Looking back at my OP, it became a game of Where's Waldo because of a
mismatch between the number of lines in the macrocall and number of nodes
in the railroad diagram.
The fix:
```
!! Syntax
<$railroad text={{{
[<currentTiddler>addprefix["]addsuffix["]]
[["("]]
[[<"numValue1">]]
[[","]]
[[<"numValue2">]]
[[")"]]
+[join[]]
}}}>
```
On Monday, June 19, 2023 at 1:22:08 AM UTC-3 Charlie Veniot wrote:
> Definitely more concise with fewer square brackets going on.
>
> My challenge is it makes it harder to make a one-to-one relationship
> between the "bubbles" in the diagram and the pieces related to the
> bubbles. Kind of like I'm playing a game of "Where's Waldo".
>
> But that's part and parcel of my cognitive disability.
>
> I think loads of folk would appreciate your less verbose approach. Thanks
> !
>
> On Sunday, June 18, 2023 at 11:45:44 PM UTC-3 Brian Theado wrote:
>
>> On Sun, Jun 18, 2023 at 5:36 PM Charlie Veniot <cj.v...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> If you have an approach you think is simpler than the one described
>>> above, please let everybody know about it.
>>>
>>
>> Here is one I find simpler (YMMV):
>>
>> ```
>> <$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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