On Monday, February 10, 2020 at 4:03:22 PM UTC+1, Mark S. wrote: > > I'm not sure how the local storage plugin got into the conversation.
The OP contains: > Does TW5 normally save the edits ONLY in browser-specific local storage? >> > As I mentioned in my first post. local storage can be used with a plugin. I think the original question was just about local file saving. no. OP says: "I just realized that my tiddler creations/edits get saved to my GitHub repo" .. So the github saver is the main saving mechanism. > Jeremy has warned us that the local storage plugin is unreliable. > You are right. I'm not the biggest fan of the local storage plugin, if it is activated by default ... without much more visual clues, what's going on. I think it would be fine if users know, what's going on. > Actually, I'm not sure when you would ever use it. > I think David's usecase is a good fit. ... - github saver is the main saver - local storage is _only_ needed for "disaster recovery" - Also see the David's first post <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/tiddlywiki/D2bTSNatTrA> where he asks, if there is a 15 min "save timer" - We don't have a "save timer" atm, and it would be much less reliable as the local storage plugin - local storage has no delay, the save time has more risk for data-loss. What do I mean with "disaster recovery" - TiddlyWiki autosave is switched off, because it causes problems - saving to github can be slow, depending on the internet connection - There are "unsaved" tiddlers and now: - The browser crashes - The user closes the tab and ignores the "unsaved tiddlers" warning. In these situations the plugin is extremely useful. There should be no data loss at all, if you stay on the same device with the same browser. > Maybe for brief stints when your cloud storage (e.g. github) is down? > Not down, but slow connection and autosave is annoying and causing problems, if you change content very fast. have fun! mario -- 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 [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tiddlywiki/25e4802d-8ea4-4d0c-a1f3-b52f07185574%40googlegroups.com.
