Re: [tw5] Is there a way to create a tiddler using text that is stored in the clipboard?

[springer]

Wow, Thanks, Eric! 

For book references, it works straightaway! For more general use, this part 
would need tweaking:

 removeprefix[@book

The "book" part is actually important in the bibtex system, since it 
belongs in the type-field.

Of course, filling in the type field manually isn't any trouble, but the 
current bit of code seems to fail if the input has something else (like 
@article) in that initial position.

Looking forward to spending more time following up on all the posts here.

-Springer



On Saturday, December 12, 2020 at 3:52:13 AM UTC-5 Eric Shulman wrote:

> On Friday, December 11, 2020 at 4:45:33 PM UTC-8 springer wrote:
>
>> drag and drop the contents of a field-parsable string (onto a special 
>> bibtex or json drop area if need be) and have tiddlywiki parse directly, 
>> populating fields if field patterns are present?
>>
>
> Try this:
> \define dropbibtex()
> <$wikify name="source" text=<>>
> <$set name="source" 
> filter="[removeprefix[@book{]removesuffix[}]split[,]rest[]join[,]]" 
> select=0>
><$list filter="[split[}]first[]trim[]removeprefix[title={]]" 
> variable="title">
>   <$list filter="[split[}]]" variable="item">
>  <$vars f={{{ [split[={]first[]trim[,]trim[]] }}} v={{{ 
> [split[={]rest[]trim[,]trim[]] }}}>
>  <$action-setfield $tiddler=<> $field=<> $value=<> />
>  
>   
>
> 
> 
> \end
> <$droppable actions=<>>
> <$button style="width:10em;height:10em;">drop bibtex here
> 
>
> Notes:
> * $wikify converts the dropped content into plain text, removing any 
> surrounding HTML syntax
> * $set removes the leading "@book{", trailing "}" and first value (e.g., 
> "crary2016inside")
> * first $list extracts the target tiddler title value from title="..."
> * second $list extracts each named item (e.g., author={Crary, Alice)
> * $vars gets the fieldname (everything before the "={") and fieldvalue 
> (everything after the "={") from the item
> * $action-setfield creates each field and value in the target tiddler
>
> enjoy,
> -e
>

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Re: [tw5] Is there a way to create a tiddler using text that is stored in the clipboard?

[Eric Shulman]

addendum:
 

>  <$vars f={{{ [split[={]first[]trim[,]trim[]] }}} v={{{ 
> [split[={]rest[]trim[,]trim[]] }}}>
>

Note that these inline filters use the enhanced trim[...] operator 
available in soon to be released TW5.1.23

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Re: [tw5] Is there a way to create a tiddler using text that is stored in the clipboard?

[Eric Shulman]

On Friday, December 11, 2020 at 4:45:33 PM UTC-8 springer wrote:

> drag and drop the contents of a field-parsable string (onto a special 
> bibtex or json drop area if need be) and have tiddlywiki parse directly, 
> populating fields if field patterns are present?
>

Try this:
\define dropbibtex()
<$wikify name="source" text=<>>
<$set name="source" 
filter="[removeprefix[@book{]removesuffix[}]split[,]rest[]join[,]]" 
select=0>
   <$list filter="[split[}]first[]trim[]removeprefix[title={]]" 
variable="title">
  <$list filter="[split[}]]" variable="item">
 <$vars f={{{ [split[={]first[]trim[,]trim[]] }}} v={{{ 
[split[={]rest[]trim[,]trim[]] }}}>
 <$action-setfield $tiddler=<> $field=<> $value=<> />
 
  
   


\end
<$droppable actions=<>>
<$button style="width:10em;height:10em;">drop bibtex here


Notes:
* $wikify converts the dropped content into plain text, removing any 
surrounding HTML syntax
* $set removes the leading "@book{", trailing "}" and first value (e.g., 
"crary2016inside")
* first $list extracts the target tiddler title value from title="..."
* second $list extracts each named item (e.g., author={Crary, Alice)
* $vars gets the fieldname (everything before the "={") and fieldvalue 
(everything after the "={") from the item
* $action-setfield creates each field and value in the target tiddler

enjoy,
-e

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Re: [tw5] Is there a way to create a tiddler using text that is stored in the clipboard?

[Mohammad]

See https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyWiki5/issues/5261#issue-763431242

On Saturday, December 12, 2020 at 10:44:10 AM UTC+3:30 saq.i...@gmail.com 
wrote:

