Eric, thanks for the thorough and detailed response - you've provided several useable solutions for me, and I'm going to do some experimenting to see what works best for my needs. (Somehow I missed chkSaveEmptyTemplate in Advanced Options.) I've been to your site, and all I can say is WOW, what an incredible resource!
On Dec 21, 3:30 pm, Eric Shulman <[email protected]> wrote: > > I recently discovered TW, and am still a noob, so please be gentle. > > How do I use SaveEmptyTemplate? I have made some mods and added some > > content, and I want to start a new file with the mods but without the > > content. I just don't understand how to get the empty template. Thanks! > > When you say you "made some mods and added some content", I assume you > mean you changed some of the default "shadow tiddler" definitions > (like SiteTitle, SiteSubtitle, MainMenu, StyleSheet, etc.), and then > created a few new tiddlers for your own content, and that what you > want to do is to create a new document that includes the tiddlers that > hold the modified definitions, but not the ones that hold your > content. > > However, the chkSaveEmptyTemplate setting (see AdvancedOptions) causes > TW to create a completely empty TW document (called empty.html) that > contains *no tiddlers at all*, and thus it probably isn't what you are > looking for. > > Of course, you can always simply copy the entire TW file (using your > OS), and then open the copy, strip out the content and save it. Then > keep that file around as a 'starter' that you can copy at any time to > create a new document. > > Alternatively, if you want a flexible, TiddlyWiki-based solution, try > this plugin: > http://www.TiddlyTools.com/#SaveAsPlugin > > It allows you to create a new document from the current one, and can > use tags to auto-select a subset of tiddlers (e.g., only tiddlers > tagged with 'includeNew' or some other distinct tag). > > Also, if automatic tag matching is not sufficient, you can use this > plugin: > http://www.TiddlyTools.com/#ExportTiddlersPlugin > which provides a completely interactive "control panel" with a multi- > select listbox so you can manually choose the tiddlers you want to > write to the new file. > > Note: you can also use ExportTiddlers to write a "PureStore" file that > selected tiddlers, but omits all the TW core programming. PureStore > files can be used as archives for saving old tiddlers, or as small > 'transport files' for sharing a few tiddlers with others (e.g, sent as > email attachments). > > Although PureStore files are not immediately viewable as a TW > document, they can be directly imported into a running TW document > because they contain a 100% TW-compatible 'tiddler store area'. > > enjoy, > -e > Eric Shulman > TiddlyTools / ELS Design Studios --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TiddlyWiki" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/TiddlyWiki?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
