One the introduction of users to TiddlyWiki I want to restate a very important fact I would hope others would recognise as a gap.
*The first effort to make tiddlywiki your own is the presentation of empty.html* - This is not learner friendly and immediately frustrates new users in trying to do things they want (because most plugins and macros are not present) - Empty.html is great for experienced users and designers wanting to build from a minimal platform - empty.html is also a good base or standard reference, but again not for new users *The answer?* - Develop a "standard" edition to tiddlywiki which is empty.html plus a few standard features. - Maked this available with a Big Green Button before empty.html - Perhaps bundle all the changes in a single plugin "Standard additions" and add to the library - However install the "Standard additions" plugin in an edition and allow immediate download *What to include in Standard Edition?* This can be developed with community input however a few key features are obvious in my view - TableOfContents contents tab - Aspects discussed here <https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en#!searchin/tiddlywiki/standard$20edition|sort:date/tiddlywiki/Tw2GJPIyKPY/PLaMpWXpAwAJ> - A Searchable index of reference tiddlers in tiddlywiki.com so people can search for documentation and get a link to the reference. - The Standard edition should showcase as much as possible of tiddlywikis features, without bloating it. - Various other minimal additions. Regards Tony On Monday, April 20, 2020 at 10:01:12 PM UTC+10, Jeremy Ruston wrote: > > Anne-Laure Le Cunff posted this in a different thread ( > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tiddlywiki/161921e0-395e-46b9-8179-dd853fbb21ed%40googlegroups.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tiddlywiki/161921e0-395e-46b9-8179-dd853fbb21ed%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>) > > but I think it’s worth making a new thread for it: > > I have to agree it's been hard to convince people to give TiddlyWiki a > proper try, mainly I think because of the experience for a new user. The > landing page is confusing, saving/backing up your notes seems unnecessarily > complicated. Ideally, there should be a regular static landing page > containing: > > - What TiddlyWiki is > - A nice screenshot or walkthrough video > - How to easily get started in 3 steps (download/create your first > note/save) > - Link to docs.tiddlywiki.com (current tiddlywiki.com) with a welcome > page listing concepts to explore *in order* for people who have > installed everything and are ready to dive in > - Link to this community + Twitter for extra help > > A few examples: > > - https://www.gatsbyjs.org/ > - https://www.notion.so/ > - https://roamresearch.com/ > > I think this would do *a lot* to help grow the TW community! > > > I think this is solid advice, and we should act on it. > > Best wishes > > Jeremy. > -- 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/5aaa4bf4-91ee-4e7d-8a25-009ffb277a71%40googlegroups.com.
