Re: gentext.template.exists -- possible bug

I'm inclined to think that is a bug, because there are perhaps 
legitimate reasons for the text attribute of a particular gentext 
template to be empty in some languages.

Bob Stayton
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On 8/11/2020 6:06 PM, Richard Hamilton wrote:
> The template gentext.template.exists in the 1.0 stylesheets has what may be a bug.
>
> This template says that it returns 1 if a gentext template exists for a particular context and name and 0 if the template doesn’t exist.
>
> However, if a gentext template does exist, but it has a text value that is empty (e.g., <l:template name=“somename” text=“”/>), gentext.template.exists returns 0, not 1.
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> That is, it doesn’t distinguish between a template with a null value for the text and a non-existent template.
>
> My question is whether this is a bug or a feature? I’m inclined to think it’s a bug, but I’m not sure.
>
> If it’s a bug, I’m glad to file a report.
>
> Best regards,
> Dick Hamilton
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