SugarCube - variable scope in widget

Authoring Twine
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Hi there,

I’m playing with Twine 2.3.5 and Sugarcube 2.33.2.

I’m trying to get multiple typewriter macros going at the same time on the same passage. But I’m running into a problem because as best I can tell a _temporaryVariable inside a widget is just declared as a _temporaryVariable within the passage. So:

<<nobr>>
<<widget test>>
<<set _count=0>>
<<repeat 4s>>
<<print _count>><<set _count=_count+1>>
<</repeat>>
<</widget>>
<</nobr>>

<<test>>
<<timed 2s>><<test>><</timed>>

Produces
02468
13579

etc. What would I need to be doing to get:
0123456789
0123456789
?
Do I need to get my head around Macros instead of widgets and use pure javascript? If so how do I avoid the same problem?

Thanks in advance for any help or advice!

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Yeah, temporary variables are visible everywhere in the current “moment”, regardless whether that’s in a widget or an included passage or whatever. You probably want to wrap a <<capture _count>> around the <<repeat>>?

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ah - capture - that’s it. Thanks!