Comments on: Shortcut Macros 1.2 http://alexking.org/blog/2008/03/30/shortcut-macros-12 Alex King's blog - software, photography, sports, etc. Thu, 16 Oct 2008 07:03:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.3 By: Alex http://alexking.org/blog/2008/03/30/shortcut-macros-12#comment-62403 Alex Thu, 03 Apr 2008 15:25:14 +0000 http://alexking.org/blog/2008/03/30/shortcut-macros-12#comment-62403 The shortcuts are translated before the post is saved and the resulting output is saved (not the shortcut). The shortcuts are translated before the post is saved and the resulting output is saved (not the shortcut).

]]> By: Stephen R http://alexking.org/blog/2008/03/30/shortcut-macros-12#comment-62402 Stephen R Thu, 03 Apr 2008 15:04:58 +0000 http://alexking.org/blog/2008/03/30/shortcut-macros-12#comment-62402 Does this save the code in the post and then change it at display time, or does it change the text and save the changed text with the post? If the latter, that is a _big_ difference between this and shortcodes. I like! Does this save the code in the post and then change it at display time, or does it change the text and save the changed text with the post?

If the latter, that is a _big_ difference between this and shortcodes. I like!

]]> By: Greg http://alexking.org/blog/2008/03/30/shortcut-macros-12#comment-62385 Greg Wed, 02 Apr 2008 14:30:17 +0000 http://alexking.org/blog/2008/03/30/shortcut-macros-12#comment-62385 I'm not going to speak for Alex, but I'm guessing there are several reasons: 1. As you noted, the shortcode API is new and is only in WP 2.5. This works on older versions as well. 2. It was already written for older versions, and works, why do a complete re-write of it so that it's only compatible with 2.5+ when minor changes were all that were needed? 3. The people that use this now are likely used to the macros as they exist, why force them to learn new ones? That's just a guess... I’m not going to speak for Alex, but I’m guessing there are several reasons:

1. As you noted, the shortcode API is new and is only in WP 2.5. This works on older versions as well.
2. It was already written for older versions, and works, why do a complete re-write of it so that it’s only compatible with 2.5+ when minor changes were all that were needed?
3. The people that use this now are likely used to the macros as they exist, why force them to learn new ones?

That’s just a guess…

]]> By: ketsugi http://alexking.org/blog/2008/03/30/shortcut-macros-12#comment-62379 ketsugi Wed, 02 Apr 2008 07:30:55 +0000 http://alexking.org/blog/2008/03/30/shortcut-macros-12#comment-62379 Just wondering, why not use the new Shortcode API to do exactly the same thing? Just wondering, why not use the new Shortcode API to do exactly the same thing?

]]> By: Wp Wordpress » Blog Archive » Shortcut Macros 1.2 http://alexking.org/blog/2008/03/30/shortcut-macros-12#comment-62280 Wp Wordpress » Blog Archive » Shortcut Macros 1.2 Mon, 31 Mar 2008 05:42:41 +0000 http://alexking.org/blog/2008/03/30/shortcut-macros-12#comment-62280 [...] Read it at the source [...] […] Read it at the source […]

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