[tw5] Re: The last word in Saving?

Ciao TonyM I am NOT of the view that it can't be done, . But I think Bimlas' reply was good in underlining that, sooner or later, in one way or another, you will have to deal with cross-OS issues even if browsers work the same wherever. The universal browser will not solve it once the OS

[tw5] Re: The last word in Saving?

TonyM wrote: > > > All I want for Christmas is a simple way for *naive and casual users *to > save their tiddlywiki (again and again) > Ciao TonyM My second post. Your focus in the question is on "saving" in general. A way to make it seamless. I think you overlook a USEFUL LIMITING FACTOR.

[tw5] Re: The last word in Saving?

TT/Bimlas Thanks for your thoughts. I agree the various os platforms and sometimes the browser gives rise to complexities. However I am not prepared to accept there is not an answer to this yet. Some complexity could be reduced through browser plugins and easy install scripts built it. But I

[tw5] Re: The last word in Saving?

TonyM, The main problem is that there are different operating systems and browsers, so you can't create a "generic" saver plugin: each system will need different code to automatically save the wiki, and not all of them can be implemented (because of restrictions to access the filesystem). I

[tw5] Re: The last word in Saving?

TonyM Very good posts, I think! Its not new territory, but its a good overview on the conundrum to get TW working for end-users who just want to use it, not get bogged down in its mechanics of saving. There are a few things I can comment, though I can't give you a final answer. More a series

[tw5] Re: The last word in Saving?

*Things that we can assume users are comfortable with or know?* - Downloading a file and saving or moving it to a folder they can find again eg the documents folder - Dragging a link to the bookmarks/favorites - They know the browser they are using (We can test for this) and the

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