Re: [tw5] Re: Improvements to "GettingStarted"

2020-06-24 Thread 'Mark S.' via TiddlyWiki
I have a lot of stuff still in treepad (Business). I didn't get the notice that they were shutting down. Now the site has been taken over by a marijuana dispensary. Sad. The problem with treepad that I realized right away was that it had no community support. Apparently the developer had had

Re: [tw5] Re: Improvements to "GettingStarted"

2020-06-24 Thread Rizwan Ishak
Hi Tony, The download option only makes sense if the user chooses single HTML file version, right? May be users - especially those coming from markdown based note taking applications - might want to keep their notes in separate plain text files. Giving the download button and then explaining the

Re: [tw5] Re: Improvements to "GettingStarted"

2020-06-24 Thread Saq Imtiaz
I do suggest TiddlyDesktop (TD) be highlighted in some way. There are simply too many options to choose from for a new user. For a user choosing single file, I would go so far as to say that there should be only two options presented. One for local usage (TD), one for online, with everything

Re: [tw5] Re: Improvements to "GettingStarted"

2020-06-24 Thread Birthe C
How many find Tiddlywiki by Google search, and what are the search word/words? I have always thought people had read a positive article, a blog or something. Had been evangelised irl or otherwise. The many discussion concerning Roam Research I would imagine got many to look for alternatives,

Re: [tw5] Re: Problems importing JSON file

2020-06-24 Thread Robert Jopling
Hi Eric Thank you for your response which was a great help. The only problem now is that when I try a test JSON structured as suggested I get the following error message JSON error: SyntaxError: JSON.parse: unexpected character at line 8 column 1 of the JSON data That character is the closing

Re: [tw5] Re: Improvements to "GettingStarted"

2020-06-24 Thread Rizwan Ishak
I found tiddlywiki searching for the following keywords: "Open source cross platform alternatives to zim" But that was years ago. On Wed, 24 Jun 2020, 16:30 Birthe C, wrote: > How many find Tiddlywiki by Google search, and what are the search > word/words? > I have always thought people had

Re: [tw5] Re: Improvements to "GettingStarted"

2020-06-24 Thread PMario
On Wednesday, June 24, 2020 at 9:13:56 AM UTC+2, Saq Imtiaz wrote: > > I do suggest TiddlyDesktop (TD) be highlighted in some way. There are > simply too many options to choose from for a new user. > For a user choosing single file, I would go so far as to say that there > should be only two

Re: [tw5] Re: Improvements to "GettingStarted"

2020-06-24 Thread Birthe C
Riz, I think you have done a very good job, well presented! I agree that options should not be hidden away, they doesn't need to with your gradual presenting. I never searched to find tiddlywiki. At that time many years ago, I used what was perfect for my note taking. Treepad Business. It

Re: [tw5] Re: Improvements to "GettingStarted"

2020-06-24 Thread Rizwan Ishak
I understand your point. The discussion essentially whittles down to: Should the single HTML file option be left chosen by default? I myself won't be doing it. I believe it is wrong to make people's choices for them based on untested assumptions, rather one should strive to make their choices

Re: [tw5] Re: Improvements to "GettingStarted"

2020-06-24 Thread PMario
On Wednesday, June 24, 2020 at 8:00:52 AM UTC+2, Riz wrote: > > > Ok. So single HTML file goes first. > > Is download saver the main option intended for promotion? I know it is > universal, but most users would definitely want a better method. From what > I understand from usual responses >

Re: [tw5] Re: Improvements to "GettingStarted"

2020-06-24 Thread Rizwan Ishak
Default saver is prominently explained in the wizard intro. Will that do? On Wed, 24 Jun 2020, 16:40 PMario, wrote: > > On Wednesday, June 24, 2020 at 8:00:52 AM UTC+2, Riz wrote: >> >> >> Ok. So single HTML file goes first. >> >> Is download saver the main option intended for promotion? I know

[tw5] Feather icons don't install with the plugin?

2020-06-24 Thread David Gifford
Hi all I just installed the feather icons plugin (http://sycom.gitlab.io/TiddlyWiki-Plugins/#Feather%20icons%20plugin), saved and refreshed. But no icons show in the icons tab of the plugin, and pasting a macro shows nothing. Is there something else that needs installing? -- You received

[tw5] Re: Preview: keyboard driven draggable bullets

2020-06-24 Thread David Gifford
Yes, I tried shift-dragging in Stroll to a tiddler in the other column. Either nothing would happen or it would ask me if I wanted to 'import' it as untitled. On Wednesday, June 24, 2020 at 2:17:36 AM UTC-5 saq.i...@gmail.com wrote: > @David the plan is to make the context menu extensible via

[tw5] Re: Improvements to "GettingStarted"

