now we think we have something workable:
{{#ask: [[Category:City]]
| ?Population | +align=right
| ?Inhabitant | +limit=3 | +sort=asc
| limit=10
}}
i.e. every parameter that starts with a "+" and following a print
request and before the next print request is considered to be a
parameter for that print request and not for the query as a whole.
Opinions are welcomed.
Best,
denny
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