I'm thinking that it's a nice solution if you want to share ONE particular tiddlywiki with someone who is computeristically challenged.
But for using lots of TW files, then BobSaver or file-backup might be a better way to go. On Sunday, December 1, 2019 at 8:35:46 AM UTC-8, TiddlyTweeter wrote: > > Mark S., I thought your observations useful in their precision upon > https://ihm4u.github.io/twexe/. > > I was amazed TWEXE worked at all--it came out in 2015 & don't think > revised since? > > Yeah its "similar" to other node type "self-contained" systems (BobEXE, > TiddlyDesktop). But it is also different. > > The way it can compile a TW into a executable I thought really interesting > for potential Desktop application making. > > I assume it is not, however, maintained?? > > Best wishes > TT > > > Mark S. wrote: >> >> Edit1: The twixie takes a *long* time to boot the first time -- I >> thought it had failed. And that was with a fairly small file. I think it >> was the first-time compile. >> >> Edit2: I had to open an admin box in order to generate the twixie. There >> were insufficient rights otherwise. >> >> Edit3: Once I had generated the exe, it could be run as a standard exe. >> >> Edit4: It needs a terminal box open, just like other node.js products >> >> Edit5: If you close it, you will need to kill it in the process manager >> in order to start again (just like with TiddlyDesktop). >> >> Edit6: There is an undocumented option -t that will let you set a port, >> in case you want to run more than one tiddlywiki file. >> > > >> Comment 7: I wasn't able to get it to serve up an image file. Possibly a >> documentation issue? Does it need to somehow compile the image? Unclear how >> to do this. >> Comment 8: It writes/unzips stuff deep underneath your user name. This >> means it's not really as portable as one might like (seems to be a thing >> with all node.js products). >> Comment 9: Appears to run as 32 bit app >> > -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tiddlywiki/bd19e708-d34e-4cc4-a43c-6bb06d3059cf%40googlegroups.com.
