idle yarrow
Is there a way to use a variable that is defined in the main document in a template imported into that document?
When I try to do this, I get the error "unknown variable"
Basically, I have a footer that will change from document to document that I therefore need defined in the main document. The structure of the footer itself is a bit complex and rather ugly, so it is of course in the template.
I simply want to inject the content into the template under the page/footer section.
orchid atlas
please send your current template and how you are importing it within your main document
idle yarrow
orchid atlas
can you paste them here if possible?
it appears they have less than 2k chars so each can be a message
idle yarrow
Template
It told me no on the template... here's the relevant part though
let ltemplate(doc) = [
#set text(
font: "Times New Roman",
style: "normal",
size: 12pt,
)
#set page(
paper: "us-letter",
margin: (left: 1in, right: 1in, top: 1in, bottom: 1in),
footer-descent: 5%,
footer: locate(
loc => if [#loc.page()] == [1] {
[
#align(
center,
line(
start: (0pt, 0pt),
length: (368pt),
stroke: (.5pt + black),
)
)
#v(6pt, weak: true)
==== heading
==== heading
==== heading
} else {
[
#set align(center)
#set text(
font: "Times New Roman",
style: "normal",
size: 10pt)
#counter(page).display(
"-1-"
)
#v(6pt, weak: true)
#line(
start: (0pt, 0pt),
length: (368pt),
stroke: (.5pt + black),
)
#v(6pt, weak: true)
[I want the variable text here]]
}
)
)
idle yarrow
#import "disctemplate.typ": ltemplate
#show: ltemplate
//MAIL//
#text(weight: "bold")[Mail Type]
//MAIL//
//DATE//
#align(right)[date]
//DATE//
name
street
address
#text(weight: "bold")[
#str("RE: ")
]
body of letter
idle yarrow
Yes.
orchid atlas
ok
#let ltemplate(doc, footer: []) {
set page(
// ... at the "I want the text here" part
[#footer]
// ...
)
doc
}
and then
#show: doc => ltemplate(doc, footer: [stuff])
which is equivalent to
#show: ltemplate.with(footer: [stuff])
Worked. Thank you! ❤️