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:Whilst I can see what you are trying to achieve, could I note that your revised template - and the data that the user now has to add rather than just the minimum of co-ordinates and a name - is such that it would be shorter/easier for the user to just write the SLurl 'au naturel' rather than use this template! It seems way over-complex now for what was intended as something very quick, easy and simple. --[[User:Alison Wheels|Alison Wheels]] 07:55, 15 January 2007 (PST) | :Whilst I can see what you are trying to achieve, could I note that your revised template - and the data that the user now has to add rather than just the minimum of co-ordinates and a name - is such that it would be shorter/easier for the user to just write the SLurl 'au naturel' rather than use this template! It seems way over-complex now for what was intended as something very quick, easy and simple. --[[User:Alison Wheels|Alison Wheels]] 07:55, 15 January 2007 (PST) | ||
:It is a pain in the butt, yes :-D | |||
:Baba and I are waiting on some response from Pathfinder/Rob via Jira regarding installing extension to make it simpler for the end-user to use templates. | |||
:However, the SLurl template in it's existing form would be rather useful for programmatic generation of SLurls for [[User:SignpostMarv Martin/Sandbox/Project:Internationalisation#Virtual Communities|Project:Internationalisation#Virtual Communities]] and [[User:SignpostMarv_Martin/To-Do#Long term projects|Project:Atlas]]- the basic idea being that with the variables available to MediaWiki, and the string parser functions, you could have articles in [[User:SignpostMarv_Martin/To-Do#Long term projects|Project:Atlas]] along the lines of '''Project:Atlas/Eros/Amsterdam/Train Station (x,y,z)''', and parse the <nowiki>{{FULLPAGENAME}}</nowiki> and similar variables to extract the Estate, Region and Parcel as well as the X,Y & Z co-ordinates, you could then put <nowiki>{{SLurl/auto-complete}}</nowiki> to generate something along the lines of <nowiki>http://slurl.com/secondlife/Amsterdam/x/y/z/?title=Train%20Station&msg=Train%20Station%2C%20Amsterdam%20%28part%20of%20the%20Eros%20estate%29</nowiki> | |||
:So while Baba's simple version would probably be more useful to the average user, this SLurl template will likely be more suitable for use in other templates- you'll notice I used Baba's structure as a wrapper for this template if you [https://wiki.secondlife.com/w/index.php?title=Template:Simpleslurl&action=edit take a peak at the code]. | |||
:If it is agreed that Baba's interface wrapped around this template is better for the average user (and I think it goes without saying that it is), then it'd probably be a case of cloning this code to [[Template:SLurl/complex]] or [[Template:SLurl/full]], checking through [https://wiki.secondlife.com/w/index.php?title=Special:Whatlinkshere&target=Template_talk%3ASLurl What links here]] and doing minor edits to point them to [[Template:SLurl]], then moving Baba's [[Template:simpleslurl]] to [[Template:SLurl]]. | |||
:[[User:SignpostMarv Martin|SignpostMarv Martin]] 12:10, 15 January 2007 (PST) | |||
::''P.S. creating full-spec, named variable templates allow people to write easier-to-use wrappers.''' | |||
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I'll get this upgraded, but I'm rather sleep deprived
I know precisely how to upgrade and fix issues with this template, but I need to get some sleep first :-D SignpostMarv Martin 04:09, 12 January 2007 (PST)
- Whilst I can see what you are trying to achieve, could I note that your revised template - and the data that the user now has to add rather than just the minimum of co-ordinates and a name - is such that it would be shorter/easier for the user to just write the SLurl 'au naturel' rather than use this template! It seems way over-complex now for what was intended as something very quick, easy and simple. --Alison Wheels 07:55, 15 January 2007 (PST)
- It is a pain in the butt, yes :-D
- Baba and I are waiting on some response from Pathfinder/Rob via Jira regarding installing extension to make it simpler for the end-user to use templates.
- However, the SLurl template in it's existing form would be rather useful for programmatic generation of SLurls for Project:Internationalisation#Virtual Communities and Project:Atlas- the basic idea being that with the variables available to MediaWiki, and the string parser functions, you could have articles in Project:Atlas along the lines of Project:Atlas/Eros/Amsterdam/Train Station (x,y,z), and parse the {{FULLPAGENAME}} and similar variables to extract the Estate, Region and Parcel as well as the X,Y & Z co-ordinates, you could then put {{SLurl/auto-complete}} to generate something along the lines of http://slurl.com/secondlife/Amsterdam/x/y/z/?title=Train%20Station&msg=Train%20Station%2C%20Amsterdam%20%28part%20of%20the%20Eros%20estate%29
- So while Baba's simple version would probably be more useful to the average user, this SLurl template will likely be more suitable for use in other templates- you'll notice I used Baba's structure as a wrapper for this template if you take a peak at the code.
- If it is agreed that Baba's interface wrapped around this template is better for the average user (and I think it goes without saying that it is), then it'd probably be a case of cloning this code to Template:SLurl/complex or Template:SLurl/full, checking through What links here] and doing minor edits to point them to Template:SLurl, then moving Baba's Template:simpleslurl to Template:SLurl.
- SignpostMarv Martin 12:10, 15 January 2007 (PST)
- P.S. creating full-spec, named variable templates allow people to write easier-to-use wrappers.'