[Laszlo-dev] basegrid attributes with value=$immediately{null} ?

[Donald Anderson]

Thanks, I will change it to null and file a JIRA to parse the
other case.

On Jun 23, 2008, at 3:40 PM, P T Withington wrote:

> [cc-ing laszlo-dev to share these oral traditions]
>
> `value="$x{y}"` is shorthand for `value="x" when="y"`, so I would  
> say the doc tool needs to know how to parse both.

Do you mean shorthand for value="y" when "x"?  Otherwise it would be  
value="immediately" when="null".

>
>
> OTOH `$immediately{null}` is exactly the same as `null`; i.e., the  
> default value for `when` is immediately.
>
> Oh and, `${y}` is shorthand for `$always{y}`, because that is the  
> most common reason for a when other than immediately.
>
> The simple work-around for now would appear to be to remove the  
> (useles) constraint from the source.
>
> On 2008-06-23, at 15:27 EDT, Donald Anderson wrote:
>
>> Hey, I noticed you three were the last that touched this, maybe you  
>> know....
>>
>> <basegrid> has a couple attributes:
>>
>>       <attribute name="bgcolor0" type="color"  
>> value="$immediately{null}"/>
>>       <attribute name="bgcolor1" type="color"  
>> value="$immediately{null}"/>
>>
>> $immediately{null} means nothing to the doctools, and it shows as  
>> just that.
>> I noticed basetabs.lzx has:
>>
>>     <attribute name="inset_top" value="8" type="number"  
>> when="immediately" />
>>
>> So maybe when="immediately" is meant?
>>
>> This code has been in basegrid.lzx since r726 when it was imported  
>> from perforce.
>> Thanks,
>>
>> - Don
>>
>>
>> --
>>
>> Don Anderson
>> Java/C/C++, Berkeley DB, systems consultant
>>
>> voice: 617-547-7881
>> email: dda at ddanderson.com
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>>
>>
>>
>


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Don Anderson
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