> @springer So the dropzone widget which handles the import/paste/drag 
> actually lets you specify how to interpret the incoming text.
>
> So theoretically something like this should work:
>
> <$dropzone deserializer="application/x-bibtex">
>
> paste/drag bibtex here
>
>
> 
>
> However, it turns out that the deserializer attribute is only honoured for 
> files that are imported and not for text. This is worth creating an issue 
> for on github, I think we can do better.
>
> Saq
> On Saturday, December 12, 2020 at 1:45:33 AM UTC+1 springer wrote:
>
>> I just discovered this thread, while trying to understand related issues.
>>
>> My workflow includes, for example, coming a cross a citation in google 
>> scholar, which I can display in bibtex format like so: 
>>
>> @book{crary2016inside, 
>> title={Inside ethics}, 
>> author={Crary, Alice}, 
>> year={2016}, 
>>publisher={Harvard University Press} 
>> }
>>
>> I was hoping that dragging that text into Tiddlywiki would auto-populate 
>> the fields. Instead, I get an ordinary tiddler with a text field that looks 
>> exactly like the above block.
>>
>> What works: issuing a terminal command like pbpaste > crary.bib
>>  ... which yields a .bib file ... which I can then drag into tw5 (for 
>> import and recognition via bibtex plugin), but this is terribly roundabout.
>>
>> Why not be able to drag and drop the contents of a field-parsable string 
>> (onto a special bibtex or json drop area if need be) and have tiddlywiki 
>> parse directly, populating fields if field patterns are present?
>>
>> (Sorry that this question is framed with bibtex records in mind; but 
>> presumably the issues are similar for any json-formatted strings on the 
>> clipboard?)
>>
>> -Springer
>> On Tuesday, November 10, 2020 at 7:58:27 PM UTC-5 TW Tones wrote:
>>
>>> David,
>>>
>>> In a similar vein for creating tiddlers from found text the OT and your 
>>> desire for "loaded" new tiddlers, One idea I had was to create a tab in the 
>>> side bar with a drop zone. Text dropped there would be imported silently 
>>> and create a tiddler according to a set of standards and fields etc. A 
>>> Second tab dropzone, could import the text another way. This method would 
>>> do well to have the below templates idea.
>>>
>>>- David's point 1. Use the viewTemplate for untitled tiddlers and 
>>>add this feature there (as in my last post)
>>>
>>> Templates idea
>>>
>>> TiddlyWiki is repeat with the concept of templates, as a result, I think 
>>> perhaps we have somewhat neglected the use of tiddler templates for 
>>> creating tiddlers. This should have a core representation so extra bespoke 
>>> work is not required for such a fundamental function. 
>>>
>>> I have developed a number of methods that can help meet the ideas in 
>>> your other points, The key is however having defined some template tiddlers 
>>> that are used to create different kinds of tiddlers. Such templates can 
>>> have what ever fields and values you want and one trick is to also include 
>>> fields for example with an underscore name eg: _tags value" "tagname1 
>>> tagname2", underscore fields are used to populate the no underscore field 
>>> of the same name eg: tags value" "tagname1 tagname2" when creating the new 
>>> tiddler from the template.
>>>
>>> Fields can only contain lowercase letters, digits and the characters 
>>> underscore (_), hyphen (-) and period (.) this this are the three 
>>> punctuation prefixes available.
>>> So I suggest;
>>>
>>>- _fieldname results a in fieldname being created with the value in 
>>>_fieldname used (if any).
>>>   - One special case would be _source-template which is recorded in 
>>>   the new tiddler
>>>   - another _object-name eg "task" when the template is used to 
>>>   create a task
>>>- .fieldname If the current tiddler has fieldname use the "current 
>>>tiddlers fieldname" to set the value "a context field"
>>>- -fieldname could potentially use a macro or transclusion of a 
>>>similar name as fieldname to populate the new field.
>>>- All other fields are cloned into the new tiddler.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Wednesday, 11 November 2020 00:19:54 UTC+11, David Gifford wrote:

 I decided to delete and rewrite my post since it was somewhat 
 incomprehensible:

 I have an idea that if implemented in TiddlyWiki, would solve si's 
 problem, and would also solve a problem of my own: my problem is that 
 sometimes I want any tiddler generated by creating a wikilink then 
 clicking 
 on the link, to have certain fields and data.

 My idea is this:

 1. Have a separate tab in the control panel with the "Title for new 
 tiddlers" and "Tags for new tiddlers"from the basics tab, but with a new 
 element: "Fields 

Re: [tw5] Is there a way to create a tiddler using text that is stored in the clipboard?

[Mohammad]

Hi Saq,
 Great tip. I will submit a ticket.

Cheers
Mohammad

On Saturday, December 12, 2020 at 10:44:10 AM UTC+3:30 saq.i...@gmail.com 
wrote:

> @springer So the dropzone widget which handles the import/paste/drag 
> actually lets you specify how to interpret the incoming text.
>
> So theoretically something like this should work:
>
> <$dropzone deserializer="application/x-bibtex">
>
> paste/drag bibtex here
>
>
> 
>
> However, it turns out that the deserializer attribute is only honoured for 
> files that are imported and not for text. This is worth creating an issue 
> for on github, I think we can do better.
>
> Saq
> On Saturday, December 12, 2020 at 1:45:33 AM UTC+1 springer wrote:
>
>> I just discovered this thread, while trying to understand related issues.
>>
>> My workflow includes, for example, coming a cross a citation in google 
>> scholar, which I can display in bibtex format like so: 
>>
>> @book{crary2016inside, 
>> title={Inside ethics}, 
>> author={Crary, Alice}, 
>> year={2016}, 
>>publisher={Harvard University Press} 
>> }
>>
>> I was hoping that dragging that text into Tiddlywiki would auto-populate 
>> the fields. Instead, I get an ordinary tiddler with a text field that looks 
>> exactly like the above block.
>>
>> What works: issuing a terminal command like pbpaste > crary.bib
>>  ... which yields a .bib file ... which I can then drag into tw5 (for 
>> import and recognition via bibtex plugin), but this is terribly roundabout.
>>
>> Why not be able to drag and drop the contents of a field-parsable string 
>> (onto a special bibtex or json drop area if need be) and have tiddlywiki 
>> parse directly, populating fields if field patterns are present?
>>
>> (Sorry that this question is framed with bibtex records in mind; but 
>> presumably the issues are similar for any json-formatted strings on the 
>> clipboard?)
>>
>> -Springer
>> On Tuesday, November 10, 2020 at 7:58:27 PM UTC-5 TW Tones wrote:
>>
>>> David,
>>>
>>> In a similar vein for creating tiddlers from found text the OT and your 
>>> desire for "loaded" new tiddlers, One idea I had was to create a tab in the 
>>> side bar with a drop zone. Text dropped there would be imported silently 
>>> and create a tiddler according to a set of standards and fields etc. A 
>>> Second tab dropzone, could import the text another way. This method would 
>>> do well to have the below templates idea.
>>>
>>>- David's point 1. Use the viewTemplate for untitled tiddlers and 
>>>add this feature there (as in my last post)
>>>
>>> Templates idea
>>>
>>> TiddlyWiki is repeat with the concept of templates, as a result, I think 
>>> perhaps we have somewhat neglected the use of tiddler templates for 
>>> creating tiddlers. This should have a core representation so extra bespoke 
>>> work is not required for such a fundamental function. 
>>>
>>> I have developed a number of methods that can help meet the ideas in 
>>> your other points, The key is however having defined some template tiddlers 
>>> that are used to create different kinds of tiddlers. Such templates can 
>>> have what ever fields and values you want and one trick is to also include 
>>> fields for example with an underscore name eg: _tags value" "tagname1 
>>> tagname2", underscore fields are used to populate the no underscore field 
>>> of the same name eg: tags value" "tagname1 tagname2" when creating the new 
>>> tiddler from the template.
>>>
>>> Fields can only contain lowercase letters, digits and the characters 
>>> underscore (_), hyphen (-) and period (.) this this are the three 
>>> punctuation prefixes available.
>>> So I suggest;
>>>
>>>- _fieldname results a in fieldname being created with the value in 
>>>_fieldname used (if any).
>>>   - One special case would be _source-template which is recorded in 
>>>   the new tiddler
>>>   - another _object-name eg "task" when the template is used to 
>>>   create a task
>>>- .fieldname If the current tiddler has fieldname use the "current 
>>>tiddlers fieldname" to set the value "a context field"
>>>- -fieldname could potentially use a macro or transclusion of a 
>>>similar name as fieldname to populate the new field.
>>>- All other fields are cloned into the new tiddler.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Wednesday, 11 November 2020 00:19:54 UTC+11, David Gifford wrote:

