[tw] Re: [TW5] GettingStarted tiddler + flexible help system

2014-12-18 Thread Tobias Beer
And I think that TiddlyWiki should be defined in an empty TiddlyWiki +1 +2 IMO, missing tiddlers simply looks like it's some error which is confusing. Not an error, but a useful tool, I think. I imagine, the missing tiddler list on tiddlywiki.com may indeed need some review. One way

[tw] Re: [TW5] GettingStarted tiddler + flexible help system

2014-12-18 Thread Tobias Beer
Hi Rich, I was trying to start a new TW with all the Missing files and I was going to start making them. Making them is not the solution for every case. Sometimes things got renamed and concepts redesigned. Some perhaps really don't need to be created, I think. They could just be put on

[tw] Re: [TW5] GettingStarted tiddler + flexible help system

2014-12-16 Thread 'Stephen Kimmel' via TiddlyWiki
I'm keen to get 5.1.6 out soon, so all this help is much appreciated, This isn't really related to the topic but it is something I thought was worth mentioning when you go back to work on 5.1.6... By my count there are 171 Missing tiddlers. Some, I suspect, were never intended to be

[tw] Re: [TW5] GettingStarted tiddler + flexible help system

2014-12-16 Thread RichShumaker
Stephen, How did you find those missing tiddlers under the missing tab? In the Emptly.HTML there are no missing tiddlers but 'TiddlyWiki' is linked too and does not exist. And I think that TiddlyWiki should be defined in an empty TiddlyWiki especially if we decide to change the name from,

[tw] Re: [TW5] GettingStarted tiddler + flexible help system

2014-12-16 Thread 'Stephen Kimmel' via TiddlyWiki
How did you find those missing tiddlers under the missing tab? In the Emptly.HTML there are no missing tiddlers but 'TiddlyWiki' is linked too and does not exist. I'm sorry if I mistyped that. I was looking at the TW 5.1.6 Full Prelease html file. Clearly it is a work in progress but then

[tw] Re: [TW5] GettingStarted tiddler + flexible help system

2014-12-16 Thread Mat
RichShumaker wrote: How did you find those missing tiddlers under the missing tab? In the Emptly.HTML there are no missing tiddlers but 'TiddlyWiki' is linked too and does not exist. Sure you'' find them: Sidebar tab More and then vertical tab Missing. And I think that TiddlyWiki

[tw] Re: [TW5] GettingStarted tiddler + flexible help system

2014-12-16 Thread Mat
RichShumaker wrote: And I think that TiddlyWiki should be defined in an empty TiddlyWiki +1. IMO, missing tiddlers simply looks like it's some error which is confusing. I've brought up this subject before, but for tw.com - I even eagerly peppered Jeremy with alerts *Oh, look look, I

[tw] Re: [TW5] GettingStarted tiddler + flexible help system

2014-12-16 Thread RichShumaker
.(periods) on some systems are no goodsky they are the beginning of the type area so image.jpg document.pdf ect. ect. I like the _ instead of . so TW5_1_5_Emptly.html and I know I like really long file names. One Idea is to take all the missing tiddlers and creating them for Jeremy if he is

[tw] Re: [TW5] GettingStarted tiddler + flexible help system

2014-12-16 Thread RichShumaker
Example Tiddler - TitleMe [[TitleMe|http://eucaly-tw5.tiddlyspot.com/#TitleMe]] I think I could get a bunch done fairly quickly and we could have all the missing ones cut to almost none. I am not a GitHub wiz and I have a feeling we need to make these changes via GitHub, I am up for learning

[tw] Re: [TW5] GettingStarted tiddler + flexible help system

2014-12-16 Thread RichShumaker
d'oh!!! my text editor spreadsheet workaround. http://www.richshumaker.com/tw5/Missing.htm Working on formatting into Tiddlers next. Rich Shumaker On Tuesday, December 16, 2014 2:30:12 PM UTC-8, RichShumaker wrote: Example Tiddler - TitleMe

[tw] Re: [TW5] GettingStarted tiddler + flexible help system

2014-12-16 Thread RichShumaker
http://www.richshumaker.com/tw5/Missing.htm I have started at the bottom and I am working my way up. Someone want to start at the top where I have no idea what to do, ;) #heheh Rich Shumaker -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups TiddlyWiki group. To

[tw] Re: [TW5] GettingStarted tiddler + flexible help system

2014-12-16 Thread Mat
I think it's a better idea to first of all hear what Jeremy thinks. Second, I'm sure that procedure could be automated. Would reduce the risk for errors also. :-) On Tuesday, December 16, 2014 11:51:30 PM UTC+1, RichShumaker wrote: http://www.richshumaker.com/tw5/Missing.htm I have started

[tw] Re: [TW5] GettingStarted tiddler + flexible help system

2014-12-16 Thread 'Stephen Kimmel' via TiddlyWiki
Boy Rich. You've really gone to town with this issue. One caveat before we go too far down this trail. Some of the missing tiddlers were clearly intended to be actual tiddlers someday. Some of them may be accidents. DaveGifford or DavidJade were probably never intended to actually be tiddlers.

