Definitely more concise with fewer square brackets going on.
My challenge is it makes it harder to make a one-to-one relationship
between the "bubbles" in the diagram and the pieces related to the
bubbles. Kind of like I'm playing a game of "Where's Waldo".
But that's part and parcel of my cognitive disability.
I think loads of folk would appreciate your less verbose approach. Thanks !
On Sunday, June 18, 2023 at 11:45:44 PM UTC-3 Brian Theado wrote:
> On Sun, Jun 18, 2023 at 5:36 PM Charlie Veniot <cj.v...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> If you have an approach you think is simpler than the one described
>> above, please let everybody know about it.
>>
>
> Here is one I find simpler (YMMV):
>
> ```
> <$railroad text={{{
> [["]addsuffix<currentTiddler>addsuffix["]]
>
> [["(" <"numValue1"> "," <"numValue2"> ")"]]
> +[join[]]
> }}}/>
> ```
>
> and a slight variation:
>
> ```
> <$railroad text={{{
> [["]] [<currentTiddler>] =[["]]
>
> [["(" <"numValue1"> "," <"numValue2"> ")"]]
> +[join[]]
> }}}/>
> ```
>
> For me the first line in each of the above read slightly easier than that
> addprefix/addsuffix combination since I don't need to mentally re-order
> anything. And having all the quoting together in a single line (2nd line in
> each of the above) I found it easier to read since at a glance I can tell
> everything on that line is part of one static string.
>
> Maybe these small tweaks aren't what you had in mind, but I thought I'd
> share in case it helps.
>
> Also, the future 5.3 version of Tiddlywiki might introduce substitution
> within attribute values:
> https://tiddlywiki5-git-fork-saqimtiaz-textsubstitution-jermolene.vercel.app/#Substituted%20Attribute%20Values.
>
> With that feature, you could do this:
>
> ```
> <$railroad text=`"$(currentTiddler)$" "(" <"numValue1"> ","
> <"numValue2">")"`/>
> ```
>
> I know Charlie has a self-imposed policy not to upgrade past 5.2.3, so
> this last one is for others who might be interested.
>
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