 I decided to delete and rewrite my post since it was somewhat 
 incomprehensible:

 I have an idea that if implemented in TiddlyWiki, would solve si's 
 problem, and would also solve a problem of my own: my problem is that 
 sometimes I want any tiddler generated by creating a wikilink then 
 clicking 
 on the link, to have certain fields and data.

 My idea is this:

 1. Have a separate tab in the control panel with the "Title for new 
 tiddlers" and "Tags for new tiddlers"from the basics tab, but with a new 
 element: "Fields for new 

Re: [tw5] Is there a way to create a tiddler using text that is stored in the clipboard?

[Mohammad]

Hi Springer,
 I use the multiple citation export from Google Scholar see:
   https://uri.libguides.com/google/gscholexport
  After I finished I download the text file and save as .bib and then drag 
and drop into my Tiddlywiki with BibtexImporter plugin installed.

--Mohammad


On Saturday, December 12, 2020 at 4:15:33 AM UTC+3:30 springer wrote:

> I just discovered this thread, while trying to understand related issues.
>
> My workflow includes, for example, coming a cross a citation in google 
> scholar, which I can display in bibtex format like so: 
>
> @book{crary2016inside, 
> title={Inside ethics}, 
> author={Crary, Alice}, 
> year={2016}, 
>publisher={Harvard University Press} 
> }
>
> I was hoping that dragging that text into Tiddlywiki would auto-populate 
> the fields. Instead, I get an ordinary tiddler with a text field that looks 
> exactly like the above block.
>
> What works: issuing a terminal command like pbpaste > crary.bib
>  ... which yields a .bib file ... which I can then drag into tw5 (for 
> import and recognition via bibtex plugin), but this is terribly roundabout.
>
> Why not be able to drag and drop the contents of a field-parsable string 
> (onto a special bibtex or json drop area if need be) and have tiddlywiki 
> parse directly, populating fields if field patterns are present?
>
> (Sorry that this question is framed with bibtex records in mind; but 
> presumably the issues are similar for any json-formatted strings on the 
> clipboard?)
>
> -Springer
> On Tuesday, November 10, 2020 at 7:58:27 PM UTC-5 TW Tones wrote:
>
>> David,
>>
>> In a similar vein for creating tiddlers from found text the OT and your 
>> desire for "loaded" new tiddlers, One idea I had was to create a tab in the 
>> side bar with a drop zone. Text dropped there would be imported silently 
>> and create a tiddler according to a set of standards and fields etc. A 
>> Second tab dropzone, could import the text another way. This method would 
>> do well to have the below templates idea.
>>
>>- David's point 1. Use the viewTemplate for untitled tiddlers and add 
>>this feature there (as in my last post)
>>
>> Templates idea
>>
>> TiddlyWiki is repeat with the concept of templates, as a result, I think 
>> perhaps we have somewhat neglected the use of tiddler templates for 
>> creating tiddlers. This should have a core representation so extra bespoke 
>> work is not required for such a fundamental function. 
>>
>> I have developed a number of methods that can help meet the ideas in your 
>> other points, The key is however having defined some template tiddlers that 
>> are used to create different kinds of tiddlers. Such templates can have 
>> what ever fields and values you want and one trick is to also include 
>> fields for example with an underscore name eg: _tags value" "tagname1 
>> tagname2", underscore fields are used to populate the no underscore field 
>> of the same name eg: tags value" "tagname1 tagname2" when creating the new 
>> tiddler from the template.
>>
>> Fields can only contain lowercase letters, digits and the characters 
>> underscore (_), hyphen (-) and period (.) this this are the three 
>> punctuation prefixes available.
>> So I suggest;
>>
>>- _fieldname results a in fieldname being created with the value in 
>>_fieldname used (if any).
>>   - One special case would be _source-template which is recorded in 
>>   the new tiddler
>>   - another _object-name eg "task" when the template is used to 
>>   create a task
>>- .fieldname If the current tiddler has fieldname use the "current 
>>tiddlers fieldname" to set the value "a context field"
>>- -fieldname could potentially use a macro or transclusion of a 
>>similar name as fieldname to populate the new field.
>>- All other fields are cloned into the new tiddler.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Wednesday, 11 November 2020 00:19:54 UTC+11, David Gifford wrote:
>>>
>>> I decided to delete and rewrite my post since it was somewhat 
>>> incomprehensible:
>>>
>>> I have an idea that if implemented in TiddlyWiki, would solve si's 
>>> problem, and would also solve a problem of my own: my problem is that 
>>> sometimes I want any tiddler generated by creating a wikilink then clicking 
>>> on the link, to have certain fields and data.
>>>
>>> My idea is this:
>>>
>>> 1. Have a separate tab in the control panel with the "Title for new 
>>> tiddlers" and "Tags for new tiddlers"from the basics tab, but with a new 
>>> element: "Fields for new tiddlers", which could look just like it does at 
>>> the bottom of edit mode in all tiddlers. That way, si could set the fields 
>>> (and add text to them if desired) so that when he pastes the text, the 
>>> tiddler generated would have the fields and data added. Let's call this tab 
>>> $:/core/ui/ControlPanel/NewTiddlerConfig 
>>>
>>> 2. The other aspect of my idea is that 
>>> $:/core/ui/ControlPanel/NewTiddlerConfig could be tagged, say, 
>>> 

Re: [tw5] Is there a way to create a tiddler using text that is stored in the clipboard?

[Saq Imtiaz]

@springer So the dropzone widget which handles the import/paste/drag 
actually lets you specify how to interpret the incoming text.

