Thread:VisualEditor/Feedback/Better Handling of Whole Page Transclusion

First, I know what a mountain there is to climb. I think this project is a tremendous task and it has really come a long way. A bi-directional parser must be a nightmare, wiki markup to html to wiki markup again. Please keep at it! You guys are getting closer and I can't wait until it works seamlessly. It will help many Mediawiki based projects with an editor built for those resistant to learn the simple wiki markup. A common excuse for many not to participate in wiki based projects.

My feedback centers around transclusion. I'm a bit confused by what the handling will be. Transclusion isn't just for templates, it is for subpages and other pages with markup. I don't see any allowances for non template page transclusion interactions. Is the parser looking at {{: ? and how will it handle these pages. I think it is fine to edit the page transclusion in a pop up too. Perhaps a different type of icon mark so an editor knows if it is a template or a page transclusion.

I can edit template transclusions, adjust the parameters, add them but what about {{template|This value}} ? Parameters with an implied {{{1}}} value or the other based on numerical sequence? How will they work? There really is no set parameter. Perhaps a numerical sequence parameter based on the | separator within the brackets?

Thanks