Hi Eric(s), Hmm, I *think* java does have a file-browser/picker class already available. Not sure if it does everything that Eric would suggest, or if works on all platforms.
Just out of curiosity, where is the source code for TiddlySaver ? Apparently not in the jar file. -- Mark On Jul 29, 7:12 am, Eric Shulman <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I don't run Safari, so I may be all wet on this, but I think Safari is > > > one of several browsers that saves files via a Java applet. The applet > > > might even be providing the file picker box, in which case you've hit > > > a limit in the java interface. > > Actually, the problem is that Safari does not have *any* native built- > in file I/O functionality... which is why the TiddlySaver.jar applet > was written: it provides basic file I/O functions in Java that can be > invoked from JavaScript code. > > However, TiddlySaver.jar current does not include a 'file picker' > interface. Thus, when using Safari, the SaveAsPlugin (and other > plugins that use a 'file picker') falls back to using a simple prompt > () function to ask for the desired path/file. > > It should be possible to add an askFile() function to the applet, but > I don't write Java code, so I can't do it myself. The function params > would be: > askFile(msg,path,file,mustExist) > where > msg - is a text message to display in the dialog box > path - is the initial filesystem path > file - is the default filename > mustExist - if FALSE, you can enter any filename you want (i.e., > for SaveAs). If TRUE, you can only pick from existing files. > > I posted a ticket quite a while ago that suggested the above function > be added to the TiddlySaver.jar: > http://trac.tiddlywiki.org/ticket/604 > but it keeps getting pushed back to a later release. Currently it is > marked for *possible* inclusion in TW2.6, for which a release date has > not yet been scheduled. > > -e --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