So theoretically something like this should work:

<$dropzone deserializer="application/x-bibtex">

paste/drag bibtex here




However, it turns out that the deserializer attribute is only honoured for 
files that are imported and not for text. This is worth creating an issue 
for on github, I think we can do better.

Saq
On Saturday, December 12, 2020 at 1:45:33 AM UTC+1 springer wrote:

> I just discovered this thread, while trying to understand related issues.
>
> My workflow includes, for example, coming a cross a citation in google 
> scholar, which I can display in bibtex format like so: 
>
> @book{crary2016inside, 
> title={Inside ethics}, 
> author={Crary, Alice}, 
> year={2016}, 
>publisher={Harvard University Press} 
> }
>
> I was hoping that dragging that text into Tiddlywiki would auto-populate 
> the fields. Instead, I get an ordinary tiddler with a text field that looks 
> exactly like the above block.
>
> What works: issuing a terminal command like pbpaste > crary.bib
>  ... which yields a .bib file ... which I can then drag into tw5 (for 
> import and recognition via bibtex plugin), but this is terribly roundabout.
>
> Why not be able to drag and drop the contents of a field-parsable string 
> (onto a special bibtex or json drop area if need be) and have tiddlywiki 
> parse directly, populating fields if field patterns are present?
>
> (Sorry that this question is framed with bibtex records in mind; but 
> presumably the issues are similar for any json-formatted strings on the 
> clipboard?)
>
> -Springer
> On Tuesday, November 10, 2020 at 7:58:27 PM UTC-5 TW Tones wrote:
>
>> David,
>>
>> In a similar vein for creating tiddlers from found text the OT and your 
>> desire for "loaded" new tiddlers, One idea I had was to create a tab in the 
>> side bar with a drop zone. Text dropped there would be imported silently 
>> and create a tiddler according to a set of standards and fields etc. A 
>> Second tab dropzone, could import the text another way. This method would 
>> do well to have the below templates idea.
>>
>>- David's point 1. Use the viewTemplate for untitled tiddlers and add 
>>this feature there (as in my last post)
>>
>> Templates idea
>>
>> TiddlyWiki is repeat with the concept of templates, as a result, I think 
>> perhaps we have somewhat neglected the use of tiddler templates for 
>> creating tiddlers. This should have a core representation so extra bespoke 
>> work is not required for such a fundamental function. 
>>
>> I have developed a number of methods that can help meet the ideas in your 
>> other points, The key is however having defined some template tiddlers that 
>> are used to create different kinds of tiddlers. Such templates can have 
>> what ever fields and values you want and one trick is to also include 
>> fields for example with an underscore name eg: _tags value" "tagname1 
>> tagname2", underscore fields are used to populate the no underscore field 
>> of the same name eg: tags value" "tagname1 tagname2" when creating the new 
>> tiddler from the template.
>>
>> Fields can only contain lowercase letters, digits and the characters 
>> underscore (_), hyphen (-) and period (.) this this are the three 
>> punctuation prefixes available.
>> So I suggest;
>>
>>- _fieldname results a in fieldname being created with the value in 
>>_fieldname used (if any).
>>   - One special case would be _source-template which is recorded in 
>>   the new tiddler
>>   - another _object-name eg "task" when the template is used to 
>>   create a task
>>- .fieldname If the current tiddler has fieldname use the "current 
>>tiddlers fieldname" to set the value "a context field"
>>- -fieldname could potentially use a macro or transclusion of a 
>>similar name as fieldname to populate the new field.
>>- All other fields are cloned into the new tiddler.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Wednesday, 11 November 2020 00:19:54 UTC+11, David Gifford wrote:
>>>
>>> I decided to delete and rewrite my post since it was somewhat 
>>> incomprehensible:
>>>
>>> I have an idea that if implemented in TiddlyWiki, would solve si's 
>>> problem, and would also solve a problem of my own: my problem is that 
>>> sometimes I want any tiddler generated by creating a wikilink then clicking 
>>> on the link, to have certain fields and data.
>>>
>>> My idea is this:
>>>
>>> 1. Have a separate tab in the control panel with the "Title for new 
>>> tiddlers" and "Tags for new tiddlers"from the basics tab, but with a new 
>>> element: "Fields for new tiddlers", which could look just like it does at 
>>> the bottom of edit mode in all tiddlers. That way, si could set the fields 
>>> (and add text to them if desired) so that when he pastes the text, the 
>>> tiddler generated would have the fields and data added. Let's call this 

Re: [tw5] Is there a way to create a tiddler using text that is stored in the clipboard?

['Mark S.' via TiddlyWiki]

If you edit the import tiddler, you'll see it's actually a JSON structure.

So you could possibly use the JsonMangler 
 plugin in conjunction with your 
own "import" button that would fetch all the values, add your own fields, 
and create the tiddler. This way you could perform a batch process after 
you've done a series of import pastes.


On Tuesday, November 10, 2020 at 3:08:24 AM UTC-8 si wrote:

> Hi Jeremy thanks for the response. I was specifically hoping to be able to 
> do it with something like $action-createtiddler so that I could 
> auto-populate the new tiddler with whatever fields and tags I need.
>
> My specific use case is that when I'm reading a PDF I usually create a 
> tiddler to represent the book. All my book tiddlers have a button for 
> creating a tiddler to store quotes from the book, tagged with the book + 
> metadata fields. Currently I just copy the text in manually, which is fine, 
> I just wondered if there was a way I could speed up this process and have 
> it all happen with one button press.
>
> On Tuesday, 10 November 2020 07:33:51 UTC, Jeremy Ruston wrote:
>
>> On a device with a keyboard you can click on TiddlyWiki's page background 
>> and then use the keyboard shortcut for "paste". The $:/Import dialogue 
>> should open with the pasted item as a tiddler.
>>
>> Best wishes
>>
>> Jeremy.
>>
>> --
>> Jeremy Ruston
>> jer...@jermolene.com
>> https://jermolene.com
>>
>> On 9 Nov 2020, at 21:17, si  wrote:
>>
>> 
>> Say you have copied a paragraph of text and it is stored in your 
>> clipboard.
>>
>> Is there a way to create a button in TiddlyWiki that will create a new 
>> tiddler whose "text" field is populated with whatever was stored in your 
>> clipboard?
>>
>> I'm not expecting the answer to be yes but I thought I'd ask just in 
>> case. Thanks in advance for your help.
>>
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Re: [tw5] Is there a way to create a tiddler using text that is stored in the clipboard?

