Re: [tw] Re: upgrade.html does still requires an upgrade on each tiddler

2017-07-14 Thread 'manta' via TiddlyWiki
Hi, I was searching around for updating my TW2 to TW 5. Finally I landed here and I am posting here only to show you that such an upgrade solution is still necessary for old TiddlyWiki Users. Best regards and many thanks for all your work Manni Am Dienstag, 31. Januar 2017 04:47:09 UTC+1

[tw] Re: Positive Assertions In One Sentence ... (aka Saying Succinctly What TW Is About ...)

2017-07-14 Thread @TiddlyTweeter
TiddlyWiki is a really good instrument for writers. -- 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 post to this

Re: [tw] Re: Positive Assertions In One Sentence ... (aka Saying Succinctly What TW Is About ...)

2017-07-14 Thread Jeremy Ruston
Thanks Josiah, the word "instrument" is pretty good! Thanks Jeremy -- Jeremy Ruston > On 14 Jul 2017, at 15:51, @TiddlyTweeter wrote: > > TiddlyWiki is a really good instrument for writers. > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google

[tw] Re: Investigation: Lightboxes in TW?

2017-07-14 Thread @TiddlyTweeter
Ciao PMario Good questions. Its image centric. I don't really care whether its a floating Lightbox. But the aesthetics matter. I need all "furniture" out of the way. And its got to be adaptive to screen sizes. FYI, the images themselves are all the same size. And they are all portrait.

[tw] Re: Investigation: Random -- But Within A Range

2017-07-14 Thread 'Mark S.' via TiddlyWiki
I assume you're thinking of using Tobias' random solution ? His is based on selecting tiddler titles. Haven't tried it, but assuming you could construct a massive filter like: \define reimage() C:\mypath\fw_$(num)$.jpg <$list filter="0001 0002 0003 ...etc... 4000 +[random[1]]" variable="num" >

[tw] A TiddlyWikified Lens on Spreadsheets

2017-07-14 Thread stevesuny
Folks, Thanks to some timely help (thanks Mark & Eric), I've developed an interpretive lens onto a spreadsheet. See http://sunypoly-schedule-explorer.tiddlyspot.com/ for an example. - Demonstrates import of spreadsheet data into navigable space. One row per case. Each column a

[tw] Re: Variable for field name in filter

2017-07-14 Thread 'Mark S.' via TiddlyWiki
Yeah, you can't use {{!!field-name}} notation to substitute for a filter operator suffix AFAIK. Use a macro to concatenate and form your filter instead, like: \define indirect() [field:$(field-name)$[$(field-value)$]] <$vars field-name={{!!field-name}} field-value={{!!field-value}}> <$list

[tw] Re: Variable for field name in filter

2017-07-14 Thread stevesuny
Worked like a charm. OK, I would never have gotten to figure that out. It seems these generic \define sitting on top of macros or templates are very powerful and useful addition to the general process of transclusion. Thanks for your help! I'll post the results in another thread soon.

[tw] Re: Investigation: Random -- But Within A Range

2017-07-14 Thread @TiddlyTweeter
Thank you Mark S. I appreciate it. On Friday, 14 July 2017 22:34:31 UTC+2, Mark S. wrote: > > Just change > > <$list filter="0 1 2 3 4 +[random[1]]" variable="n1" > > > to > > <$list filter="0 1 2 3 +[random[1]]" variable="n1" > > > On Friday, July 14, 2017 at 1:29:29 PM UTC-7, @TiddlyTweeter

[tw] Re: Variable for field name in filter

2017-07-14 Thread 'Mark S.' via TiddlyWiki
Hi Steve, Is there a typo here? In the filter you say field-value. But in your text you say field-name. Which is it? Mark On Friday, July 14, 2017 at 12:56:07 PM UTC-7, stevesuny wrote: > > This filter works: <$list filter="[field:instructor{!!field-value}]"> > > My tiddler has

[tw] Re: Investigation: Random -- But Within A Range

2017-07-14 Thread 'Mark S.' via TiddlyWiki
Just change <$list filter="0 1 2 3 4 +[random[1]]" variable="n1" > to <$list filter="0 1 2 3 +[random[1]]" variable="n1" > On Friday, July 14, 2017 at 1:29:29 PM UTC-7, @TiddlyTweeter wrote: > > Thanks Mark S. > > Yes to 3999 would work best. I can rename 4000 as . Anything over >

[tw] Re: [TW5] parse and style a tiddler content

2017-07-14 Thread paolo b
Hi Tony your suggestion is spot on, in fact I'm using a modified version of Tobias' approach. The only remark I have is that the sort operator in <$list filter="[indexes[]sort[title]]"> appears to be superfluous, since $:/core/modules/filters/indexes.js already forces sorting according to

[tw] Re: Investigation: Random -- But Within A Range

2017-07-14 Thread @TiddlyTweeter
Thanks Mark S. Yes to 3999 would work best. I can rename 4000 as . Anything over 4000 would hit a void. How should PMario's idea be modified for that? Best wishes Josiah On Friday, 14 July 2017 22:03:14 UTC+2, Mark S. wrote: > > D'oh! Very clever Pmario! > > That will actually make a

[tw] Lightweight diagrams (e.g. concept maps)?

