Re: [tw5] Re: Edit textbox to append text to another tiddler

2021-03-21 Thread dieg...@gmail.com
@Mat: You're right - I typed out a question but left most of the context in my head! Apologies! Saq guessed what I wanted. @Saq: Thank you for the code and the explanation of the else! It might be worth adding that note about blank vs empty string as inputs to the next step in the filters

Re: [tw5] Re: Edit textbox to append text to another tiddler

2021-03-21 Thread Mohammad Rahmani
Hi Saq, Many thanks for clarification So the magic is the empty string returned by else[] Thanks again! On Sun, Mar 21, 2021 at 4:01 PM Saq Imtiaz wrote: > @Mohammad the underyling issue is one that I think we have discussed > before in another context. > > TiddlyWiki filters distinguish

Re: [tw5] Re: Edit textbox to append text to another tiddler

2021-03-21 Thread Saq Imtiaz
@Mohammad the underyling issue is one that I think we have discussed before in another context. TiddlyWiki filters distinguish between no results from a filter step, and an empty string as a result. When there is no result from a filter step, like with get[text] on a non-existent tiddler, the

Re: [tw5] Re: Edit textbox to append text to another tiddler

2021-03-21 Thread Mohammad Rahmani
Saq Thank you! works like a charm! Would you please explain what empty else[] does here? Best wishes Mohammad On Sun, Mar 21, 2021 at 12:14 PM Saq Imtiaz wrote: > Try adding an else[] after get[text] > > On Sunday, March 21, 2021 at 5:51:59 AM UTC+1 Mohammad wrote: > >> Lovely solution

Re: [tw5] Re: Edit textbox to append text to another tiddler

2021-03-21 Thread Saq Imtiaz
Try adding an else[] after get[text] On Sunday, March 21, 2021 at 5:51:59 AM UTC+1 Mohammad wrote: > Lovely solution Saq! > > why it does not work with a non-existent Target tiddler? how can I extend > the code to address this issue? > > > Best wishes > Mohammad > > > On Sat, Mar 20, 2021 at

Re: [tw5] Re: Edit textbox to append text to another tiddler

2021-03-20 Thread Mohammad Rahmani
Lovely solution Saq! why it does not work with a non-existent Target tiddler? how can I extend the code to address this issue? Best wishes Mohammad On Sat, Mar 20, 2021 at 11:37 PM Saq Imtiaz wrote: > @Diego, this is untested code but should hopefully point you in the right > direction: > >

[tw5] Re: Edit textbox to append text to another tiddler

2021-03-20 Thread Saq Imtiaz
@Diego, this is untested code but should hopefully point you in the right direction: \define appendBoxActions() <$action-setfield $tiddler=<> text={{{ [get[text]addsuffixaddsuffixaddsuffix{$:/temp/appendbox}] }}}/> <$action-setfield $tiddler="$:/temp/appendbox" text=""/> \end <$vars

[tw5] Re: Edit textbox to append text to another tiddler

2021-03-20 Thread Mat
Hi Diego. Lot of ambiguous points in your post, but I think it should be pretty simple once it is clear what you want: What do you mean with "gets appended to a tiddler" - where? To the tiddlers title? To the bottom of the tiddler? And yes it can, without a problem, "be appended" to the