[TW Tones]

Springer,

Some thoughts for you;

   - When you paste text onto tiddlywiki the import mechaisium will create 
   an "untitled n" tiddler. Go ahead and import it.
   - You can create a view template on tiddlers beginning untitled that 
   tests the content of the text field for various conditions. 
  - I have one that tests if text begins with http:// or https:// 
  meaning its a link, and a button appears to name and create a link 
tiddler. 
  It uses my own designed logic.
   - You can do similar and detect say @ as the first character and offer 
   to create a citation tiddler.
  - The detail is in parsing and reformatting the citation into fields 
  etc... which I / we can help you with.
   - Yes this could be automated further with the ideas expressed in this 
   thread, but this approach would be a good start.
   - Ideally one day it will be easy to import and transform and common 
   text formats of any type into a tiddler. 

Regards
Tone

On Saturday, 12 December 2020 at 11:45:33 UTC+11 springer wrote:

> I just discovered this thread, while trying to understand related issues.
>
> My workflow includes, for example, coming a cross a citation in google 
> scholar, which I can display in bibtex format like so: 
>
> @book{crary2016inside, 
> title={Inside ethics}, 
> author={Crary, Alice}, 
> year={2016}, 
>publisher={Harvard University Press} 
> }
>
> I was hoping that dragging that text into Tiddlywiki would auto-populate 
> the fields. Instead, I get an ordinary tiddler with a text field that looks 
> exactly like the above block.
>
> What works: issuing a terminal command like pbpaste > crary.bib
>  ... which yields a .bib file ... which I can then drag into tw5 (for 
> import and recognition via bibtex plugin), but this is terribly roundabout.
>
> Why not be able to drag and drop the contents of a field-parsable string 
> (onto a special bibtex or json drop area if need be) and have tiddlywiki 
> parse directly, populating fields if field patterns are present?
>
> (Sorry that this question is framed with bibtex records in mind; but 
> presumably the issues are similar for any json-formatted strings on the 
> clipboard?)
>
> -Springer
> On Tuesday, November 10, 2020 at 7:58:27 PM UTC-5 TW Tones wrote:
>
>> David,
>>
>> In a similar vein for creating tiddlers from found text the OT and your 
>> desire for "loaded" new tiddlers, One idea I had was to create a tab in the 
>> side bar with a drop zone. Text dropped there would be imported silently 
>> and create a tiddler according to a set of standards and fields etc. A 
>> Second tab dropzone, could import the text another way. This method would 
>> do well to have the below templates idea.
>>
>>- David's point 1. Use the viewTemplate for untitled tiddlers and add 
>>this feature there (as in my last post)
>>
>> Templates idea
>>
>> TiddlyWiki is repeat with the concept of templates, as a result, I think 
>> perhaps we have somewhat neglected the use of tiddler templates for 
>> creating tiddlers. This should have a core representation so extra bespoke 
>> work is not required for such a fundamental function. 
>>
>> I have developed a number of methods that can help meet the ideas in your 
>> other points, The key is however having defined some template tiddlers that 
>> are used to create different kinds of tiddlers. Such templates can have 
>> what ever fields and values you want and one trick is to also include 
>> fields for example with an underscore name eg: _tags value" "tagname1 
>> tagname2", underscore fields are used to populate the no underscore field 
>> of the same name eg: tags value" "tagname1 tagname2" when creating the new 
>> tiddler from the template.
>>
>> Fields can only contain lowercase letters, digits and the characters 
>> underscore (_), hyphen (-) and period (.) this this are the three 
>> punctuation prefixes available.
>> So I suggest;
>>
>>- _fieldname results a in fieldname being created with the value in 
>>_fieldname used (if any).
>>   - One special case would be _source-template which is recorded in 
>>   the new tiddler
>>   - another _object-name eg "task" when the template is used to 
>>   create a task
>>- .fieldname If the current tiddler has fieldname use the "current 
>>tiddlers fieldname" to set the value "a context field"
>>- -fieldname could potentially use a macro or transclusion of a 
>>similar name as fieldname to populate the new field.
>>- All other fields are cloned into the new tiddler.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Wednesday, 11 November 2020 00:19:54 UTC+11, David Gifford wrote:
>>>
>>> I decided to delete and rewrite my post since it was somewhat 
>>> incomprehensible:
>>>
>>> I have an idea that if implemented in TiddlyWiki, would solve si's 
>>> problem, and would also solve a problem of my own: my problem is that 
>>> sometimes I want any tiddler generated by creating a wikilink then clicking 
>>> on the link, to 

Re: [tw5] Is there a way to create a tiddler using text that is stored in the clipboard?

[springer]

I just discovered this thread, while trying to understand related issues.

My workflow includes, for example, coming a cross a citation in google 
scholar, which I can display in bibtex format like so: 

@book{crary2016inside, 
title={Inside ethics}, 
author={Crary, Alice}, 
year={2016}, 
   publisher={Harvard University Press} 
}

I was hoping that dragging that text into Tiddlywiki would auto-populate 
the fields. Instead, I get an ordinary tiddler with a text field that looks 
exactly like the above block.

What works: issuing a terminal command like pbpaste > crary.bib
 ... which yields a .bib file ... which I can then drag into tw5 (for 
import and recognition via bibtex plugin), but this is terribly roundabout.

Why not be able to drag and drop the contents of a field-parsable string 
(onto a special bibtex or json drop area if need be) and have tiddlywiki 
parse directly, populating fields if field patterns are present?

(Sorry that this question is framed with bibtex records in mind; but 
presumably the issues are similar for any json-formatted strings on the 
clipboard?)

