The parser knows about links, so that (for example):
[[File:Foobar.jpg|caption with [[link|alt=foo]]]]
is parsed correctly (using link placeholders). However, it doesn't know about the -{ }- variant syntax. As a result:
[[File:Foobar.jpg|-{R|caption}-]]
is *not* currently parsed correctly.
| Subject | Repo | Branch | Lines +/- | |
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| Protect -{...}- variant constructs in images. | mediawiki/core | master | +76 -6 |
| Status | Subtype | Assigned | Task | |
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| · · · | ||||
| Open | None | T54661 Preprocessor/Parser irregularities with -{...}- variant constructs. | ||
| Resolved | cscott | T146305 Parser should protect -{...}- variant constructs in links | ||
| · · · |
Change 327042 had a related patch set uploaded (by C. Scott Ananian):
Protect -{...}- variant constructs in images.