Re: [tw] Re: [TW5] GettingStarted tiddler + flexible help system

2014-12-16 Thread Andreas Hahn
Someone want to start at the top where I have no idea what to do, ;) #heheh I think it's a better idea to first of all hear what Jeremy thinks. Second, I'm sure that procedure could be automated. Would reduce the risk for errors also. Also the first missing tiddlers from the list are almost

Re: [tw] Re: [TW5] GettingStarted tiddler + flexible help system

2014-12-16 Thread RichShumaker
I agree this is a bit premature. I have been learning a lot as I create these tiddlers. I won't be putting any details on ones that need to be created to have something work. Or putting a note to that extent. If what I did is not acceptable then there is no need to use it, if someone wants to

Re: [tw] Re: [TW5] GettingStarted tiddler + flexible help system

2014-12-15 Thread Jeremy Ruston
Hi Stephen On Sat, Dec 13, 2014 at 5:43 PM, 'Stephen Kimmel' via TiddlyWiki tiddlywiki@googlegroups.com wrote: I think it's important to remember who are target audience is with the Empty file's GettingStarted tiddler. The audience for this tiddler is the new or inexperienced user. The

[tw] Re: [TW5] GettingStarted tiddler + flexible help system

2014-12-13 Thread 'Stephen Kimmel' via TiddlyWiki
I think it's important to remember who are target audience is with the Empty file's GettingStarted tiddler. The audience for this tiddler is the new or inexperienced user. The experienced user doesn't need it and probably replaces it without even reading it. With that in mind, I have a few

Re: [tw] Re: [TW5] GettingStarted tiddler + flexible help system

2014-12-12 Thread Jeremy Ruston
I've simplified empty.html's GettingStarted to remove the tabs. I think, at least for the moment, that we should keep it simple, and link to help material elsewhere. I've uploaded a new prerelease to: http://tiddlywiki.com/prerelease/empty.html Best wishes Jeremy On Thu, Dec 11, 2014 at 3:11

Re: [tw] Re: [TW5] GettingStarted tiddler + flexible help system

2014-12-12 Thread Tobias Beer
Hi Jeremy, I've simplified empty.html's GettingStarted to remove the tabs. I think, at least for the moment, that we should keep it simple, and link to help material elsewhere. I think that's a good approach. Tabs add complexity and would only help in this context if numbered. There

Re: [tw] Re: [TW5] GettingStarted tiddler + flexible help system

2014-12-12 Thread Tobias Beer
simplified So, yes, I think this is the baseline for GettingStarted in empty.html: KISS. *K*eep *I*t *S*mart / *S*mall / *S*tupid... but, above all, *S*imple. Best wishes, Tobias. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups TiddlyWiki group. To

[tw] Re: [TW5] GettingStarted tiddler + flexible help system

2014-12-11 Thread 'Stephen Kimmel' via TiddlyWiki
On Tuesday, December 9, 2014 5:28:43 PM UTC-6, Mat wrote: Apropos the current lab rat experiments https://groups.google.com/d/msg/tiddlywiki/rDRWHh9r6TA/v9IC6pNa7U0J prof. Kimmel is doing ;-) .. and apropos the absolutely incredible boost we have in these matters since Jeremys

Re: [tw] Re: [TW5] GettingStarted tiddler + flexible help system

2014-12-11 Thread Mat
Jeremy wrote: I admire your ability to turn around mockups, they work really well and communicate very clearly. It means a lot for me to hear this from you, Jeremy. Thank you! I've actually also thought about having a help mode, I think it could work well, but obviously not something I

[tw] Re: [TW5] GettingStarted tiddler + flexible help system

2014-12-11 Thread Mat
Stephen Kimmel wrote: prof. Kimmel? prof Kimmel?!? hmm. prof Kimmel. I like it. Hehe - my chrystal ball had unusually good reception so I could clearly read professor on that lab coat name tab, in spite of all your waving with those Skinneresque electrodes over their heads, over there at the

[tw] Re: [TW5] GettingStarted tiddler + flexible help system

2014-12-10 Thread Mat
Yes, the tab would be immediately doable (as displayed here http://mockup-sidebar-search.tiddlyspot.com/#GettingStarted, by Tobias apropos another discussion https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyWiki5/issues/1066#issuecomment-65936620). But I think that most of these things (and what I'm about

Re: [tw] Re: [TW5] GettingStarted tiddler + flexible help system

2014-12-10 Thread Jeremy Ruston
Hi Mat I admire your ability to turn around mockups, they work really well and communicate very clearly. I've actually also thought about having a help mode, I think it could work well, but obviously not something I want to do during the moratorium. I'm keen to get some reworking of

Re: [tw] Re: [TW5] GettingStarted tiddler + flexible help system

2014-12-10 Thread Tobias Beer
Hi Jeremy, I do wonder whether these blow-by-blow instructions are appropriate in empty.html. The alternative would be to have a getting started edition (perhaps the same as the introduction edition) that is specially geared to taking the user step-by-step through the installation and

[tw] Re: [TW5] GettingStarted tiddler + flexible help system

2014-12-10 Thread Julio Peña
Hello all, @Mat...great stuff!...I find that TutWiki (tutorial wiki) mock layout pretty nifty. I like how the Quickstart tiddler lights up the relevant info in the help tab on the sidebar. Definitely will grab my attention as a regular user. Just my two cents worth. Best regards to all, Julio

[tw] Re: [TW5] GettingStarted tiddler + flexible help system

2014-12-09 Thread Jed Carty
I like the idea, I am not sure how hard implementing a help mode would be, but the tab on the sidebar would be straightforward enough. The question would be what sort of help should be provided there or how it is presented. Do we have any people with a graphic design or technical writing