Template in yaml does not work, but does when in markdown

[svenboulanger]

I was experimenting with the template feature, notably tableTemplate.

This markdown file works:

---
tableTemplate: $$tableTitle$$ $$i$$$$titleDelim$$ $$t$$ This is a test
---

Table: Name {#tbl:table_1}

| A | B |
|---|---|
| 1 | 2 |

pandoc test.md -s --filter pandoc-crossref.exe -o test.docx

But if I try the same thing providing metadata through the yaml file, it doesn't work:

Table: Name {#tbl:table_1}

| A | B |
|---|---|
| 1 | 2 |

standalone: true
metadata:
  tableTemplate: $$tableTitle$$ $$i$$$$titleDelim$$ $$t$$ This is a test
filters:
  - pandoc-crossref.exe

Instead of Table 1: Name This is a test, the result changes to $$tableTitle$$ $$i$$$$titleDelim$$ $$t$$ This is a test.

Note that if I use other variables in the template, like tableTitle, it does work even from the yaml file.

[lierdakil]

Pandoc treats metadata from the defaults file as plaintext. This is a known issue, there are no plans to fix it AFAIK. Use crossrefYaml metadata option to work around that.

[svenboulanger]

Ok thanks, I missed that part in the documentation.