https://github.com/jeffrey4l/pandoc-addons/blob/master/md2tid.lua 

https://github.com/tonywoode/unslack/blob/master/mdToTiddly.js

https://github.com/tonywoode/unslack/blob/master/tiddlyToMd.js

Found these scripts on github. If I poke around, I might be able to make a 
button that converts a type:text/markdown tiddler to a 
type:text/vnd.tiddlywiki tidder (&/or vice versa). I am also aiming to 
import Wikipedia articles in order to re-mark them up with internal TW 
links. 

Best,
Joshua Fontany

On Monday, August 10, 2020 at 9:34:57 AM UTC-7 Mark S. wrote:

> With 5.1.22 the support for Markdown is greatly improved and allows some 
> Wikitext.
>
> The problem with Wikipedia, is that it uses a lot of floating boxes and 
> complicated CSS to get it's look. Getting that look into TW wouldn't be 
> easy, no matter what approach you used. But grabbing the essence of a page 
> isn't too hard.
>
> Using the extension copycat, you can copy the markdown text of an article, 
> and paste it into a markdown tiddler. It's fast, and editable, and 
> communicates the main features of the original page. The styling with 
> floating images and boxes, that's going to be different.
>
> There seems to be a lot of denial in the TW community re the status of 
> Wikitext vs. markdown. These conversations remind me (showing my age) of 
> all those people who maintained that beta was better than VHS. It doesn't 
> matter which is better, it matters which is supported and maintainable. 
> Markdown has won, for better or worse. There is lots of support for it 
> everywhere. TW is only supported inside of the TW project.
>
>
>
> On Monday, August 10, 2020 at 8:22:30 AM UTC-7, Diego Mesa wrote:
>>
>> Thanks for the response bimlas! 
>>
>> Im not so much interested in completeness, as I am being able to edit my 
>> local copies of wikipedia articles. I still think integrating tw into 
>> pandoc is the way to go
>>
>> On Monday, August 10, 2020 at 7:08:48 AM UTC-5, bimlas wrote:
>>>
>>> Forgot to mention how to save a webpage as a PDF: 
>>> https://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/how-to-save-a-webpage-as-a-pdf/
>>>
>>

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