Question

It seems that the way WEBBGCOLOR is evaluated using = does not work in the current release tested, if the parameter =web misses quotes.

This was working in the previous releases.

It seems this happens due an evaluation issue with == (See Testcase below)

I put it into the categorie "Fatal Error" because i do not know all sideeffects, based on other evaluations where %VAR% is being used.

Maybe this topic should be renamed to reflect the root cause of the problem.

Testcase

• The line below uses: %INCLUDEWEB% (Default Setting of original TWiki Topic YouAreHere)
  • You are currently in the Support web. The color code for this web is this background, so you know where you are.
• The line below uses: "%INCLUDEWEB%"
  • You are currently in the Support web. The color code for this web is this background, so you know where you are.

Extended Testcase (testing other variables)

• Setting of Sitemaplist (Not using quotes for !%INCLUDEWEB%): on
• Setting of Sitemaplist (using quotes for !"%INCLUDEWEB%"): on

Environment

-- WolfgangAlper - 24 Jan 2005

Answer

The %VAR{"SITEMAPLIST" web="%INCLUDINGWEB%"}% syntax is the only one that is documented. Do not use the one without the quotes for the web parameter, %VAR{"SITEMAPLIST" web=%INCLUDINGWEB%}%. I am not sure if the latter syntax worked in the past, but it certainly is not documented anywhere.

-- PeterThoeny - 25 Jan 2005

I see. However in the current distribution of TWiki as mentioned above, the following setting is being used in YouAreJHere

<span style='background : %VAR{"WEBBGCOLOR" web=%INCLUDINGWEB%}%'>You are currently in the
%INCLUDINGWEB% web. The color code for this web is this background, 
so you know where you are.</span>

Should i file a bugreport?

-- WolfgangAlper - 25 Jan 2005

Oh, you are right, it was incorrect and shipped with missing quotes. It has been fixed on 21 Sep 2004, http://TWiki.org/cgi-bin/rdiff/TWiki/YouAreHere?render=debug

No need to file a bug report.

-- PeterThoeny - 26 Jan 2005