improving category listing

templates/category.html

@@ -7,20 +7,20 @@
         <section id="list">
             <h2>{{ category }}</h2>
             <ul>
-              {% set current = 0 %}
+              {% set ns = namespace(current = 0) %}
               {% for article in articles_page.object_list %}
-              {% set period = article.date | strftime('%Y') %}
-              {% if period != current %}
-              <h3>{{ period }}</h3>
-	      {% set current = period %}
-	      {% endif %}
-              <li>
-                <time>{{ article.date|strftime('%d %b %Y') }}</time><span>&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>
-		<a href="{{ SITEURL }}/{{ article.url }}"><strong>{{ article.title }}</strong>
-		  {{ article.author }}
-		</a>
-              </li>
-              {% endfor %}
+                {% set period = article.date | strftime('%Y') %}
+                {% if ns.current != period %}
+                <h3>{{ period }}</h3>
+	        {% set ns.current = period %}
+	        {% endif %}
+                <li>
+                  <time>{{ article.date|strftime('%d %b') }}</time><span>&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>
+		  <a href="{{ SITEURL }}/{{ article.url }}"><strong>{{ article.title }}</strong>
+		    {{ article.author }}
+		  </a>
+		</li>
+	      {% endfor %}
             </ul>
         </section>
         {% if articles_page.has_other_pages() %}

templates/index.html

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
             <ul>
               {% for article in articles_page.object_list %}
               <li>
-		{% if NOT_FUTURE_ONLY or article.date.isocalendar() >= article.date.today().isocalendar() %}
+		{% if WITH_PAST_DATES_IN_INDEX or article.date.isocalendar() >= article.date.today().isocalendar() %}
 		<h2>
 		  <time datetime="{{ article.date }}">{{ article.date|strftime('%d %b %Y') }}</time>
                   <a href="{{ SITEURL }}/{{ article.url }}" rel="bookmark"