Here are the plugins I use in ClassicTW: [image: image.png]
I know some were standard. On Thu, Oct 29, 2020 at 3:43 PM Eric Shulman <[email protected]> wrote: > On Thursday, October 29, 2020 at 12:58:43 PM UTC-7, Alvin wrote: >> >> Looks like I'm going to have to move into modern times and start using >> TiddlyWiki5. There were several plugins that I relied on before. Is there >> a way to find out which ones have been converted? Thank you. >> > > Note that for simple *content* formatting, much of the same syntax still > applies. //italics//, ''bold'', etc. are the same as before. Even the use > of "|" to define tables is the same. > > However, almost none of the plugins for TWClassic can be "converted" to > work in TW5. This is because of fundamental changes in the underlying > architecture of the TWCore code. In addition, there is no *automatic* way > to translate the old TWClassic "macro" syntax into the new TW5 "widget" > syntax, but the functionality of many of the more significant plugins is > still available, just in a different form, which has often been directly > incorporated into equivalent TWCore capabilities. > > For example, the TWClassic "ForEachTiddler" plugin is now supported by the > TWCore <$list>...</$list> widget. The <$list> widget uses a powerful new > "filter" syntax to select which tiddlers to operate on then sets a > variable, <<currentTiddler>> to the title of each selected tiddler. Within > the "body" of the <$list>...</$list> widget, this variable can then be used > to display or manipulate the contents of each matching tiddler. > > Obviously, there is likely to be a considerable effort needed to > re-implement old TWClassic functionality using new TW5 syntax.... but it is > possible and, in my opinion, well worth the effort in most cases. > > The best way to start the process is to tell us which TWClassic plugins > you are using, and what essential functionality they provide, so that we > can suggest modern TW5 alternatives and then offer some guidance and > assistance in helping you learn how to re-write your old TWClassic content > to work with TW5. > > -e > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the > Google Groups "TiddlyWiki" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/tiddlywiki/qvgkzhPGCLw/unsubscribe. > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tiddlywiki/f0113648-f81e-49f9-bcfc-8f4dbbdb5895o%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tiddlywiki/f0113648-f81e-49f9-bcfc-8f4dbbdb5895o%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/CA%2BbC0S6eKyCmA5-hCZzyjHZLM%3DvMpQatRqFfpUFT5pP_DVq79Q%40mail.gmail.com.
