Tag extensions don't receive translated template parameters (as you've
discovered).
If you really need this functionality, you should consider writing a parser
function:
I have (successfully!) written a small extension that allows embedding
of Quicktime .mov files, using a <qtmov> tag:
<qtmov>320 240 my_movie.mov</qtmov>
I'd now like to write a template to wrap this so that if the extension
changes (more arguments get added, etc.) I can just change the template
in a way that all the previously written qt embedding using that
template will still be valid. So, I want to do a template Template:QTMov
that looks something like (at its simplest):
<qtmov>{{{1}}} {{{2}}} {{{3}}}</qtmov>
However, it turns out that the template parameters aren't expanded! If
in a document I write:
{{QTMov|320|240|my_movie.mov}}
Then literals '{{{1}}}' etc are passed to the qtmov extension, and so
the generated HTML ends up being something like:
<embed width="{{{1}}}" . . . >
Is there a way to avoid this, or do I simply have to use the tag
directly? If the latter, is there a way to give default values to
extension args, and to pass them by name?
Once I've tested, prettified, and (hopefully) gotten the template
working, I'll post the code to the group.
Thanks,
Ken
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