398766 - Common includes which can be multi-lined, and parsed.

Status: RESOLVED FIXED

(support.mozilla.org :: Knowledge Base Software, task)

Description

[Chris Ilias [:cilias]]

Currently, using dynamic variables are not parsed, or allowed to be more than one line long. Many of the common texts used on support.mozilla.com lists, that need formatting. For example:
# Exit Firefox:
** __(Windows)__ From the menu at the top of the Firefox window, select File and then select the Exit menu item.
** __(Mac OS X)__ From the menu at the top of the Firefox window, select Firefox and then select the Quit Firefox menu item.
** __(Linux)__ From the menu at the top of the Firefox window, select File and then select the Quit menu item.

Comment 1

[Nelson Ko [:nkoth]]

Have you tried dynamic content? That supports multiple lines.

Comment 2

[Chris Ilias [:cilias]]

Could you give an example, in the staging area? np tried it before [1], and it didn't parse.

[1] <http://groups.google.com/group/mozilla.support.planning/browse_frm/thread/81dc206e83bed69f/>

Comment 3

[Jason Barnabe (np)]

Specificially, my test is at [1]. The section "Web sites not allowed to use their own colors" uses dynamic content, and the PATH plugin isn't getting parsed.

[1] http://support.mozilla.com/tiki-pagehistory.php?page=Web+site+colors+are+wrong&preview=5

Comment 4

[Chris Ilias [:cilias]]

Is there any way to use more descriptive source code? For instance, apply a name instead of a number?
{content id=2} doesn't really tell contributors this is the text for opening the options window.

Comment 5

[Nelson Ko [:nkoth]]

there is no facility at the moment to assign names or labels to dynamic content. If you want, you can create a feature request (separate bug) for this. In the mean time, maybe you could just document what numbers refer to what in a place that is readily accessible.

(I have a also created a feature request in the Tiki bug tracker for this)

Comment 6

[Chris Ilias [:cilias]]

Is there a not we can add names manually? I tried {content open options window id=2}, but it didn't work.

Comment 7

[Chris Ilias [:cilias]]

That should say "Is there a way we can..." :-)

Comment 8

[David Tenser [:djst]]

(In reply to comment #5)
> there is no facility at the moment to assign names or labels to dynamic
> content. If you want, you can create a feature request (separate bug) for this.

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=406764

Please add the related Tiki bug there.