W3C / comma-tools

A few things to know to create a template

The templating system help you to design uniform documents for W3C pages, or helps you to prepare documents for particular circumstances (Last Call, etc).

General usage

%%variable-name%%

When the template will be called, A form will be created and displayed with the value of variable-name to input. We suggest that you choose a variable name which has a meaning. For example:

%%Your_email_address%%

The form will contain an entry with Your_email_address and the input field to enter it.

%%yyyy%%

Gives the year in the format YYYY. For example, "1969"

%%mm%%

Gives the month in the format mm. For example, "03" for February

%%mmm%%

Gives the month in a 3-char format. For example, "Mar" for February

%%dd%%

Gives the day in the format dd. For example, "16"

Somes examples of templates.

For precise instructions, see the manual.