[tw] Re: (TW5) html href to tiddler not working?

Hi Remi, Thanks for detailing that... 1. I used the element because the documentation said i could. > 2. Yes: tiddlywiki.com, tiddler: HTML in WikiText > . It feels like the HTML in WikiText

[tw] [TW5] How to get rid of "Drop here (or use the 'Escape' key to cancel)" green ribbon?

Dear all, This may seem a trivial matter, but I find it annoying nonetheless. I've never been able to actually get rid of that green ribbon after accidentally dragging text around. Pressing "Escape" does not help. I'm using Firefox. Is this a bug or am I doing something wrong? Best regards,

Re: [tw] Re: [TW5] Prevent the state of the Contents (TOC) SideBar from being saved?

Le jeudi 17 septembre 2015 05:00:45 UTC+2, Hegart Dmishiv a écrit : > > I'm currently using unordered lists on my tiddlers for linking to > "sub-types", which of course are also listed in my TOC in the SideBar. > While I'm building my knowledgebase wiki, having the static links on the > tiddler

[tw] Re: [TW5] (Tobias Beer) calc macro does not handle zero properly

Hi Evan, > I invite you to re-write your code more elegantly than I have with my > limited understanding. > Tbh, as you can see from my question above, my understanding, more often than not, likewise is rather limited. ^_^ For now, I am happy to see you have helped fix this and I will

Re: [tw] Re: Are the downloadable TWs from tw.com assembled at download or pre-made?

Hi Erwan, I think a local version of your aggregator has quite more potential than just being the basis for a great community resource. With a basic ui, even in TW, mayybe some extension to TiddlyDesktop, users could define feed collections in the context of which they add channels,

Re: [tw] Re: [TW5] Prevent the state of the Contents (TOC) SideBar from being saved?

On Thursday, September 17, 2015 at 5:00:45 AM UTC+2, Hegart Dmishiv wrote: > > I made the change (that Andrew linked to) in my dev wiki first, to see > what would happen. I got a message saying... > > *You are about to edit a ShadowTiddler. Any changes will override the >> default system making

[tw] Re: [TW5] (Tobias Beer) calc macro does not handle zero properly

There's some path of execution where the value of "result" is still a number on the last line -- if I had to guess, due to the fixed-point conversion. Older versions of TiddlyWiki, including 5.1.7, must forcefully convert non-string types returned from macros, while newer versions do not.

Re: [tw] Re: [TW5] Prevent the state of the Contents (TOC) SideBar from being saved?

On Thursday, September 17, 2015 at 5:00:45 AM UTC+2, Hegart Dmishiv wrote: > > Thanks Andrew, Mat and Greg for all the replies. I'm obviously not the > first person to ask this question, and I did try to search the forums first > before asking, but I couldn't find anything that addressed just

[tw] Re: Shortkeys for Talkytalky

I noticed something odd in Chrome which seems to be a browser bug. When you put it into fullscreen mode and then also go fullscreen on any video, the toggle-fullscreen button on the video won't work and ending fullscreen mode will only end it for the page but not for the video. On a related

Re: [tw] [TW5] Prevent the state of the Contents (TOC) SideBar from being saved?

Hi Andrew, As a sidenote, not wanting to discourage you from exploring plugins, I would advise you to consider not publishing this as a plugin: New field inline list @ t5a Your desired end result which I find a good choice for the field

[tw] Re: [How to] [TW5] Multiple tag fields

Hi, i'm trying to understand the purpose of this but my mind refuse lol: is there a place where we can see this in action or could you provide a screenshot please ? I have tried to copy what you have published above but without success.. Thank you Ps: congratulations too for the poster, looks

[tw] Re: [TW5] How to get rid of "Drop here (or use the 'Escape' key to cancel)" green ribbon?

