Other spelling

A field or setting uses a word Statac spells another way, or the writing has a marker such as <!--more--> spelled another way, as <!-- More -->. On a card, Statac writes colour and centre, never color or center. A stamp in front matter is written =today or =monday 09:00, never =Today, =mon, =next monday or =monday 9am. A Markdown file opening with a +++ line, as another tool writes front matter, is refused, and its page isn’t built. Statac has one spelling for each of its own words, and this isn’t it.

What you’ll see

error  Unknown field: `template`
  Statac calls this `layout`.
  More: https://statac.dev/e/other-spelling/

In the terminal the message also names the file and line where there is one, and marks the exact text.

Why Statac stops

Statac never takes a second spelling of its own words, however clear the meaning. A site that used both would leave everyone who reads its files to learn both. The message names Statac’s spelling.

How to fix it

Write the field, or the marker, as the message gives it.

Front matter between +++ lines is written again as YAML between --- lines: title = 'Post 1' becomes title: Post 1.

Example

In content/post-1.md:

---
title: Post 1
template: post
---

Statac calls this layout:

---
title: Post 1
layout: post
---

Its name

Name	other-spelling
In the terminal	statac explain other-spelling
To stop showing it	It stops the build, so it can't be quietened.