2020-06-24 Thread 'Mark S.' via TiddlyWiki
Beaker Browser is showing up as the first choice for "desktop" ? I guess the list is alphabetical. I've tried beaker and it was confusing and painful to set up. It would be a poor first choice for most people IMO. Likewise Noteself is showing up first for cloud synchronization. I don't know if

[tw5] Re: [preview] UI tweaks and doodads

2020-06-24 Thread Saq Imtiaz
@TT the issue isn't one of motivation, but rather of how to best leverage limited and sporadic availability in a way that best contributes to the community. My feeling so far is that the way to do so is by sharing ideas, guidance and hopefully inspiration. Cheers, Saq On Tuesday, June 23,

[tw5] Re: [preview] UI tweaks and doodads

2020-06-24 Thread TW Tones
Saq That's working for me. Tony -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TiddlyWiki" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to tiddlywiki+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web

Re: [tw5] Re: Improvements to "GettingStarted"

2020-06-24 Thread TW Tones
Riz, The following is my view point simply in the spirit of sharing perspectives. The key to me, is providing an easy path for the new user to identify if tiddlywiki is for them. For someone wanting to store tiddlers in separate files ie a specific requirement, they must first have established

[tw5] Re: Preview: keyboard driven draggable bullets

2020-06-24 Thread Saq Imtiaz
@David the plan is to make the context menu extensible via tags, so you can add buttons and commands just by tagging a tiddler with the button code Have you tried shift+dragging recently? It should work, there was a bug that was resolved a way back. Shift+drag is disabled when dragging to the

Re: [tw5] Re: Improvements to "GettingStarted"

2020-06-24 Thread Rizwan Ishak
Ok. So single HTML file goes first. Is download saver the main option intended for promotion? I know it is universal, but most users would definitely want a better method. From what I understand from usual responses - TiddlyDesktop is the one new users usually flock to. Hence it is kept at top.

[tw5] Re: [preview] UI tweaks and doodads

2020-06-24 Thread Saq Imtiaz
Just to clarify, all the UI tweaks are using plain wiki text and core widgets only. There is no custom JavaScript involved. On Wednesday, June 24, 2020 at 2:13:37 AM UTC+2, TW Tones wrote: > > > I really appreciate that you can go strait to js or plugins/actions and > new filters to build

[tw5] Re: stroll drift tiddlyroam streams use cases?

2020-06-24 Thread Birthe C
Dave, While you are paralysed by choice, you could start using streams. Not instead of any of the other, but because it is very fast to write - and fun too. You are not the only one having a hard time deciding. Just look at all the questions about mixing and matching. Birthe -- You

[tw5] stroll drift tiddlyroam streams use cases?

2020-06-24 Thread Dave Parker
I'm watching from afar with fascination as several similar TW editions seem to be simultaneously developing in real time. I've been wanting to dive in but with little personal time find myself suffering from choice paralysis. For those who have jumped all in on one (or more) of these editions,

Re: [tw5] Re: Problems importing JSON file

2020-06-24 Thread Eric Shulman
On Wednesday, June 24, 2020 at 7:14:13 AM UTC-7, Robert Jopling wrote: > > When I try a test JSON structured as suggested I get the following error > message > JSON error: SyntaxError: JSON.parse: unexpected character at line 8 > column 1 of the JSON data > That character is the closing square

Re: [tw5] Re: Preview: keyboard driven draggable bullets

2020-06-24 Thread Michael Arndt
I played around with adding my RapidTiddler (CodeMirror based inline editor) to Streams. It doesn't work perfectly yet, but it also isn't completely broken like I imagined ;) https://rapidtiddler.netlify.app/ Greetings! Michael Am Mi., 24. Juni 2020 um 13:25 Uhr schrieb David Gifford : > Yes,

[tw5] Re: Alternatives to the fullscreen editor plugin?

2020-06-24 Thread si
> > IIRC, the EditTemplate in the plugin is missing the save-tiddler-actions. > > You could try copying them from $:/core/ui/EditTemplate to the top of the > EditTemplate in the plugin. > Hopefully I remember those details correctly but it should be something > very close to that. > Yep this

[tw5] Re: stroll drift tiddlyroam streams use cases?

