On Mar 4, 2009, at 2:25 PM, Eric Shulman wrote:
> The TiddlyWiki core is built using HTML, CSS and Javascript. However, > as with most other wiki systems (e.g., MediaWiki, WikiSpaces, > SocialText, etc.), the syntax you use to create and format your > *content* does not use HTML. Instead, TiddlyWiki uses a special, > simplified syntax that is intended to make it easier for "regular > people" to achieve the desired appearance of their content. Thanks for the little educational lesson, Eric. I'm becoming familiar with the TiddlyWiki syntax. I know nothing about HTML, etc. So, of course, I wouldn't know how much simpler TiddlyWiki is. This brings me to a suggestion that many have made: We need a book about TiddlyWiki. With a book people would not have to acquire the esoteric background and nuances bit-by-bit over an extended period and then end up with little idea how or where they came by it, leaving each incoming generation in the situation of having to go through the same process. Someone -- Morris? Alex? -- was thinking out loud here recently about how all the enormous how-to knowledge that passes through the TiddlyWiki Google Group daily, weekly, monthly, yearly, might be accumulated and organized in a manner that would make it readily accessible to users, novices and otherwise. The best way to do so would be in a book. The best way to do so would be to put a good technical writer to work collecting and distilling the knowledge that exists out there in the community into a clear, concise, reasonably comprehensive, and helpful book. Nothing could compare with it. Old tech for new tech. TiddlyWiki is constantly evolving. Yes, it is. But there are core principles that are unchanging, or perhaps evolving more slowly. There are relatively stable standard components whose existence and function could usefully be described even for many long-time users. There is a collection of widely used plugins whose use could be explained. And then there are the more elusive tricks-of-the-trade and wisdom about what you can do with a TiddlyWiki that could nevertheless be sleuthed out and written down. I know I would welcome such a book. I have a sneaking suspicion that if done well there would be a continuing market for it even as TiddlyWiki continues to evolve. Just my two cents -- probably not for the last time, but certainly for a while, now that I've gotten it off my chest again. Sincerely, ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA [email protected] --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