-Springer
On Tuesday, November 10, 2020 at 7:58:27 PM UTC-5 TW Tones wrote:

> David,
>
> In a similar vein for creating tiddlers from found text the OT and your 
> desire for "loaded" new tiddlers, One idea I had was to create a tab in the 
> side bar with a drop zone. Text dropped there would be imported silently 
> and create a tiddler according to a set of standards and fields etc. A 
> Second tab dropzone, could import the text another way. This method would 
> do well to have the below templates idea.
>
>- David's point 1. Use the viewTemplate for untitled tiddlers and add 
>this feature there (as in my last post)
>
> Templates idea
>
> TiddlyWiki is repeat with the concept of templates, as a result, I think 
> perhaps we have somewhat neglected the use of tiddler templates for 
> creating tiddlers. This should have a core representation so extra bespoke 
> work is not required for such a fundamental function. 
>
> I have developed a number of methods that can help meet the ideas in your 
> other points, The key is however having defined some template tiddlers that 
> are used to create different kinds of tiddlers. Such templates can have 
> what ever fields and values you want and one trick is to also include 
> fields for example with an underscore name eg: _tags value" "tagname1 
> tagname2", underscore fields are used to populate the no underscore field 
> of the same name eg: tags value" "tagname1 tagname2" when creating the new 
> tiddler from the template.
>
> Fields can only contain lowercase letters, digits and the characters 
> underscore (_), hyphen (-) and period (.) this this are the three 
> punctuation prefixes available.
> So I suggest;
>
>- _fieldname results a in fieldname being created with the value in 
>_fieldname used (if any).
>   - One special case would be _source-template which is recorded in 
>   the new tiddler
>   - another _object-name eg "task" when the template is used to 
>   create a task
>- .fieldname If the current tiddler has fieldname use the "current 
>tiddlers fieldname" to set the value "a context field"
>- -fieldname could potentially use a macro or transclusion of a 
>similar name as fieldname to populate the new field.
>- All other fields are cloned into the new tiddler.
>
>
>
>
>
> On Wednesday, 11 November 2020 00:19:54 UTC+11, David Gifford wrote:
>>
>> I decided to delete and rewrite my post since it was somewhat 
>> incomprehensible:
>>
>> I have an idea that if implemented in TiddlyWiki, would solve si's 
>> problem, and would also solve a problem of my own: my problem is that 
>> sometimes I want any tiddler generated by creating a wikilink then clicking 
>> on the link, to have certain fields and data.
>>
>> My idea is this:
>>
>> 1. Have a separate tab in the control panel with the "Title for new 
>> tiddlers" and "Tags for new tiddlers"from the basics tab, but with a new 
>> element: "Fields for new tiddlers", which could look just like it does at 
>> the bottom of edit mode in all tiddlers. That way, si could set the fields 
>> (and add text to them if desired) so that when he pastes the text, the 
>> tiddler generated would have the fields and data added. Let's call this tab 
>> $:/core/ui/ControlPanel/NewTiddlerConfig 
>>
>> 2. The other aspect of my idea is that 
>> $:/core/ui/ControlPanel/NewTiddlerConfig could be tagged, say, 
>> $:/tags/NewTiddlerConfig. And only the tiddler that has this tag will 
>> modify the creation of new tiddlers. So users could clone this tiddler and 
>> have a number of custom "new tiddler config" tabs - one for images, one for 
>> reading notes, one for contacts, etc, and use a switcher to tag the one 
>> they want to work on at a given time.
>>
>> 3. Why is this helpful? Currently the only way to create tiddlers with 
>> preset fields is to create a custom new tiddler 

Re: [tw5] Is there a way to create a tiddler using text that is stored in the clipboard?

[TW Tones]

David,

In a similar vein for creating tiddlers from found text the OT and your 
desire for "loaded" new tiddlers, One idea I had was to create a tab in the 
side bar with a drop zone. Text dropped there would be imported silently 
and create a tiddler according to a set of standards and fields etc. A 
Second tab dropzone, could import the text another way. This method would 
do well to have the below templates idea.

   - David's point 1. Use the viewTemplate for untitled tiddlers and add 
   this feature there (as in my last post)

Templates idea

TiddlyWiki is repeat with the concept of templates, as a result, I think 
perhaps we have somewhat neglected the use of tiddler templates for 
creating tiddlers. This should have a core representation so extra bespoke 
work is not required for such a fundamental function. 

I have developed a number of methods that can help meet the ideas in your 
other points, The key is however having defined some template tiddlers that 
are used to create different kinds of tiddlers. Such templates can have 
what ever fields and values you want and one trick is to also include 
fields for example with an underscore name eg: _tags value" "tagname1 
tagname2", underscore fields are used to populate the no underscore field 
of the same name eg: tags value" "tagname1 tagname2" when creating the new 
tiddler from the template.

Fields can only contain lowercase letters, digits and the characters 
underscore (_), hyphen (-) and period (.) this this are the three 
punctuation prefixes available.
So I suggest;

   - _fieldname results a in fieldname being created with the value in 
   _fieldname used (if any).
  - One special case would be _source-template which is recorded in the 
  new tiddler
  - another _object-name eg "task" when the template is used to create 
  a task
   - .fieldname If the current tiddler has fieldname use the "current 
   tiddlers fieldname" to set the value "a context field"
   - -fieldname could potentially use a macro or transclusion of a similar 
   name as fieldname to populate the new field.
   - All other fields are cloned into the new tiddler.





On Wednesday, 11 November 2020 00:19:54 UTC+11, David Gifford wrote:
>
> I decided to delete and rewrite my post since it was somewhat 
> incomprehensible:
>
> I have an idea that if implemented in TiddlyWiki, would solve si's 
> problem, and would also solve a problem of my own: my problem is that 
> sometimes I want any tiddler generated by creating a wikilink then clicking 
> on the link, to have certain fields and data.
>
> My idea is this:
>
> 1. Have a separate tab in the control panel with the "Title for new 
> tiddlers" and "Tags for new tiddlers"from the basics tab, but with a new 
> element: "Fields for new tiddlers", which could look just like it does at 
> the bottom of edit mode in all tiddlers. That way, si could set the fields 
> (and add text to them if desired) so that when he pastes the text, the 
> tiddler generated would have the fields and data added. Let's call this tab 
> $:/core/ui/ControlPanel/NewTiddlerConfig 
>
> 2. The other aspect of my idea is that 
> $:/core/ui/ControlPanel/NewTiddlerConfig could be tagged, say, 
> $:/tags/NewTiddlerConfig. And only the tiddler that has this tag will 
> modify the creation of new tiddlers. So users could clone this tiddler and 
> have a number of custom "new tiddler config" tabs - one for images, one for 
> reading notes, one for contacts, etc, and use a switcher to tag the one 
> they want to work on at a given time.
>
> 3. Why is this helpful? Currently the only way to create tiddlers with 
> preset fields is to create a custom new tiddler button for the sidebar. 
> There are drawbacks: 
> a) You have to choose an icon to make it distinct from the others.
> b) If none of the standard icons fit, you need to create an icon and add 
> it to a tiddler.
> c) Sometimes you want to create tiddlers in other ways: using newhere, or 
> creating a link and clicking on it, but the fields and data aren't added to 
> the tiddler by those methods.
>
> 4. What would this look like for the end user process? An example:
>
> Say I have already created custom "New tiddler config" tiddlers. 
> a) One is for reading notes. It has a bibliographic data field and a page 
> number field. I use some sort of switcher to untag the the core "new 
> tiddler config" tiddler, and tag this one. I add the bib data for the 
> source I am going to read. Then every note I create has that data, and all 
> I need to do is add the page number.
> b) Then say I am going to work on adding images. I use the switcher to 
> choose the "new tiddler config" tiddler I created for images. The text 
> field is [img width="90%" [ ]], the tag is image and maybe there is some 
> other field. I create images for a while and just paste the image location. 
> c) Then I want to add contacts for a while. I use the switcher to choose 
> my contact template. I can create my contact 

