In relation to different operational modes,
Request for comment
I have being thinking about this a lot and use a few modes in my own wikis,
but I would love to see them adopted more widely.
The idea is to develop an optional de facto standard.
They follow this format
- A config tiddler eg $:/config/author-mode
- Which includes a field config-values containing a list of values or a
filter
- The text contains the selected mode value
- A field can be added to any tiddler eg author-mode whose value will
override that in $:/config/author-mode if present
- A matching macro <<author-mode>> that returns the current mode on any
tiddler after testing if the field author-mode overrides it.
- Then in tiddlers you can include code that responds to different modes
- I have a config tool that detects and displays the values for
selection on any tiddler containing config-values
Standard modes starts with wiki-mode which has the values of view update
edit etc...
Then I recommend the following modes at a minimum;
- wiki-mode
- author-mode
- designer-mode
- debug-mode
When I find my exhaustive list I will share.
So each will have;
- A config tiddler and Config-values
- A matching fieldname
- A matching macro that returns the value
- The ability to select the value from a list or filter in config-values
Something I have learned.
- Sometimes it is better not to code parts of a tiddler to operate in
one mode or the other, but do this within the macros you use last
- Imagine a field macro
<<field fieldname>>
- Within this macro you can determine the wiki-mode or local override
and display the field according to the mode eg view update or edit.
*Please Discuss*
- What do you think?
- What modes should we have
- What alternate values should wiki-mode have?
- view - show as content with no opportunity to edit
- update - show as content with an opportunity to selectively edit
- edit - show as editable content in view template
- design - also provide links to tiddlers and field definitions for a
designer during development
Regarsds
Tones
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