2020-06-24 Thread Dave Parker
Ha ha, thanks! I actually did install that plug in and like it, still unsure of how I'm going to incorporate it in to my "official" work flow. I like the drag and drop aspect, and the quickness, and I'm also warming to the whole date-as-tiddler-name thing, except I have traditionally used

[tw5] Re: [preview] UI tweaks and doodads

2020-06-24 Thread Mark Kerrigan
Hello Saq This is step in the right direction. This is good because tags can edited without editing the entire tiddler, same with the fields and type. I assume this would have performance improvements for very larger TWs too. Are you going to release this as a plugin? Thanks Mark Kerrigan On

[tw5] Re: Presenting: field value selector

2020-06-24 Thread Mat
UPDATED http://fieldvalueselector.tiddlyspot.com/ <:-) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TiddlyWiki" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to tiddlywiki+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this

Re: [tw5] Re: Problems importing JSON file

2020-06-24 Thread Robert Jopling
Thanks so much for your help Eric. I will do as you suggested and let you know what happens. Rob On Mon, 22 Jun 2020, 01:12 Eric Shulman, wrote: > On Sunday, June 21, 2020 at 3:27:20 PM UTC-7, Robert Jopling wrote: >> >> I am a newbie to TW5 and JSON so please can you explain how I achieve >>

[tw5] Problems saving since updating to latest tiddlydesktop

2020-06-24 Thread Dan
Hi All, I've been chasing a strange problem or problems since upgrading to the latest TiddlyDesktop (14) from the previous release. I only use TiddlyWiki in TiddlyDesktop and I don't use the single html file version. All my wikis use folders and I only use macOS. Since I upgraded I've had

[tw5] Re: stroll drift tiddlyroam streams use cases?

2020-06-24 Thread David Gifford
Just to throw one more in the mix. I have been seeing this on Twitter but not here, that I recall. This TiddlyWiki: https://learnawesome.org/tiddlywiki.html imitates this site: https://notes.andymatuschak.org/About_these_notes On Wednesday, June 24, 2020 at 11:18:41 AM UTC-5

Re: [tw5] Re: Improvements to "GettingStarted"

2020-06-24 Thread TW Tones
Riz, I just realised one of my main workflow steps it I open tiddlywiki.com (usualy pinned in a tab) and I hit download empty. Whilst I download it, in chrome I don't care where, I just save it in a scratch folder and open it from the browser tray. I can then search, hack, import and test.

[tw5] Re: stroll drift tiddlyroam streams use cases?

2020-06-24 Thread TW Tones
Dave, Having not come from a roam like experience I am personally taken with the dual story aspect of Stroll and love streams for its own sake. Stream is also flexible enough to build on and enhance. There is also Notoritty of Marks Notowritey - Outliner/editor for TW Regards Tony On

[tw5] Re: Presenting: field value selector

2020-06-24 Thread Mat
Damon Pritchett wrote: > > I would like to have the list of tiddlers come up only when I'm using a > certain field or two: namely the mother and father fields. If I'm editing > any other field, I would like it to be have as you originally intended. > That is what happens for list-before and

Re: [tw5] Re: Improvements to "GettingStarted"

2020-06-24 Thread Birthe C
Mark S, TW Tones, It *is* rather funny. To use Treepad Business I have had to run it through WINE for years now. I was setting up some laptops, looked for update to Treepad, downloaded and all was fine. Then I thought I had forgotten some of the extras and decided to look for them the next

Re: [tw5] Re: Improvements to "GettingStarted"

2020-06-24 Thread 'Mark S.' via TiddlyWiki
A lot of people end up at the "alternative-to" web site. I notice that they don't have TiddlyWiki listed as an alternative to Treepad. Or, if they do, it must be more than the 3 pages that I paginated. If someone doesn't beat me to it, I might set up a suggestion. It means setting up another

[tw5] Re: stroll drift tiddlyroam streams use cases?

2020-06-24 Thread Birthe C
Dave, I have seen and testet it. Try to import something into it. Then you get the title $:/Import, vertical and no tiddlercontrols. In the settings there are checks for closing the tiddlers to the right...but they open and closed as they please. At least they do in the version I have had my

[tw5] Re: stroll drift tiddlyroam streams use cases?

2020-06-24 Thread David Gifford
Birthe Yes I was playing with it tonight. I got the same as you re: importing. But then suddenly it snapped aright, and I was able to import. I now have my stylesheet, fonts, and I replaced the messy viewtemplate they created with my Stroll refs as links. I just ditched the preview plugin,

[tw5] Re: stroll drift tiddlyroam streams use cases?

2020-06-24 Thread TW Tones
David, > I have been seeing this on Twitter but not here, that I recall. This > TiddlyWiki: https://learnawesome.org/tiddlywiki.html imitates this site: > https://notes.andymatuschak.org/About_these_notes > I had not seen this thanks for sharing. Perhaps one more implementation/edition of

Re: [tw5] Re: Improvements to "GettingStarted"

2020-06-24 Thread Rizwan Ishak
Top bar would be a good location. Sincerely, Riz On Thu, 25 Jun 2020, 08:51 TW Tones, wrote: > Riz, > > I just realised one of my main workflow steps it I open tiddlywiki.com > (usualy pinned in a tab) and I hit download empty. Whilst I download it, in > chrome I don't care where, I just save

[tw5] TIP +, Access the CodeTiddler Title you Transcluded or the macro is defined in

2020-06-24 Thread TW Tones
Folks, This solution may make sense more to experienced TiddlyWiki users who make their own macros, or templates they transclude from elsewhere. - Which is possibly all slightly advanced users. - For me personally, this is a revolutionary advance for coding, I wonder if anyone else

[tw5] Re: stroll drift tiddlyroam streams use cases?