It's horribly annoying. With the latest versions, you can click and drag on a link to any tiddler and the green ribbon will disappear because the dragged item is non-importable. On Thursday, 17 September 2015 01:20:37 UTC-5, Linus Johnsson wrote: > > Dear all, > > This may seem a trivial

[tw] TiddlyWiki as a password store

I was wondering if using a combination of encryption and maybe TiddlySpot was safe enough for recreating something like keepass or mitto with TiddlyWiki (minus any 1-click-login). Thoughts? Best wishes, — tb -- You received this message because

Re: [tw] Re: [TW5] Prevent the state of the Contents (TOC) SideBar from being saved?

On Thursday, September 17, 2015 at 5:00:45 AM UTC+2, Hegart Dmishiv wrote: > > *@Greg*: The link to Tobi's tiddler about States and Temporary Tiddlers > comes with this dire > warning: > > *Caution: Defining the wrong save-filter may have you

[tw] Re: TiddlyWiki as a password store

On Thursday, September 17, 2015 at 10:12:52 AM UTC+2, Tobias Beer wrote: > > I was wondering if using a combination of encryption and maybe TiddlySpot > was safe enough for recreating something like keepass > or mitto with TiddlyWiki > (minus any

Re: [tw] Re: [TW5] Prevent the state of the Contents (TOC) SideBar from being saved?

Thanks for the replies everyone. On Thursday, September 17, 2015 at 8:12:07 PM UTC+12, PMario wrote: > > That's the downside of warnings :) They may prevent experimentation. > Oh, I'm all in favor of hacking up my stuff, don't worry about that. I maintain a completely separate instance of TW

Re: [tw] Re: [TW5] How to get rid of "Drop here (or use the 'Escape' key to cancel)" green ribbon?

That does the trick! Thank you! Linus 2015-09-17 8:33 GMT+02:00 Evan Balster : > It's horribly annoying. With the latest versions, you can click and drag > on a link to any tiddler and the green ribbon will disappear because the > dragged item is non-importable. > > >

[tw] edit/display fields

Hello, is there a way to use tiddler fields as additional textarea fields? I would like to use it for instruction tiddlers like this: field "text": Instruction specific bla bla. Here's the SQL: {{!!sql}} And here's the result: {{!!result}} blabla field "sql": select col1,col2

[tw] Re: Make Recent show only newly created tiddlers (remove recently edited)

I have added instructions here... Tab For Recently Created Tiddlers @ tb5 Best wishes, — tb -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TiddlyWiki" group. To unsubscribe from this

[tw] Re: [How to] [TW5] Multiple tag fields

Hello Spangenhelm, the method explained here is a way to virtually have multiple tag fields on the same tiddler. It simulates the option of having two or more distinct fields in the same tiddler that behave in the same way that the default tag editor does, with the benefits it brings, like the

[tw] Re: edit/display fields

Here's an issue recently created by Spangenheim for this imho very meaningful change: *#1932 Feature Request: Replacing the "editTemplate" fields from input to textarea* https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyWiki5/issues/1932 Perhaps hop over there and +1. Best wishes, — tb -- You received

[tw] Re: [How to] [TW5] Multiple tag fields

Using prefixes looks a bit redundant. I would rather give every platform-type a tag *platform* and then construct the filter based off of that, e.g [tag[platform]tagging[]] [tag[output-format]tagging[]] ...and then only use mac, linux windows ...or the corresponding mime types as titles.

[tw] Re: [How to] [TW5] Multiple tag fields

You are right Tobias, nice one! That would indeed be easier in this case. I guess I just did it blindly for consistency/continuity, since the formats used the prefix method because of the distinction between Input and Output I'll probably rework those since it's still WIP, there is still no

Re: [tw] Re: Twin tiddlers

Thanks, I fixed it. About time I integrated a little contact form. Best wishes, — tb -- 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

[tw] Re: [How to] [TW5] Multiple tag fields

> > I guess I just did it blindly for consistency/continuity, since the > formats used the prefix method because of the distinction between Input and > Output > ...which really begs for using dedicated fields, though, imho. Best wishes, — tb -- You received this message because you are

Re: [tw] Re: [TW5] Prevent the state of the Contents (TOC) SideBar from being saved?