2017-07-14 Thread Sean Boyle
I have seen the plugins which allow tiddlers to represented graphically. I would like to see something lightweight which would simply allow the drawing of simple diagrams within a tiddler, something like the railroad diagram plugin, possibly using graphiviz syntax. Has anyone done this? --

[tw] Re: Investigation: Random -- But Within A Range

2017-07-14 Thread PMario
imo better: \define number()$(n1)$$(n2)$$(n3)$$(n4)$ <$list filter="0 1 2 3 4 +[random[1]]" variable="n1" > <$list filter="1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 +[random[1]]" variable="n2" > <$list filter="1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 +[random[1]]" variable="n3" > <$list filter="1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 +[random[1]]"

[tw] Re: [NoteSelf] Bug fixes and (cool) new features

2017-07-14 Thread JWHoneycutt
How far I've gotten: - 1) Created a Cloudant account: https://jwhoneycutt.cloudant.com - 1A) In Cloudant -> Account -> CORS: Enabled CORS and restricted to specific domain: https://noteself.github.io - 2) Open https://noteself.github.io/ in Google Chrome (for some reason

[tw] Re: Investigation: Random -- But Within A Range

2017-07-14 Thread 'Mark S.' via TiddlyWiki
D'oh! Very clever Pmario! That will actually make a number between and 4999. Perhaps a number between and 3999 would be acceptable? That's actually 4000 distinct numbers. Mark On Friday, July 14, 2017 at 11:20:23 AM UTC-7, PMario wrote: > > imo better: > > \define

[tw] Transcluding fieldnames into filters

2017-07-14 Thread stevesuny
given a tiddler with fields field-name=instructor and field-value=Chiang, why can't I get filter #3 to work in this template? <$list filter="[all[current]field:role[FieldValue]]"> 1 <$list filter="[instructor[Chiang]]"> <> 2 <$list filter="[instructor{!!field-value}]"> <> 3 <$list

[tw] Variable for field name in filter

2017-07-14 Thread stevesuny
This filter works: <$list filter="[field:instructor{!!field-value}]"> My tiddler has field-name=instructor How do I transclude {{!!field-name}} into the filter to replace "instructor"? (I've tried every possible solution but the right one :) Thans, //steve. -- You received this message

[tw] Re: Investigation: Random -- But Within A Range

2017-07-14 Thread @TiddlyTweeter
Thanks PMario I can see what that is doing and it makes sense & should run fast. I will play with it and see if I can get it to work for what I need. Best wishes Josiah On Friday, 14 July 2017 20:20:23 UTC+2, PMario wrote: > > imo better: > > \define number()$(n1)$$(n2)$$(n3)$$(n4)$ > <$list

[tw] Re: [TWC] How to delay the execution of a macro or a part of it

2017-07-14 Thread Yakov
Hello whatever, today I've read a very nice article about browsers' JS main loop and Web Workers [*] and it seems that Web Workers is exactly what you need. Like you said, JS is a single-thread, but Web Workers "break this rule": they are processed in separate threads and hence don't hang the

[tw] Re: Transcluding fieldnames into filters

2017-07-14 Thread stevesuny
Essentially: I need to create a filter that lists tiddlers matching values of {{!!field-value}} on {{!!field-name}}. On Friday, July 14, 2017 at 3:14:03 PM UTC-4, stevesuny wrote: > > given a tiddler with fields field-name=instructor and field-value=Chiang, > why can't I get filter #3 to work

[tw] Re: Link to a tiddler named in a field value

2017-07-14 Thread stevesuny
Eric, this *almost* works, thanks! So close...I can see it working :) The challenge remains building a link to a tiddler represented by a transcluded value of a filtered tiddler. You had <$list filter="[tag[schedule-elements]eachsort]"> <$vars this-value=<>> <>: <$link><> which

[tw] Re: Investigation: Random -- But Within A Range

2017-07-14 Thread @TiddlyTweeter
Thanks Mark S. A query, does "<$list filter="0001 0002 0003 ...etc... 4000 +[random[1]]" variable="num" >" mean i'd have to literally enter 4000 numbers? If so, that looks like asking for trouble. Could it not be calculated from a spawned random? I wasn't actually thinking of using Tobias'

[tw] Re: Link to a tiddler named in a field value

2017-07-14 Thread stevesuny
Mark, that did it! thanks! will post corrected code with doc later. Eric & Mark, thanks! //steve. On Friday, July 14, 2017 at 1:09:35 PM UTC-4, Mark S. wrote: > > I don't have time to look at this right now, but the first thing I would > try is going back to Eric's example and changing <$vars>

[tw] Re: Link to a tiddler named in a field value

2017-07-14 Thread 'Mark S.' via TiddlyWiki
I don't have time to look at this right now, but the first thing I would try is going back to Eric's example and changing <$vars> to <$wikify name=this-value text=<>> ... Good luck! Mark On Friday, July 14, 2017 at 8:21:57 AM UTC-7, stevesuny wrote: > > Eric, this *almost* works, thanks! So

[tw] Re: Investigation: Lightboxes in TW?

