[Mediawiki-l] Get Mediawiki to read template variables withinextension tags?

[Chris Earle]

Hi all,

i'm going to keep hunting around for a fix for this problem -- i have not
checked recent changelog entries to see if it is being addressed, but in the
meantime, can someone point me in the direction of a fix? or something about
sending stuff to the parser?

I read this part of the extensions FAQ
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/MediaWiki_extensions_FAQ#Templates_with_extension_tags
but there's no solution offered up.....

Stumbled upon this when I whipped together a little extension for myself
only to find out it wouldn't work with the template I'm using it in


Thanks for any suggestions,

--
Chris


"Jan Steinman" <Jan at Bytesmiths.com> wrote in
message news:747B4A83-73C1-4F6A-A5C2-C4DACF26BDFF at Bytesmiths.com...
> > From: Billy Covington
<wrcovington at gmail.com>
> >
> > I am attempting to create a template in which all anyone needs to do
> > to put a Google Map on a page is use a template with 3 variables
> > (longitude, latitude, and description) using Evan Miller's Google Maps
> > extension (http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Emiller/
> > GoogleMapsExtension).
> >
> > The only problem is, Mediawiki won't read the variables if they're
> > inside the <googlemap></googlemap> extension tags.
>
> You will have to modify the extension to feed the included text
> through the wiki parser.
>
> > I am definitely no expert or even novice at php...
>
> This would seem to be beyond your scope, then. It sounds like an
> interesting project, but I have no extra time to help you right now!
> Perhaps someone else with an interest will want to craft a solution.
>
>
> :::: We may no longer have a free press, but it is reasonably priced.
> -- John Cory
> :::: Jan Steinman <http://www.Bytesmiths.com>