On Thursday, September 17, 2015 at 10:26:20 AM UTC+2, Hegart Dmishiv wrote: > > Thanks for the replies everyone. > > On Thursday, September 17, 2015 at 8:12:07 PM UTC+12, PMario wrote: >> >> That's the downside of warnings :) They may prevent experimentation. >> > > Oh, I'm all in favor of

[tw] Re: TiddlyWiki as a password store

On Thursday, September 17, 2015 at 11:08:53 AM UTC+2, Tobias Beer wrote: > > Some good points. So the scores are roughly... > > Keepass 10 : TiddlyWiki 1 > > May I ask what you use? > KeePass2 .. It works well with windows and ubuntu. So I can use the same password store file for both

[tw] Re: Make Recent show only newly created tiddlers (remove recently edited)

Now I am thoroughly confused, Mat. Why would you be giving tiddlers a "recent" field? Best wishes, — tb -- 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

[tw] Re: Are the downloadable TWs from tw.com assembled at download or pre-made?

On Tuesday, September 15, 2015 at 11:53:58 PM UTC+2, Mat wrote: > > - thank you for your answers! (And I will from now on write twcom! Good > point Mario) > imo use tiddlywiki.com .. not relly much more to type, but that's the name -m -- You received this message because you are subscribed to

[tw] Re: TiddlyWiki as a password store

Thanks Mario, Some good points. So the scores are roughly... Keepass 10 : TiddlyWiki 1 May I ask what you use? Best wishes, — tb -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TiddlyWiki" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from

[tw] Re: TiddlyWiki as a password store

Hi guys! Good question: I guess you are right about the security risks for a cloud-based use (i effectively use tw for storing my credentials but offline only so far, and it is clearly missing a autofill feature though!) Btw Mario you said you were using ubuntu touch on your mobile? So do i !

[tw] Re: [How to] [TW5] Multiple tag fields

For the formats input and output tags it won't work, because for example a tiddler named JPEG could belong to input or output or both on the same tiddler. On second though using tags for platforms has undesirable effects, like adding a new platform will not show immediately, since you have to

[tw] Re: AutoTag for TW5?

Tbh, I never fancied the method of AutoTaggerPlugin and I can't see why I would. It is good to be specific, declarative... not to use automation where it might just yield false positives and, as you pointed out youself, no way to undo the tagging

[tw] Re: [TW5] Auto Tag remake

Allow me to raise a bit of a critical voice on this functionality. I have never been convinced of it in TWc as it comes with too much ambiguity and false positives. In short, just because I write about some "meeting" doesn't mean that I want a tiddler to be tagged as a "meeting". If you want

[tw] Re: Make Recent show only newly created tiddlers (remove recently edited)

On Thursday, September 17, 2015 at 1:29:16 PM UTC+2, Tobias Beer wrote: > > Now I am thoroughly confused, Mat. > Why would you be giving tiddlers a "recent" field? > Because I use two "Recent tabs", one public and one only for me (that is filtered out before I upload). The latter is the normal

[tw] Re: edit/display fields

<$edit field="yourfield" class="tc-edit-texteditor" tiddler=... /> <:-) On Thursday, September 17, 2015 at 12:01:44 PM UTC+2, UBi wrote: > > Hello, > > is there a way to use tiddler fields as additional textarea fields? I > would like to use it for instruction tiddlers like this: > > field

[tw] Re: [TW5] (Tobias Beer) calc macro does not handle zero properly

The toString() in the return statement could probably be eliminated if the path resulting in a number at that point could be corrected. I suspect the problem occurs when the "toFixed" conversion is made, because no further conversion turns that into a string. On Thursday, 17 September 2015

Re: [tw] Re: [TW5] Bug? <$set> widget with filter does not trigger refresh

> > Unfortunately, it's really hard to make example code for your case, > because drafts have a title of "Draft of myMagicTitle", and editing the > title of a non-draft tiddler creates duplicates! Well apparently this works in my case (for a tiddler nammed "Test") <$set name="myVariable"

Re: [tw] Re: [TW5] Prevent the state of the Contents (TOC) SideBar from being saved?

