I wiped the discussion here because it was mostly about implementation of an earlier version of the solution. It's all in "Changes", of course.
I had a look into how we're currently using star cards. Here's how it breaks down:
Patternable Settings ____________________ *google analytics key *autoname *edit *favicon *layout *new *related *table of contents *tform *rform *watchers *title *thanks ~~~(Pointer) *input *options *option label Whole Site Settings --------------- *home *css *tinyMCE Right Forms ------------------- ~~~(Search) *cards edited *editors *includers *inclusions *links *linkers *members *roles *plus cards *plus parts *type cards *watching *tagged ~~~(Related SubTabs) *account *community *plusses *outgoing *incoming *type Email -------------- ~~~(Deprecable?) *notify *invite *request *signup ~~~(Will have right forms) *from *to *subject *message Not in Code ---------------- *logo *sidebar
--Ethan McCutchen.....Tue Nov 03 17:28:03 -0800 2009
Some card names begin with a star (*). These "star cards" are - referred to in Wagn's code, and/or
- key to Wagn's default
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--John Abbe.....Tue Feb 15 21:57:36 -0800 2011