[pmwiki-users] Templates for new pages

[Fred Chittenden]

> [Original Message]> Fred Chittenden wrote:
> > What it seems folks have been repeatedly asking for is something like a
> > simple drop down menu added to the list of edit options that now appear
> > above the edit screen.
>
> A button that asks for a filename to insert might be possible, but it 
> seems to me there might be a simpler way.
>
> Could you set $DefaultPageTextFmt in Group.php for a particular group 
> to contain the template? Then if the page doesn't exist you 
> automatically start editing an empty template.
>
> Or you could define an ?action=template=name that would load template 
> name for a group and start editing it.
>
> -- 
> Dr. Tom Holroyd
 
This would seem to only provide the option of one template, blank or
otherwise. This might be a start -- a choice of offering several templates
would be much better. 
 
Perhaps one could dedicate a "template" group that would store and provide
a source for a drop down list of templates or forms. If the template group
is empty (non existant), an "insert template" option wouldn't display. If
the wikimaster wants to control the templates, a password might be required
to add to the template group. Or leave it open for users to add
templates... 
 
R somtn lyk dat.. 
 
Always, 
 
Fred Chittenden drfredc at earthlink.net