This information is already available on every tiddlywiki: go to the controlPanel, Info/Basics tab, there is a "Number of overridden shadow tiddlers" with an icon that leads to an advanced search filter. Or there is a premade "Overridden shadow tiddlers" filter available in the Advance search

[tw] Re: [TW5] Show field from story tiddler within list widget

Hi François, With all the nested cross examination going on, xlist might possibly be doing what you're after already... http://tobibeer.github.io/tw/xlist Best wishes, — tb -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TiddlyWiki" group. To unsubscribe from

[tw] Re: OT: ubuntu touch

Question: have you tried to transfert files via bluetooth on your aquaris ? I did try on my linux and it does recognize and connect to my phone but every transfert fail no matter what without error messages to help. I have also just tried on a mac : same thing. Maybe from windows? I may call

[tw] Re: OT: ubuntu touch

On Thursday, September 17, 2015 at 5:40:36 PM UTC+2, Spangenhelm wrote: > > Question: have you tried to transfert files via bluetooth on your aquaris > ? I did try on my linux and it does recognize and connect to my phone but > every transfert fail no matter what without error messages to help.

[tw] Re: edit/display fields

Mario, thanks fur the github link! I changed $:/core/ui/EditTemplate/fields the same way Spangenheim did, and have a working setup now. I really should sign up at github again (forgot my credentials). UBi Am Donnerstag, 17. September 2015 13:42:21 UTC+2 schrieb Tobias Beer: > > Here's an issue

[tw] Re: TiddlyWiki as a password store

On Thursday, September 17, 2015 at 2:27:24 PM UTC+2, Spangenhelm wrote: > > Hi guys! Good question: I guess you are right about the security risks for > a cloud-based use (i effectively use tw for storing my credentials but > offline only so far, and it is clearly missing a autofill feature

Re: [tw] Re: [TW5] Prevent the state of the Contents (TOC) SideBar from being saved?

Glad you are getting answers from those with more knowledge, I just passed on what I had found in my own searches. I'm still hesitant to go hacking at the underlying core but most of what I wanted didn't require that so far. As for your concerns about being stuck on one version it is simpler to

[tw] OT: ubuntu touch

From: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/tiddlywiki/LRtSnJ6-UbY On Thursday, September 17, 2015 at 2:27:24 PM UTC+2, Spangenhelm wrote: > Btw Mario you said you were using ubuntu touch on your mobile? So do i ! > What brand is your phone? Bq? mine is (Aquaris 4.5 Ubuntu Edition) and i'm >

Re: [tw] Re: [TW5] Prevent the state of the Contents (TOC) SideBar from being saved?

Tag the shadow tiddlers that I modify, as I go, huh? Brilliant. And simple. Thanks *@Greg*, I'll start doing that from now on. I have coloured all my system-related tags red, so they stand out from everything else. I now have one called *modified-shadow* and have tagged the $:/core/save/all

[tw] Re: [TW5] Show field from story tiddler within list widget

> (See Filter Parameter or > Introduction > to filter notation > ) > How could I miss that ! Thanks !! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups

Re: [tw] [TW5] Error in executing tiddlydesktop on ubuntu 15

I had this same issue. I fixed it by deleting the folder ~/.config/TiddlyWiki/user-config-tiddlywiki. It seems that the user-config-tiddlywiki can specify a "includeWikis" path that doesn't exist, and this causes the loading of the initial application to fail. I'll look into if there's an

[tw] [TW5] Parameter substitution in macro that uses an external link

Hello, In tiddler tagged with "$:/tags/Macro" lives: The global definition of the path to video clips \define videoClipPath(path:"C:\Users\Bob\Videos\") $path$ ...and a macro to define a table from a filtered list of tiddlers (thanks to Evolena, except where I've broken it) \define

[tw] Custom Sort Index

There's been some talk about dragging tiddlers or list items in a tiddler thereby utilizing a custom sort index that gets manipulated when the object is moved up or down the list. Are there any variables that refer to such a sort index that can be manipulated in that fashion? While the drag

[tw] Re: [TW5] Prevent the state of the Contents (TOC) SideBar from being saved?

