It IS confusing. Bob.exe on Windows (and other platforms) installs self-contained. You don't need to know that node is wrapped into it behind the scenes to use it. Great approach to just get on without having to install node separately!
But Bob is also available as an extension to explicit node where its node-ness is obvious. Jed, I think sensibly, derives the output systems from one code source. But it can be confusing to get your head around the two variants until you grasp what is going on. Fresh eyes matter! So thanks for the comment. Best wishes TT On Friday, 17 April 2020 12:08:33 UTC+2, Peter Buyze wrote: > > "Step by step instructions using Node" does not mean you cannot use it > without node. To me that phrase means *if* one wants to use Node. That is > why I downloaded it and tried to use it without Node. > > Furthermore, on this page > https://groups.google.com/forum/#!msg/tiddlywiki/bHbDfBJwAj0/0_t-n_GpAgAJ > Mark > said "Bob is an enhanced version of node …", which suggests to me that > there is no need to install Node if you install Bob. > > And on the same page TonyM said "Have you considered a node, tiddlyserver > or bobexe install?", which suggests to me to install either Node or Bob. > > Obviously, the seasoned TW users did not think of making it explicit, and > are even unaware of the ambiguity of their statements, in any case for a > newbie. And the phrase "Step by step instructions using Node" is also > ambiguous. > > So, my suggestion is to put something like: > > "This tool can only be used in conjunction with Node.js." > > I don't mean to tell you your business, and if you think adding a simple > sentence like that is overdone then don't bother. > > > > 17 Apr 2020, 12:51 by [email protected] <javascript:>: > > All the instructions in the readme talk about doing things on the command > line and for the manual part the heading is 'Step by step instructions > (using Node)', I am not sure what else I should put there. > > > -- > 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] <javascript:>. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tiddlywiki/52f789f3-04fa-4890-bd20-5194413d16ed%40googlegroups.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tiddlywiki/52f789f3-04fa-4890-bd20-5194413d16ed%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > > -- 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/b42bb9e3-8aba-464f-a226-85d7cb3b4683%40googlegroups.com.