2020-06-24 Thread 'Mark S.' via TiddlyWiki
> > NotoWritey is similar to Streams but is geared more toward writing than > productivity and outlining. The nodes that open for editing have an editing > toolbar, which creates a cluttered feel, but increases functionality when > writing a paragraph. > I'm not sure if by your comment you've

Re: [tw5] Re: Improvements to "GettingStarted"

2020-06-24 Thread TW Tones
Mark, Bithe Me and more? I too was a big user of treepad including TreePad Business. I always kept abreast of updates, It is sad to hear. It was almost certainly why I looked for and found TiddlyWiki, because I wanted a higher level of customisation and automation than treepad (which was

[tw5] Re: Presenting: field value selector

2020-06-24 Thread TW Tones
Mat, Thanks for updating this. Its quite an elegant solution. Rather than me "forking" your solution are you interested in some slight feature changes? I am happy to contribute code and methods. - For example if the fieldname exists as a tiddler and contains a field "field-values-filter"

[tw5] Re: Presenting: field value selector

2020-06-24 Thread Mat
TW Tones (...I've been away from the boards for so long you even changed your name!? ;-) Thanks for updating this. Its quite an elegant solution. > Thanks for the kind words. Personally I was somewhat taken aback now that I looked at it again, that it is so complex for something that small. I

[tw5] Re: Presenting: field value selector

2020-06-24 Thread TW Tones
Mat, Thanks I will fork it, but I may share back because I am hoping the Autonomouse tags, fields buttons etc... take off, in which case it would not be niche A simple extra mechanism will use a field-values-filter if a tiddler of fieldname exists. It will have no impact on your field value

Re: [tw5] Re: Improvements to "GettingStarted"

2020-06-24 Thread Riz
So minor changes: 1. Single file is the first option now among flavours 2. TiddlyDesktop is the first option among savers 3. Tiddlyserver is specially mentioned in Installing Nod.JS Tiddler. I guess people who look for node will be the ones most interested to try out Tiddlyserver. -- You

[tw5] Re: Announcing TiddlyWiki Playground

2020-06-24 Thread Mat
Do I understand it right; This is a vanilla TW hosted on gh with the Browser storage plugin. Other than this, it is only some minor tweaks like extra sidebar tab, some activated page controls etc. Right? I'm not saying this in any diminishing way, I'm asking to understand. It is a super idea

[tw5] Re: stroll drift tiddlyroam streams use cases?

2020-06-24 Thread David Gifford
Hi Dave, greetings from Dave. Stroll: one time experiment I did to replicate a lot of Roam functionality in TiddlyWiki. Helpful two column structure. Helpful tutorials. Process: Use links to link tiddlers, use eyeball tab to view backlinks in different ways, shift click on links to open a

[tw5] Re: Announcing TiddlyWiki Playground

2020-06-24 Thread TW Tones
Mat, Do I understand it right; This is a vanilla TW hosted on gh with the > Browser storage plugin. Other than this, it is only some minor tweaks like > extra sidebar tab, some activated page controls etc. Right? I'm not saying > this in any diminishing way, I'm asking to understand. > You

[tw5] Re: stroll drift tiddlyroam streams use cases?

2020-06-24 Thread Birthe C
Dave and Dave. Tony K did try to add the two column structure. I think he gave up for now. I have had a go also, it looked nice enough until I closed the sidebar - in the left side. Tony also made a version with Tiddlymap. Very nice explanation of the different versions, Dave. Birthe -- You

[tw5] Re: Re-imaging tag pills working prototype macros

2020-06-24 Thread TW Tones
Update Birth; Given my recent posts on autonomous fields/tags and the codeTiddler. I am delaying fixing this, sorry. Regards Tonyt On Monday, June 22, 2020 at 11:37:33 PM UTC+10, TW Tones wrote: > > Birthe, > > Would you believe, you just revealed something about me and revealing > things? >

Re: [tw5] Re: Problems importing JSON file

2020-06-24 Thread Robert Jopling
Hi Eric I did as you suggested and it works. Thanks. I have even managed to display editable fields in the tiddler! Rob On Wed, 24 Jun 2020 at 21:35, Robert Jopling wrote: > Thanks so much for your help Eric. > > I will do as you suggested and let you know what happens. > > Rob > > On Mon, 22

[tw5] Re: stroll drift tiddlyroam streams use cases?

2020-06-24 Thread Dave Parker
Thank you all for the info (especially Dave :) This is a good summary I feel like a kid in a very large candy store (with eyes bigger than my stomach), ha ha -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TiddlyWiki" group. To unsubscribe from this group and