Hi Q solution: this button will delete the TOC state tiddlers: <$button> <$action-deletetiddler $filter="[search:title[$:/state/toc/]]"/> Delete TOC State Action this immediately prior to saving -- or else you could construct a custom 'Save-Wiki' button, which includes this code: <$button

[tw] Re: [TW5] Prevent the state of the Contents (TOC) SideBar from being saved?

On Friday, September 18, 2015 at 2:46:44 AM UTC+12, Evolena wrote: > This information is already available on every tiddlywiki: go to the > controlPanel, Info/Basics tab, there is a "Number of overridden shadow > tiddlers" with an icon that leads to an advanced search filter. > Or there is a

[tw] Re: [TW5] Parameter substitution in macro that uses an external link

Le jeudi 17 septembre 2015 20:52:48 UTC+2, Bob Flandard a écrit : > to be: > > <> {{!!$file$}}>> > > > and created some more junk. > There may be other issues, but a first remark: you can't call a macro with the ordinary wikitext syntax if a parameter is a variable or a macro (like your

[tw] Re: Feature Request: Sidebar tab hiding as a built-in option

Hi Place this code into a tiddler: \define getSideTabs() <$button tooltip="List SideBar Tabs"> <$action-setfield $tiddler="$:/core/ui/SideBar/More" $field="side-bar" $value="tabs"/> <$action-setfield $tiddler="$:/core/ui/SideBar/Tools" $field="side-bar" $value="tabs"/> <$action-setfield

Re: [tw] Re: Feature Request: Sidebar tab hiding as a built-in option

Chiming in to say that this does not avert the "trivial upgrading" problem. Regards, Evan On Thu, Sep 17, 2015 at 4:22 PM, Tobias Beer wrote: > Hi Metabele, > > For what purpose would you be setting a *side-bar* field? > > Best wishes, > > — tb > > -- > You received this

[tw] Re: Custom Sort Index

Hi Francis, In general, that is what the list field is for. You can either retrieve tagging tiddlers, sorted by the *list* field or you can have them sorted by *created* but not both. I believe the documentation for the *tagging* filter operator

[tw] Re: Feature Request: Sidebar tab hiding as a built-in option

Hi Metabele, For what purpose would you be setting a *side-bar* field? Best wishes, — tb -- 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

[tw] Re: [TW5] Prevent the state of the Contents (TOC) SideBar from being saved?

Hi Hegart, > It does seem to be a better, more specific solution than the one I'm using > at the moment, suggested by *@Andrew*, which, as *@Mat* pointed out, > prevents anything from $:/temp/ and $:/state/ from being saved, which > could have unintended consequences. I'd like to try using

[tw] Re: Feature Request: Sidebar tab hiding as a built-in option

Hi Tobias The purpose of the 'side-bar' field is to list the tabs -- using the '$:/tag/SideBar' only works for active tabs -- once hidden (by deleting this tag), the tab can't be listed using this tag. regards On Thursday, 17 September 2015 23:22:23 UTC+2, Tobias Beer wrote: > Hi Metabele, >

Re: [tw] Re: Are the downloadable TWs from tw.com assembled at download or pre-made?

Hi Tobias, Yes, I agree that it would make sense for the kind of application that you describe. I only meant that for this application alone (generating a customized edition) it seems like an overkill, since I don't see any big technical difficulty in doing this server-side. One step

Re: [tw] CommunitySearch new address and new features

Hi Jeremy, I did a first version for the static "news" here: http://erwanm.github.io/tw-community-search/news-static/ It's updated daily like the TWCS wiki, but that will be visible only when people publish some news in their wikis ;) The way it looks could probably be improved, and I don't

[tw] Re: [TW5] Prevent the state of the Contents (TOC) SideBar from being saved?