2017-07-14 Thread PMario
Hi TT, Should it be a lightbox only, or should there be the standard "writer" interface too. ... I personally don't like popups and modals. IMO they waste screen real estate. Images, videos, .. should be full-screen with minimal UI, even in a TW. I'm thinking about stuff like these: -

[tw] Re: Investigation: Lightboxes in TW?

2017-07-14 Thread @TiddlyTweeter
Ciao PMario Tx. The three demos at https://tympanus.net/Tutorials/CSSMaskTransition/ are superb, even with "You're seeing a fallback because your browser does

[tw] Re: Link to a tiddler named in a field value

2017-07-14 Thread stevesuny
Mark, thanks for the suggestions. Here's what I'm trying to do (I'll try to explain it in words)(turns out, it is rather difficult). I am using xlsx to import spreadsheet data. Each row becomes a tiddler. Each column becomes a field in the tiddlers created by the rows; each cell becomes the

[tw] Re: Lightweight diagrams (e.g. concept maps)?

2017-07-14 Thread @TiddlyTweeter
For more complex conceptual thinking you should look at TiddlyMap which is very rich, stable & proven, & wholly dedicated to concept mapping. On Saturday, 15 July 2017 00:41:22 UTC+2, Sean Boyle wrote: > > I have seen the plugins which allow tiddlers to represented

[tw] Re: A TiddlyWikified Lens on Spreadsheets

2017-07-14 Thread @TiddlyTweeter
Ciao Steve Its really impressive in its scope and organisation. Its a mess as a demo. THERE IS NO REAL CONTENT in anything I could find. *What's the point other than proving you can create a skeleton? * IMO you need content FLESH too to make it real. To show what its all FOR. Given the vast

[tw] TW5 button popup to set a field/index?

2017-07-14 Thread mystikite
I am attempting to create a button that, when clicked, pops up a <$list> of tiddlers w/ a specified set of tags. on clicking a list item, it sets a field/index in the specified tiddler. This is a for a spell sheet template for a dnd campaign notebook i am making. I was attemping to adapt from

[tw] Filter data tiddlers by value of an index

2017-07-14 Thread David Allen
Here's what I'm trying to do: I have data tiddlers with the following information: - Name - Rank - Position - Begin Date - End Date I'm trying to filter a set of such data tiddlers based on the value of a particular index. Problem is, I'm not sure how to do this in a filter expression.

[tw] Re: Lightweight diagrams (e.g. concept maps)?

2017-07-14 Thread @TiddlyTweeter
Ciao Sean Drawing what? What kind of diagrams do you need? There are several logical diagramming plugins. Maybe not so easy to find all of them if you unfamiliar. I probably can find them if you need. I believe there is a well featured Mermaid plugin that does complex flow diagrams & Gannt

[tw] Re: TW5 button popup to set a field/index?

2017-07-14 Thread 'Mark S.' via TiddlyWiki
Maybe instead of whatever the linkcatcher is suppose to do (sure would be nice if someone completed it's documentation with an example or two), maybe generate a list of pop-up buttons. Like: \define choose_spell(field:nofield tags:"") <$button popup="$:/listpop">Pop up list <$reveal

[tw] Re: A TiddlyWikified Lens on Spreadsheets

2017-07-14 Thread TonyM
stevesunny Thanks for sharing that, I am really impressed. I will look into your method in more detail as I think this method may be key a number of ways to handle data in tiddly wiki. I see the data is in the relationships between a large number of "objects". Of course over the internet it

[tw] Investigation: Lightboxes in TW?

2017-07-14 Thread @TiddlyTweeter
This is an initial query about lightboxes in TW. I am trying to find demos of "lightboxes" (foregrounded image viewers) in TW that have been made. I have seen one by Tobias Beer that is in the right kind of direction, using modals, but its under-featured for what I need. I have a project I

[tw] Investigation: Random -- But Within A Range

2017-07-14 Thread @TiddlyTweeter
Ciao tutti This is an early query to see if anyone can confirm whether what I will need will be possible or not. If it sounds like it is I can lay out the use case in mode detail. By way of background, I have a project with multiple (external) images. When a visitor comes to the TW online I

[tw] Re: [TW5] parse and style a tiddler content

2017-07-14 Thread TonyM
Paolo, I may be off track but if you are trying to deal with what are effectively data tiddlers with content in the form word: definition Then Tobias mentions how to Iterate DataTiddler Indexes https://tobibeer.github.io/tb5/#Iterate%20DataTiddler%20Indexes That may contain some useful