Yes - I can see that this is the sort of thing that I am after - with
the capacity to "create a new sub-topic here".

I will not have time to make these changes for a while but can see
that this is almost certainly the direction to head in.  Thanks
Mans.

By the way - I liked your own materials - very interesting (I was a
comparative theologian before doing medicine!)

Dickon

On May 9, 2:03 pm, Måns <[email protected]> wrote:
> I understand your concern - And I have a  similar situation with my
> teacher collegues.
> It's not that they are not open towards new things - they just need to
> be sure not to go in a wrong direction, therefore they need to have a
> tool that is so simple that they don't have to think in terms of
> "coding" - and I need to show to them a TW that "just works" and is
> intuitive for someone who doesn't even consider to write hyperlinks
> themselves.
>
> The TW that I think is the easiest to use and navigate in is Dave
> Giffords Nobrainernotes.http://www.giffmex.org/nobrainernotes.html
> It has an inbuilt hieracy of Maintopic - subtopic and notes. (Again
> you can redefine what these terms stands for)
>
> I'm sure it would be quite easy for you to adapt it to your task - as
> I have been able to do so myself for many different purposes..
> Here are a few examples (again in Danish...sorry about that):
> 1)http://simplenoter.tiddlyspot.com:Almost "just" a translation of
> D. Giffords nobrainernoteshttp://www.giffmex.org/nobrainernotes.html
> 2) As I have used it in my ReligionClass:http://etik.tiddlyspot.com-
> 2b) Preparation for exam (not finished yet):http://kristendom.tiddlyspot.com
> 3) For my danish class to prepare them for the finishing exam this
> summer:http://opgivelser.tiddlyspot.com
>
> As you can see it is quite easy to do very different things with the
> same tools...
>
> Hope you find out to do it with TW.
>
> YS Måns Mårtensson
>
> On May 9, 2:18 pm, dickon <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > Thanks Mans, I will look at this.  I can see what you mean in terms of
> > the layers of headings/sub-headings/sub-sub-headings held in tabs.
>
> > I am just trying to think of how to make a new tiddler in awya that it
> > is very quick and easy to tag it correctly (the people using this will
> > not be technophiles and many are frankly technophobes!)
>
> > Dickon
>
> > On May 8, 1:03 pm, Måns <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > > I would recommend you to download Morris Grays 
> > > version:http://twtudu.tiddlyspot.com/
> > > Then you could rename the three different layers in the GTD section
> > > (including tabGoals, tabProjects, tabTasks and the
> > > newtiddlerdefinitions as well)
> > > This way you would get a new hieracy of things.
> > > It will give you some nicely arranged lists with sliders for each
> > > listitem with submenus.
> > > Goals could be redifined to: "the broad problem area"
> > > Projects could be "sub-headings within that broader
> > > topic" (topic:Goal)
> > > Tasks could be "tasks" or what ever - that again could use the
> > > statuses, that you define yourself...
> > > The sliders for goals, projects and tabs can be redefined to reflect
> > > what you need..
>
> > > You can "testdrive" the possibilities just using it as it is -
> > > modifications can be done later - maybe it's just small adjustments
> > > and you don't have to change the goals, projects and tasks system
> > > fundamentally...
>
> > > However - I did in this adaption: (sorry it's in 
> > > danish):http://gdsskole.tiddlyspot.com
>
> > > Regards Måns Mårtensson
>
> > > On May 8, 11:03 am, dickon <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > > > OK, I had a look - I can see that as a layout this has great
> > > > advantages and may be just the kind of thing to use, certainly for
> > > > when a practitioner is using the [[How do we...?]] portal into the
> > > > manual.  However, I am concerned about how we manage the *inputting*
> > > > of new data (new "problems" that teams define in their team meetings/
> > > > discussions).
>
> > > > We want teams to be able to log new problems as much as possible in
> > > > "real time" - during their meetings - using an LCD projector so that
> > > > the manual is not just a teaching/professional development aid, but
> > > > also a version of the team meeting minutes (in this way teams come to
> > > > identify in a much more engaged and visceral way with "their" version
> > > > of the manual, so that it becomes a more active focus of their
> > > > collaborative thinking and team identity) ...THUS... we need a way for
> > > > them to **quickly and simply** define the broad problem area (is it a
> > > > "manage CLIENT RELATIONSHIP" problem, or one relating to "Manage TEAM
> > > > WORKING" or a "Manage CLINICAL PROBLEM", etc, etc?) - and then locate
> > > > this *specific* problem under one of a variety of sub-headings within
> > > > that broader topic heading (or construct a new one)... this selecting
> > > > process then generates a ready-tagged 'new tiddler' that will
> > > > automatically slot in to the nicely tabbed layout in the [[How do
> > > > we...?]] section that you have pointed me towards already.  any
> > > > thoughts/help welcome!
>
> > > > Best
>
> > > > Dickon
>
