Egads, that was a lot of work you did on that tiddler! On Tuesday, October 6, 2020 at 9:57:24 AM UTC-5 Charlie Veniot wrote:
> Just in case there's anything in this tiddler of any use to you (even if > just to give you an idea on how to do something, or how to not do > something?), check out my "Product Template" tiddler: > https://intertwingularityslicendice.neocities.org/CJ_ProductReviews.html#tProductTiddler > > It is a transclusion template that looks at tags to figure out how to > display transcluded products based on their tags. > > Do keep in mind that I am a barely-yellow-belt TiddlyWiki user, so take > all with a heaping dose of skepticism ! > > > I look forward to seeing the good stuff you come up with. Cheers ! > > > On Tuesday, October 6, 2020 at 10:22:09 AM UTC-3, David Gifford wrote: >> >> I am starting to think this would be better done with conditional >> viewtemplates, one for tiddlers tagged Format, and one for tiddlers not so >> tagged. >> >> On Sunday, October 4, 2020 at 8:23:25 AM UTC-5 David Gifford wrote: >> >>> Hi all, >>> >>> Why am I cursed with so many ideas, but so little time and knowhow to >>> implement them? I am just going to throw this out there. If anyone thinks >>> it is worthwhile to create this, go for it. Not for me, just if you think >>> it is genuinely helpful. >>> >>> Part 1: a content creator adds tiddlers, and tags them by topic, and >>> tags them by format (advice, reflection questions, links, definitions, >>> etc). The Gen Tags plugin ( >>> https://ooktech.com/jed/ExampleWikis/GenericTagFields/) might be a good >>> tool for helping the content creator distinguish types of tags. Or maybe >>> there is a better tool for that. >>> >>> Part 2: The end user has a control panel to filter by topic, by format, >>> or both: >>> >>> a) filtering by both and clicking a button produces a tiddler, e.g. >>> "Reflection questions on botany" and the text field shows the text fields >>> of all tiddlers tagged by the tag "Reflection questions" and the tag >>> "Botany". >>> >>> b) Filtering only by topic produces a tiddler that lists the text field >>> of all the tiddlers tagged by that topic, but grouped by format. ("Entries >>> on Botany, organized by format") Filtering only by format does the >>> opposite, all the tiddlers with that format, grouped by topic ("Reflection >>> questions, organized by topic") >>> >>> There are, obviously, more uses for this than just "topic and format". >>> "Topic and source (book)" comes to mind, "Recipes by main ingredient and >>> meal type", "Restaurants by location and category", now I am hungry, Songs >>> by artist and some other criteria, etc. >>> >>> There is a tool called Xlists, which crosses categories, and hints at >>> what I am getting at, but I am thinking of something that makes it easier >>> for both creators and users to quickly view results from combining two >>> types of tags. >>> >>> Anyway, that is my idea for the morning. I think it would be a very >>> valuable addition to the TiddlyWiki repertoire. If you do too, and know how >>> to create it, please consider it. >>> >>> Blessings. >>> >>> -- 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/b42cafe2-87a7-4ff9-a7b9-25d5d72801f0n%40googlegroups.com.
