Thank you for quick reply Xavier! On Wednesday, March 11, 2020 at 8:32:32 PM UTC+3:30, Xavier wrote: > > > Many thanks for sharing. This valuable edition deserves to have its own >> announcement thread. >> > > Thank you Mohammad! > >> One question and two suggestions >> Q1. Is there any tutorial for who likes write a book, for example >> "Applied Numerical Methods for Engineers", how he/she can do this with >> TW5-Ebook-powered? >> > > This first experiment will hopefully show that a modern browser is enough > to read any ePub more easily as with current ePub reading apps. Also to > convince a few bookstores that TW5 html files can be sold as easily as > ePubs or PDFs. But the next step may indeed be to explore native books, in > order to get the most of TiddlyWiki. > > Are you saying that the UI elements that we introduced (annotations, > comments, scroll indicators, ehanced search) are compelling enough for an > author to write a book rather than a wiki with TW5? If so, it means that we > should indeed consider it as the basis of a future authoring framework > rather than a smart container, and at least document what plugins are > needed, and how to use them! >
I assumed there may be hidden elements not introduced here! But it seems TW5-Powered ebook is the Reader! I think TW5 can be used for authoring. I see people write books in MsWord. I think TW5 has tools to acts more then MsWord, but as your Reader edition, it needs customized elements to be able to author a book. One important think not specific to this case is: how to use a tool? Many people (including me) don't know how TW5 can be used for example for creating a software tutorial. TW5 in my opinion is quite wild (unleashed) and one needs to be trained to use it effectively and productively for a special purpose. For publishing, like other companies (for example Wily has a set of Latex templates for authoring books: everything is set, instruction for every item has been given,...), you need then to have such templates in TW5 if TW5 is going to be used for authoring book. > > Your question leads to an almost philosophic one: what elements should we > keep to call such or such document a *book* (that is, a lengthy > structured content that is easy to write, easy to read, easy to store, and > easy to sell)? I'd say we need one or more natural reading flows, a cover, > one or more author names, a price, and that's it! Helping authors to design > such reading flows is a very compelling goal for this framework-wannabe! > > S1. A theme (here I mean just color palette) switch like night/day mode >> could be an advantage >> > > Have a look at the Options tab in the sidebar :-) > Yep, I did not see that! :-) > S2. Choose a name for this amazing tool/edition >> > > The hardest part! > I also recommend to have a small slideshow, videclip, ... to teach how to use TW5 Powered ebook. > > Cheers, > Xavier. > Thank you again Mohammad -- 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/d63712a2-5967-4a11-b2c6-6fb928f23b4f%40googlegroups.com.