> > > > On May 8, 7:15 am, dickon <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > > > > Thankyou for all this helpful advice, Mans - much obliged.  I will
> > > > > look into the examples you suggest.  Very happy for you to look in
> > > > > over the coming weeks/months and see how we are getting on!
>
> > > > > Dickon
>
> > > > > On 8 May, 02:00, Måns <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > > > > > For a very complete and beautiful example of using tabs in a 
> > > > > > mainmenu
> > > > > > you can check out Morris Grays adaption (twtudu) or Dave Giffords
> > > > > > (tiddlydu3).
> > > > > > You might even be able to adapt one of them to your project - 
> > > > > > getting
> > > > > > new tools through the projects/goals and tasks management....
> > > > > > Morris Grays version:http://twtudu.tiddlyspot.com/
> > > > > > Dave Giffords original tiddlydu3 (also with 
> > > > > > tabs)http://www.giffmex.org/tiddlydu3.html
>
> > > > > > Regards Måns Mårtensson
>
> > > > > > On May 8, 2:39 am, Måns <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > > > > > > You might also replace the taglists (<<tag SomeTagName>>) with 
> > > > > > > tabs,
> > > > > > > and in the tabs have next layer of data, links etc...
>
> > > > > > > Something like this:
> > > > > > > +++[ButtonTitle]...<<tiddler ShowTabsForTags with: 
> > > > > > > {{tiddler.title}}
> > > > > > > {{"SomeTagName"}} >>+++
>
> > > > > > > ShowTabsForTags is also from Eric Shulmans repository of plugins 
> > > > > > > and
> > > > > > > scripts:http://www.TiddlyTools.com/#ShowTabsForTags
>
> > > > > > > Regards Måns Mårtensson
>
> > > > > > > On May 8, 2:28 am, Måns <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > > > > > > > Hi Dickon
>
> > > > > > > > Maybe you are looking for something like:
> > > > > > > > NestedSlidersPluginhttp://tiddlytools.com/#NestedSlidersPlugin
>
> > > > > > > > Read about it 
> > > > > > > > here:http://tiddlytools.com/#NestedSlidersPluginInfo
>
> > > > > > > > From what I understand, reading the documentation, it is 
> > > > > > > > possible to
> > > > > > > > have several layers in the sliders - links, tooltips, embedded
> > > > > > > > tiddlers, asf...
>
> > > > > > > > Regards Måns Mårtensson
>
> > > > > > > > On May 7, 5:53 pm, dickon <[email protected]> 
> > > > > > > > wrote:
>
> > > > > > > > > Hi,
>
> > > > > > > > > At the TiddlyWeb project for manualizing a complex set of
> > > > > > > > > interventions with young people in severe psychiatric 
> > > > > > > > > difficulty
> > > > > > > > > (TiddlyManuals) I am moving forwards into using this with 
> > > > > > > > > real teams
> > > > > > > > > now, which is exciting (and not just for me, but for them, 
> > > > > > > > > too!)
>
> > > > > > > > > The TiddlyManual approach is a dynamic manualization that 
> > > > > > > > > marries
> > > > > > > > > evidence-based material drawn from different "schools" of 
> > > > > > > > > thought with
> > > > > > > > > the "bottom-up" lived experience of teams working in often 
> > > > > > > > > chaotic
> > > > > > > > > places with quite chaotic kids.  During team meetings and 
> > > > > > > > > discussion,
> > > > > > > > > using an LCD projector, we enter various real problems or 
> > > > > > > > > dilemmas
> > > > > > > > > that these workers encounter into their local "template 
> > > > > > > > > manual", and
> > > > > > > > > then marry these up to existing evidence-based material in 
> > > > > > > > > the manual
> > > > > > > > > - moving from a "Do therapy 'x' because the theory states you 
> > > > > > > > > should"
> > > > > > > > > position to a "When this happens again, in our experience 
> > > > > > > > > these things
> > > > > > > > > help" position - a subtle but important shift of emphasis, 
> > > > > > > > > meaning
> > > > > > > > > that teams become co-authors of their own practice manual.
>
> > > > > > > > > The problem:
>
> > > > > > > > > We generate long lists of problems.  (In the manual 
> > > > > > > > > athttp://imp.peermore.com/imp/recipes/imp/tiddlers.wikigoto"How
> > > > > > > > >  do
> > > > > > > > > we...?" on the left side of the mainmenu above the top, and 
> > > > > > > > > then look
> > > > > > > > > at the drop down menu for, say, "Manage Clinical Problems")  
> > > > > > > > > What are
> > > > > > > > > already quite long drop-down menus will be rapidly getting 
> > > > > > > > > much longer
> > > > > > > > > as new sub-problems are added, which is going to get clumsy.
>
> > > > > > > > > Solution sought:
>
> > > > > > > > > How can I set up sub-menus, so that when I look through the 
> > > > > > > > > drop down
> > > > > > > > > menu associated with <<tag [[Manage Clinical Problems]]>> I 
> > > > > > > > > can then
> > > > > > > > > click on, say <<tag Anxiety>> and a sub-menu unfolds to the 
> > > > > > > > > side of
> > > > > > > > > the first drop down menu, with sub-headings about alcohol, so 
> > > > > > > > > that I
> > > > > > > > > could then select say "Avoidance" from a list of 
> > > > > > > > > anxiety-specific sub-
> > > > > > > > > problems that might also include "Panic attacks", "Anxiety and
> > > > > > > > > violence" etc etc...
>
> > > > > > > > > Hope I have made that clear enough.
>
> > > > > > > > > Best wishes,
>
> > > > > > > > > Dickon Bevington
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