Hi Hegart For this example, I shall assume you wish to create a custom 'Save Wiki' button (which deletes the TOC state tiddlers and saves the Wiki): 1. Open a New Tiddler 2. rename this tiddler to something like: $:/_Buttons/SaveWiki 2. Paste this code into the tiddler: <$button

[tw] Re: [TW5] Prevent the state of the Contents (TOC) SideBar from being saved?

Hi *@Tobi*, On Friday, September 18, 2015 at 9:06:53 AM UTC+12, Tobias Beer wrote: > > What I was *not* suggesting was that it should be unsafe in any way to > remove any tiddlers prefixed $:/temp/ or $:/state/, which it should not, > unless someone is using these namespaces for the wrong

[tw] Re: Feature Request: Sidebar tab hiding as a built-in option

Hi Evan The solution in the previous post makes upgrading fairly trivial, provided that the names of the sidebar tabs or system tags involved are not changed in the new version (the code can change.) Simply add this tiddler to your new wiki, and prepare the tabs by clicking the large '+'

[tw] Re: [TW5] Auto Tag remake

Hi Great idea -- auto-linking is the one feature of Tomboy Notes that I miss in TW5. However, cluttering the tags field with auto-links does not appear to fit my desired behaviour. Looks like another case for multiple tags fields -- the auto-links could then be placed in another 'autotags'

[tw] Re: AutoTag for TW5?

Hi I'm not sure of the details of how the 'linkify' plugin for TWC worked (is it necessary for the user to specify the list of terms used as auto-links?) In Tomboy Notes -- auto-linking occurs only for terms that match the titles of other notes. That is, any term in the text of any tiddler

[tw] Re: [TW5] Prevent the state of the Contents (TOC) SideBar from being saved?

It still may lead to a lose of data. I've experimented it once. A syntax error that causes the filter to match nothing, and you end with a nearly empty file... So backup every time you change the save-filter! Le jeudi 17 septembre 2015 23:06:53 UTC+2, Tobias Beer a écrit : > > Just to be clear,

[tw] Re: Feature Request: Sidebar tab hiding as a built-in option

Hi Here is a complete solution: 1. Paste this code into a New Tiddler, rename it to whatever you wish, and save. \define getSideTabs() <$button tooltip="List SideBar Tabs"> <$action-setfield $tiddler="$:/core/ui/SideBar/More" $field="side-bar" $value="tabs"/> <$action-setfield

[tw] Re: Feature Request: Sidebar tab hiding as a built-in option

Hi Metabele, > The purpose of the 'side-bar' field is to list the tabs -- using the > '$:/tag/SideBar' only works for active tabs -- once hidden (by deleting > this tag), the tab can't be listed using this tag. > I see. Starting from your table, I went about it slightly differently and also

[tw] Re: AutoTag for TW5?

Hi Metabele, > Is it necessary for the user to specify the list of terms used as > auto-links? > Yes, it is, which I think is important. Well, for one exemption, the ability to auto-link existing tiddler titles, like this... > In Tomboy Notes -- auto-linking occurs only for terms that

Re: [tw] CommunitySearch new address and new features

Hi Erwan, > I did a first version for the static "news" here: > http://erwanm.github.io/tw-community-search/news-static/ > This is nice. It appears that there might be some external links missing? ...especially the documentation links. Best wishes, — tb -- You received this message

[tw] Re: Feature Request: Sidebar tab hiding as a built-in option

Hi Tobias That looks to be useful. The reason I opted for a custom field for the filter (as I recall) -- was to include custom tabs in the toggle listings. For standard tabs, your filter method appears neater (avoiding the necessity of overwriting system tiddlers unnecessarily.) With the

Re: [tw] Re: Are the downloadable TWs from tw.com assembled at download or pre-made?

Hi Erwan, > I don't see what is missing in TW functionality for this kind of > scenario, it's already perfect :-) > You sure have done a great job here, no question. :-) What I was suggesting was, that if this ever became some sort of desktop application, it would be good to not only have a