--- a/MoinMoin/static/js/common.js	Fri Mar 30 12:21:17 2012 -0700
+++ b/MoinMoin/static/js/common.js	Sat Mar 31 12:48:37 2012 -0700
@@ -787,13 +787,8 @@
             commentsHideTitle = titles[1];
             jQuery('.moin-toggle-comments-button > a').attr('title', commentsHideTitle);
         }
-        // show or hide comments based on user option or default option:
-        //     show comments if  there is a <meta name="moin-show-comments" content="1" />
-        if (document.getElementsByName('moin-show-comments').length > 0) {
-            show_comments = document.getElementsByName('moin-show-comments')[0].content;
-        }
-        if (show_comments !== '1') {
-            // user option is to hide comments
+        // comments are visible; per user option, hide comments if there is not a <br id="moin-show-comments" />
+        if (!document.getElementById('moin-show-comments')) {
             toggleComments();
         }
     }
@@ -973,8 +968,8 @@
 }
 
 function guessContentType() {
-    /* Used in the modify_text template to guess the data content type client-side 
-     * This approach has the advantage of reacting to content type changes for the 
+    /* Used in the modify_text template to guess the data content type client-side
+     * This approach has the advantage of reacting to content type changes for the
      * link/transclude code without having to re-fetch the page */
     var meta_text = $("#f_meta_text").val();
     var ctype_regex = /["']contenttype["']\s*:\s*["']([\w-_+.]+\/[\w-_+.]+)(;|["'])/;

--- a/MoinMoin/templates/base.html	Fri Mar 30 12:21:17 2012 -0700
+++ b/MoinMoin/templates/base.html	Sat Mar 31 12:48:37 2012 -0700
@@ -11,13 +11,6 @@
     {% if pi_refresh -%}
         {{ '<meta http-equiv="refresh" content="%d;URL=%s" />' % pi_refresh }}
     {%- endif %}
-    {%- if item_name and allow_doubleclick and
-        user.edit_on_doubleclick and user.may.write(item_name) -%}
-            <meta name="edit_on_doubleclick" content="1" />
-    {%- endif %}
-    {%- if user.show_comments -%}
-            <meta name="moin-show-comments" content="1" />
-    {%- endif %}
     {% for name, content in theme_supp.meta_items -%}
         <meta name="{{ name }}" content="{{ content }}" />
     {% endfor %}
@@ -72,5 +65,12 @@
 {% block layout %}
     <h1>Extend this block only if you want to change layout. If you want to put content, extends layout.html and use placeholders item and content.</h1>
 {% endblock %}
+
+<div id="moin-options-for-javascript" style="display: none">
+{% block options_for_javascript %}
+    {# implement this block to pass server side options to client side javascript. #}
+{% endblock %}
+</div>
+
 </body>
 </html>

--- a/MoinMoin/templates/show.html	Fri Mar 30 12:21:17 2012 -0700
+++ b/MoinMoin/templates/show.html	Sat Mar 31 12:48:37 2012 -0700
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
             {{ rev_navigation(view='frontend.show_item') }}
         {% endblock %}
     {% endif %}
-    
+
     {% block headline %}
     {# <h1>{{ rev.item.name }} {% if show_revision %}(Revision {{ rev.revid }}){% endif %}</h1> #}
     {% endblock %}
@@ -79,3 +79,12 @@
     </p>
     {% endif %}
 {% endblock %}
+
+{% block options_for_javascript %}
+{%- if item_name and user.edit_on_doubleclick and user.may.write(item_name) -%}
+    <br id="moin-edit_on_doubleclick" />
+{%- endif %}
+{%- if user.show_comments -%}
+    <br id="moin-show-comments" />
+{%- endif %}
+{% endblock %}