Re: [tw5] Is there a way to create a tiddler using text that is stored in the clipboard?

[David Gifford]

 I decided to delete and rewrite my post since it was somewhat 
incomprehensible:

I have an idea that if implemented in TiddlyWiki, would solve si's problem, 
and would also solve a problem of my own: my problem is that sometimes I 
want any tiddler generated by creating a wikilink then clicking on the 
link, to have certain fields and data.

My idea is this:

1. Have a separate tab in the control panel with the "Title for new 
tiddlers" and "Tags for new tiddlers"from the basics tab, but with a new 
element: "Fields for new tiddlers", which could look just like it does at 
the bottom of edit mode in all tiddlers. That way, si could set the fields 
(and add text to them if desired) so that when he pastes the text, the 
tiddler generated would have the fields and data added. Let's call this tab 
$:/core/ui/ControlPanel/NewTiddlerConfig 

2. The other aspect of my idea is that 
$:/core/ui/ControlPanel/NewTiddlerConfig could be tagged, say, 
$:/tags/NewTiddlerConfig. And only the tiddler that has this tag will 
modify the creation of new tiddlers. So users could clone this tiddler and 
have a number of custom "new tiddler config" tabs - one for images, one for 
reading notes, one for contacts, etc, and use a switcher to tag the one 
they want to work on at a given time.

3. Why is this helpful? Currently the only way to create tiddlers with 
preset fields is to create a custom new tiddler button for the sidebar. 
There are drawbacks: 
a) You have to choose an icon to make it distinct from the others.
b) If none of the standard icons fit, you need to create an icon and add it 
to a tiddler.
c) Sometimes you want to create tiddlers in other ways: using newhere, or 
creating a link and clicking on it, but the fields and data aren't added to 
the tiddler by those methods.

4. What would this look like for the end user process? An example:

Say I have already created custom "New tiddler config" tiddlers. 
a) One is for reading notes. It has a bibliographic data field and a page 
number field. I use some sort of switcher to untag the the core "new 
tiddler config" tiddler, and tag this one. I add the bib data for the 
source I am going to read. Then every note I create has that data, and all 
I need to do is add the page number.
b) Then say I am going to work on adding images. I use the switcher to 
choose the "new tiddler config" tiddler I created for images. The text 
field is [img width="90%" [ ]], the tag is image and maybe there is some 
other field. I create images for a while and just paste the image location. 
c) Then I want to add contacts for a while. I use the switcher to choose my 
contact template. I can create my contact tiddler, tags and fields 
included, by typing a link to "Jeremy Ruston" and clicking on it, then just 
fill in the fields.
d) When I am done, I use the switcher to tag the core new tiddler config 
tiddler so new tiddlers are blank again.

Okay, I really need to get my class ready. Burst of inspiration over. I 
hope this is doable and that what I wrote inspires someone more 
knowledgable than me who could actually design this.




On Tuesday, November 10, 2020 at 5:08:24 AM UTC-6 si wrote:

> Hi Jeremy thanks for the response. I was specifically hoping to be able to 
> do it with something like $action-createtiddler so that I could 
> auto-populate the new tiddler with whatever fields and tags I need.
>
> My specific use case is that when I'm reading a PDF I usually create a 
> tiddler to represent the book. All my book tiddlers have a button for 
> creating a tiddler to store quotes from the book, tagged with the book + 
> metadata fields. Currently I just copy the text in manually, which is fine, 
> I just wondered if there was a way I could speed up this process and have 
> it all happen with one button press.
>
> On Tuesday, 10 November 2020 07:33:51 UTC, Jeremy Ruston wrote:
>
>> On a device with a keyboard you can click on TiddlyWiki's page background 
>> and then use the keyboard shortcut for "paste". The $:/Import dialogue 
>> should open with the pasted item as a tiddler.
>>
>> Best wishes
>>
>> Jeremy.
>>
>> --
>> Jeremy Ruston
>> jer...@jermolene.com
>> https://jermolene.com
>>
>> On 9 Nov 2020, at 21:17, si  wrote:
>>
>> 
>> Say you have copied a paragraph of text and it is stored in your 
>> clipboard.
>>
>> Is there a way to create a button in TiddlyWiki that will create a new 
>> tiddler whose "text" field is populated with whatever was stored in your 
>> clipboard?
>>
>> I'm not expecting the answer to be yes but I thought I'd ask just in 
>> case. Thanks in advance for your help.
>>
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Re: [tw5] Is there a way to create a tiddler using text that is stored in the clipboard?

[David Gifford]

Jeremy, if you are still watching this thread: I have an idea that would 
solve si's problem and one of mine: wanting to have new tiddlers created by 
hyperlinking in tiddlers to have certain fields and data.

