$:/tags/ViewTemplate does not work on Tabs?

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#1

I have a template tiddler:

tags: $:/tags/ViewTemplate
title: $:/user/viewtemplate/test
body: test

test shows up in the body of every tiddler except tiddlers inside of a tab macro. How can I accomplish this? I am trying to template tiddlers in my notebook but I leverage the tab macro a lot.

In the below, I see the work test in the tiddler but test does not populate in the body of the selected tiddlers in the tab macro tagged with Recipes

tags: 
title: Test
body: <<tabs [tag[Recipes]]>>
#2

By default, the <<tabs>> macro only transcludes the text field of the current tab. To have it transclude additional content (such as your $:/user/viewtemplate/test), the <<tabs>> macro needs to specify a custom tab template, like this:

<<tabs "[tag[Recipes]]" template:"$:/user/myTabsTemplate">>

where $:/user/myTabsTemplate contains something like this:

<$tiddler tiddler=<<currentTab>>>

{{!!text}}

{{||$:/user/viewtemplate/test}}

Notes:

  • The $tiddler macro sets the currentTiddler to match the currentTab value (which is automatically defined by the <<tabs>> macro internals).
  • This enables {{!!text}} to transclude the body text of the currentTab tiddler.
  • Then, {{||$:/user/viewtemplate/test}} transcludes your custom view template. The leading || causes the transclusion to use the currentTab tiddler as the source of any field references
  • The blank lines in $:/user/myTabsTemplate are important to ensure that the transclusions use “block” mode to properly render things like bullet items and tables.
  • When you directly view the $:/user/myTabsTemplate tiddler, you will see a red warning that says:
    Recursive transclusion error in transclude widget
    This can be safely ignored, as it is simply the result of that tiddler trying to transclude its own {{!!text}} field.

enjoy,
-e

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#3

@EricShulman’s explanation of how the template parameter works in the tabs Macro is amazing. This gave me the logic I need for my use case - which is an Automotive/Equipment catalog.

My requirements are that the tagged tiddlers:

  • Use different templates based on tiddler name
  • Some have text and some do not
  • Are also viewed outside of the tabs Macro

My Answer:

I opted to create 2 different template tiddlers, 1 for templating the tabs Macro macro and 1 using the tag $:/tags/ViewTemplate.

Used as the template for tabs

title: $:/user/viewtemplate/autoasset-tab

<$tiddler tiddler=<<currentTab>>>
	<% if [<currentTiddler>prefix[Information for]] %>
		<$transclude $tiddler="AutoAssetInformationTemplate" $mode="block" />
	<% elseif [<currentTiddler>prefix[Log for]] %>
		<$transclude $tiddler="AutoAssetLogTemplate" $mode="block" />
	<% elseif [<currentTiddler>prefix[Parts for]] %>
		<$transclude $tiddler="AutoAssetPartCatalogTemplate" $mode="block" />
	<% elseif [<currentTiddler>prefix[Tasks for]] %>
		<$transclude $tiddler="AutoAssetTaskTemplate" $mode="block" />
	<% endif %>
	
	<$transclude $mode="block" />
</$tiddler>

Used as the standard $:/tags/ViewTemplate when viewing the tiddler directly

tags: $:/tags/ViewTemplate
title: $:/user/viewtemplate/autoasset-free

<% if [<currentTiddler>prefix[Information for]] :filter[tags[]tag[Auto Asset]] %>
	<$transclude $tiddler="AutoAssetInformationTemplate" $mode="block" />
<% elseif [<currentTiddler>prefix[Log for]] :filter[tags[]tag[Auto Asset]] %>
	<$transclude $tiddler="AutoAssetLogTemplate" $mode="block" />
<% elseif [<currentTiddler>prefix[Parts for]] :filter[tags[]tag[Auto Asset]] %>
	<$transclude $tiddler="AutoAssetPartCatalogTemplate" $mode="block" />
<% elseif [<currentTiddler>prefix[Tasks for]] :filter[tags[]tag[Auto Asset]] %>
	<$transclude $tiddler="AutoAssetTaskTemplate" $mode="block" />
<% endif %>

Notes

  • $transclude macro is used instead of {{}} shorthand which is not affected by blank lines
  • Shortcut Syntax <%if%> is used to work around applying a single template to all of the tiddlers in the tabs Macro macro