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  2. CONFSERVER-24889

Display the full list of macro parameters in the View Source and Edit views of a page

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      When using the "View Source" or "Edit" views of a page, the macro parameters are not displayed in full - you get a truncated version in the header of the macro.

      However in the Page History comparison view, or in the email notification of changed content, you can see a table with all the parameters that are in use.

      One of the primary reasons that we use "View Source" is to reuse tricky bits and pieces from one page to another. We used to be able to do it by copying the wiki markup from View Source and pasting it into the new page. But now I can't see the full parameters that were used for a macro, all I get is a truncated list .. which I can't then expand to see the rest.

      So basically if I want to replicate a macro I have to have two full browser windows open one on the source and one on the target, and hope to goodness I don't get them mixed up. Using View Source, I could at least be certain that I wasn't editing the source page because I was not in an editing mode.

      To resolve: I would like to see the table of parameters fully displayed at least in View Source if not in the Edit page, so I can replicate a macro without maintaining an open Edit page on my source file (e.g. if page restrictions apply, etc)

      I'd also like to see the full list in the Edit page as it's irritating, but not a showstopper there. I can always edit the macro in the lightbox/macro browser to see the rest, or copy the macro from another place and paste it in.

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              4ad8410aecce Diane Sexton
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