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00039: $Titlespaced variable and $AsSpaced functions not available

Description: In PmWiki 1 it is possible to (a) use $Titlespaced instead of $Title and (b) substitute a local AsSpaced function. For example, this allows the WikiCalendar to display page names as 2004 09 16. One can do it manually with the [:title Spaced Title:] directive, but automation is better.

I just haven't figured out how I want to deal with [:spacewikiwords:] and AsSpaced yet. But I'm glad it's in PITS now so I don't forget it (and it has an appropriate priority on it). --Pm

Some questions and possible answers:

What should happen about references to $Name?

option 1

change [:spacewikiwords:] to [:spacewikinames:] and it spaces both wiki words and $Name in the title bar.

option 2

add a separate [:spacewikinames:] directive that causes $Name to be spaced.

option 3

introduce a $Namespaced variable (akin to $Titlespaced).

It always felt a bit inconsistent that in PmWiki 1 spacewikiwords doesn't space the group or title.

Should wiki words be spaced by default?

With the greater weight being given to [[page name]] markup, perhaps:

• $Name should be spaced by default
• wiki words should be spaced by default
• an author can disable spacing with a [:joinwikiwords:] directive

Do we still need an AsSpaced function?

Yes, so an administrator can override the default capitalisation; eg to display Terms of Reference instead of Terms Of Reference; or to display FrameMaker or PmWiki instead of Frame Maker and Pm Wiki.

As an alternative, I've added a cookbook entry to create spaced WikiWords and handle spacing of titles in pages. It's a different approach and I'm not saying it's the right one, but it works now if you need it and it presents a different way of thinking about the problem. LarryBaltz