Bug: Webname.WebHome does not show label with name of web

Some time ago we enhanced WikiWord links to show the name of the web instead of just "WebHome" when you write "Otherweb.WebHome".

This new bug should be fixed for CairoRelease.

Test case

• Write: Sandbox.WebHome
• Renders as: Sandbox
• Test: Sandbox
• Should render as: Sandbox

Environment

-- PeterThoeny - 30 Jul 2004

Follow up

Arthur, I changed back the "should render" from Sandbox.WebHome to Sandbox. Some time ago we introduced the exception to the rule that WebHome is excluded in the link label since it is the root of a web. "Sandbox" reads more natural then "Sandbox.WebHome".

-- PeterThoeny - 30 Jul 2004

and on later discussion we determined that that exception was bad as it caused topics to render differnetly form the consistent way that users expected (and even works for menu topics) so this exception was removed as unsiutable for the core twiki

-- SvenDowideit - 30 Jul 2004

I am not aware of the later discussion. Where was that? If we revert the spec we have to fix many links in the TWiki doc and other webs at TWiki.org. In addition, I'd need to scan 40K pages at my daytime job.

• although I can symapthise, thats one of those things that have & conatinue to happen to all of us, when bad decisions are reversed (i'd suggest as Colas did, that a plugin should let you continue to have this functionality) -- SD (the discussion should be on the feature's topic)

-- PeterThoeny - 30 Jul 2004

Found the feature, LinksToWebHomeShowWebName.

Sven, it was in the core code for over one year, this after many "yes" votes, no "no" votes, and a few alternative suggestions. All docs in the TWiki web since then assume this syntax. Users do have control over the link label with the double square brackets. I do not know what has been discussed in IRC, it has not been carried forward to Codev.

To avoid confusion I will restore this feature. If there are strong opinions on this we can address it in Dakar.

-- PeterThoeny - 01 Aug 2004

Fix record

The LinksToWebHomeShowWebName feature is now restored for CairoRelease. In SVN; removed scheduled for Cairo since the bug was introduced recently.

-- PeterThoeny - 01 Aug 2004

insert strong opinion here. -- SvenDowideit - 22 Aug 2004