Solution: in the control panel > info there could be a tab with a mechanism 
to create fields that will be generated for all new tiddlers, however they 
are created (hyperlinking, using the new tiddler button, using new here 
buttons). It could look just like the 'Add a new field' in tiddler edit 
mode. Most users would not use it. Some might have data they want on all 
tiddlers. Users like me would use it for specific tasks for a while, then 
change it as needed, depending on what we were working on.

si's usecase might also help in bookmarking: paste from the web, from 
ebooks, etc, and fill in the relevant fields. Or, while reading from a 
specific source, have the bibliographic data filled in in one field, and in 
another blank field add the page #.

my usecase is that on certain files I would like to have new tiddlers have 
certain fields, but that means I can't use "create a wikilink + open the 
link" to create them, I have to create and use a custom new button. Having 
a control panel to alter what new tiddlers will have when I create them 
would be a huge plus. 

Something to think about, but I think this would alleviate the need to 
create custom buttons for new tiddlers with extra criteria - something a 
lot of users don't know how to do, and involves several steps, including 
the step of deciding on an icon, in order to distinguish the button from 
the standard new tiddler button.

OK, I will throw in another idea to boot: this would be huge: imagine that 
the control panel tab I am talking about had a specific tag. That way, 
users could have a number of custom "new tiddler fields" tiddlers, and 
apply the tag to the one they want to work on at the moment. So say I am 
taking notes on reading. I tag $:/tags/NewTiddlerFields on a tiddler 
$:/.giffmex/newfields/readingnotes. This has fields for bibliographic data, 
page #, etc. I change the bibliographic data when I start a new book, and 
start plugging away. Then later I want to add images for a while. I untag 
the previous tiddler and apply the tag to $:/giffmex/newfields/images, 
which has [img[]] built into the text field and maybe other data. Then I 
can untag it and use TiddlyWiki normally. It would be relatively easy to 
create a sidebar tab that has a mechanism to choose between custom 'new 
tiddler fields' tiddlers - reading, images, recipes, contacts, tasks, etc., 
and links to those system tiddlers in order to edit them.

So, back to si's usecase, with this set up, si could choose ahead of time 
the tags and fields he wants for new tiddlers, and then paste his content 
and have the tiddler generated with those tags and fields already loaded.

In a nutshell, my idea is to move the "Title for new tiddlers" and "Tags 
for new tiddlers" from the "basic" tab to a new tab in the control panel, 
and add a "fields for new tiddlers" section, and make this tiddler only 
work when tagged "$:/tags/NewTiddlerConfiguration" or something like that, 
so that the user could conceivably switch between various tiddlers with 
differing configurations as needed. 

Okay, enough bursts of creativity for this morning.  I have to prepare for 
class. I hope it inspires someone with more technical knowledge than I have 
to make TiddlyWiki even more useful in this way.

On Tuesday, November 10, 2020 at 5:08:24 AM UTC-6 si wrote:

> Hi Jeremy thanks for the response. I was specifically hoping to be able to 
> do it with something like $action-createtiddler so that I could 
> auto-populate the new tiddler with whatever fields and tags I need.
>
> My specific use case is that when I'm reading a PDF I usually create a 
> tiddler to represent the book. All my book tiddlers have a button for 
> creating a tiddler to store quotes from the book, tagged with the book + 
> metadata fields. Currently I just copy the text in manually, which is fine, 
> I just wondered if there was a way I could speed up this process and have 
> it all happen with one button press.
>
> On Tuesday, 10 November 2020 07:33:51 UTC, Jeremy Ruston wrote:
>
>> On a device with a keyboard you can click on TiddlyWiki's page background 
>> and then use the keyboard shortcut for "paste". The $:/Import dialogue 
>> should open with the pasted item as a tiddler.
>>
>> Best wishes
>>
>> Jeremy.
>>
>> --
>> Jeremy Ruston
>> jer...@jermolene.com
>> https://jermolene.com
>>
>> On 9 Nov 2020, at 21:17, si  wrote:
>>
>> 
>> Say you have copied a paragraph of text and it is stored in your 
>> clipboard.
>>
>> Is there a way to create a button in TiddlyWiki that will create a new 
>> tiddler whose "text" field is populated with whatever was stored in your 
>> clipboard?
>>
>> I'm not expecting the answer to be yes but I thought I'd ask just in 
>> case. Thanks in advance for your help.
>>
>> -- 
>> You 

Re: [tw5] Is there a way to create a tiddler using text that is stored in the clipboard?

[si]

Hi Jeremy thanks for the response. I was specifically hoping to be able to 
do it with something like $action-createtiddler so that I could 
auto-populate the new tiddler with whatever fields and tags I need.

My specific use case is that when I'm reading a PDF I usually create a 
tiddler to represent the book. All my book tiddlers have a button for 
creating a tiddler to store quotes from the book, tagged with the book + 
metadata fields. Currently I just copy the text in manually, which is fine, 
I just wondered if there was a way I could speed up this process and have 
it all happen with one button press.

On Tuesday, 10 November 2020 07:33:51 UTC, Jeremy Ruston wrote:
>
> On a device with a keyboard you can click on TiddlyWiki's page background 
> and then use the keyboard shortcut for "paste". The $:/Import dialogue 
> should open with the pasted item as a tiddler.
>
> Best wishes
>
> Jeremy.
>
> --
> Jeremy Ruston
> jer...@jermolene.com 
> https://jermolene.com
>
> On 9 Nov 2020, at 21:17, si > wrote:
>
> 
> Say you have copied a paragraph of text and it is stored in your clipboard.
>
> Is there a way to create a button in TiddlyWiki that will create a new 
> tiddler whose "text" field is populated with whatever was stored in your 
> clipboard?
>
> I'm not expecting the answer to be yes but I thought I'd ask just in case. 
> Thanks in advance for your help.
>
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> .
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Re: [tw5] Is there a way to create a tiddler using text that is stored in the clipboard?

[Jeremy Ruston]

On a device with a keyboard you can click on TiddlyWiki's page background and 
then use the keyboard shortcut for "paste". The $:/Import dialogue should open 
with the pasted item as a tiddler.

Best wishes

Jeremy.

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> On 9 Nov 2020, at 21:17, si  wrote:
> 
> 
> Say you have copied a paragraph of text and it is stored in your clipboard.
> 
> Is there a way to create a button in TiddlyWiki that will create a new 
> tiddler whose "text" field is populated with whatever was stored in your 
> clipboard?
> 
> I'm not expecting the answer to be yes but I thought I'd ask just in case. 
> Thanks in advance for your help.
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